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  • This combination of photos shows Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, at a rally on Aug. 16, 2025, in Chicago, left, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington, right. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague, left, Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Politics

    ‘Take that money back’: Texas Democrats say it’s time to ‘clean house’ at ICE after another deadly shooting by immigration agents

    By Thomas Beaumont and The Associated Press
  • Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith announces the results of a vote to redistrict the state’s congressional map, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Politics

    Indiana Republicans defy Trump, refuse to go along with his gerrymandering agenda

    By Thomas Beaumont, Isabella Volmert, and others
  • FILE – A general exterior view of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)Politics

    Republican lawmakers in Indiana face ‘a very dangerous and intimidating process’ as threats pile up while Trump pushes redistricting

    By Thomas Beaumont, Isabella Volmert, and others
  • TrumpAI

    Trump orders ‘Genesis Mission’ for AI companies to work on scientific breakthroughs with universities, national labs

    By Thomas Beaumont and The Associated Press
  • Tucker CarlsonPolitics

    Trump attacks Taylor Greene and Massie for standing up to him on Epstein but has no harsh words for antisemitism on Tucker Carlson’s show

    By Chris Megerian, Thomas Beaumont, and others
  • President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach Fla., on his way back to the White House, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.Politics

    The rural and urban halves of America don’t agree on much, with a big exception: ‘One thing that truly unites the country is economic angst’

    By Thomas Beaumont, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others
  • Graham PlatnerPolitics

    Maine oyster farmer running for Senate tries to explain Marine tattoo that appears to be a Nazi SS ‘Totenkopf’ symbol

    By Thomas Beaumont, Kimberlee Kruesi, and others
  • Elon Musk speaks at a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)Politics

    Elon Musk defeated in Wisconsin Supreme Court race after spending almost $25 million to back losing candidate

    By Nicholas Riccardi, Thomas Beaumont, and others
  • Protesters shout at a Tesla Cybertruck before a town hall with Elon Musk, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)Politics

    Elon Musk groups have spent over $17 million in Wisconsin judge race—the most expensive judicial race in American history

    By Thomas Beaumont and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk presents a check for $1 million dollars during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)Politics

    Elon Musk hands out $1 million checks to 2 Wisconsin voters after state Supreme Court declines AG request to stop him

    By Thomas Beaumont, Scott Bauer, and others
  • Rep. Chuck Edwards talks during a town hall in Asheville, N.C. on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)Politics

    North Carolina GOP House member hit with jeers, boos and pointed questions from voters in visit home: ‘Do your job’

    By Hannah Schoenbaum, Makiya Seminera, and others
  • Vivek Ramaswamy arrives for the Inauguration of Donald J. TrumpPolitics

    Trump’s DOGE department is now down to just one leader after Vivek Ramaswamy steps down

    By Thomas Beaumont, Jonathan J. Cooper, and others
  • FILE – President-elect Donald Trump poses for a photo with Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Politics

    ‘Welcome to the Elon Musk presidency’: How Musk’s warnings helped tank the budget deal

    By Thomas Beaumont and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald TrumpPolitics

    Elon Musk’s meteoric rise to the right hand of Donald Trump is a ‘champagne moment’ for investors

    By Thomas Beaumont, Sarah Parvini, and others
  • President-elect Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP)Politics

    Elon Musk warns Republicans standing in Trump’s way that he will fund primary challenges to them

    By Thomas Beaumont, Juliet Linderman, and others