Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion ban earlier this year when aides staged an intervention. According to Time magazine’s coverRead More

Trump invites China’s Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a diplomaticRead More

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement duringRead More

Donald Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange bell as he’s named Time’s Person of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump used his image as a successful New York businessman to become a celebrity, a reality television star and eventuallyRead More

Attorneys for man accused in Trump assassination attempt seek lengthy trial delay

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in September asked a federal judge on WednesdayRead More

FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden’s term in January

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term inRead More

Rep. Nancy Mace says she was ‘physically accosted’ on Capitol grounds

(CNN) — US Capitol Police have arrested a person who Rep. Nancy Mace said “physically accosted” her Tuesday, the South Carolina Republican said in aRead More

Report on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional task force investigating the attempts to kill Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service, including protectingRead More

Making a $1B investment in the US? Trump pledges expedited permits — but there are hurdles

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits for energy projects and other construction worth more than $1 billion. But like otherRead More

McConnell falls and sprains wrist after GOP luncheon, colleague says he is ‘fine’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon on Tuesday, the latest inRead More