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Jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

Jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida wanted to ask potential jurors Monday on the first…

RFK. Jr’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation

RFK. Jr’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week, during which the Trump Cabinet official faced…

Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, SEUNG MIN KIM and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump sent a sharply different message on Friday when he…

US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic

US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic

By PAUL WISEMAN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CORA LEWIS AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald…

Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing

Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing

By MATT BROWN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his…

Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University

Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University

By COLLIN BINKLEY and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse its cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research funding for Harvard University,…