WASHINGTON — The political battle lines are drawn for a debate in Washington and beyond over a Republican budget plan that’s a cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. With […]
Georgia lawmakers pass a bill that could let people sue over local gun control measures
ATLANTA — Georgians may be able to sue local governments for enacting local gun safety measures under a bill passed Friday that supporters say ensures localities don’t violate people’s gun […]
Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for disgraced ex-US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
NEW YORK — Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges. […]
The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison
It was just a few sentences in a meandering, hourlong presidential speech on a Friday afternoon. Along with talk about falling egg prices and a vow to expel “corrupt forces” […]
Georgia lawmakers’ sudden exit came as some Senate measures languished in the House
ATLANTA — Here’s how a Georgia legislative session is supposed to end: After a last-minute rush of negotiations, lawmakers jam through final agreements on a few more bills as the […]
Ex-assistant says filmmaker Paul Schrader sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former […]
IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office, AP sources say
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce — as part of layoffs that began Friday, […]
A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump’s first term
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China is retaliating in a determined and at times highly detailed manner to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, led by a retaliatory 34% tax on all […]
Georgia bill would compensate the wrongfully convicted and let Trump recover costs of election case
ATLANTA — A repeated attempt to fix Georgia’s inefficient system for compensating people wrongfully convicted of crimes almost died. Then it got tacked onto a bill that could compensate former […]
Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
WASHINGTON — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 […]