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Alabama GOP dismisses challenge to Tuberville candidacy

4:41 PM on Monday, February 2

The Alabama Republican Party on Sunday dismissed a challenge filed by an opponent to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s candidacy for governor

Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 350,000 Haitians

4:23 PM on Monday, February 2

Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 350,000 Haitians

Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns

3:34 PM on Monday, February 2

Legal experts say President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax information raises a host of conflict of interest questions

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard enters the Fulton County Election HUB as the FBI takes Fulton County 2020 Election ballots, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies

3:00 PM on Monday, February 2

An attorney says Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has delayed giving members of Congress a complaint about her conduct

Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South

2:03 PM on Monday, February 2

The Trump administration is eliminating four out of six planned locations for a 2030 census practice test

FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department's 'Weaponization Working Group'

1:39 PM on Monday, February 2

Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Recreational marijuana and 21 other citizen initiatives fail to qualify for Florida's 2026 ballot

1:34 PM on Monday, February 2

A proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would have allowed recreational marijuana use for adults has failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot

Editorial Roundup: United States

1:11 PM on Monday, February 2

FILE - Blades and turbine bases for offshore wind sit at a staging area at New London State Pier, Jan. 14, 2026, in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien, File)

Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume

11:32 AM on Monday, February 2

A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

HHS unveils program to address homelessness and addiction, part of a set of new initiatives

11:15 AM on Monday, February 2

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities

Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio gives an interview in front of images of Raul Castro, Fidel castro and Che Guevara, at the Foreign Ministry in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuban diplomat tells the AP there's no dialogue with the US but the island is open to one

10:22 AM on Monday, February 2

A senior Cuban diplomat tells The Associated Press that Cuba is open to dialogue with the United States if certain criteria are met

An order to release 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from detention, which included a picture of the boy and Bible verse references under the signature of U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, is photographed Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)

Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy

9:54 AM on Monday, February 2

The father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump administration to create a strategic reserve for rare earth elements

6:34 AM on Monday, February 2

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump demands ‘NO CHANGES’ to House funding bill

5:36 AM on Monday, February 2

Republican leadership in the House is hoping to begin the process of reopening the government by advancing a funding package that passed the Senate last week

FILE - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, file)

British politician Peter Mandelson faces pressure to quit House of Lords over Jeffrey Epstein ties

5:35 AM on Monday, February 2

Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has already cost Peter Mandelson the post of Britain’s ambassador to Washington

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, a serviceman poses for a photographer in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)

US-brokered talks on Russia’s war on Ukraine will resume in Abu Dhabi

3:52 AM on Monday, February 2

A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week

FILE - Women, one flashing a victory hand gesture, cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian national flags as a sign of patriotism, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Turkey seeks to broker US-Iran talks by week's end

11:42 PM on Sunday, February 1

Turkey is trying to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table to ease tensions and avoid U.S. military action against Iran

Presidential candidate Laura Fernández addresses supporters after polls closed in San Jose, Costa Rica, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Carlos Borbon)

Conservative populist Laura Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, preliminary results show

7:44 PM on Sunday, February 1

Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica's presidency, continuing the political shift started by outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves

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