As Trump’s deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates. With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has...
Progressive Pa. group targeting Fetterman launches website to get contributions refunded
A progressive Pennsylvania group that has already pledged to back a primary opponent against Sen. John Fetterman in 2028 has unveiled a website that will help unhappy donors get refunds for their contributions to him. The Pennsylvania Working Families Party on Friday said PrimaryFetterman.com will be the hub for its...
Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors
PROVO, Utah — The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as his attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot. Defense attorneys say the relationship represents a...
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled in a case...
White House names some leaders with roles in next steps in Gaza, while Palestinian committee meets
CAIRO — The White House released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza after the Palestinian committee set to govern the territory under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo. The committee’s leader, Ali Shaath, an...
Trump isn’t waiting for future generations to name things after him. It’s happening now
WASHINGTON — Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor. Donald Trump isn’t leaving it to future generations. As the first year of his second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put his name on...
National Guard troops to stay on Washington, D.C., streets through 2026
WASHINGTON — National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The memo, signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and dated Wednesday, said “the conditions of the mission” warranted an extension past the...
Shapiro backs plan with Trump admin to slow rising electricity prices amid data center surge
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s partnership with NOTUS, a nonpartisan news organization that covers government and politics with the fresh eyes of early career journalists and the expertise of veteran reporters. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — both possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidates...
Feds announce 2 arrests after unrest, vehicle vandalism and gun theft in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officials have announced two arrests one day after agents’ vehicles were vandalized and government property was stolen during unrest that followed a federal officer shooting and wounding a man on Wednesday in north Minneapolis. “One individual who allegedly stole federal government property out of an FBI vehicle...
Trump takes the unusual step of thanking Iran for canceling executions of political prisoners
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said was meant to be hundreds of political prisoners. “Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people,” Trump told reporters while leaving the White House...
Denmark, Greenland seek congressional support against Trump bid
Denmark and Greenland are stepping up lobbying of U.S. lawmakers in an effort to head off President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland. A group of U.S. senators is set to meet members of the Danish parliament in Copenhagen on Friday. The trip follows a week of meetings...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
BEIJING — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would...
Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge, energy minister says
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has not spared a single Ukrainian power plant from attack since its all-out invasion, Ukraine’s new energy minister said Friday, as a recent escalation of aerial bombardments left hundreds of thousands of people without heat or light for days amid the coldest winter for years. Denys...
Prayer leader in Iran and the faithful call for executions over protests, a red line for Trump
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A hard-line cleric leading Friday prayers in Iran’s capital demanded the death penalty for protesters detained in a nationwide crackdown and directly threatened President Donald Trump, showing the hard-line rage gripping the Islamic Republic after the demonstrations. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami’s sermon carried by Iranian state...
Are Trump’s supporters getting what they want from his 2nd term? Here’s what a new poll shows
NEW YORK — Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump’s work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC survey. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a significant...
A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations. Yoon was impeached, arrested and dismissed as president...
Federal immigration agents filmed dragging woman from her car in Minneapolis
A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media. Aliya Rahman said she...
GOP congressman hints Greenland invasion could trigger bipartisan Trump impeachment
Republican Rep. Don Bacon indicated there could be bipartisan support to impeach President Donald Trump for a third time if he invades Greenland. Days after the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and took its leader into custody, the president began expressing renewed interest in acquiring Greenland. Polls overwhelmingly show Greenland doesn’t...
Postal Service unveils new Muhammad Ali stamp in champ’s hometown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Postal officials unveiled a commemorative stamp of boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Thursday in his hometown of Louisville featuring a photo of the champ in his fighting prime. The Postal Service printed 22 million of the Ali stamps, which feature an Associated Press photo from 1974 showing...
Top ICE official resigns to seek battleground congressional seat in Ohio
COLUMBUS — A top ICE official resigned her job on Thursday in hopes of ousting the longest-serving woman in Congress, Democrat Marcy Kaptur, this fall. In a video launching her campaign for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, former ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan said she had stopped more illegal immigration in...
Ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema sued for allegedly breaking up bodyguard’s marriage
PHOENIX — Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail that led to the breakup of the man’s marriage, his ex-wife alleges in a lawsuit seeking at least $75,000 from Sinema. Matthew and Heather Ammel had “a good and loving marriage” with...
Senate passes more spending bills, but Homeland Security dispute looms
WASHINGTON — Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package. Now comes the hard part. Lawmakers still must negotiate a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security amid soaring tensions...
Fetterman opposes calls to abolish ICE
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is rejecting calls from some fellow Democrats to abolish the federal government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement following last week’s deadly shooting of a woman by an ICE agent and continuing unrest in Minneapolis. “The party must resist the destructive tendencies to push extreme positions,” Fetterman, D-Braddock,...
Ohio authorities say Michael McKee, the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, is responsible for killingsVideo
COLUMBUS — Police in Ohio’s capital city said Wednesday that they have gathered enough evidence to link a man charged in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband in their Columbus home last month to the killings. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant said in an Associated Press interview...
Report: White House stashes Venezuela oil cash at banks in Qatar
The White House has reportedly stashed millions of dollars from sales of Venezuelan oil in Qatari banks since the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, raising huge questions about how the money will be allocated and if Congress and the American public will have a say. An estimated $500 million from...
