By MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — A former senior aide to Jill Biden on Wednesday became the second person to invoke the Fifth Amendment and decline to answer questions from House Republicans who are investigating President Joe Biden’s mental state … Continued
By GRAHAM DUNBAR and SETH BORENSTEIN GENEVA (AP) — Soccer had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States — a sweltering preview of what players and fans may face when … Continued
Alligator Alcatraz has triggered pride in the MAGA world — and fury in an unlikely bipartisan mix of South Floridians. In fact, the land where Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration quickly erected the new immigrant detention center, which is expected to … Continued
By PATRICK WHITTLE and GEOFF MULVIHILL PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An item in Republicans’ sweeping policy and tax bill intended to block Medicaid dollars from flowing to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s biggest abortion provider, is also hitting a major medical … Continued
By JILL COLVIN NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.” “Their … Continued
By ABDELRAHMAN SHAHEEN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ceasefire after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and … Continued