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AP News - Politics

President Donald Trump greets Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he arrives on Air Force One at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Harrison Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war's end with focus on peace and unity

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Judge skeptical of Trump administration argument that federal courts can't review border declaration

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Trump shares hug with Whitmer upon arrival in Michigan

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A look back at President Donald Trump's 100 days in office

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5 economic forces that could shape the first year of Trump's presidency

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Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement

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Trump greets Whitmer with a hug and gives her a win — new jets for Michigan airbase

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The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status

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Trump offers automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories

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Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe

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Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations

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Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into law

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Montana Republicans dominated the 2024 election. How did Democrats gain power at the statehouse?

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A town refuses to give up the school's Native American mascot — and gets Trump's support

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California high-speed rail leader pushes state to support private investment

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Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

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Childcare in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids

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Takeaways from AP's report on how Trump's immigration crackdown resonates in the Texas Panhandle

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Immigrants working legally in the Texas Panhandle live in limbo under Trump's crackdown

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Iowa immigrant group is alarmed by a state lawmaker's demand for confidential information

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Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall

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FACT FOCUS: Trump touts his accomplishments at 100 days but at times falls short on the facts

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Migrants face a novel criminal charge in new border zone in New Mexico

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Texas Senate OKs effort to clarify medical exceptions under state's abortion ban

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North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law

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Federal judge says local police must follow order to halt enforcement of Florida immigration law

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Florida is poised to become 2nd state to ban fluoride from public water systems

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Voters resoundingly backed paid sick leave. Now lawmakers in 3 states want to roll back the benefits

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Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York

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New York moves toward creating a new charge for those who wear masks during crimes

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House GOP wants to pump billions into Trump's deportations and detentions as part of tax bill

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New Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students

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Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff

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AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration

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Harvard pledges reforms following internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab bias

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Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes and 'revenge porn,' passes. What is it?

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Arts grants head to Montana governor without cuts restored

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At little-known US research lab, Bondi meets with scientists studying illicit drugs to stop the flow

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Washington lawmakers pass rent-control bill, approve unemployment for striking workers

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US judge bars Border Patrol from some warrantless arrests of suspected undocumented residents

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Bob Filner, a former U.S. congressman who also had an embattled term as San Diego mayor, dies at 82

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Texas poised to ask voters to approve $3 billion to study dementia

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