Supreme Court will hear case over no-fly list
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up the Trump administration’s bid to end a lawsuit filed by Muslim men who say they were placed on the govern...
FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday touted news reports that a former FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance...
The Trump impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories
WASHINGTON — One came from northeast England. Another came from the former Soviet Union. A third was born in Canada to parents who’d fled the Soviet U...
AP FACT CHECK: Leaders’ questionable claims in U.K. election
LONDON — Claims of ruinous spending sprees and twisted truths are flying in during campaigning for Britain’s Dec. 12 election, in which all 650 seats ...
The Latest: Trump says he doesn’t expect to be impeached
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence is beyond dispute
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of riveting public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there is a mountain of evidence...
AG Barr: Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’
ABOARD A US GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT — Attorney General William Barr said he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death while...
Leading white Democrats court black votes; some find trouble
ATLANTA — Coming out of their debate in a key center of black America, the leading Democratic presidential contenders aimed Thursday for the party’s c...
Federal prosecutors weighing new charges against Trump donor
NEW YORK — A new court filing says federal prosecutors in New York have told a major donor to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee they intend...
California court invalidates law requiring Trump tax returns
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring, th...
Absent witnesses close to Trump hover over impeachment
WASHINGTON — They are the ghosts of the House impeachment hearings.
Medicare drug plan finder can steer seniors to higher costs
WASHINGTON — Medicare’s revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay, accordin...
Trumps signs stopgap spending bill, averting shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday signed a short-term funding bill, averting the threat of a government shutdown until next month.
AP Exclusive: DOJ would take halted executions to high court
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr told The Associated Press on Thursday that he would take the Trump administration’s bid to restart federal ...
Quid pro quo, domestic errands: Takeaways from impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked a foreign country to investigate a political rival as he enters his re-election campaign. That has been esta...
White House, GOP senators discuss impeachment trial strategy
WASHINGTON — Top White House officials and six Republican senators have met to discuss strategy for a possible Senate impeachment trial of President D...
Korean peninsula troubles pose US security challenge
HANOI, Vietnam — Defense Secretary Mark Esper is returning from Asia with the U.S. still facing a trio of troubles on the Korean peninsula that pose r...
The Latest: Impeachment hearings wrap up for the week
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine (all times local):
Trump says Navy won’t remove Gallagher’s SEAL designation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that the Navy “will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin,” ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies pressed a defense Thursday that he acted appropriately in withholding military aid to Ukraine o...
In Ukraine’s bleak east, US aid saves lives, raises morale
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — U.S.-made medical equipment, night-vision devices and counter-mortar radar makes a difference for Ukrainian troops fighting Kremli...
Former White House aide Hill is no-nonsense Russia analyst
WASHINGTON — They have heard the measured testimony of career diplomats and the mind-boggling account of a first-time ambassador who declared he was i...
GOP support for Trump shows no overt signs of cracking
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republican support for President Donald Trump is showing no overt signs of buckling, the latest demonstration of how Democr...
Takeaways from the 5th Democratic 2020 presidential debate
WASHINGTON — Democrats spent more time making the case for their ability to beat President Donald Trump than trying to defeat each other in their fift...
‘On whose authority?’: What to watch in impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — They owned the White House’s policy on Ukraine.
China demands Trump veto bills on Hong Kong
BEIJING — China is demanding President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and has renewed a threat to take “s...
Official: Ukraine asked about aid on day of Trump call
WASHINGTON — A Defense Department official is testifying that the Ukrainian embassy was asking questions about U.S. military assistance as far back as...
Trump’s ‘Gordon problem’ becomes impeachment bombshell
WASHINGTON — Gordan Sondland couldn’t always get President Donald Trump on the phone. Trump now says he barely knows the guy. But for a time, when the...
Away from Washington, Trump praises Apple’s Texas expansion
AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump got away from the impeachment inquiry in Washington on Wednesday and celebrated tech behemoth Apple keeping its...
Maloney chosen as first woman to lead House Oversight panel
WASHINGTON — Veteran New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney was elected Wednesday lead the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee, the first woman to ho...