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Abandoned by his colleagues after negotiating a border compromise, GOP senator faces backlash alone

Abandoned by his colleagues after negotiating a border compromise, GOP senator faces backlash alone

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just before the Senate voted Wednesday to kill the border deal he spent the last four months negotiating, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford climbed a set of marble stairs outside the chamber and joined his wife in the visitors’ gallery.
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Nikki Haley hunts for California votes, shrugs off snub in Nevada presidential primary

Nikki Haley hunts for California votes, shrugs off snub in Nevada presidential primary

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a symbolic snub in Nevada’s primary , Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign headed Wednesday to California, where she faces another longshot bid against former President Donald Trump and again sought to tamp down any talk that
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Lawyers tell Trump civil fraud judge they have no details on witness's reported perjury plea talks

Lawyers tell Trump civil fraud judge they have no details on witness's reported perjury plea talks

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial told the judge Wednesday they had no information to share regarding a key witness reportedly negotiating to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony in the case.
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Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden

Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson on Wednesday announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden.
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Liberals' proposed AI law too vague, costly, Big Tech executives tell MPs

Liberals' proposed AI law too vague, costly, Big Tech executives tell MPs

OTTAWA — Representatives from Big Tech companies say a Liberal government bill that would begin regulating some artificial intelligence systems is too vague.
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Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be released soon to Congress and the public, Attorney General Merrick
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Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground

Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court .
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Alabama lawmakers push sweeping gambling bill that would allow lottery and casinos

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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Montana man is found guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

Montana man is found guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana appliance store owner and supporter of former President Donald Trump was convicted Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol that interrupted certifying the 2020 Electoral College vote.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wartime aid for Ukraine was left hanging in the Senate Wednesday after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package that had been tied to the funding, then struggled to coalesce around a plan to salvage the aid for Kyiv.
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