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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., addresses a gathering on Nov. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. Booker has already said that he's thinking about running for president. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Potential presidential candidates are less coy about 2028 plans: ‘Of course I’m thinking about it’

November 22, 2025 at 12:38 p.m.

Some Democrats aren't being coy about considering running in 2028. With no clear party leader, some could-be candidates are declaring their intentions early.

A message from the National Women’s Law Center concerning the announcement by the Trump administration of restoring only half funding the SNAP benefits is projected on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Democrats seize on the Trump administration’s efforts to fight federal food aid payments

November 8, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.

The Trump administration’s efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the shutdown to paint...

Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent

November 5, 2025 at 6:21 a.m.

New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the...

President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order regarding TikTok in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump escalates retribution campaign with charges against James Comey and threats against liberal groups

September 26, 2025 at 7:16 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies reached new heights as his Justice Department brought criminal charges against a longtime foe and he expanded his efforts...

Vice President JD Vance, right, Second Lady Usha Vance, center, and Erika Kirk, holding a cross on a chain, deplane Air Force Two, carrying the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Turning Point USA taps Charlie Kirk’s widow as its next leader, but questions about its future remain

September 18, 2025 at 5:40 p.m.

Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk founded to mobilize young conservatives, has seen a massive surge in interest and support since the activist’s assassination last week.

Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump’s order to impose federal law enforcement in the District of Columbia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Handling crime a strength for President Donald Trump as many in US see a ‘major problem’ in big cities: AP-NORC poll

August 27, 2025 at 6:09 a.m.

As armed National Guard troops patrol the capital, handling crime is now a relative strength for President Trump, according to an AP-NORC poll.

President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover as he and Democrats claim political wins

August 22, 2025 at 8:27 a.m.

President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a U.S. Park Police operations center in one of Washington, D.C.’s most dangerous...

FILE – District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser walks delicate line with President Donald Trump, reflecting the city’s precarious position

August 14, 2025 at 8:46 a.m.

As National Guard troops deploy across her city as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is responding with relative restraint.

FILE – The U.S. Institute of Peace building is pictured, May 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Official fired during President Donald Trump’s first term appointed president of embattled US Institute of Peace

July 26, 2025 at 4:36 p.m.

A senior State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump‘s first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appointed to lead the...

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties

July 19, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

President Trump has filed a lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey...

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