Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
National Politics
By By BILL BARROW Associated Press 
January 29, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s ...
5 economic forces that could shape the first year of Trump’s presidency
National Politics
January 25, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like most presidents, Donald Trump faces an economy that seldom bends to political ambitions. The Republican has promised strong growth, high tariffs, income tax cuts and booming oil...
Trump’s geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next
National Politics
January 24, 2025
By LAURIE KELLMAN and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press What’s in a name change, after all? The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacati...
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January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity and making it easier to go after foreign adversaries or hacking groups tha...
Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
National Politics
By By MEG KINNARD Associated Press 
January 15, 2025
After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, now the nominations process officially begins. Senate hearings are scheduled this week fo...
A tough-on-crime approach is back in U.S. state capitols
National Politics
By By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press 
January 14, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move reflects a national t...
States are preparing to help or thwart Trump’s second-term plans
National Politics
January 13, 2025
By DAVID A. LIEB AND GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Do you live in a red state, a blue state, or one where Republicans and Democrats share power? Your answer might provide the best indicator of what...