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Ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Jan 29, 2025 2:51 pm - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes of gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyers said made him a “national punchline” and earned him a new nickname: “gold bar Bob.”
Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER
Jan 29, 2025 12:38 pm - President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

By AMANDA SEITZ
Jan 29, 2025 12:24 pm - In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of disabled, poor and older Americans.
At signing of Laken Riley Act, Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo

By WILL WEISSERT
Jan 29, 2025 8:54 am - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States.
From anti-vaccine advocacy to raw milk, many of RFK Jr.'s views fall outside the mainstream

By LINLEY SANDERS
Jan 29, 2025 8:03 am - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate Republicans. But a new poll finds that not all of his controversial health goals are unpopular — in fact, at least one has broad support among Democrats and Republicans.
Trump’s transport secretary orders fuel-economy rule rewrite

By Keith Laing
Jan 29, 2025 7:58 am - Newly appointed US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a rewrite of more stringent US fuel-economy rules, following through on one of President Donald Trump’s first directives after he retook the White House.
Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail

By TARA COPP
Jan 29, 2025 7:30 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley, and has ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to review Milley's actions while serving as the nation's top uniformed officer to determine if a demotion is warranted, two defense officials confirmed late Tuesday.
Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisis

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Jan 29, 2025 7:25 am - Just a little over a week into his second term, President Donald Trump is taking steps to maximize his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis as he challenges the separation of powers that have defined American government for more than 200 years.
How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze

By BILL BARROW
Jan 28, 2025 8:58 pm - ATLANTA — A White House order to freeze federal grants reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign. The approach w...
Federal judge blocks Trump federal spending freeze after a day of chaos

Tony Romm, Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage, Emily Davies
Jan 28, 2025 8:38 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from imposing a sweeping pause on trillions of dollars in federal spending, capping a frenetic day o...

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