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FILE - Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Robin Vos speaks during a press conference at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Feb. 15, 2023. (Samantha Madar/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state

11:49 AM on Thursday, February 19

The longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history, who acted as a block on the battleground state’s Democratic governor and also drew the ire of President Donald Trump, isn't running again

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address

11:12 AM on Thursday, February 19

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address

FILE - A sign for the Department of Housing and Urban Development stands outside the agency's headquarters, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing

10:50 AM on Thursday, February 19

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a rule that would limit public housing mostly to citizens, which advocates fear could lead to tens of thousand of people being evicted

FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

US pays about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations

10:44 AM on Thursday, February 19

The United Nations says the United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes, and President Donald Trump is promising more money to the financially strapped world organization

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10:16 AM on Thursday, February 19

FILE - Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FCC chairman says the agency is investigating ABC's 'The View' over equal time rule

9:59 AM on Thursday, February 19

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC’s “The View” over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air

FILE - Law enforcement officers stand in the street to allow vehicles to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest in Portland, Ore., Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Federal judge accuses Trump administration of 'terror' against immigrants in scathing ruling

9:49 AM on Thursday, February 19

A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally

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9:42 AM on Thursday, February 19

A slavery exhibit removed by the Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia, city says

9:31 AM on Thursday, February 19

A slavery exhibit removed by the Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia, city says

In this image from video circulating on social media, verified by the AP and posted on 17 February, 2026, attendees shout anti-government slogans in Abdanan, Iran, during a memorial known as "chehelom," Persian for "the 40th," marking 40 days since a man was killed during protests. Chehelom ceremonies are traditionally held by families 40 days after a death, but during periods of unrest they can take on a political dimension.(UGC via AP)

Iranians grieve defiantly for thousands killed in last month's crackdown

9:04 AM on Thursday, February 19

Iranians are still reeling with shock, grief and fear after Iran's rulers unleashed the deadliest crackdown ever seen in the Islamic Republic last month

President Donald Trump speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Countries that attended Trump's first Board of Peace meeting in Washington

8:57 AM on Thursday, February 19

The Board of Peace has met for the first time in Washington, bringing officials from nearly 50 countries together

Trump says the US is pledging $10 billion for his Board of Peace but doesn't specify what the money will be used for

7:25 AM on Thursday, February 19

Trump says the US is pledging $10 billion for his Board of Peace but doesn't specify what the money will be used for

Trump announces at inaugural Board of Peace meeting that 9 members agree to pledge $7 billion for Gaza relief package

7:16 AM on Thursday, February 19

Trump announces at inaugural Board of Peace meeting that 9 members agree to pledge $7 billion for Gaza relief package

FILE - Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, center, answers questions during a news conference at the Minneapolis federal courthouse, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, after a jury found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case guilty on all counts. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

How a defendant in Minnesota went free because of Justice Department turmoil

9:08 PM on Wednesday, February 18

The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives

President Donald Trump speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump wants his Board of Peace to solve world conflicts. It still has a lot of work to do in Gaza

8:39 AM on Wednesday, February 18

The first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday was an early test of whether one of his marquee foreign policy initiatives can gain broad support and advance the shaky ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip

FILE - In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, is welcomed by an unidentified Omani official, center, upon his arrival at Muscat, Oman, for negotiations with U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, as Iranian Ambassador to Oman Mousa Farhang walks at right, May 11, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP, File)

What to know as US moves military assets to Mideast and Iran nuclear talks have yet to reach a deal

7:46 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Iran and the United States are waging gunboat diplomacy as talks over Tehran’s nuclear program hang in the balance

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