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DOGE official taking leadership role at USAID, email obtained by AP says

By Matt Brown, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Democrats clashed over shutdown strategy, but party's crisis runs far deeper

By Matt Brown, Associated Press

Democrats are confronting stark divisions within their party as leaders grapple with their losses in the 2024 election cycle and how to confront an emboldened Trump administration.

WATCH: Fed keeps interest rate unchanged, sees slower growth, higher inflation ahead

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Fed also now expects the economy to grow more slowly this year and next than it did three months ago, according to a set of quarterly economic projections also released Wednesday.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Trump has phone call with Ukraine's Zelenskyy

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed Wednesday to a limited ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, as U.S. President Donald Trump suggested during a call with the embattled country's leader that he consider American ownership of Ukraine's power plants to ensure their…

Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights, signaling legal showdown

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

It's the latest development in a showdown between the Trump administration and the judge who temporarily blocked deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants

By Michael Phillis, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The order by U.S. District Judge Tonya Chutkan prevents the Environmental Protection Agency from ending the grant program and freezing awards totaling $20 billion.

Federal judge blocks Trump ban on transgender people serving in military

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The judge issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military.

Columbia University student says his detention shows anti-Palestinian racism in U.S.

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

In a letter dictated from a Louisiana immigration lockup and released by his attorney on Tuesday, the student, Mahmoud Khalil, said he is being "targeted" as part of a larger effort to repress Palestinians.

Trump's pushback on judges challenges U.S. system of checks and balances

By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams, Shrai Popat

President Trump called for the impeachment of the judge who ordered a halt to the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. The threat comes after Judge James Boasberg also scolded the administration for failing to answer questions about the deportations.

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Trump fires two Democratic FTC members

By Associated Press

The dismissal of the Federal Trade Commission members Tuesday potentially will allow President Donald Trump to fill their slots on the independent corporate regulator with officials more sympathetic to his administration.