Chris Megerian

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A hand-drawn portrait of American teacher Marc Fogel

A 66-year-old teacher served a 14-year prison sentence in Russia for having medically prescribed marijuana. Now he’s coming home to his family

By Chris Megerian, Eric Tucker, and others

People protest during a rally against Elon Musk outside the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Judge temporarily blocks Elon Musk plan offering incentives for federal workers to quit

By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, and others

People protest during a rally against Elon Musk outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Federal workers ask whether Musk buyout deal is real or a trick as deadline approaches

By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, and others

Trump speaks in front of a microphone

Donald Trump talks so much the White House is considering hiring more stenographers to keep up with everything he says

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

US President Donald Trump speaks at a press briefing

Trump’s budget office reverses executive order freezing federal grants after it sparked legal challenges across the country

By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, and others

People protest against a funding freeze of federal grants and loans following a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding near to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump federal funding freeze temporarily blocked by federal judge

By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, and others

FILE – A firefighter hoses down flames as the Palisades Fire approaches in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

Trump heads to visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California in first trip of White House return

By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, and others

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says he may withhold federal wildfire disaster aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies

By Lisa Mascaro, Chris Megerian, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 25: Members of the Libertarian Party stand in chairs while chanting and demanding the release of Ross Ulbricht during the party’s national convention at the Washington Hilton on May 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. Ulbricht is the founder of the darknet site Silk Road and is currently serving a life sentence in federal prison. Former U.S. President Donald Trump is running for a second term in the White House as a Republican and is scheduled to address the convention one day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate for president. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump pardons founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

US President Donald Trump looks at a letter left for him by former President Joe Biden, not pictured, while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. President Donald Trump launched his second term with a strident inaugural address that vowed to prioritize Americas interests with a “golden age” for the country, while taking on “a radical and corrupt establishment.” Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump starts presidency with flood of executive orders to limit birthright citizenship, rescind Biden directives on climate change and diversity

By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, and others

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives his farewell address Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Biden uses farewell address to warn an ultra-wealthy ‘oligarchy’ and a ‘tech-industrial complex’ are infringing on Americans’ rights

By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, and others

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump brings chaos back to Washington as he joins with Musk in attempt to kill bipartisan budget deal

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage before he speaks at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Greenvale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Trump’s promises to shake up Washington are in a class of their own

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk holds a model rocket ship.

Musk and Trump watch SpaceX launch together as Elon earns ‘uncle’ status among president-elect’s family

By Chris Megerian, Michelle L. Price, and others

Donald Trump watching a video screen at a campaign rally.

Trump hunkers down with Elon Musk as officials reportedly jockey for jobs

By Chris Megerian, Jill Colvin, and others