Stephen Bannon
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on details of his plan for Texas to build a border wall and provide $250 million in state funds as a "down payment.", Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Texas' Abbott leads GOP push for Trump-style border measures

By Paul J. Weber Jun. 24, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

In this April 27, 2020 image from video provided by KRCG-TV, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks to first responders in Columbia, Mo. Greitens passed out masks across the state in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic last spring. (KRCG-TV via The AP)
Is Blunt's exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?

By Jim Salter Mar. 09, 2021 04:56 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 03:10 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 20 The St. Louis Post...

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019 file photo, Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court following a status conference in Washington. The arrest of President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon adds to a growing list of Trump associates ensnared in legal trouble. They include the president's former campaign chair, Paul Manafort, whom Bannon replaced, his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, and his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Trump wishes Biden luck without naming him in farewell video

By Jill Colvin And Jonathan Lemire Jan. 19, 2021 05:03 PM EST

This combination of photos shows various podcasts, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole: Podcasts. (AP Photo/David Hamilton)
Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts

By Tali Arbel Jan. 15, 2021 03:44 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)
Pompeo trumpets Trump, razzes critics in speech to VOA

By Matthew Lee Jan. 11, 2021 03:40 PM EST

Leonardo de Carvalho Leal, right, and Mayara Stelle, who administer the Twitter account Sleeping Giants Brazil, use their computers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Sleeping Giants is a platform for activism whose stated mission is to attack the financing of hate speech and dissemination of fake news. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Swift backlash for Brazil students targeting misinformation

By David Biller Dec. 13, 2020 11:02 AM EST

NY judge urged to reject moving border wall case to Colorado

By Larry Neumeister Nov. 12, 2020 05:57 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday opposed a Colorado man’s request to move his trial out of New York, a legal maneuver that would separate him from a...

Border wall case defendant asks to move trial to Colorado

By Larry Neumeister Nov. 05, 2020 03:39 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman charged with cheating investors in a southern border wall fundraising scam along with a former chief strategist for President...

FILE - In this June 20, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Trump is privately reassuring Republicans anxious about his deficits to Democrat Joe Biden, noting there are three months until Election Day and reminding them of the late-breaking events that propelled his 2016 comeback. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Aug. 02, 2020 08:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Brad Parscale, campaign manager for President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Target Center in Minneapolis. A half-dozen senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election records obtained by The Associated Press, undercutting the president’s argument that the practice will lead to widespread fraud this November. The aides include Betsy DeVos, the education secretary who has permanent absentee voting status in her home state of Michigan. Parscale voted absentee in Texas in 2018 and didn't vote in the general election two years earlier when Trump's name was on the ballot. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller Jul. 15, 2020 09:13 PM EDT

AM Prep-Cooler Copy

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
ANOTHER GRIM CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN U.S. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak...

FILE - In this June 15, 2020, file photo, the Voice of America building stands in Washington. The new chief of U.S. global media is plowing ahead with changes to the Voice of America and other international broadcasters that are heightening concerns about their future as independent news organizations. Although Agency for Global Media chief executive Michael Pack has assured Congress that VOA and its sister networks will remain independent and pledged he would consult lawmakers on significant developments, last week he initiated personnel changes and began a review of visas for foreign employees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Undaunted, US global media chief plows ahead with changes

By Matthew Lee Jul. 13, 2020 12:22 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jun. 19, 2020 05:13 PM EDT
Editorials from around New England: CONNECTICUT Congress should protect Dreamers from deportation ...

In this June 17, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Darby, Pa. John Bolton's claims that President Donald Trump urged China’s Xi Jinping to help him win reelection is casting a renewed spotlight on a major front in the 2020 presidential campaign: the battle over who has been softer on Beijing. China already loomed large in the contest as Trump and Biden, have traded accusations over corruption, geopolitical pandering and the president’s wild shifts in tone toward the Asia superpower (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Biden seizes on Bolton book to hit Trump's record on China

By Jonathan Lemire And Alexandra Jaffe Jun. 19, 2020 12:27 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2020 11:33 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: New Boss May Test Voice of America’s Credibility ...

The Voice of America building, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
US broadcasting chief fires agency heads in major reshuffle

By Matthew Lee Jun. 17, 2020 12:27 PM EDT

The Voice of America building, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Voice of America director, deputy resign amid Trump clash

By Ben Fox Jun. 15, 2020 01:21 PM EDT

From left, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino, and President Donald Trump's White House senior adviser Jared Kushner walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, before boarding Marine One with President Donald Trump for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is traveling to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for the launch of a rocket ship built by the SpaceX company, putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Facing electoral headwinds, Trump brings back his 2016 team

By Jonathan Lemire Jun. 10, 2020 12:16 AM EDT

In this May 11, 2020 photo, President Donald Trump points to a question as he speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Trump has many targets in his war against the media but perhaps none more surprising than the Voice of America, the venerable U.S.-government funded institution created during WWII and expanded during the Cold War to broadcast independent news and promote democracy and American values to the world. In a series of attacks, Trump and his supporters have accused the outlet of “disgraceful” reporting. They're now pushing hard to install their choice to run the agency that oversees VOA and its affiliates. That battle is about to hit Congress, where partisan lines have already been drawn over fears the administration wants to turn them into Trump propaganda machines. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead Voice of America

By Matthew Lee Jun. 04, 2020 02:25 PM EDT