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Trump’s election-year budget revisits rejected cuts

By Andrew Taylor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.8 trillion election year budget plan on Monday that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs like food stamps and Medicaid to…

Walmart shooting suspect faces federal hate crime charges

By Michael Balsamo and Cedar Attanasio Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with…

Trump blasts those who tried to remove him from office

By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast Thursday, a daay after his acquittal by…

Mitt Romney: Trump should be removed from office

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is on the verge of acquittal by the Senate, bringing an end to only the third presidential  impeachment trial  in American history in a…

Closing arguments in Trump trial target public opinion

By Lisa Mascaro and Eric Tucker Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Closing arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are unfolding Monday as much for history as any effort to sway votes, one final chance to influence…

Trump, Bloomberg exchange Super Bowl ads

By Jill Colvin Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg used use his Super Bowl ad to highlight his efforts to combat gun violence, while President Donald Trump focused on his economic…

Final vote in Trump trial may happen next week

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is considering pushing off final acquittal in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial until next week under a proposal being negotiated Friday…

Whistleblower not exposed in Trump impeachment proceedings

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial lurched into a final day of questions and answers Thursday before a crucial vote on calling witnesses — even as…
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