Jury acquits D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent  —  Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.  —  WASHINGTON — Jurors showed no appetite for the Justice Department's case against …

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month  —  The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo.  —  A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans …

Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday  —  It wasn't just about superior turnout.  Party switchers played a significant role in Virginia and New Jersey.  —  In the Trump era, Democrats have seemed to excel among the highly engaged, highly educated voters who predominate …

Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room …

Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump's administration …

Heritage staff in open revolt over leader's defense of Tucker Carlson  —  The departures and condemnations built on brewing frustrations with Kevin Roberts's handling of Project 2025 and internal sexism allegations.  —  Just now  —  The Heritage Foundation is erupting in open revolt against its president …

Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip  —  The investigation into Muriel Bowser could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department.  —  4 MIN READ  —  Got a Tip?

Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor  —  The office makes economic projections for lawmakers and scores legislation for how much it would add or subtract from the national debt.  —  just now  —  The Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers' nonpartisan bookkeeper …

‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents  —  A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz …

White House guest faints during Trump event in Oval Office  —  A White House guest who was attending President Trump's announcement about lowering the cost of obesity drugs fainted in the Oval Office, causing the event to be cut short.  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt …

'You're not rushing.  You're just ready:' Parents say ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself … Zane Shamblin sat alone in his car with a loaded handgun, his face illuminated in the predawn dark by the dull glow of a phone.  —  He was ready to die.  —  But first, he wanted to keep conferring with his closest confidant.

Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages  — Federal agent said he was proud of his shooting skills  — Marimar Martinez indicted on charges of impeding federal agent  — Key vehicle in case repaired before defense could inspect it

Kash Patel's Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks  —  This dude can't stop flying to Nashville.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Kash Patel keeps taking a private jet to his girlfriend's home city  —  FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL has had quite a week.  —  Facing criticism for taking …

Bernie Moreno accused of ‘creepy’ behavior after revealing he collected colleagues' car info  —  WASHINGTON - A routine Senate nomination hearing erupted into a confrontation Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno revealed he had obtained the vehicle identification numbers of his Democratic colleagues' cars …

Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants  —  The Roman Catholic prelates cited detainees' lack of access to religious sacraments like communion.  —  Two Roman Catholic bishops with ties to President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission voiced criticism this week …

Denver offers to pay airport staff during shutdown to avoid cutbacks … The airport, which is overseen by the city, requested a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday to pay staff but has not yet received a response.  —  The FAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela  —  The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation that would have required approval from Congress before President Donald Trump could take military action against Venezuela, despite bipartisan misgivings about the administration's secretive efforts in the region.

'I'm wary about this president': California AG sounds warning about midterm security … “We are in unprecedented territory with this administration,” Bonta said.  “The Trump administration hates California.  Trump hates California.  Trump is targeting California.”

FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site  —  The FBI is attempting to unmask the owner behind archive.today, a popular archiving site that is also regularly used to bypass paywalls on the internet and to avoid sending traffic to the original publishers of web content, according to a subpoena posted by the website.

“Kansas mayor charged with alleged voter fraud; state leader says ‘hundreds’ more cases expected”  —  Kansas Reflector:  —  The mayor of a small south-central Kansas town has been charged with committing fraud by voting in elections since 2022 even though he is not a United States citizen …