Politics News

September 18, 2019

Trump says he'd give Iranian leaders visas to attend UN

President Donald Trump says if it were up to him, he'd give the Iranian president and foreign minister U.S. visas to attend ...

September 18, 2019

UC President Janet Napolitano to step down after 6 years

University of California President Janet Napolitano, who oversaw historic expansions of the 10-campus system and championed ...

September 18, 2019

Tech execs say they're acting faster on extremist content

Executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter told Congress on Wednesday that they've gotten better and faster at detecting and ...

September 18, 2019

Prosecutor: Man charged in killings of 4 women in Detroit

A prosecutor announced murder charges Wednesday against a 34-year-old man in the slayings of four women in Detroit whose ...

September 18, 2019

What the Fed's rate cut means for you

The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate again, big news for the U.S. economy but something that will likely ...

September 18, 2019

Amid terrorism talk, bail denied in aircraft sabotage case

A federal judge cited new evidence of potential terrorism sympathies Wednesday in denying bail for a longtime mechanic ...

September 18, 2019

US stocks head lower following Fed's decision to cut rates

Stocks declined broadly on Wall Street Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate for a ...

September 18, 2019

Pelosi welcomes Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday welcomed Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to the U.S. Capitol, sending a message to ...

September 18, 2019

Governor signs law on protections for Uber drivers, others

California's governor on Wednesday signed sweeping labor legislation that aims to give wage and benefit protections to ...

September 18, 2019

APNewsBreak: Alabama man arrested in terrorism probe

An Alabama man has been apprehended as part of a yearslong terrorism probe in which the FBI says he told agents he would ...

September 18, 2019

The Latest: UN chief: Experts on way to probe Saudi attacks

The Latest on tensions in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 10:00 p.m. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says U.N.

September 18, 2019

Washington Monument reopens after 3-year closure for repairs

After a three-year closure, the Washington Monument is reopening to the public. The 555-foot stone obelisk was closed in ...

September 18, 2019

Michigan bans flavored e-cigarettes a day after New York

Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, the latest state to act following hundreds of serious ...

September 18, 2019

US says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian 'act of war'

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil installations an "act of war" ...

September 18, 2019

Acting intelligence director balks at House subpoena

The acting director of national intelligence is balking at demands from the House intelligence committee to turn over a ...

September 18, 2019

Everybody in the pool: Georgia flush with Senate hopefuls

An up-and-coming GOP congressman is angling for a Senate appointment. A former congressman has hinted he's interested, too.

September 18, 2019

Trump, Finland's president to meet at White House in October

President Donald Trump and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto will mark 100 years of diplomatic relations between their ...

September 18, 2019

Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al-Qaida pages

In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its ...

September 18, 2019

Lewandowski, House Democrats spar at 1st impeachment hearing

The first impeachment hearing held by House Democrats quickly turned hostile as their sole witness, former Trump campaign ...

September 18, 2019

White House upgrade: First lady's done a lot with the place

She's done a lot with the place. Like anyone who has ever spruced up their home, Melania Trump will have a few new touches ...