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FILE – President Donald Trump talks with, from left, Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, California Gov. Jerry Brown, Paradise Mayor Jody Jones and FEMA Administrator Brock Long during a visit to a neighborhood destroyed by the wildfires in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

March 8, 2025 at 3:40 p.m.

The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration.

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to clemency for anti-abortion protesters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities

January 24, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the cases an example of the “weaponization”...

FILE – People participating in the March for Life walk past the Supreme Court, Jan. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Donald Trump and JD Vance join March for Life anti-abortion activists in celebrating the movement’s gains

January 24, 2025 at 4:12 p.m.

President Donald Trump vowed to support anti-abortion-rights protesters in his second term as tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington on Friday for the annual March for Life.

President Donald Trump holding up a order for clemency for anti-abortion protesters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Trump pardons anti-abortion activists convicted for blockading abortion clinic entrances

January 23, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

President Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances.

Protesters hold competing signs outside Manhattan federal court during an abortion-rights demonstration in New York on May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)

Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban, but lose in 3

November 6, 2024 at 12:47 p.m.

Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans in one of five victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South...

A Welcome to Waukegan City sign is seen in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Waukegan an example of presidential election ‘lost’ cities; ‘It’s frustrating that certain voters’ votes count for more’

October 10, 2024 at 10:06 a.m.

This is emblematic of the limited attention cities outside of swing states receive from presidential campaigns.

A person walks past a building heavily damaged during Hurricane Helene Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

North Carolina swing state election faces ‘daunting’ level of uncertainty after Helene ravages multiple counties

October 1, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.

North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing state will be able to cast their ballots despite...

FILE – Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation

August 26, 2024 at 6:39 p.m.

The social media platform X has made a change to its AI chatbot after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation.

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Democrats hope Harris’ bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House

August 16, 2024 at 3:34 p.m.

President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does. She’s also toured...

Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and vice presidential candidate JD Vance are introduced during Tuesday's Republican National Convention session at Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting

July 16, 2024 at 9:32 p.m.

The Republican National Convention resumes Tuesday, when the focus shifts to immigration, an issue central to former President Donald Trump’s political brand that helped endear him to the GOP base...

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