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Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump and are nearing at least $1.5 million in public spending, calling them public service announcements like those used in past administrations.
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Argentina’s President Milei threatens international legal action over Falklands oilfield
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei said Monday that his government would seek international arbitration against the United Kingdom over an oil project off the disputed, British-controlled Falkland Islands, escalating a clash over resources that could transform the eco...
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Judge declares mistrial in DC Council member Trayon White's bribery case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge declared a mistrial on Monday after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the bribery case against a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associ...
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After a chaotic weekend in the Trump-media standoff, it’s now a wait-and-see game for networks
Is the standoff over between the White House and the nation’s main broadcast networks? Not exactly.
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Denmark, at UN, says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The security agreement signed by the U.S., Denmark and Greenland last week “strengthens the defense of Greenland, the NATO area, and the American continent,” Denmark’s U.N. ambassador told the U.N.’s annual gathering of world leaders Monday.
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In a relatively mild speech, North Korea uses UN platform to lament 'mutual distrust' and tension
North Korea used its yearly U.N. platform on Monday to warn other world leaders of “a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation,” but said that it would endure and, in a multilateral world, “surely attain all that we plan to, relying entirely on our own efforts.”
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9 states have new US House districts for the midterm elections after Trump urged changes
The congressional voting districts for the midterm elections finally are settled — roughly 440 days after President Donald Trump spurred a rare mid-decade redistricting battle. A total of nine states are using different U.S. House districts than they did in 2024. But that tally was not settled un...
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US revokes visas from Latin American officials, including Bolivia’s top prosecutor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is revoking the visas of 27 Latin American officials, former officials and their families, including Bolivia’s attorney general, over accusations of corruption.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow transgender medical care restrictions in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce, for now, restrictions on gender-affirming care in federal prison.
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Trump announces a new $15B Iowa steel plant and claims it will be the nation's biggest
President Donald Trump has announced a new $15 billion steel plant will be built in Iowa with backing from an Indian conglomerate. The Republican president says the project will create the largest steel plant in U.S. history. Trump made the announcement Monday alongside steel industry executives ...
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Andrew Bailey, an FBI deputy director, says he's leaving the post after just over a year in the job
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Bailey, one of the FBI's two deputy directors, announced Monday that he was leaving the position after just over a year on the job and would be returning to Missouri to spend time with his family.
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French presidential campaign heats up as student protests fuel political clashes
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu clashed with far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Monday over the actions of high school students who are blockading classes and pushing for a nationwide spread of their fledgling protest movement for more resources.
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They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That’s what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year.
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Germany’s foreign minister visits the ICC, pledging full support despite Trump's sanctions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visited the International Criminal Court on Monday in a high-profile show of support for the embattled global tribunal that U.S. President Donald Trump calls a “rogue institution.”
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Senate nears vote on college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to pass a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.
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The Latest: Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards
The Trump administration has released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released Monday shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Str...
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Democrats keep coming to South Carolina to stump for midterm candidates. It's all about 2028
Democrats are flocking to South Carolina to campaign for midterm candidates, even though Republicans dominate state politics. The state is the first in Democrats' next presidential nominating process, so potential 2028 hopefuls are eager to visit. In the coming weeks, figures like California Rep....
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Kosovo's lawmakers slam EU-backed court's war crimes verdicts of rebel leaders from war with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's lawmakers on Monday unanimously condemned recent war crimes verdicts by a European Union-backed court against four of its wartime rebel leaders, a rare act of unity in a Balkan country locked in a political crisis.
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Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain
Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with Qatari mediators Monday about the latest discussions. President ...
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A child and 2 women killed in an apparent stampede during Channel crossing attempt
PARIS (AP) — A 10-year-old child and two women died Monday on the treacherous migration route across the English Channel from France, apparently trampled to death on a boat packed with more than 100 people, French authorities said.
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In GOP Speaker Mike Johnson's district, the political mood is mixed for the party in power
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The GOP's “Big Beautiful Bill” is rolling out in different ways across U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s home district — from steakhouse servers getting a tax break on tips to a community center where people line up for a free hot lunch as SNAP benefits are being cut.
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Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before he was the top official at the U.S. Postal Service, David Steiner was a corporate executive surfing mid-oughts television when he came across Donald Trump on “The Apprentice.”
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Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt 'desire for domination' driving today's wars
Pope Leo XIV is urging Europe to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to confront the thirst for domination driving today's wars. Leo issued the appeal as he wrapped up a visit to France by recalling the forces that contributed to Europe’s post-World War II integration. Leo tr...
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Mexico’s journalists have long faced bullets. Now lawsuits against them are rising
CAMPECHE, Mexico (AP) — Politicians and judges are increasingly attempting to shut down press freedoms in Mexico, raising concerns among journalism watchdog groups.
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Netanyahu meets Emirati leader in a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi, and other Mideast developments
Benjamin Netanyahu traveled secretly to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend to ask its leader to deny reports he'd warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.
