Category Archives: World/National
Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a year-long campaign by the la...
Aug 07, 2026
Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he...
Aug 07, 2026
Blanche wins support for attorney general from GOP Sen. Cassidy, likely paving way for confirmation
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, LISA MASCARO and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said on Friday that he will back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, li...
Aug 07, 2026
Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at t...
Aug 07, 2026
Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmar...
Aug 06, 2026
Man arrested at Trump's California golf course faces illegal weapons charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump's visit and had a sta...
Aug 05, 2026
Trump says deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday
By ELENA BECATOROS, SAMY MAGDY and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday, as Iran and...
Aug 05, 2026
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press The U.S. House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Republican Rep. Max Miller ...
Aug 04, 2026
This summer isn't breaking heat records -- yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world's oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of ...
Aug 04, 2026
UPDATE: Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfires
By LINDSEY WASSON, ED WHITE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that ar...
Aug 03, 2026