Politics

Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at agencies

By Lea Skene, Associated Press

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.

147 lawmakers in 44 states accused of sexual harassment or misconduct since 2017

By Isabella Volmert, David A. Lieb, Associated Press, Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America

In an updated report, The Associated Press has cataloged at least 147 state lawmakers in a total of 44 states who have been accused of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct since 2017.

WATCH: Trump says he knew 'nothing' about report on officials texting war plans to journalist

By Associated Press

The plant is part of an overall $20 billion investment by Hyundai, the Korean automaker.

Veterans becoming face of Trump's government cuts and Democrats' resistance

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Former service members have been acutely affected by the Republican president's actions, including layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a Pentagon purge of archives that documented military diversity.

How this U.S. border town is grappling with Trump's trade war with Canada

By Sally Ho, Associated Press

Locals and visitors alike in Point Roberts, Washington, are increasingly worried about how this unusual waterfront border town that has embodied the two countries’ interdependency can survive the hostility brewing on both sides.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers

By Associated Press

In an emergency appeal filed Monday, the Republican administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn’t have the authority to order some 16,000 probationary employees be hired back.

LISTEN: Supreme Court appears divided in case over gerrymandering and race in Louisiana

By Mark Sherman, Sara Cline, Associated Press

The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which has two Black majority districts for the first time.

Former Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies at 49

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Love, of Utah, had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University’s brain tumor center. Her daughter said earlier this month that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to…

Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, dies at 88

By Associated Press

Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, has died.

Columbia University agrees to policy changes after Trump administration funding threats

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes Friday, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.