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In AP interview, Attorney General Todd Blanche defends his record as political pressure mounts

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Aug 28, 2026 8:14 am - Trump’s former personal attorney has stepped into the commanding role facing a challenge that other leaders of the Republican president’s Department of Justice could not overcome: threading the needle between Trump's boundary-busting demands and a prosecutor’s duty to uphold the rule of law.
Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were ‘illegal and baseless’

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Aug 28, 2026 8:09 am - A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year.
Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

By AAMER MADHANI
Aug 28, 2026 7:00 am - President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks.
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United States

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Aug 27, 2026 12:47 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada.
RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

By ALI SWENSON
Aug 27, 2026 7:39 am - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had “ nothing to do with vaccines.” New documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian refute that testimony.
After six months of Iran war, US goals have shifted. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Aug 27, 2026 7:18 am - When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four to five weeks. Six months later, there's still no off-ramp in sight despite Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete.
‘Our contingency plans have contingency plans’: Officials preparing for potential changes ahead of Election Day

By Russell Lissau
Aug 26, 2026 1:41 pm - Suburban election officials insist a U.S. Supreme Court decision that preliminarily approves President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting isn’t affecting their plans for the Nov. 3 midterms.
Democratic states file new lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail voting in midterms

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Aug 26, 2026 10:53 am - Democratic-controlled states on Wednesday filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year's midterm elections.
How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do

By KEVIN FREKING
Aug 26, 2026 8:16 am - With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut in their benefits, starting in just six years.
In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers

By WILL WEISSERT and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Aug 26, 2026 8:01 am - Data centers have become a growing concern as November's midterm elections loom, but they are one of the rare major issues that don't divide along party lines.

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