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Investigation continues a week after Savannah Guthrie mother was reported missing
Posted 11:14 AM 2/8/2026
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The urgent investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continued Sunday, a week after the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing in Arizona.
Savannah Guthrie solemnly told the potential kidnappers in a social (More)
2/5/2026
Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
Posted 10:45 AM 2/6/2026 by BILL BARROW and JOSH BOAK Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted after a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who criticized the video as racist.
The Republican president's (More)
2/4/2026
Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs
Posted 6:31 PM 2/5/2026 by ALI SWENSON Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans.
"You're going to save a fortune," (More)
2/3/2026
Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
Posted 5:39 PM 2/4/2026 by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year's elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.
No justices dissented from the (More)
2/2/2026
Mexico agrees to make more predictable water deliveries to the US
Posted 8:27 PM 2/3/2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement under which Mexico would send a minimum amount of water annually to the U.S.
President Donald Trump had threatened to raise tariffs by 5% on Mexican imports if it did not deliver more (More)
Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
What to know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of 'Today' show's Savannah Guthrie
Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis
Trump administration's tongue-in-cheek names for immigration operations praised and slammed
2/1/2026
Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote
Posted 12:37 PM 2/3/2026 by STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them.
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Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands
Posted 11:46 AM 2/1/2026 by LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining in the Trump administration's sweeping (More)