Politics

WATCH: Rubio says Trump prefers Cuba diplomatic solution, but says likelihood 'is not high'

By Associated Press

His comments leave open the option of military action against Cuba, particularly after the indictment this week of former President Raúl Castro on terrorism charges.

As losses from scams surge, Congress asks telecoms to do more to prevent them

By Erika Kinetz, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

A powerful congressional committee is urging major telecommunications companies to do more to protect Americans against scams, part of a widening investigation into the role that U.S. companies play in the surge in cyberscams that cost Americans an estimated $200…

Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence

By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press

A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.

DNC's 2024 election autopsy criticizes Kamala Harris while sidestepping controversial elements of the campaign

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Although the autopsy criticizes Democrats' focus on “identity politics,” the report does not address former President Joe Biden’s decision to seek reelection, the rushed selection of Harris to replace him on the ticket or the party's acrimonious divide over the…

WATCH: Trump says White House 'won't be a very secure place' without $1 billion security proposal

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump, facing a Senate Republican mutiny, said Thursday that he doesn't "need money for the ballroom," drawing a distinction between the ballroom and proposed White House security improvements.

WATCH: Trump explains why he postponed signing AI executive order

By Collin Binkley, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

President Donald Trump called off a signing ceremony Thursday for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America’s edge on AI technology.

Supreme Court dismisses Alabama's bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court's action leaves in place lower court rulings in favor of Joseph Clifton Smith, 55, who has been on death row roughly half his life after his conviction for beating a man to death in 1997.

Design plan for Trump's proposed Washington arch is approved by Trump-appointed commission

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

At a height of 250 feet, the arch would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and be close to half the height of the Washington Monument, an obelisk that is about 555 feet tall.

Read the DNC's full post-election autopsy for the 2024 campaign

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin released a critical study of the party's performance in the 2024 campaign on Thursday, bowing to intense internal pressure from frustrated Democratic operatives who had publicly demanded the release of the post-election autopsy.