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A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, California. (Noah Berger/AP)

President Donald Trump says he’s going to reopen Alcatraz prison. Doing so would be difficult and costly

May 5, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island that has been closed for more than...

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel makes his concession speech to a crowd at his election night party Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Pewaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

April 2, 2025 at 8:12 a.m.

A trio of elections on Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to...

Elon Musk attends the finals at the NCAA wrestling championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?

March 28, 2025 at 8:55 p.m.

Wisconsin state law expressly prohibits giving anything of value in exchange for voting — drawing a slew of complaints, including from Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney, who sued Friday afternoon to block...

ARCHIVO – El presidente electo Donald Trump, derecho, estrecha mano con el exvicepresidente Mike Pence antes del funeral de Estado del expresidente Jimmy Carter en la Catedral Nacional de Washington, el 9 de enero de 2025. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin, archivo)

Mike Pence se destaca como uno de los pocos republicanos dispuestos a desafiar a Trump 2.0

February 17, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

Su grupo gastó casi 1 millón de dólares en anuncios en contra de Robert F. Kennedy Jr., el elegido de Donald Trump para dirigir las agencias de salud del país....

FILE – People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

February 14, 2025 at 7:36 p.m.

Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One where Trump signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 “the first ever Gulf of America Day,” as he travels from West Palm Beach, Fla. to New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Donald Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview

February 9, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow.

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the International Religious Freedom Summit at the Washington Hilton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

JD Vance and Elon Musk question the authority of the courts as Donald Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback

February 9, 2025 at 3:44 p.m.

Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Who is Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary responding to the DC plane crash?

January 30, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, is facing his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in.

Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers

January 25, 2025 at 1:27 p.m.

Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests, with White House screening teams fanning out to government agencies to check for “Make...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Donald Trump’s TikTok shift

January 19, 2025 at 7:53 p.m.

After going dark for users this weekend, Donald Trump said on his social media site that he would issue an executive order after he’s sworn in for a second term...

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