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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul wins royal approval to dissolve Parliament and hold elections early next year

4:31 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul wins royal approval to dissolve Parliament and hold elections early next year

FILE - Federal Aviation Administration administrator Bryan Bedford looks on as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference on new drone regulations, Aug. 5, 2025, at the Department of Transportation in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised

4:03 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

A Democratic Senator says the head of the Federal Aviation Administration has not sold off his multimillion-dollar stake in the airline he led since 1999 despite a promise to do so as part of his ethics agreement

New coins will commemorate 250th anniversary of American independence. Here's how they'll look

3:46 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The U.S. Mint has unveiled designs for coins commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence

President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Airy Casino Resort, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Mount Pocono, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers

2:57 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The House voted to repeal President Donald Trump's executive order from earlier this year that aimed to remove collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees

FILE - An entrance to the Arizona PBS offices in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix is seen, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Oyan, File)

Arkansas becoming 1st state to sever ties with PBS, effective July 1

2:41 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The commission that oversees public television in Arkansas has voted to sever ties with PBS, making it the first state to end its contract with the broadcast giant

Federal Reserve unanimously approves reappointment of regional bank presidents

2:33 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Federal Reserve’s governing board unanimously approved the reappointment of nearly all of the Fed’s 12 regional bank presidents, a group that has come under scrutiny by the Trump administration

FILE - A sign for the Capital City Country Club is seen, Oct. 22, 2025 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Kate Payne, File)

Florida's capital city approves plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves, despite outcry

2:27 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Local officials in Florida’s capital city have voted to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a once-segregated country club

How the IRS' crime-fighting force took on immigration and other issues in 2025

2:21 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The IRS Criminal Investigations unit is doing more than just cracking down on tax evaders

Indiana Senate Republicans reject new congressional maps in defiance of Trump’s redistricting push

1:37 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Indiana Senate Republicans reject new congressional maps in defiance of Trump’s redistricting push

FILE - New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)

Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP sources say

12:29 PM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

A grand jury has declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James

Keisha Burse looks at items for sale at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Megan Varner)

US national park gift shops ordered to purge merchandise promoting DEI

11:34 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to remove certain items from gift shops

President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters during a rally marking the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines, which took place during Venezuela's 19th-century Federal War, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro's 3 nephews as pressure campaign ratchets up

11:16 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A meeting meant to launch FEMA reforms is abruptly canceled

11:09 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

A presidentially appointed council's meeting to announce reforms to FEMA was unexpectedly canceled, according to two people familiar with the matter

FILE - Community members gather for a vigil honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukranian refugee, who was fatally stabbed on a commuter train, Sept. 22, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Suspects in separate Charlotte, North Carolina, train stabbings face federal counts

10:53 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

A man accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina train has appeared in federal court

FILE - A diving team and police boat is seen near a wreckage site in the Potomac River, from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash

10:11 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Senators from both parties are pushing to change a defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned it could undo key safety reforms

FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here's what's at stake for Americans

6:53 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Hopes for solving a major health insurance issue are fading in Washington

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem raise her arm before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Homeland Security Secretary Noem defends Trump’s hard-line immigration policies during tense hearing

5:04 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the Trump administration's immigration policies during a contentious House committee hearing

Sitting next to founder and CEO of Dell, Michael Dell, left, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Senate rejects legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits

5:01 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Senate has rejected two partisan health bills on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

9:08 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year

Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court for 1st time as a judge weighs media access

9:06 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk has made his first in-person court appearance as his attorneys push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case

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