Judge wants former US attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Saturday she intends to appoint an ex-top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital during President Donald Trump's first term to investigate whether she was purposefully misled by lawyers and administration officials in a lawsuit challenging one of his prized Washington construction projects, the renovation of a historic public golf course along the Potomac River. Jessie Liu, a former U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia, would examine whether...
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- Israels president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu
- Melania Trump and LSU announce a scholarship program for students who were in foster care
- Judge wants former US attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case
- Drone and missile attacks wound 9 as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the US
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- Berkshire Hathaway buys back $9.6 billion of its own stock but its profits declined
- Nithya Raman to take charge in LA amid homeless crisis and political division
- With an ode to mate, pope urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith
- From high-flying AI stocks to tariff-hit alcohol companies, the midterms shook up Wall Street
- House Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war
- Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on
- Young voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether theyll stay
- Trumps grip on his party is in question as Republicans reel from the midterm wipeout
- Conservative bloc takes a slim lead in New Zealand election thats still too close to call
- Trumps midterm drubbing adds to the populist rights losses. Frances Le Pen could still win
- The US election showed growing frustration with Israel on both sides of the aisle
- After the US midterm rout of Trumpism, the world struggles to trust America again
- AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this a moment of truth in fight to curb global warming
- Ousted Paraguayan president placed under house arrest after bank collapse
- Secret Service arrests man near White House after he said he heard voices telling him to kill Trump
Fri, 06 Nov 2026
- Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trumps White House chief of staff after GOPs midterm defeat
- Cornell faculty vote no confidence in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape
- Houston will limit ICE cooperation in response to Democrats taking power in Texas, mayor says
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery
- Meghans estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
- Trumps arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans
- Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
- 2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw grand conspiracy probe
- European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats
- Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida Learjet crash says her final radio calls showed shes tough
- AI stocks halt their brutal, worldwide sell-off as Wall Street trims its loss for the week
- Republicans rammed through Supreme Court nominees. Now Democrats will have the votes to stop them
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presses Western allies for clear postwar security guarantees
- US continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans
- As Congress returns to Democrats, one likely casualty emerges: Trumps District of Columbia projects
- Latino voters swing left in midterm elections, lifting Democrats to big wins in Texas and nationwide
- Uninsured and flooded out, a Colorado man worries if life will be normal again
- AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants
- Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
- Bus whose passengers included school kids crashes in France, leaving 2 dead and 16 injured
- Federal judge orders 14-day delay on any work beginning on Trumps monumental arch
- Paraguay President Pea under investigation, faces removal from office over bank collapse
- 3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
- Row house fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people and injures 9
- 3 executions are carried out on the same day in the US, including Florida tying a record
Thu, 05 Nov 2026
- Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a right-winger on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows
- Trump meets with top Putin envoy at the White House but not visiting Ukrainian officials
- California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole
- Postal employee shot 2 co-workers at an Iowa post office before being captured, police say
- After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle
- Online magazine Salon, an early staple of internet discourse, announces it will shut down
- Trump signs proclamation he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room
- Democratic socialist Nithya Raman ousts embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
- More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls malicious hoaxes
- A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the SP 500 tumbles 4.4%
- Democrats victory was clear. The partys future is not
- Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
- Citibank office shooter targeted company over a $2,500 debt collection, Florida sheriff says
- AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war
- Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says hell get a prison term
- JD, habibi. Arabs celebrate El-Sayeds use of a term of affection in his victory speech
- Mass protests sweep France as huge crowds demand higher wages, back students demands
- The average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 7.18% this week, its third straight decline
- Heavy rains cause flash flooding, water rescues on Georgia-Tennessee border
- Republicans were punished in the midterms for Trumps economic policies, The AP Voter Poll shows
- Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories
- The Latest: Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate and governors races
- Cristiano Ronaldo announces his international retirement from Portugal
- Tanker struck by projectiles in the Persian Gulf off Qatar, and other Mideast news
- Trumps lawyers to appear before appeals court as he fights hush money conviction
- Arab parties extend a hand to try to topple Netanyahu but challenges remain
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years in prison
- Indiana carries out the first of 3 US executions taking place on a single day
- A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
- Turkeys solar boom shines ahead of a UN climate summit but coal and other fossil fuels loom large
- Kenyas mining ambitions raise fears for farms and ancestral graves
- Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate, governors races. Both could go to ranked tabulations
Wed, 04 Nov 2026
- Florida authorities say 2 dead at Tampa office complex, including gunman shot by security guard
- Authorities are trying to piece together how an escaped Tennessee inmate evaded capture for 10 days
- El-Sayed tells AP Michigan rejected hateful, spiteful campaign after months of Republican attacks
- Report: LIVs financial backer dropping plan for new league in 2027
- Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOPs deep losses in midterm elections
- The Latest: Republican blowout begins a new era in Washington
- Stocks surge, and the Dow soars 1,500 points as oil prices tumble following the US midterm elections
- Trump brags about his White House ballroom and seeks to deflect blame for GOP midterm drubbing
- Cornell rape investigation will be led by a former prosecutor in the Sean Diddy Combs case
- Speaker Johnson wont seek reelection as House Republican leader after partys midterm losses
- Democratic sweep of Congress ushers in a new era as Trump acknowledges impact of the Iran war
- Israels president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results
- Lions linebacker Jack Campbell says he has full movement in lower body after suffering neck injury
- Russian attacks disrupt power in Kyiv, while the death toll in a stricken village rises to 40
- Democrats make sweeping gains at the state level, taking control of legislatures and shifting power
- Young voters led a sharp shift toward Democrats in the 2026 midterms, The AP Voter Poll finds
- Irans leaders say midterm results show US voters have rejected Trumps war
- Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didnt work
- The Latest: Voters give Democrats control of Congress in rebuke to Trump
- Voters back abortion rights and reject Trumps redistricting in state ballot measures
- Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Trump and Republicans
- Election Day unfolded with relatively few problems, despite worries over Trump election interference
- After midterm losses, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him
- Takeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses
- Whats next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?
- Very important evidence found miles from Learjet crash site in Florida, investigator says
- Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective Huh?
Tue, 03 Nov 2026
- Escaped Tennessee inmate caught after 10 days on the run when his truck gets stuck in the mud
- Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Heres what that means
- Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school
- Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest
- US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally weans itself from American dependence
- Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools exclusion from Colorado-funded program
- US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz create more questions about whats ahead
- Ukraines rescuers deal with grim aftermath of aid shelter bombings as Moscow pounds energy targets
- Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election
- Spanish police investigating after soccer player dies following on-field collision
- Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks lift Wall Street and make up for a drop by Apple
- Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers duel for key Michigan Senate seat
- Detentions, resignations, probes shake Serbia after students toppled strongman Vucic in election
- Promising new HIV-prevention drug is hard to find where its most needed, in places like Uganda
- After months lost at sea on a small boat, 5 people are rescued in the island nation of Kiribati
- Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest
- Reflecting Pool vs. the state of the economy: Trump and Dems clash in closing messages
- US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news
- Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots
Mon, 02 Nov 2026
- Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Harvard over federal demand for admissions data
- Victims of Florida plane crash include a 20-year-old copilot and tech entrepreneur and his family
- Parts of a Learjet may have broken off midair before Florida crash that killed 9, investigators say
- Far from the campaign trail, Trump promotes his Reflecting Pool makeover before Election Day
- More drops for AI and tech stocks overshadow gains for most of Wall Street
- Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 26, officials say
- Is El Nio making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse?
- The Latest: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 California mail ballots
- Approval of a cheap version of HIV-prevention shot lenacapavir raises hopes in low-income countries
- Judge cites weaponization in tossing charges for ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden
- Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud charges
- Kennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite
- Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children
- Jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida. All 9 on board died
- Flash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town
- Civilians in Ukraines Kherson prepare for the return of war as localized ceasefire ends
- El-Sayeds primary opponent stuns Democrats by endorsing Republican opponent in Michigan Senate race
- Mass shootings over Halloween weekend leave at least 6 dead and dozens injured across US
Sun, 01 Nov 2026
- AP Top 25 live updates: Ohio State falls out of top 10, UCLA cracks Top 5
- Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses
- French protest violence eases while scattered riots hit Germany ahead of school return
- Irans top diplomat hopes US shows rationality, and other Mideast news
- Villanova had the popes support. Notre Dame swept the games in college hoops openers in Rome
- Sheila Chepkirui wins matchup of past champions in NYC Marathon, Andreas Almgren makes winning debut
- UNs peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years following US-Russia standoff
- Box Office: You Can See Everything, Clayface lead sleepy Halloween weekend
- Indias opposition parties stage new protest against the countrys election chief
- No. 2 Ohio State set to fall in AP Top 25 after losing at USC, bottom of rankings due for a shakeup
- Somali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel, raising fears of attacks on cargo ships
- What to know about the Affordable Care Acts open enrollment period now underway
- Serbia marks the second anniversary of a train station tragedy that fueled student protests
- WNBA has a first-time champion, now the offseason begins with high-stakes search for a commissioner
- Filipino families keep their loved ones close on All Saints Day
- Gabby Williams leads Valkyries to WNBA championship in second season, beating Dream 68-63 in Game 7
- Trump administrations social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory
- FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidates hometown as Alaska Senate inquiry widens
- FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history
- Republicans on defense in Texas while Democrats in Michigan cant get on the same page
Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Heavy rains expected to bring flooding risk to already saturated parts of the US Southwest
- Mamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting
- Grasping at straws: Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
- Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaros flight to the US
- ICE agent charged with assault for hitting a fleeing man with his car will turn himself in on Monday
- A third weekend of protests in France as youth-led rallies sweep Europe
- Attorneys for Alaska say meritless Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots not even possible
- Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds
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