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FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department

12:05 AM on Friday, October 31

The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for educators, wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws

National Guard soldiers patrol at Union Station, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

National Guard in each state is ordered to create 'quick reaction forces' trained in civil unrest

7:47 PM on Thursday, October 30

Military leaders have ordered the National Guard in every state to develop a “quick reaction force” of troops trained to deal with civil disturbances and riots that can be ready to deploy with just hours’ notice

FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey pauses as he speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Lawyers for Comey seek grand jury transcript, bringing fresh challenge to a case pushed by Trump

6:49 PM on Thursday, October 30

Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey want to review a transcript and audio recording of grand jury proceedings in his criminal case, citing what they say were “irregularities” in the process that should result in the dismissal of an indictment pushed by President Donald Trump

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves after a bilateral meeting with Malaysia's Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Hegseth orders the military to detail dozens of attorneys to the Justice Department, AP learns

6:06 PM on Thursday, October 30

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border that could run through next fall

Hegseth orders military to send dozens of lawyers to help Justice Department in Memphis, near Mexico border, AP learns

6:05 PM on Thursday, October 30

Hegseth orders military to send dozens of lawyers to help Justice Department in Memphis, near Mexico border, AP learns

FILE - A sign for the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building and Courthouse is displayed outside the courthouse on Jan. 22, 2024, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Jennifer Kelleher, File)

Federal judge in Hawaii rules FDA violated the law by restricting access to abortion medication

6:03 PM on Thursday, October 30

A federal judge in Hawaii has ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration violated the law by imposing restrictions on a medication used for abortions and miscarriage management

FILE - A man carries a Black Lives Matter flag in Lafayette Square outside the White House on the fourth night of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say

5:26 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020

Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP

5:25 PM on Thursday, October 30

Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP

FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Ohio panel unveils proposed US House map that could help Republicans win more seats

5:23 PM on Thursday, October 30

Ohio's Republican-led redistricting commission has unveiled a new U.S. House map that could give Republicans a chance to win two more seats in next year's elections

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference on the 30th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

4:43 PM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war

3:11 PM on Thursday, October 30

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to dancing performers during a welcoming ceremony after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)

'America First' Trump loved hanging out with the global elite during his Asia trip

1:21 PM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump seemed to love his whirlwind Asia trip

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

GOP lawmakers urge Trump administration to back Falun Gong lawsuit against Cisco

11:59 AM on Thursday, October 30

Two prominent Republicans are urging the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit against Cisco

People gather, among them students, to walk on the street towards the northern city of Novi Sad, for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia youth lead thousands on march for weekend rally marking deadly canopy collapse last year

8:55 AM on Thursday, October 30

Thousands of mainly young protesters in Serbia have embarked on a two-day march from the capital Belgrade

FILE - This photo provided by Safe Restraints Inc., in October 2025, shows a custom version of the WRAP restraining equipment made for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. (Safe Restraints via AP, File)

Citing AP investigation, senators demand answers on use of full-body restraints during deportations

8:00 AM on Thursday, October 30

A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use of full-body restraints on deportation flights

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump no-show at big Asian economic forum may risk US reputation in region

6:56 AM on Thursday, October 30

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to skip a big Asian economic meeting this weekend risks worsening America’s reputation at a forum that represents nearly 40% of the world’s population and more than half of global goods trade

FILE - Independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron stands at the "Mur des Justes" at the Shoah Museum, a wall on which 2,693 names of people who protected or saved Jews during World War II are engraved in Paris, April 30, 2017. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool Photo via AP, File)

A French trial examines Holocaust Memorial graffiti believed linked to Russia

2:02 AM on Thursday, October 30

Three Bulgarian men are on trial in Paris accused of involvement in spray-painting red hands around the Paris Holocaust memorial

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Trump administration limits refugee admissions to mostly white South Africans

11:00 PM on Wednesday, October 29

President Donald Trump's administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans

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