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FILE - The Rev. Athanasius Abanulo, from Nigeria, celebrates Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lanett, Ala., on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. He is one of numerous international clergy helping ease a U.S. priest shortage by serving in Catholic dioceses across the country. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)

New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations

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FILE = The Health and Human Services seal is seen before the news conference of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating SAMHSA grants

Read full article: Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating SAMHSA grants

A top Democrat is slamming the Trump administration for cutting thousands of substance abuse and mental health grants and then abruptly reversing course.

President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead

Read full article: Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead

President Donald Trump says he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters.

FILE - People rally on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in support of some 185 researchers and other employees of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown, W.Va., who received reduction-in-force notices as part of a larger push by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to dismiss 10,000 federal employees. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Hundreds of laid-off researchers at US workplace safety center are being reinstated

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Federal officials are reinstating hundreds of U.S. health workers who were laid off last year from a small health agency that aims to protect workers.

President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen as Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

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A legal memo that came out days before the U_S_ military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests."

Cubans line up for appointments at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

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The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff delivers a speech upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the 'Coalition of the Willing' summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026. (Ludovic Marin, Pool photo via AP)

Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says

Read full article: Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says

The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs.

FILE - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry records a social media video outside the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Louisiana governor picked as Trump's envoy headed to Washington to discuss Greenland

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Jeff Landry has embraced his role as President Donald Trump's special envoy to Greenland, but the Republican governor of Louisiana says he hopes to connect with everyday islanders rather than with Danish diplomats.

The Supreme Court is seen during oral arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

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The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump.

FILE - A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigation

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Attorney General Pam Bondi says the search of a Washington Post reporter’s home was done at the Pentagon’s request as part of a leak investigation.

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Some personnel at key US base in Qatar advised to evacuate as Iran official brings up earlier attack

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Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate.

FILE - Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., speaks at the Center for American Progress, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Democrats say Trump administration is investigating them over video message to troops

Read full article: Democrats say Trump administration is investigating them over video message to troops

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military to resist “illegal orders” have confirmed that they're under investigation from the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Live updates: Live updates: Senate Republicans vote down Venezuela war powers resolution

Read full article: Live updates: Live updates: Senate Republicans vote down Venezuela war powers resolution

The Senate sidelined a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military attacks on Venezuela, as the president put intense pressure on his fellow Republicans to vote down the measure.

Attorney John Case, left, talks to reporters after a hearing to urge a state appeals court to overturn the convictions against former Colorado elections clerk and Donald Trump ally Tina Peters for orchestrating a data breach of her county's elections equipment Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado appeals panel skeptical of sentencing for former county clerk who breached election systems

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Judges on a Colorado appeals panel expressed skepticism about the sentence for a former county elections clerk convicted of orchestrating a breach of election equipment.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

What Americans think about Trump's military intervention abroad, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Read full article: What Americans think about Trump's military intervention abroad, according to a new AP-NORC poll

A new poll shows most Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Schumer tells the AP Democrats are preparing for Trump to disrupt and dispute the midterms: Q&A

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects President Donald Trump to interfere with the midterm elections.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Venezuela war powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure

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Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela.

FILE - South Carolina Rep. RJ May, R-West Columbia, walks down the aisle of the House on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins,File)

Ex-lawmaker who advocated protecting kids gets 17 years in prison for sharing child sex abuse videos

Read full article: Ex-lawmaker who advocated protecting kids gets 17 years in prison for sharing child sex abuse videos

A former Republican lawmaker in South Carolina has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison for sending videos of children being sexually abused on social media.

From left, Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lkke Rasmussen, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, begin a meeting on Capitol Hill as officials from Denmark and Greenland meet with lawmakers from the Arctic Caucus, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland

Read full article: Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland

A top Danish official says a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump starts new year with fresh risks as he faces midterm verdict

Read full article: From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump starts new year with fresh risks as he faces midterm verdict

President Donald Trump has claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and increased immigration raids in the U.S. These actions have created turmoil as voters prepare for midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

Kaden Rummler, who was injured after being hit with a projectile fired by a federal agent during a protest outside an immigration building in Santa Ana, Calif., poses for a portrait Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Southern California. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest

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A demonstrator was hit in the face with a projectile fired by a federal officer at close range during a protest in Southern California.

Supporters of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ride through the streets calling for his release as he faces trial in the United States after being captured by U.S. forces, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says

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The Trump administration says multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers the 2026 State of the State address, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Albany, N.Y. (Darren McGee/ Office of Governor Kathy Hochul via AP)
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In New York, Hochul moves to thread needle between Democratic divides ahead of election

Read full article: In New York, Hochul moves to thread needle between Democratic divides ahead of election

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has delivered her State of the State address, pitching proposals to fight President Donald Trump's agenda while also moving to capture progressive excitement surrounding Mayor Zohran Mamdani.