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Trump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general
Posted 10:37 AM 4/2/2026 by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department's culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved (More)
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Trump says US forces will 'finish the job' soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war
Posted 6:37 PM 4/1/2026 by WILL WEISSERT, JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.
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Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA's first lunar voyage in decades
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What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water
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Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats
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Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments
3/30/2026
For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now
Posted 1:20 PM 3/31/2026 by FERNANDA FIGUEROA and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press
Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona. As a young man, he was moved by Chavez and helped organize workers before joining his security team.
Like many others, Bustamante (More)
3/27/2026
'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration
Posted 3:25 PM 3/28/2026 by MARK VANCLEAVE, STEVE KARNOWSKI, TODD RICHMOND and JOHN HANNA Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions, in "No Kings" rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, in what organizers expected to be mass demonstrations involving millions of people.
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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
Posted 3:17 PM 3/27/2026 by KEVIN FREKING, LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress.
Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at (More)
3/25/2026
Only some driver's licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act
Posted 2:16 PM 3/26/2026 by MELISSA GOLDIN The Associated Press
As the Senate debates the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, misleading claims about the bill's impact on voter registration are spreading on social media, with elected officials on both sides of the aisle putting their own spin on it.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a (More)
