Politics

What you need to know about Nevada's presidential primary and caucuses

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Nevada again holds the coveted first-in-the-West slot in the presidential campaign calendar, but this year’s showdown in the Silver State won’t look like it did in previous years.

WATCH: Biden meets grieving families of 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan, who he says 'risked it all'

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

The service members killed Sunday were all from Georgia — Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Sgt. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Sgt. Breonna Moffett of Savannah.

January hiring gains surprisingly robust

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades.

Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and trafficking may suffer after drug money allegations

By Associated Press

Mexico's president has suggested that talks with the U.S. government on migration and drug trafficking could suffer after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign.

Dozens of swatting calls target members of Congress and candidates on campaign trail

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman

Swatting has been on the rise with targets in Congress and on the campaign trail. High-profile targets of hoax 911 calls include Nikki Haley, special counsel Jack Smith and nearly three dozen members of Congress. Lisa Desjardins discussed the growing…

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AP investigation reveals secret U.S. spy program that targeted top Venezuelan officials

By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

The revelation comes at a fraught moment in U.S.-Venezuela relations and offers a rare window into the lengths the DEA was willing to go in a country that banned U.S. drug agents nearly two decades ago.

U.S. approves $4 billion drone sale to India for maritime security needs

By Associated Press

The State Department notified Congress on Thursday of the $3.99 billion sale that will include 31 Sky Guardian drones, 170 Hellfire missiles, 310 small-diameter bombs and related support material.

Disney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should 'move on'

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The company had said after Wednesday's decision that it would set a dangerous precedent if left unchallenged by giving states the green light to weaponize their powers to punish opposing viewpoints.

Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Meeting a judge's deadline, prosecutors revealed in court filings Wednesday potential avenues of trial testimony from Memphis Police Department training instructors, at least one of whom, Juan Gonzalez, taught the officers charged in Nichols' death.

UK judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit over dossier containing 'shocking and scandalous claims'

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

A judge in London has thrown out a lawsuit by former U.S. President Donald Trump accusing a former British spy of making "shocking and scandalous claims" that were false and harmed his reputation.