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FILE - U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference, Aug. 12, 2025, at the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Judge upbraids prosecutors for handling of DC surge cases, saying they have 'no credibility left'

3:20 PM on Thursday, September 4

A federal magistrate judge has angrily accused top Justice Department prosecutors of trampling on the civil rights of people arrested during President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital

Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

2:00 PM on Thursday, September 4

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump said last week he won't spend

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

What polls show about Americans' views on childhood vaccine mandates

1:32 PM on Thursday, September 4

Most Americans say kids should be vaccinated to attend school

FILE - Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, walks at the White House, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump's Fed nominee says he'd keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate

12:01 PM on Thursday, September 4

Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, says he'd remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term at the central bank

South Sudan says foreigners deported from the US remain in custody

11:15 AM on Thursday, September 4

Seven of the eight men deported to South Sudan from the United States remain in custody as local officials consider what to do with them, the foreign ministry said Thursday

If Trump's biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumers

11:00 AM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump likes to boast about how much money the U.S. Treasury is raking in from the massive taxes – tariffs -- he’s slapped this year on imports from almost every country in the world

Performers take part in a gala performance entitled "Justice Will Prevail" to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar)

South Africa asks China to postpone naval exercises that coincide with possible Trump trip for G20

10:53 AM on Thursday, September 4

South Africa is asking China to postpone naval exercises that would have brought Chinese and Russian warships to South African waters around the time the country hosts a Group of 20 summit in November

FILE - Several VISA and MASTER credit cards are shown in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say

9:25 AM on Thursday, September 4

A new paper from Vanderbilt University suggests Americans could save about $100 billion annually if credit card interest rates were capped at 10%, as proposed by President Donald Trump

Australia’s ambassador exits Iran as Tehran lowers diplomatic links over alleged attacks

9:10 AM on Thursday, September 4

Iran said it has downgraded its relation with Australia a week after its ambassador left the country over accusations that Tehran was behind antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne

Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol's El Centro Sector, poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Gregory Bovino, head of Los Angeles campaign, shows how immigration agents rack up arrests

8:01 AM on Thursday, September 4

The Border Patrol agent leading immigration enforcement in Los Angeles was removed from his position in 2023 under President Joe Biden

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and foreign leaders including Russia President Vladimir Putin, center left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, walk to Tiananmen Rostrum ahead of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Shen Hong/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Xi and Putin's hot mic moment: How long will science extend the human life span?

6:22 AM on Thursday, September 4

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the potential for scientific advances to extend human life

FILE - The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington on March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case and reverse ruling finding them illegal

10:11 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The Trump administration is taking the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law

FILE - Pedestrians cross Canal Street in New Orleans on Oct. 25, 2024. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

Trump suggests National Guard could go into New Orleans, a blue city in a red state

2:19 PM on Wednesday, September 3

President Trump suggests New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime

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