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President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)\\\

Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials

President Donald Trump’s administration has released to deportation officials the personal data for millions of Medicaid enrollees, including their immigration status. That’s according to an internal memo and emails obtained by The Associated Press.
 
A U.S. Army soldier walks past a Bradley fighting vehicle staged in West Potomac Park ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday

 
The future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, during christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, April 1, 2017. The ship was commissioned, Dec. 1, 2018 in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

US helps Israel shoot down barrage of Iranian missiles

 
Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds

 
President Donald Trump speaks at U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as it fits the government’s terms

 

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Steve Kramer is seated June 5, 2024, at Superior Court, in Laconia, N.H., during his arraignment in connection with charges of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)

Steve Kramer is seated June 5, 2024, at Superior Court, in Laconia, N.H., during his arraignment in connection with charges of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)

New Hampshire jury acquits consultant behind AI robocalls mimicking Biden on all charges

A political consultant who sent robocalls that used artificial intelligence to mimic former President Joe Biden has been acquitted of 22 criminal charges in New Hampshire.
 
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Consultant on trial for AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden says he has no regrets

 

Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New Hampshire

 
Allison Riggs swears in for her seat on the state Supreme Court as her husband Bryan Everly stands beside her and Associate Justice Anita Earls reads Riggs' oath in the old Capitol building's House chamber in Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

North Carolina justice sworn in after long battle over result

 

  1. Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

  2. Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified

Iran’s UN ambassador says 78 people have been ‘martyred’ and over 320 injured in Israeli attacks

Iran’s U.N. ambassador reported that 78 people were killed and over 320 were wounded in Israeli attacks on its nuclear facilities early Friday.
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White House

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Appeals court won’t reconsider ruling that Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5M in sex abuse case

 

  1. Trump’s recent moves risk politicizing the military, which has long strived to stay above politics

  2. Federal judge blocks Trump’s firing of Consumer Product Safety Commission members

  3. US appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project

Congress

President Donald Trump gestures during a business roundtable, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s big tax bill has passed the House. Here’s what’s inside it

 

  1. Here’s the late changes Republicans made to Trump’s big bill

  2. House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

  3. Senate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rules

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier

 

  1. Southern Baptist public policy arm survives challenge to its conservative credentials

  2. Brazil’s Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user content

  3. Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won’t face the death penalty

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President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, March 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

 
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk after greeting guests during the congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Iran has ‘second chance’ to come to nuclear deal after Israeli strikes devastate Tehran

 
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a joint press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Friday June 13, 2025. (Stefan Jerrevång/TT News Agency via AP)

Sweden and the Netherlands say before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defense

 
Maricopa County Recorder candidate and Arizona State Rep. Justin Heap, R-Phoenix, arrives on stage to speak during a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Lawsuit centers on power struggle over elections in Arizona’s most populous county

 

Minnesota’s election safeguards stopped a voter fraud scheme in its tracks, secretary of state says

 
President Donald Trump, right, speaks with reporters as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens upon arriving at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., en route to Camp David, Md., Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect

 

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

 
A member of the Navajo Nation holds holds a banner during a news conference about the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

US Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill

 
Protesters march to remember the 10th anniversary of a military junta's execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa at the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigerian leader’s pardon of executed Ogoni activists draws criticisms

 
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to hold a press conference at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Friday, June 13, 2025.. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

UN conference on Palestinian state postponed because of Middle East tensions

 
Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the funeral for former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Charles Rangel’s funeral mass draws big names who celebrated the late congressman’s life

 
Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after traveling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. (Ismael Francisco/Pool via AP, File)

A letter demanding data on Cuban medical missions roils the Caribbean and the Americas

 
Military tanks and other military vehicles are transported via railroad to Washington, D.C. for an upcoming parade for the Army's 250th anniversary, Monday, June 2, 2025, at Fort Cavazos near Killeen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Photos of preparations for military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the US Army

 
Farm workers gather produce on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Moorpark, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Immigration raids are threatening businesses that supply America’s food, farm bureaus say

 
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge says

 
In this photo released by the Thai Royal Thai Army, Cambodian Chief of Army Mao Sophan, left, meets with Thailand Chief of Army Gen. Pana Claewplodtook, right, at a border checkpoint in Surin province, Thailand, May 29, 2025. (Thai Royal Thai Army via AP, file)

Cambodia bans Thai movies and TV shows in latest border feud tit-for-tat

 
People look at a military helicopter with the Capitol in the background, Friday, June 13, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Hundreds of ‘No Kings’ protests and rallies planned for Saturday over Trump’s policies

 
Protesters attempt to block a vehicle from leaving the Delaney Hall Detention Facility during protests over federal immigration enforcement raids on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS says

 
The polling place for early voting, Monday, June 9, 2025, at City Hall in Falls Church, Va. (AP Photo/Linley Sanders)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia’s primaries

 
Members of a humanitarian convoy of at least 1,500 people, including activists and supporters from Algeria and Tunisia, wave Palestinian flags from a bus as the group travels toward Gaza via Egypt's Rafah Crossing, in Zawiya, Libya, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march on Gaza

 
Governor Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference regarding the shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa. on Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Finding a strong candidate for governor in Pennsylvania may help GOP protect its US House majority

 
Supporters of proposals to expand California's government-funded health care benefits to undocumented immigrants gather at the Capitol for the Immigrants Day of Action, on May 20, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Legislature OKs proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrants

 
A resident looks through the remnants after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa’s president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb

 
Then-speaker of the Mongolian Parliament, Zandanshatar Gombojav, looks on during a meeting with Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, Laszlo Kover, in the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP, File)

Mongolia gets a new prime minister who pledged to address the economic demands of protesters

 
U.S Marines work outside of a federal building, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Marines take over some security in LA while cities across US prep for ‘No Kings’ rallies

 
A Canada flag, left, and an Alberta flag flap in the breeze with Wedge Mountain in the background at the site of the G7 Leaders meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 2, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, file)

What to know about the Group of Seven summit in Canada that Trump will attend

 
This undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Murray Osorio PLLC via AP)

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court

 
People pass by and take photos with a tank, parked on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump is finally getting his chance to try to top France with a grand military parade in DC

 
Children look at the Star Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the lyrics of the American national anthem, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The stars and stripes fly, in photos, as Flag Day approaches

 
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran on Jan. 24, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

What to know about Iran’s nuclear sites

 
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani speaks during the final primary New York City mayoral debate, at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, in New York City, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Cuomo and others take aim at Zohran Mamdani in heated NYC mayoral debate

 

Trump administration pulls US out of agreement to help restore salmon in the Columbia River

 
Clark County Sheriff and Nevada Gov.-elect Joe Lombardo gives a victory speech during a news conference, Nov. 14, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)

Nevada GOP governor vetoes voter ID bill that he pushed for in a deal with Democrats