Politics News

October 19, 2019

Opioid negotiations fail to produce deal just before trial

Negotiations aimed at reaching a major settlement in the nation's opioid litigation reached an impasse Friday.

October 19, 2019

Japan to send own force, won't join US coalition for Mideast

Japan's government said Friday it has decided not to join a U.S. coalition to protect commercial vessels in the Middle East ...

October 19, 2019

California regulator slams PG&E over electricity shut-off

California's top regulator excoriated top executives of the state's largest utility even as Pacific Gas & Electric repeatedly ...

October 19, 2019

Asylum-seeking Mexicans are more prominent at US border

Lizbeth Garcia tended to her 3-year-old son outside a tent pitched on a sidewalk, their temporary home while they wait for ...

October 19, 2019

Shifting explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm

The shifting White House explanation for President Donald Trump's decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine drew alarm ...

October 19, 2019

'Final straw': GOP ex-Ohio Gov. Kasich supports impeachment

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who ran against President Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican primary, said Friday that he ...

October 19, 2019

Gabbard fires back at Clinton suggestion she's Russia's pawn

It's Hillary Clinton vs. Tulsi Gabbard on the sidelines of the 2020 presidential race. The Hawaii congresswoman fought back ...

October 19, 2019

Buttigieg removes attorney from fundraiser after backlash

Pete Buttigieg is returning campaign contributions from a former Chicago city attorney who led a vigorous effort to block the ...

October 19, 2019

Official arrested, accused of breaking open records law

A South Dakota county auditor accused of failing to make documents available for a public meeting was arrested and charged ...

October 19, 2019

Huawei exec: Chinese tech giant wants to be 'transparent'

A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei said Friday that the company is prepared to be "open and transparent" as it ...

October 19, 2019

Correction: Election 2020-Buttigieg story

In a story Sept. 28 about Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, The Associated Press erroneously referred to him ...

October 19, 2019

Cohen turns to Congress in bid to shorten prison sentence

President Donald Trump's imprisoned former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is again turning to Congress as part of a renewed bid to ...

October 18, 2019

'Only God is with us': A Syrian family feels betrayed by US

For months, every time Turkey threatened to invade northern Syria, Salwa Hanna told her husband they should take their ...

October 18, 2019

Brother of Honduran president convicted of drug conspiracy

The brother of the Honduran president was convicted Friday in a massive drug conspiracy case in New York City after ...

October 18, 2019

US-Turkey frictions raise doubts about nukes at Turk base

Frayed U.S. relations with Turkey over its incursion in Syria raise a sensitive question rarely discussed in public: Should ...

October 18, 2019

White House plans G-7 agenda, tells world to 'get on board'

Get on board, world. That's the message from the White House as it starts shaping plans for next year's Group of Seven summit ...

October 18, 2019

Cummings remembered as a mentor to many in Baltimore

The top prosecutor in Baltimore knew exactly where to go for guidance after she made the decision to file charges in an ...

October 18, 2019

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...

October 18, 2019

Trump to join 2020 Democrats at South Carolina justice forum

President Donald Trump is visiting South Carolina as part of a bipartisan event on criminal justice reform, the White House ...

October 18, 2019

Syria crisis tests Trump's global religious freedom vows

The Turkish invasion of northern Syria in the wake of President Donald Trump's troop withdrawal from the region could put to ...