With Ramaswamy run expected, Ohio treasurer drops bid for governor to run for secretary of state
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s expected run for Ohio governor continued to reshape the 2026 election on Wednesday, as two-term state Treasurer Robert Sprague dropped his bid for the job to run for secretary of
With Gaza rehab and other global policy ideas, Trump goes from America First to America Everywhere
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn’t waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation building. But just weeks into his second go-around in the White House, the
Rubio defends right-wing ideologue tapped for senior State Department job
By Simon Lewis GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended a right-wing ideologue with a history of inflammatory comments on women and minorities whom the Trump administration has appointed to a
All 67 victims positively identified in Washington helicopter plane collision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials said on Wednesday they have positively identified all 67 people killed in last week’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington. A
US Senator McConnell fell twice, Punchbowl News reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell fell twice near the Senate chamber on Wednesday, Punchbowl News reporters said. In one fall, the Kentucky Republican fell down the stairs and walked away with help from other senators in
Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ echoes Kushner waterfront property dreams
By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of a Gaza Strip cleared of its Palestinian inhabitants and redeveloped into an international beach resort under U.S. control has revived an idea floated by his
Gov. Wes Moore says Maryland must become less reliant on federal jobs amid Trump’s push to downsize
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, facing budget problems and President Donald Trump’s dramatic efforts to downsize a federal workforce crucial to Maryland’s economy, said the state must become less reliant on federal jobs and
With US House stymied, Senate Republicans prepare to move on Trump agenda
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate, in a bid to overcome party infighting over President Donald Trump’s agenda, will begin moving forward as early as next week on a $300 billion, four-year plan
White House registers DEI.gov and Waste.gov amid federal workforce purge
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has registered two new government websites, DEI.gov and Waste.gov, as President Donald Trump and his allies push forward with plans for a massive purge of the federal workforce.
Japan Airlines jet wing strikes Delta Air plane on ground in Seattle
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The right wing of a Japan Airlines jet struck the tail of a Delta Air Lines plane while the aircraft were taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration
