National Politics

9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving ‘vote harvesting’

Written by Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) Nine people entered not guilty pleas on Wednesday to felony charges filed in a rural Texas county ...

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Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

By RODRIGUEZ, OLGA R. AP’s San Francisco Whether the Trump administration broke federal law by ordering National Guard members to go with immigration officers ...

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Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years for convictions in shootings at officials’ homes

A failed political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison on Wednesday for his involvement in a string of drive-by shootings at ...

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FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime

By Associated Press’s David Klepper Washington (AP) In an attempt to curb the soaring crime rates in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump announced Monday ...

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Trump’s tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says

By Associated Press’s Stephen Groves WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent Congressional Budget Officer said Monday that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending plan will ...

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EU leaders urge Trump to defend Europe’s security interests at his upcoming summit with Putin

By Associated Press’s LORNE COOK AP (BRUSSELS) Leaders of the European Union urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to protect their security interests ...

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China and the US clash at the UN over the Panama Canal, a focus of Trump’s attention

By EDITH M. LEDERER United Nations (AP) At the United Nations on Monday, the United States and China battled over the Panama Canal. The ...

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U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

By Didi Tang and Paul Wiseman Washington (AP) President Donald Trump at least postponed another risky confrontation between the two largest economies in the ...

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Trump’s moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here’s what the law says

Written by Lindsay Whitehurst WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite city officials pointing to data indicating a decline in violence, President Donald Trump took historic steps ...

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Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars

By Associated Press’s Aditi Ramakrishnan NEW YORK (AP) A federal court said Friday that the National Science Foundation can keep denying hundreds of millions ...

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