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Clyburn calls Omar ‘incredible young lady who has withstood a lot’ after Trump attacks

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Sunday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is an “incredible young lady who has withstood a lot” after attacks on her and other Somali people by President Trump. “And so, when you looked at the Somalians out in Minnesota, Ilhan [Omar], she is one incredible young lady who has withstood a...

Duckworth: Second boat strike ‘was essentially murder’

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot and combat veteran, said the military operation that killed 11 alleged drug traffickers, including two initial survivors, in the Caribbean in early September was “essentially murder.” In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Duckworth pushed back on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s...

Roughly 450 new Dollar General stores to open next year, company says

The new locations, expected to have larger footprints, will largely be in rural communities, according to the company's CEO.

Bessent says there will be no restrictions on how ‘Trump Accounts’ for children can be used

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there will be no restrictions on how children can use “Trump accounts.” “So, in essence, it is a trust fund. It is a piece of the American economy for every child, and they will be able to take it out when they’re 18, or they can convert it...

In Texas cattle country, one rancher welcomes Trump’s focus on decades of thin margins

Texas cattle rancher welcomes federal scrutiny of big four meatpacking companies amid America's smallest cattle herd in 70 years and record beef prices.

How New York City’s next speaker, Julie Menin, can counter Mayor Mamdani’s radicalism

Dear Councilwoman Julie Menin, Congratulations on securing enough votes to become the next New York City Council speaker. It’s a significant achievement, one many...

Senators square off over U.S. attacks on suspected drug boats in Caribbean

Sen. Tom Cotton pushed back Sunday against Democrats questioning the Trump administration's strategy of attacking suspected drug boats in international waters.

Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and demonstrations against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public "sentiment" surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Omar doubts Minnesota fraud linked to terrorism, warns of harms of Trump calling Somalians ‘garbage’

Rep. Ilhan Omar is not buying the idea -- embraced by some on the right -- that Minnesota's massive fraud case had ties to terrorism.

Media’s take on economy irks Trump, Bessent says, as poll numbers sink and cost of living still high

President Trump isn't thrilled with the headlines about his economy.

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