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Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after bipartisan backlash. The White House initially defended it, then blamed a staffer

A rare admission of a misstep by the White House, the deletion came hours after press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed “fake outrage” over the post.

By Bill Barrow, Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Minneapolis fourth grader says ICE fears leave his 30-person class with just 7 students: ‘The teachers cry’
By Bianca Vázquez Toness and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
USAID division killed by Trump is reborn after 2 mysterious donors give $48 million
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Trump administration accuses China of secret nuclear tests as Obama’s Kremlin pact expires
By Vladimir Isachenkov, Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Trump boasts that tariffs are an American economic miracle. The real data tells a different story
By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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By Jeff John RobertsFebruary 6, 2026
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By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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By Beatrice NolanFebruary 6, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerFebruary 6, 2026
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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EuropeEU mulls responding to Trump by reviving €93 billion tariff move
By Alberto Nardelli, Jorge Valero and BloombergJanuary 18, 2026
PoliticsArmy readies 1,500 paratroopers specializing in arctic operations for possible deployment to Minnesota if Trump invokes Insurrection Act
By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
BankingBlackRock’s Rick Rieder bid for Fed chair is gaining traction
By Josh Wingrove, Saleha Mohsin, Joshua Green and BloombergJanuary 18, 2026
PoliticsDemocrats think a war-powers resolution limiting Trump on Greenland would get more GOP votes than the one for Venezuela
By Stephen Groves and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
EconomyEurope can wield this $8 trillion ‘sell America’ weapon as Trump reignites a trade war over his Greenland conquest ambitions
By Jason MaJanuary 18, 2026
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Politics‘We believe in Allah, but we can’t do anything’: Somali shops reel in Minneapolis because ICE is bad for business
By Sarah Raza and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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LawEpstein files fight in court heats up as congressmen accuse DOJ of ‘serious misconduct’
By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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LawSee the face of ICE’s crackdown on normal Americans: a 21-year-old college student permanently blind in one eye
By Amy Taxin and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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EnvironmentElectricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says
By Seth Borenstein, Amanda Swinhart and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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EuropeAmerica’s NATO allies erupt in tariff fury: read their rebuke of Trump
By The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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PoliticsCIA director meets with Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela
By David Klepper and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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PoliticsTrump accused Venezuela’s Maduro of massive drug dealing. The AP has receipts about the DEA’s probe of Delcy Rodriguez, too
By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Eric Tucker and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
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EuropeMajor U.S. allies in western Europe warn of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ as Trump threatens tariffs over his lust for Greenland
By Stefanie Dazio, John Leicester, Lorne Cook and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
PoliticsThe EU could fire a never-before-used ‘trade bazooka’ to retaliate against Trump tariffs aimed at NATO allies sending troops to Greenland
By Jason MaJanuary 18, 2026
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CommentaryBuilding corporate resilience in a fragmenting world
By Sunny Mann and Anahita ThomsJanuary 18, 2026
PoliticsFBI asks agents to voluntarily travel to Minneapolis
By Margi Murphy, Jeff Stone and BloombergJanuary 17, 2026
BankingIt may come down to Trump using political pressure to force banks to cap interest rates on credit cards
By Ken Sweet and The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2026
PoliticsThere’s broad bipartisan support in Congress to renew Obamacare subsidies, but the abortion issue could block a deal and keep premiums high
By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2026
PoliticsTrump wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board
By BloombergJanuary 17, 2026
EconomyEU and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign trade deal to end quarter-century of talks, just as Trump hits Europe with new tariffs
By Nayara Batschke, Isabel Debre and The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2026
EuropeEU set to halt U.S. trade deal over Trump’s latest tariff threat
By Richard Bravo and BloombergJanuary 17, 2026
EconomyJust when Wall Street and Corporate America were looking forward to a year without trade fears, the ‘Tariff King’ strikes again
By Jason MaJanuary 17, 2026
BankingTrump blasts Dimon, threatens to sue JPMorgan over debanking
By Josh Wingrove, Maria Paula Mijares Torres and BloombergJanuary 17, 2026
Middle EastIran’s supreme leader concedes thousands killed in unrest
By Arsalan Shahla and BloombergJanuary 17, 2026
PoliticsDanish general doesn’t expect U.S. attack and says recent deployment of European troops to Greenland is for ‘working together with allies’
By Emma Burrows, Daniel Niemann and The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2026
LawJudge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration raids can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, including observers and people in cars
By Audrey McAvoy, Steve Karnowski and The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2026
PoliticsJustice Department investigates Minnesota’s Walz and Frey, who call it a bullying tactic meant to threaten political opposition
By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Jack Brook and The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2026
PoliticsFAA urges pilots to exercise caution over eastern Pacific, citing ‘military activities’ and possible satellite navigation interference
By The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press, saying he's talking to NATO about Greenland, before he departs the White House en route Palm Beach, Florida on January 16, 2026, in Washington DC, United States.
PoliticsThe weak business case for Trump acquiring Greenland: a $1 trillion price tag and few returns for two decades
By Jordan BlumJanuary 17, 2026
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EconomyMaking billionaires illegal by taxing their wealth wouldn’t even fund the government for a year, budget expert says
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 17, 2026
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