US envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead
By The Associated Press U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end to the nearly four-year war…
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President…
Bill to end government shutdown awaits final House vote after passing the Senate
By The Associated Press Legislation to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history awaits action in the House after a small group of Senate Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party. The…
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose food…
Trump urges leaders to put ‘old feuds’ aside as he calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a…
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in…
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders leave White House meeting
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders held a meeting at the White House Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but…
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high…
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington…
Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation’s capital around the clock starting…