‘I would quit’: Takeaways from diplomat Taylor’s testimony
WASHINGTON — William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, told lawmakers that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid for Ukraine unl...
State Dept. undersecretary testifies in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The State Department's third-ranking official testified Wednesday for more than six hours in the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry as ...
AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans...
Amazon’s spending in Seattle Council races doesn’t deliver
SEATTLE — Amazon poured $1.5 million an effort to overhaul Seattle's City Council this year. It didn't deliver.
Bevin seeks vote recanvass while Beshear starts transition
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin asked Wednesday for a recanvass of Kentucky election results that showed him more than 5,000 votes behind...
White House adding aides to deal with impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The White House is beefing up its communications staff as it tries to grapple with the ongoing House impeachment investigation.
California justices skeptical of requiring Trump tax returns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday of a state law requiring President Donald Trump to disclose his ta...
The Latest: Impeachment investigators release new transcript
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Gabbard says she won’t mount 3rd-party 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON — Longshot presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard says she will not launch a third-party bid for the White House if she fails to secure the Dem...
Trump attacks whistleblower anonymity, but won’t utter name
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is blasting the media for not reporting the name of a person who has been identified in conservative circles as th...
Dem leads Kentucky governor’s race that is too close to call
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The hotly contested governor's race in Kentucky was too close to call Tuesday night, with Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear h...
Analysis: Trump’s GOP has no answer for suburban slide
NEW YORK — The suburban revolt against President Donald Trump's Republican Party is growing.
The Latest: Tucson voters reject sanctuary city measure
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Latest on elections in Tucson, Arizona (all times local):
Democrats promise swift action after win in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats are promising swift action on a host of liberal policy proposals now that they've taken control of the statehouse f...
A ‘refreshed’ memory: Key takeaways from Ukraine testimony
WASHINGTON — In transcripts of closed-door interviews released by impeachment investigators Tuesday, two State Department officials recount what they ...
Dems flip Virginia; Kentucky governor race too close to call
Democrats took full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades on Tuesday while the race for governor in deeply R...
The Latest: Democrats win control of Virginia statehouse
RICHMOND, Va. — The Latest on Virginia's legislative elections (all times local):
Biden accuses Warren of having elitist view of policy
Without naming her, Joe Biden attacked fellow Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday for employing a "condescending" approach t...
White House lawyers expected to take lead in impeachment
WASHINGTON — As House Democrats prepare for public impeachment hearings, President Donald Trump and his legal team are working to organize a defense t...
Impeachment reversal: Diplomat now acknowledges quid pro quo
WASHINGTON — In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry to acknowledge that U.S. military aid to Uk...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wildfire tweets not grounded in facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scorching the facts about California's wildfires.
White House and Pelosi part ways on relief for drug prices
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday signaled President Donald Trump's blunt thumbs-down to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan allowing Medicare to ...
Roger Stone leaves Day 1 of trial early over food poisoning
WASHINGTON — The trial of Roger Stone, the flamboyant former confidant of President Donald Trump, kicked off Tuesday amid a host of medical issues inv...
Virginia legislative elections test anti-Trump sentiment
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginians are deciding Tuesday which party should control the statehouse in a widely watched contest that will test how voters feel a...
Facing tumult in Washington, Pompeo heads to Germany
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading overseas to improve relations with Germany as he comes under increasing criticism at home for h...
The Latest: Sondland revises testimony in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wrestling with a modern-day dispute involving the pirate Blackbeard's ship that went down off North Carolina's coast...
How top 2020 Democrats are trying to win over union members
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' natural constituency has long been working Americans, and appealing to union members is key to his p...
Trump Jr claims JFK wouldn’t fit in modern Democratic Party
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. claimed Tuesday that the modern-day Democratic Party has moved so far left it would have rejected President John F. Kenn...
EU hopes US will rethink choice to pull out of climate pact
BRUSSELS — The European Union has voiced regret at the U.S. government's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and expressed hopes that ...