Politics

The U.S. and EU release a bare-bones account of their trade deal, but it's a work in progress

By Sam McNeil, David McHugh, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Officials have left blank key areas such as wine and spirits as well as steel. And they've indicated that talks will continue on those and a slew of other important sectors.

Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be

By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

Those Christians claim empathy can manipulate people into accepting what they see as sins, like abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights.

Trump's massive civil fraud penalty for exaggerating financial statements is thrown out by appeals court

By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

A panel of five judges in New York’s mid-level Appellate Division said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump over $515 million and rock his real estate empire, was “excessive.”…

James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, has died

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

Dobson was a child psychologist who started Focus on the Family in 1977.

WATCH: Texas Senate considers redistricting measure that will likely add five GOP seats

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP in that state's House of Representatives on Wednesday.

California set to pass a new congressional map after Texas' move to boost Republicans

By Jim Vertuno, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has engineered the high-risk strategy in response to President Donald Trump's own brinkmanship.

Appeals court allows DHS to end protected status for migrants from Central America and Nepal

By Janie Har, Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal.

News Wrap: Texas lawmakers move closer to approving new congressional maps

In our news wrap Wednesday, Texas lawmakers are closer to approving controversial congressional maps that sparked a nationwide fight over redistricting, a federal judge temporarily blocked Texas from requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms and Vice President…

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How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research

By John Yang, Kyle Midura

President Trump has promised answers soon on a potential shift in national drug policy. Last year, the Biden administration proposed moving marijuana from the DEA's Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, which wouldn’t make it legal on the federal level but…

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Gabbard announces 40% cut to workforce at key U.S. intelligence office

By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.