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Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoUK’s Starmer will meet with Trump as Europe’s leaders worry about drifting US support for UkraineBy JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Updated 11:02 PM CST, February 26, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoFederal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk’s direction By CHRIS MEGERIAN Updated 6:20 PM CST, February 25, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP Photo Trump backs Musk as he roils the federal workforce with demands and threats By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CHRIS MEGERIAN Updated 8:06 PM CST, February 24, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump backed Elon Musk’s...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Updated 9:30 PM CST, February 21, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP Photo Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts By ERIC TUCKER Updated 3:25 PM CST, February 20, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war’s end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he “better move...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:NBC News - Screen CaptureScience under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research By Evan Bush, Aria Bendix and Denise Chow“This is simply the end.”That was the five-word message that Rick Huganir, a...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoElon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data at IRS: AP sources WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS, two people familiar...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month By WILL WEISSERT, JOSH BOAK and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Updated 9:02 AM CST, February 15, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — As President...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood polio battle By BRUCE SCHREINER Updated 6:03 PM CST, February 13, 2025President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoAs DOGE hammers away at the US government, Republicans stir with quiet objections By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Updated 12:38 PM CST, February 12, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoUnspent aid worth billions lacks oversight as Trump dismantles USAID, watchdog warns By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Updated 7:05 PM CST, February 10, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development has lost...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump’s 3rd week: Executive orders, a trade war that wasn’t, Gaza takeover, and an upended workforce By WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK Updated 9:23 AM CST, February 8, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks in, President...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman By WILL WEISSERT Updated 9:11 PM CST, February 7, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he is firing...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:Senate Majority leader John Thune, R-SD. is joined by Sen. John Barrasso... AP PhotoTrump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard By JILL COLVIN Updated 4:53 PM CST, February 5, 2025NEW YORK (AP) —...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP Photo Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and billionaire ally Elon Musk...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP Photo: Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)By FATIMA HUSSEIN | AP Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Updated 7:47 PM CST, January 31, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump...

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:AP PhotoTrump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he’s deciding whether to tax their oil By JOSH BOAK Updated 7:59 PM CST, January 30, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said his 25% tariffs on...