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Trump’s economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024
WASHINGTON – At one of his final rallies before the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump warned that Black Americans were losing their jobs in...
ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – It was 3:30 a.m. when 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gathered in a parking lot in the Chicago...
Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that...
House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed
WASHINGTON – The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday, but a significant number of Democrats voted against it,...
Trump asks Supreme Court to halt order letting transgender people choose passport sex markers
Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.FILE - U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny...
Who qualifies for ‘no tax on tips’ and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules
WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department is moving closer to making President Donald Trump's “ no tax on tips ” promise a reality. But new...
Jon Stewart to host ‘The Daily Show’ in rare mid-week appearance a day after Kimmel suspension
Jon Stewart plans to host Thursday's episode of “The Daily Show,” one day after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he...
Trump administration to close Miami organ donation group it calls ‘failing’
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration moved Thursday to shut down a Miami organ donation group, calling it “failing” because of underperformance, unsafe practices and...
What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission
WASHINGTON – ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called...
More Americans say Israel has ‘gone too far’ in the Gaza conflict, according to new AP-NORC polling
WASHINGTON – At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more U.S. adults view Israel's military action in the...