• With the world’s leaders waiting, Trump meets with Mamdani
    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat — and a trip down memory lane — with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The president, appearing with Mamdani after their meeting, reminisced about his previous visits […]
  • Judge won’t block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap
    McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. declined the plaintiffs’ request for […]
  • Republican who oversees South Dakota’s elections endorses a Democrat in the race to succeed her
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican secretary of state is breaking with her party and endorsing the Democrat running for the office, saying “the integrity, stability, and professionalism of this office is at stake.” Secretary of State Monae Johnson lost the nomination at the state GOP convention in June to Heather Baxter, a […]
  • Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional map, but Supreme Court will have final say
    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A long-running legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map took another turn Monday when a federal appeals panel ruled in favor of new districts backed by President Donald Trump, even though the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked those districts from being used in the November election. A three-judge panel of the […]
  • Charges to be dropped against 5 pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford after mistrial
    Five pro-Palestinian demonstrators whose trial earlier this year over a 2024 protest at Stanford University ended in a mistrial will have their charges dismissed if they complete community service and pay restitution, prosecutors said Monday. The defendants — one current and four former Stanford students — were among thousands of demonstrators arrested on campuses nationwide […]