Nation
April 26

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

ABC's ''This Week'' — White House national security spokesman John Kirby.
Nation
April 26

Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends his longshot bid for the GOP nomination in Michigan's Senate race

Former Rep. Peter Meijer withdrew his name from the U.S. Senate race in Michigan on Friday, ending a longshot bid to become the Republican nominee and return to Congress after being ousted by voters for supporting an effort to impeach then-President Donald Trump.
Nation
April 26
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem listens to Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, unseen, during a tribal flags ceremony, Wednes

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem writes in new book about killing her dog

Gov. Kristi Noem is a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Nation
April 26

The Latest | Trump speaks with reporters after 4th day of witness testimony in hush money trial ends

Defense lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial dug Friday into assertions of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election.
Nation
April 26

Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney's open US Senate seat

Nearly a dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate are set to square off Saturday for the party nomination in a race expected to reveal the brand of political conservatism that most appeals to modern voters in the state.
Business
April 26

Mississippi legislative leaders swap proposals on possible Medicaid expansion

Mississippi Senate leaders on Friday said for the first time that they are willing to expand Medicaid to the full level allowed under a federal law signed 14 years ago by then-President Barack Obama.
Nation
April 26
Supporters of then-President Donald Trump protest in Phoenix on Nov. 5, 2020, two days after Election Day.

Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors case

Authorities revealed Friday the conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges filed against an ex-aide of former President Donald Trump and four attorneys in Arizona's fake elector case, but the names of former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani remained blacked out. The Arizona attorney general's office released a copy of the indictment that revealed nine felony counts had been filed against Mike Roman, who was Trump's director of Election Day operations, and attorneys John Eastman, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis. The lawyers were accused of organizing an attempt to use fake documents to persuade Congress not to certify Joe Biden's victory.
Business
April 26

A California bill aiming to ban confidentiality agreements when negotiating legislation fails

A bill that sought to ban the use of confidentiality agreements when negotiating potential laws in California has failed to pass a state legislative committee.
Politics
April 26
Frustration with the two-tier system has been growing and reached a boiling point when legislators did not use last year’s budget surplus to fund th

Frustrated Minnesota teachers seek probe of pension fund

A two-tier pension system has been a growing concern for teachers, some of whom hope scrutiny of management fees will turn up extra money.
Business
April 26

The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends.
Nation
April 26
Headshots of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go

President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue.
Nation
April 26

Judge upholds disqualification of challenger to judge in Trump's Georgia election interference case

A judge upheld the disqualification of a candidate who had had planned to run against the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case.
World
April 26

Journalists sign manifesto in defense of Spanish PM and wife, criticize right-wing media, parties

Thousands of Spanish journalists came out Friday in support of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife following Sánchez's announcement that he was considering his future as premier after a court opened preliminary proceedings against his wife on corruption allegations.
Nation
April 26
Former President Donald Trump in the courtroom for his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in Manhattan, on Friday, April 26, 2024. TrumpÕs la

Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trial

Donald Trump's defense team in his hush money case sought Friday to undermine the testimony of the prosecution's lead witness and his account that a tabloid's practice of helping to bury embarrassing stories about Trump was part of a scheme to aid the Republican's 2016 campaign.
Nation
April 26

Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year

An Arizona grand jury's indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election.
Business
April 26

Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' Mayorkas

The CEOs of leading U.S. technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation's critical services from ''AI-related disruptions.''
Local
April 26
Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell (DFL) listens to a response to one of her questions from Rebecca Wilcox, Child Safety and Prevention Manager

What we know about the Sen. Nicole Mitchell burglary allegations so far

The incident complicates the final weeks of the 2024 legislative session.
Nation
April 26

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York's special congressional election

House Republicans' majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday's special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily.
Business
April 25

Trading Trump: Truth Social's first month of trading has sent investors on a ride

There have been lawsuits, short-selling and rampant speculation. Now, as Trump Media & Technology Group approaches its first month as a publicly traded company, it's clear that — like the man it's named after — there's nothing typical about the stock.
Nation
April 25

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature.

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