Trump set to deliver State of the Union Address, Sen. Tim Scott discusses possible topics
President Donald Trump is set to deliver his 2026 State of the Union Address Tuesday at 9 p.m. — his first address in his second term.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to crowd of supporters in Manning
California Governor Gavin Newsom is making his way through South Carolina as part of his national book tour — stopping in Manning Monday afternoon.
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service.
Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland, setting up a potentially dangerous test of U.S. partnerships in Europe.
Here’s where Trump’s most jaw-dropping promises stand a year into his second term
BY WILL WEISSERT Updated 8:13 AM EST, January 17, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — From toppling Venezuela’s leader to ordering mass deportations, from turning once independent government entities into rubber stamps to demolishing the East Wing for a White House ballroom, President Donald Trump spent his first year back in office trampling political norms and testing institutional checks and balances. Some of his ideas that once seemed implausible, if not outright fanciful,…
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro
By: REGINA GARCIA CANO, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and ERIC TUCKER Updated 5:34 PM EST, January 3, 2026 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations….
Trump welcomes Zelenskyy for talks, asserts Russia and Ukraine both want peace, however elusive
By WILL WEISSERT, SEUNG MIN KIM and ELISE MORTON Updated 2:27 PM EST, December 28, 2025 PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the “brave” Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort. “The two leaders want it to end,” Trump said…
Many House Republicans will back a bill to release Epstein files, leaders of the effort say
Lawmakers seeking to force the release of files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are predicting a big win in the House this week with a “deluge of Republicans” voting for their bill and bucking the GOP leadership and President Donald Trump, who for months have disparaged their effort.
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, flowing into November. That program helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.
Wright challenges Weaver for Superintendent as federal cuts threaten special education
“The reduction of force within the Office of Education means that there are no longer people in place to make sure that our children with disabilities receive fair treatment, support in their schools and classes, funding for related services like speech therapy, counseling, and technology, transition services to prepare them for life after high school, and rights guaranteed to them by the ‘Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,” says Wright.
