Trump launches black outreach effort for 2020
ATLANTA — During the 2016 campaign, candidate Donald Trump stood in front of largely white crowds and asked black voters to consider, "What the hell d...
Biden has ‘no problem’ with Bloomberg running for president
CONCORD, N.H. — Joe Biden said Friday that he welcomes the possibility of billionaire Michael Bloomberg joining the crowded presidential field seeking...
The Latest: Bolton has ‘relevant’ info in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Ivanka Trump rejects notion family profits from presidency
RABAT, Morocco — Ivanka Trump brushed off criticism that her family has profited off the presidency and said Friday a big difference between her famil...
Trump noncommittal on backing Sessions for Senate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn't committing to supporting his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, or any other candidate, in the Alabama S...
Mulvaney stands up Democrats in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has stood up Democrats in their impeachment inquiry, skipping his 9 a.m. deposition as De...
House impeachment inquiry becomes teachable moment across US
BEAR CREEK, N.C. — The 10th graders in Aedrin Albright's civics class at a rural North Carolina high school had done their homework, and now it was ti...
Hot, crowded and secret room now part of impeachment lore
WASHINGTON — It's "excruciating." It smells like a "locker room." And what happens there is supposed to stay there.
Top US diplomat struggles to shrug off impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tries to shrug off the impeachment inquiry that has ensnared the State Department and raised questions abo...
Anonymous book describes volatile, incompetent Trump
WASHINGTON — A forthcoming book by an anonymous author identified only as "a senior official in the Trump administration" describes President Donald T...
Colorado ex-Gov. Hickenlooper’s travel ethics probe released
DENVER — A report from the Colorado Ethics commission released Thursday came to no conclusion about whether former governor and current U.S. Senate ca...
‘A campaign of slander’: Takeaways from impeachment witness
WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official offered some of the most pointed testimony to date in the ongoing impeachment inquiry, alleging that P...
What You Need to Know: Testimony from State Dept. official
WASHINGTON — For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees a...
Interior proposes coveted deal to ex-client of agency head
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department is proposing to award one of the first contracts for federal water in perpetuity to a powerful rural water distri...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump assails a process he swore to uphold
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies are crying foul over an impeachment process firmly rooted in the Constitution they swore to uphold.
The words Trump had to hear: Investigations, Biden, Clinton
WASHINGTON — There were three words President Donald Trump wanted to hear from the Ukraine president: Investigations, Biden and Clinton.
Report: Trump migrant crackdown weighed impact on 2020 race
MIAMI — As the Trump administration in its early days tried to push through hardline immigration policies, it appeared to calculate their possible imp...
Senate panel advances judicial nominee on party-line vote
WASHINGTON — A divided Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a top aide to President Donald Trump for a federal appeals court post Thursday, despite com...
Warren health plan departs from US ‘social insurance’ idea
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to pay for "Medicare for All" without raising taxes on the middle class departs from how the U.S. has tradit...
People of color make gains in mayoral races across the US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — People of color made history this week by winning municipal races in places their families were once ignored or prevented from vot...
Stone cited Nixon as he urged witness to stonewall Congress
WASHINGTON — An ex-FBI agent is telling jurors that Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone quoted hero Richard Nixon as Stone urged an associate not to co...
AP Exclusive: Steyer aide offered money for endorsements
DES MOINES, Iowa — A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa has privately offered campaign contributions to local politician...
Pence files Trump’s paperwork for the New Hampshire primary
CONCORD, N.H. — Vice President Mike Pence has added President Donald Trump's name to New Hampshire's Republican primary ballot.
Immigration opens ideological fault lines for 2020 Democrats
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is adding his support to a call by some of his fellow presidential hopefuls for decriminalizing illegal border crossings, ...
Ivanka Trump meets with female landowners on Morocco trip
SIDI KACEM, Morocco — Ivanka Trump says families, communities and countries flourish when women are invested in and included in the economy.
Location, location: Why Ukraine leader aimed for Oval Office
WASHINGTON — The room features a couple of couches, an extremely old desk and a pair of classic wing chairs by the fireplace. But the location conveys...
3rd-party bid? Gabbard’s denials don’t ease Democrats’ fears
Tulsi Gabbard keeps making her fellow Democrats nervous.
Women keep up wins in Trump-era political surge
RICHMOND, Va. — In its 400-year history, Virginia's House of Delegates has never been led by a woman.
Trump works up a sweat at Louisiana campaign rally
MONROE, La. — President Donald Trump worked up a sweat in a steamy Louisiana arena Wednesday night as he attempted to boost Republican businessman Edd...
Impeachment going public: Hearings next week for all to see
WASHINGTON — Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door tes...