National Politics

Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the ...

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Congress is holding emergency briefings on security after Minnesota shootings

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress will attend emergency briefings this week after the killing ...

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Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several ...

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Anti-domestic violence groups are suing over the Trump administration’s grant requirements

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Seventeen statewide anti-domestic and sexual violence coalitions are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over requirements in grant applications that ...

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Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that ...

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Judge extends order suspending Trump’s block on Harvard’s incoming foreign students

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University ...

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Trump muses about turning the G7 back into the G8 — or even the G9 with China

By JOSH BOAK CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off his time at the Group of Seven summit on Monday by ...

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As GOP pushes spending cuts, many say Medicaid and food stamps are underfunded: poll

By LINLEY SANDERS WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republican senators consider President Donald Trump’s big bill that could slash federal spending and extend tax cuts ...

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G7 summit opens in Canada with a focus on trade, wars — and not riling Trump

By JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES, Associated Press KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump last came to Canada for a Group ...

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Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after ...

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