Wilbur L. Ross Jr.

FILE - This Dec. 16, 2020, file photo shows a view of the White House in Washington. In the six weeks since his defeat by Biden, Trump has been increasingly disengaged from his job. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality

By Jonathan Lemire Dec. 20, 2020 08:01 AM EST

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., delivers her opening statement during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on unsustainable drug prices on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

House committee chair presses Census on delays to count

By Adrian Sainz Dec. 02, 2020 06:07 PM EST

U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham speaks as he joins Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey as they hold a news conference to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade census population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. Ending the 2020 census at the end of September instead of the end of October, could cost Florida and Montana congressional seats and result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina losing $500 million in federal funding for healthcare for its neediest residents. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

With 95% homes hit, feds say no need for census extension

By Mike Schneider Sep. 22, 2020 04:07 PM EDT

A sign promoting Native American participation in the U.S. census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into her phone on behalf of a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. There are more than 300 Native American reservations across the country, and almost all lag the rest of the country in participation in the census. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Despite judge's order, plans being made for census layoffs

By Mike Schneider Sep. 10, 2020 11:06 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 02:07 PM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Aug. 31 The News & Observer and The...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 01:39 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Aug. 29 The Houma Courier on helping those...

FILE - This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. The video app said it will wage a legal fight against the Trump Administration’s efforts to ban the popular, Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns. TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, insisted that it not is a national-security threat and that the government is acting without evidence or due process. The company said it will file suit against the government later Monday, Aug. 24 in federal court in California. (AP Photo/File)

TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban its app

By Tali Arbel Aug. 24, 2020 02:55 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. Aug. 9, 2020 A step closer to telling full Latino story A nation’s story will never be fully...

Illinois Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2020 05:43 PM EDT
Here are editorials published the past week in newspapers around Illinois. August 2, 2020 Chicago Tribune ...

FILE - this April 5, 2020 file photo, shows An envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. A federal judge on Thursday, May 21, 2020, agreed to impose financial sanctions against the Trump administration for failing to produce hundreds of documents during litigation over whether a citizenship question could be added to the 2020 census. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Experts worry about errors if census schedule is sped up

By Mike Schneider Jul. 28, 2020 01:48 PM EDT

Immigrant groups sue feds over congressional districts order

By Philip Marcelo Jul. 28, 2020 12:08 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Civil rights and immigrant groups in Massachusetts have filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's efforts to exclude...

FILE - In this June 26, 2020, file photo, Ivanka Trump, right, applauds as President Donald Trump holds an executive order that he signed during a meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to “find something new.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House campaign to help jobless 'find something new'

By Darlene Superville Jul. 14, 2020 12:07 AM EDT

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Marinette, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump wants federal hiring to focus on skills over degrees

By Darlene Superville Jun. 26, 2020 12:16 AM EDT

Trump wants federal hiring to focus on skills over degrees

By Darlene Superville Jun. 25, 2020 05:44 PM EDT

Census hits milestone as states worry about deadline switch

By Mike Schneider Jun. 01, 2020 04:08 PM EDT

A man wears a mask in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, May 28, 2020. Asian stocks are mixed after an upbeat open, as hopes for an economic rebound from the coronavirus crisis were dimmed by tensions between the U.S. and China over Hong Kong and other issues. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally; Hong Kong lower

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 27, 2020 02:08 AM EDT

Seafood industry visa fix in question after virus outbreak

By Nicole Weinstein Of Capital News Service. Apr. 22, 2020 05:34 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the aid of lawmakers, seafood businesses in Maryland, Virginia, Alaska and North Carolina last month won federal approval of an...