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White House says judges balking at Trump's actions are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from "judicial activists" on the bench whose decisions amount to a "constitutional...

Feb 12, 2025

White House says judges balking at Trump's actions are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from "judicial activists" on the bench whose decisions amount to a "constitutional...

Feb 12, 2025

Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois' political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of bribery and wire fraud Wednesday in a mixed...

Feb 12, 2025

Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois' political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of some charges Wednesday in a mixed verdict i...

Feb 12, 2025

Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgme...

Feb 12, 2025

Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate them

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump's new administration. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Was...

Feb 12, 2025

Education Department rescinds Biden memo that threatened to upend college NIL payments

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges' plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by makin...

Feb 12, 2025

8 inspectors general fired by Trump file a federal lawsuit claiming their terminations were unlawful

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight government watchdogs sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over their mass firing that removed oversight of his new administration. The lawsuit filed in federal court in W...

Feb 12, 2025

Education Department rescinds Biden memo that threatened to upend college NIL payments

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges' plans to pay athletes for their name, imagine and likeness by mak...

Feb 12, 2025

Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse

VIENNA (AP) - Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Wednesday that his talks on forming a coalition government with a conservative party have collapsed. Austria's president gave Kickl a mandate...

Feb 12, 2025