Adriana Gomez Licon

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As Obama warns Democrats against ‘litmus tests,’ some progressives vent fury at Schumer after Mamdani’s big win

By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated Press

Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey, another victory for Democrats in a night full of them

By Mike Catalini, Michael R. Sisak, and others

FILE – California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Gavin Newsom say he’ll consider White House bid after 2026 midterms — ‘I’d be lying otherwise’

By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated Press

FILE – A California’s SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

The Trump administration won’t tap $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing, so no SNAP payments will go out next weekend

By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated Press

Supporters hold a sign before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign event, Sept.12, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (

‘Now it’s like, ‘OK, you’re in office. I’m still getting done dirty at the grocery store”: Hispanic voters’ inflation fatigue weighs on Trump polling

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others

Xavier Becerra

Former Biden official campaigns for California governorship with Spanish-language TikTok videos

By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump returns to his Mar-a-Lago club from Trump National Golf Club, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump advisers say 50-plus countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House

By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated Press

Republican Jimmy Patronis is congratulated during an election night watch party Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Pensacola, Fla. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

GOP wins 2 Florida special elections in Trump strongholds but by about 10 points less than in 2024

By Stephany Matat, Kate Payne, and others

Elon Musk speaks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments

By Chris Megerian, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others

President Donald Trump speaks at a press briefing at the White House

Trump blames DEI for D.C. plane crash without citing evidence—’because I have common sense’

By The Associated Press and Adriana Gomez Licon

An aerial view of Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump’s ‘center of the universe’: Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Michelle L. Price, and others

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, poses with President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Trump says ‘world is going a little crazy right now’ as he meets with Macron and Zelenskyy

By Sylvie Corbet, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others

FILE – Tulsi Gabbard speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

GOP defends Gabbard after Democrats say Trump’s pick for intelligence chief is ‘compromised’

By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated Press

FILE – Brooke Rollins speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump names Rollins as agriculture secretary, rounding out Cabinet nominations

By Bill Barrow, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on the third day of Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, on July 17, 2024.

Trump taps loyalists Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for national intelligence chief

By Michelle L. Price, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others