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FILE - President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, right, as Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, center, watches at a security agreement signing ceremony during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland

Read full article: Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland
Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Preservation group launches legal defense fund as it battles Trump over ballroom and other projects

Read full article: Preservation group launches legal defense fund as it battles Trump over ballroom and other projects

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been at the forefront of efforts to halt President Donald Trump’s massive White House ballroom project.

FILE - Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, arrives at the Capitol in Washington on June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false'

Read full article: Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false'

Maine Democrats are calling for Republican Sen. Susan Collins to account for a report that alleged she was the target of a federal investigation over campaign contributions.

The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, is seen Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Judge hears arguments without immediately ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

Read full article: Judge hears arguments without immediately ruling in lawsuit over White House ban on 3 news outlets

A federal judge weighing President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move.

ADDS NAMES - Victims of Jeffrey Epstein sit in the front row, from left, Liz Stein, Dani Bensky, Sky Roberts, brother of a victim, Amanda Roberts, sister-in-law of a victim and Lara Blume McGee, as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks during an event in Dallas, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Billionaire's political contributions make the Epstein files a focus of Ohio's US Senate race

Read full article: Billionaire's political contributions make the Epstein files a focus of Ohio's US Senate race

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.

FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

Read full article: FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who is running for U.S. Senate, holds hands with a woman following a campaign event at St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Goldsboro, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Republicans say Democrats are extremists. These Democrats want to convince voters that's not true

Read full article: Republicans say Democrats are extremists. These Democrats want to convince voters that's not true

Democrats are trying to win back Congress by criticizing their own party to appeal to voters in more conservative areas.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks onto the stage during a Get Out the Vote campaign event supporting Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey in Boston, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI

Read full article: Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

An individual watches a protester scale a light pole and unfurl a banner to protest the upcoming State Visit by China's President Xi Jinping, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales

Read full article: Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales

Taiwan is expressing confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite China's pressure as China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the people in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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China's Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off his state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump

Read full article: China's Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off his state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart on the tarmac instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.

This photo taken with a smartphone shows Steve Perry, of Kansas City, holding a sign in opposition to Missouris congressional redistricting plan on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Trump-backed Missouri congressional map returns to the Supreme Court for the third time

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The fight over Missouri's congressional map has returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for the third time.

Voters cast their ballots on the first day of early voting in Minnesota at the Elections & Voter Services building, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. Experts say that shows it's rare

Read full article: Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. Experts say that shows it's rare

A Homeland Security official says the Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases.

A sign in support of news outlets is seen at the White House press room, Sept. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘You should not be here,' Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

Read full article: ‘You should not be here,' Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

A tense moment between President Donald Trump and CNN's Kaitlan Collins is a stark reminder of how the conflict between the administration and some news outlets has escalated in just a few days.

FILE - Delivery vans are parked during a protest staged as part of a countrywide National Day of Action Tuesday, July 28, 2026, outside the main United States Postal Service headquarters in northeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

US Justice Department charges Utah postal worker with dumping mail ballots in trash during primary

Read full article: US Justice Department charges Utah postal worker with dumping mail ballots in trash during primary

The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary.

McKenna West, center, walks in a hallway before a court hearing in Dallas, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogate

Read full article: US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogate

The U.S. Supreme Court won't intervene in a custody dispute over a 5-week-old child who was born in Texas after a surrogate refused a California couple’s wishes to have an abortion.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to media after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
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Republicans want to turn Mamdani into a bogeyman for the midterms. Trump just made that harder

Read full article: Republicans want to turn Mamdani into a bogeyman for the midterms. Trump just made that harder

President Donald Trump has surprised many by showing support for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a well-known democratic socialist.

Yufang Rong, wife of U.S. citizen Youlin Chen, who she says has been wrongfully detained in China, holds a photograph of him as seen on a website about detainees on her phone, during an interview, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summit

Read full article: Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summit

The wife of a detained Chinese American seismologist hopes President Donald Trump can help bring home her husband, Youlin Chen.

FILE - Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools

Read full article: Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs.

United States President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Trump says US and Iran met for 3 hours after his threat during United Nations speech

Read full article: The Latest: Trump says US and Iran met for 3 hours after his threat during United Nations speech

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials have met, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end nearly seven-month war.

FILE - Donald Trump Jr., speaks with his wife Bettina, left, as they wait for President Donald Trump to deliver remarks to U.S. embassy staff at Deerfield Residence in Dublin, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch

Read full article: GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

Senatorial candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, left, and former Vice-President Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion about reproductive health at Birth Detroit, in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, Pool)

Kamala Harris says midterms could be 'stopgap' on Trump and urges Dem unity for El-Sayed in Michigan

Read full article: Kamala Harris says midterms could be 'stopgap' on Trump and urges Dem unity for El-Sayed in Michigan

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says the midterm elections offer a potential “stopgap” halfway through Donald Trump’s turbulent second presidency.

Oleksii, a Ukrainian war veteran, clears broken glass inside an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Trump suggests a Ukraine deal on Russia's war could be close while meeting with Zelenskyy

Read full article: Trump suggests a Ukraine deal on Russia's war could be close while meeting with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour the Forbidden City, Nov. 8, 2017, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stability

Read full article: Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stability

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries.

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran

Read full article: Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met for about three hours Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.

In this photo taken with a smartphone, people opposed to a congressional redistricting plan rally outside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
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Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final say

Read full article: Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final say

A federal appeals panel has ruled in favor of new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.

Vaughn Hillyard, White House correspondent for MS NOW, does a report from near the White House, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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What is the White House pool? These days, it's a battleground between Trump and free press rights

Read full article: What is the White House pool? These days, it's a battleground between Trump and free press rights

The White House press pool is at the center of a free speech battle between President Donald Trump and news outlets.

President Donald Trump steps off from Marine One upon his arrival at the Ellipse just outside of the White House, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Trump inaugurates new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight

Read full article: Trump inaugurates new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight

President Trump has unveiled a new White House helicopter landing pad while trying to downplay a First Amendment firestorm.

Flowers and candles are seen near the site where a Venezuelan man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says

Read full article: Man shot by ICE, detained in Texas with a bullet in his back is back in the hospital, attorney says

The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back.

A worker waters plants on the North Lawn of the White House Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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The Latest: MS NOW, CNN and Politico file lawsuit against Trump to restore White House access

Read full article: The Latest: MS NOW, CNN and Politico file lawsuit against Trump to restore White House access

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued President Donald Trump’s administration after they were barred from covering the White House, saying the selective ban was “a blatant violation” of the First Amendment.

FILE - A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)
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The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

Read full article: The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

The Netherlands is making preparations for the United States to sanction the International Criminal Court, in the last escalation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the global tribunal.

Paul Peterman of National Association of Letter Carriers checks his notes as he canvasses on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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Republicans target Las Vegas congressional district with help from Trump's 'no tax on tips' policy

Read full article: Republicans target Las Vegas congressional district with help from Trump's 'no tax on tips' policy

In Nevada's most competitive congressional district, Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is fending off a challenge from Republican candidate Marty O'Donnell, who has focused his campaign on the popular “no tax on tips” policy.

FILE - This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (Justice Department via AP)
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Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe presses on with subpoenas after the lead prosecutor’s exit

Read full article: Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe presses on with subpoenas after the lead prosecutor’s exit

Justice Department officials are pressing forward with an investigation of President Donald Trump's foes despite the departure of prosecutor Joe diGenova, who had been leading it for months.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives a speech during a reception at 10 Downing Street, London, Monday Sept. 21, 2026, to recognise the contribution of organisations and volunteers who supported communities across the UK this summer, through the recent heatwaves, wildfires and other emergencies. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)
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Britain’s Burnham to meet Trump and make UN debut after offering UK military support for Saudis

Read full article: Britain’s Burnham to meet Trump and make UN debut after offering UK military support for Saudis

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time.

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump and France's President Emmanuel Macron meet at the G7 summit, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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Trump shattered Canada’s old US relationship. Carney is building a new one in Europe

Read full article: Trump shattered Canada’s old US relationship. Carney is building a new one in Europe

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving to reduce his country's dependence on the United States as President Donald Trump applies tariffs and other economic pressure to the U.S. longtime ally.

Suriname's President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'

Read full article: UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pleading for “a world built on interdependence” as he makes his final address to the General Assembly gathering of world leaders.