Politics

In letter to Bondi, Fed’s Lisa Cook says mortgage fraud allegations against her are ‘baseless’

By Christopher Rugaber, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

“There is no fraud, no intent to deceive, nothing whatsoever criminal or remotely a basis to allege mortgage fraud,” the letter said.

FEMA acting chief departs after 6 months on the job, officials say

By Associated Press

David Richardson is leaving the post after replacing previous acting head, the latest disruption in a year of mass staff departures, program cuts and policy upheaval at the agency charged with managing federal disaster response.

Epstein files and affordability concerns threaten Trump’s veneer of political invulnerability

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's political dominance is showing cracks as he faces challenges on affordability and the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Fetterman back home after fall put him in the hospital

By Associated Press

The senator's office said he had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday.

Trump said he doesn’t care about the Epstein files. What’s next in the push for their release?

By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The new revelations and the coming vote showed one of the rare instances where Trump has not been able to exhibit almost total control over his party.

Republican Indiana state lawmaker who opposed Trump’s redistricting push is victim of a swatting

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

The Vigo County Sheriff's Office says deputies were sent to the home of state Sen. Greg Goode on Sunday after they received an email "advising harm had been done to persons inside."…

Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The judge wrote that prosecutor's "fundamental misstatements of the law" include unexplained irregularities in the transcript of the grand jury proceedings.

Foreign enrollment at U.S. colleges holds steady despite Trump’s visa crackdown, report finds

By Collin Binkley, Makiya Seminera, Associated Press

However, the Institute of International Education found that new students entering the United States for the first time fell by 17%, the sharpest decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons

By Jim Mustian, Brian Slodysko, Matt Brown, Associated Press

The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”…

After weekend’s Border Patrol surge in Charlotte, North Carolina governor says effort is ‘stoking fear’

By Sophia Tareen, Brian Witte, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says they've seen agents in paramilitary gear targeting citizens based on their skin color and picking up random people off sidewalks. Stein called on residents to stay peaceful.