Booker’s criticism of Democrats highlights deep divide on fighting Trump
Senate Democrats are battling each other over how far to go in opposing President Trump’s agenda, a dispute that spilled out into the open earlier this week when Sen. C...
Trump trains his fire on GOP allies, and worries Republicans
President Trump is increasingly directing his frustrations at individual Senate Republicans, and turning his fire in recent days on key allies.The president this week p...
El Salvador removes presidential term limits
El Salvador’s legislature approved constitutional amendments removing term limits, potentially allowing its President Nayib Bukele to rule for life.The strongman leader...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit's mayoral primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates will appear on the ballot in...
Senate Democrats push legislation to get answers on DOGE’s security issues
A group of Democratic senators wants a thorough audit of federal agencies’ computer systems and any security issues that may have arisen by way of access being granted...
Trump administration weighs fate of $9M stockpile of contraceptives feared earmarked for destruction
BRUSSELS (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stockpiled in Europe that campaigners and two U.S....
The crime rate is falling in spite of Trump — and because of Democratic mayors like me
This week, the Trump administration tried to take credit for crime dropping in cities across the country.In a post on X, the Department of Homeland Security tried to to...
Low-wage workers reeling over Trump’s looming Snap cuts as food prices rise
Poverty and hunger will rise as a result of the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts to the US federal “food stamps” program, according to experts. Low-income work...
Swing voters who were key for Trump in 2024 have mixed reviews so far
Ray, a New York voter in his mid-30s, backed Donald Trump last year after having voted for Joe Biden in 2020, pointing to Trump’s pledges to boost the economy. Now, he...
What a Senate floor clash between two Democrats says about where the party is headed
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., clashed with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., this week when Booker, in a fiery floor speech, tried to block a package of police funding b...