WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called for boosting U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence with an executive order that demands a new policy direction for a rapidly evolving technology that’s the focus of intense competition with China.

Under the order signed at the White House on Thursday, Trump called for an interagency group to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republican senators are scrambling to get President Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees confirmed, promising to vote through the weekend if necessary.

It’s been slow going in the procedure-heavy Senate since Monday’s inauguration, with only two of Trump’s top picks — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York’s top education officials are raising concerns about a potential school cellphone ban as President Trump’s mass deportation plans threaten to separate undocumented children from their families.

At a Brooklyn town hall Thursday night, State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa and Board of Regents Chancellor ...Read more

President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Southern California on Friday to see firsthand the devastation caused by wildfires that have rippled through Los Angeles County over the past two-and-a-half weeks.

As of Thursday afternoon, details of the president’s visit remain scant. What we do know is that the trip will come during Trump’s...Read more

A federal judge in Seattle blocked, temporarily, President Donald Trump's attempt to rescind birthright citizenship — the idea spelled out in the Constitution that every person born in the United States is an American citizen.

Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday was blistering in his criticism of Trump's action as he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday temporarily blocked, nationwide, President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, the first legal roadblock in a flurry of high-profile initiatives in his first days back in the White House.

The ruling came after a hearing in a challenge from Washington...Read more

BOSTON — Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrant criminals is in full swing days into his presidency, with some of his top officials celebrating at least eight arrests made so far in the Boston area.

Vice President JD Vance said he’s “glad” that a Haitian gang member who told agents “(expletive) Trump, Biden forever!” is one...Read more

In one of the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump is seeking to put his stamp on California water policy by directing the federal government to put “people over fish” and send more water from Northern California to the Central Valley’s farms and Southern California cities.

Trump issued a memorandum Monday ordering ...Read more

Entrenched in their “Homeland or Death” chant and vowing to prevail against the “imperialist onslaught,” Cuba’s leader have paused the release of political prisoners and kicked off military exercises following President Donald Trump’s first-day decision to put the country back on the list of nations that sponsor terrorism.

Just a ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania state Sen. Art Haywood is “confident” that with the help of the state legislature and Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania can maintain its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the face of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting DEI and affirmative action programs at the federal level.

“...Read more

President Donald Trump put friends and foes alike on notice Thursday, using his first major speech since reclaiming power to shake up the global order with some comments that could splinter congressional Republicans.

The once-and-again U.S. president virtually addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as leaders from across the ...Read more

NEW YORK — A New York City education panel issued a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump’s recent order allowing federal immigration officials to make arrests at “sensitive” locations, passing a resolution Wednesday night that affirmed the longstanding practice of barring the authorities from school grounds.

The Panel for Educational ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As fires in the Los Angeles area continue to rage, California could see more activity aimed at reducing wildfire risks in the future under legislation passed with strong Democratic and Republican support in the House Thursday.

By a 279 to 141 vote, lawmakers approved a bill that could lead to increased activities such as forest ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump shared a surprisingly symbiotic relationship during the Republican's first term in the White House, with their public sparring and ability to work together in times of crisis elevating both politicians.

Whether the two men can overcome an ugly 2024 election cycle and...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump outlined Thursday afternoon a path for the Lumbee Tribe to potentially receive federal recognition, something the tribe has sought for 136 years.

Trump ordered that within 90 days, the Secretary of the Interior must review all “applicable authorities” with leadership from the Lumbee Tribe and submit a ...Read more

President Donald Trump has been back in the Oval Office for just a week, but he has already unleashed a flurry of executive actions designed to remake the government and country in his image.

Within minutes of signing dozens of consequential executive orders, he drew backlash from Democrats, including those representing Maryland in Congress.

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Tens of millions of dollars promised to Detroit, Grand Rapids and the Michigan Department of Transportation for electric vehicle charging programs are among the federal grants in peril since President Donald Trump ordered agencies to "immediately pause" payments stemming from two laws passed during his predecessor's term.

Trump on Monday issued...Read more

Florida International University may be on the list for what could be President Donald Trump’s most high-profile real estate deal: his presidential library.

Trump’s local real estate lobbyist recently toured the state school’s main campus in the Miami suburbs as part of an early effort to scout potential library sites. And multiple ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's executive order rejecting liberal "gender ideology" and restoring the "biological truth" of two sexes sets the stage for a legal battle in blue states over transgender students and adults.

Trump says his administration will only recognize "two sexes, male and female" in federal policy, and not "gender ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday temporarily blocked, nationwide, President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, the first legal roadblock in a flurry of high-profile initiatives in his first days back in the White House.

The ruling came after a hearing in a challenge from Washington...Read more