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Biden says U.S. is trusting Air Force grads to confront an ever-changing world

President Biden told Air Force graduates Thursday they must confront a rapidly changing world marked by adversaries in Moscow, competitors in Beijing and artificial intelligence that could one day "overtake" human capabilities.

June 1, 2023

Trump lawyers plan to push for recusal of N.Y. judge

Lawyers for Donald Trump say the New York judge overseeing the former president's trial on business fraud charges has conflicts of interest and should recuse himself.

June 1, 2023

The more, the merrier: GOP presidential field set to expand in coming days

The race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination is starting to look an awful lot like 2016 when it comes to the sheer size of the field.

May 31, 2023

Biden accuser Tara Reade shows up in Russia seeking citizenship

Tara Reade, the former staffer who accused President Biden of sexual assault, has fled to Russia and is seeking citizenship there, claiming she fears for her safety in the U.S.

May 31, 2023

Ex-N.J. Gov. Chris Christie to enter 2024 GOP presidential field on Tuesday

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to announce a 2024 presidential bid in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

May 31, 2023

Trump’s GOP rivals nudge primary voters to consider the promise of eight years vs. four

Former President Donald Trump dominates the GOP primary field in early polling, but his rivals are ready to exploit a potential weakness: He can only serve one term if he wins in 2024.

May 29, 2023

House votes to put fentanyl and its drug cousins on restrictive Schedule I list; bill awaits Senate

The House passed a bill Wednesday that permanently places every form of illicit fentanyl on the most restrictive list of drugs so traffickers cannot duck prosecution by tweaking compounds in the illicit drug supply.

May 25, 2023

DeSantis launches blitz in Iowa, N.H., S.C. as primary fight gets underway

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will blitz the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina next week as his 2024 challenge against former President Donald Trump gets underway in earnest.

May 25, 2023

S.C. Democrats demand apology from Gov. Henry McCaster over ‘hunt them with dogs’ comment

South Carolina Democrats want Gov. Henry McMaster to apologize for joking he wanted to hunt Democrats with dogs.

May 24, 2023

Trump tells AG Garland he wants to meet to discuss special counsel probes

Former President Donald Trump says he wants to meet with Attorney General Merrick Garland to discuss probes being conducted by special counsel Jack Smith.

May 24, 2023

Sai Varshith Kandula, U-Haul crash suspect, wanted to seize power, praised Hitler and Nazis

The man accused of driving into park barriers near the White House late Monday told police he wanted to get inside the mansion to seize power and praised Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler as a "strong leader," according to charging papers.

May 23, 2023

Man who crashed U-Haul into White House barriers identified: Sai Varshith Kandula

U.S. Park Police identified the driver of a U-Haul truck that rammed into security barriers near the White House as 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, Missouri.

May 23, 2023

Surgeon general warns rampant social media use imperils mental health of teens, adolescents

There is "reason to be concerned" about the potential harm social media inflicts on children and adolescents, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in an advisory that calls for deeper research into the consequences of near-universal use of the platforms among young people.

May 23, 2023

Driver crashes U-Haul truck into park near the White House

President Biden is "relieved" that no one was hurt after a driver crashed a box truck late Monday into barriers at the entry to a park near the White House, the administration said Tuesday.

May 23, 2023

N.Y. leaders plead for help in authorizing work permits for migrants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged the Biden administration on Monday to fast-track work papers for the influx of migrants that's become an all-consuming crisis for his administration, saying thousands of jobs are open and asylum-seekers are willing to fill them.

May 22, 2023

Nonprofit faked story of migrants displacing homeless veterans from hotel, lawmaker alleges

A well-known veterans' advocate made up a story about two dozen ex-military members getting ousted from hotels to make way for migrants in upstate New York, according to a state assemblyman.

May 22, 2023

Senate issues at least 50 satellite phones as security measure

More than 50 senators have accepted satellite phones for emergency communications as part of growing efforts to beef up security for lawmakers in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

May 22, 2023

John Thune to endorse Tim Scott for president; No. 2 Senate Republican offers support at kickoff

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will pick up a major endorsement Monday as he kicks off his 2024 presidential campaign in North Charleston.

May 22, 2023

House to vote on bill that permanently restricts fentanyl and related drugs

The House this week will vote on a bill that would permanently place every form of illicit fentanyl on the most restrictive list of drugs, a move to ensure that traffickers of the deadly synthetic opioid cannot tweak chemical compounds and avoid prosecution.

May 21, 2023

Biden to meet with Quad leaders in Japan, makes amends for snubbing allies

The White House says President Biden will meet Saturday with leaders of the Quad alliance on the sidelines of the Group of Seven nations summit in Japan, making up for scrapping plans to attend a Quad meeting next week in Australia.

May 19, 2023