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USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential. A notice posted online Tu...

Feb 04, 2025

Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by ...

Feb 04, 2025

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims and philanthropist, has died at 88

PARIS (AP) - The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in ...

Feb 04, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to be President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sym...

Feb 04, 2025

Remains of all 67 victims the deadly plane and chopper collision near Washington have been recovered

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The remains of all 67 victims of midair collision near Reagan National Airport have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday. The chief medical examiner is still trying to positi...

Feb 04, 2025

Trump says he's given advisers instructions for Iran to be 'obliterated' if it assassinates him

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him. "If they did that they would be obliterated," Trump said in a...

Feb 04, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to be President Donald Trump director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sympa...

Feb 04, 2025

Trump envoy calls Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce 'preposterous'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said Tuesday that a three to five year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not a viable post...

Feb 04, 2025

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries t...

Feb 04, 2025

First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay was set to depart Tuesday, a U.S. official said. It is the first step in what is expected t...

Feb 04, 2025