Trumps Justice Department faces a new era of scrutiny under a Democratic-led Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has functioned for nearly two years as an extension of the White House, unchecked by a Republican-controlled Congress as it pursued investigations into President Donald Trump's enemies, fired waves of career employees and defended administration stances that judges across the country repeatedly deemed legally dubious. Now, sweeping Democratic gains in Congress have shifted the balance of power in Washington, teeing up an onslaught of expected into and...
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- Trumps Justice Department faces a new era of scrutiny under a Democratic-led Congress
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- US military downs 2 Iranian attack drones as Iran claims a strike on a US radar in Bahrain
- Microsoft reports progress in reviving email and other services during a global outage
- Ukraine launches nearly 1,200 drones at Russia as US-led talks to consider wider European security
- Democrats are weighing impeachment of RFK Jr. while courting his supporters
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- Democrats flock to Denver for a post-midterms introspection-turned-celebration
- Pope Leo XIV denounces machismo and demands women be protected in an emotional return to Peru
- Spains Snchez faces political test as deadly train crash casts shadow over election campaign
- Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing
- Trump bluntly tells JD Vance to shift focus from Iran to targeting corruption and crime at home
- Trump praises Democrat Scott Colom for showing up to Mississippi rally and courting MAGA supporters
- 5 people are shot in DC, including 1 killed at a gym, and then suspect kills himself
Thu, 12 Nov 2026
- Democrat Cindy Holscher is elected Kansas next governor, extending her partys wave of victories
- Hunt for clues in deadly Brooklyn building collapse will take time
- US envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then see Zelenskyy in Dublin
- The coach who energized U.S. soccer at the World Cup is on the verge of leaving for a job in England
- Longtime NBC Sports announcer Dan Hicks dies at 64
- Jensen Huang built the company that powers AI. Now Nvidia must find a way forward without him
- Wall Street claws back early losses after absorbing big swings for Nvidias stock and oil prices
- Senators probe RFK Jr.s Samoa trip testimony after AP and Guardian showed documents that refute it
- Black voters view Scott Coloms historic US Senate win through lens of Mississippis racial legacy
- Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills 6 people, including a doctor and a child, Health Ministry says
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- Oklahoma man is put to death over a 2001 killing, the first in a pair of US executions
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- Bond denied for South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son alive
- New guideline urges routine prostate cancer screening for middle-aged men
- Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as states first Black US senator since Reconstruction
- Father of boy who survived being buried alive is charged with attempted murder in South Carolina
- Alaska judge rules a request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race is not reasonable
- Firefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 2 and traps people in wreckage
Wed, 11 Nov 2026
- Pope Leo returns to a national celebration in his second homeland of Peru
- Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turns himself in after allegedly hitting Nashville pedestrians
- Trump says the towering arch he wants to build might be dedicated to military veterans
- AI stocks rebound, and Wall Street nearly returns to where it was before last weeks sell-off
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- US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK air base
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- Italy evacuates hundreds of schools due to bomb alert, with threats in Scotland and Ireland
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- Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks end with no major breakthrough
- White House confronts Democrats over planned probes, claiming possible criminality
- World leaders urge stronger and faster action at UN climate talks over inadequate response
- As higher prices seep into broader economy, Fed officials consider faster hikes
- Ebola tops 11,000 cases in Congos deadliest outbreak
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- Spains first general strike in 14 years brings clashing social and political desires to the fore
- Minivan crashes into people outside Los Angeles metro station, killing 3
- Analysts weigh how Democrats midterm wins could shift Trumps Latin America policy
- How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huangs extramarital affair could cause collateral damage in Washington
- Immigration arrests go on unabated despite Trumps misgivings after the GOPs midterm wipeout
- Texas man charged in cruise ship killing had argued with wife in their cabin, FBI says
- Bernie Sanders wont support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, saying its time for change
- Vikings bring back QB Kirk Cousins in a trade with the Raiders to lift a struggling offense
Tue, 10 Nov 2026
- House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
- Senate Republicans vote to keep John Thune as leader after steep election losses
- Judge jails Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after he cut off his ankle monitor
- US stocks slip following a discouraging update on inflation
- US soldier assigned to NATO unit arrested in Britain on suspicion of espionage linked to Russia
- Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio elected to lead House Republicans in the minority
- Ex-officer convicted of killing Sandra Birchmore to keep Massachusetts woman quiet about sex abuse
- Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahus policies as Israels new parliament is sworn in
- Dreams, desks and selfies: Newly elected members of Congress learn their way around
- Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidias future
- The Latest: Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a political spectacle as House vote looms
- Bob Boone, World Series champion and part of 3-generation baseball family, dies at 78
- FDA adds rare vision-loss warning to popular GLP-1 drugs
- Russia and Ukraine hold nearly 4 hours of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi
- Inflation runs hotter than expected as higher prices extend beyond the gas station
- US Air Force relocates aircraft from a base in England because of a threat, US official says
- Nvidia and Jensen Huang face shareholder lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair
- Brazil presents road map away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energies at UN climate talks
- The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review
- Chinas trade surplus surpasses $1 trillion for a 2nd straight year, as exports surge 35%
- Here are some of the House seats that Democrats didnt expect to win this year
- Democrats have gained control in more states. That could change the way the US elects its president
- Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 1/2 years in British prison for rape and sexual assault
- Trump says FBI is looking at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huangs affair with alleged Chinese agent
Mon, 09 Nov 2026
- Thune and Schumer face questions about Senate leadership in aftermath of elections
- Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky launches bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
- Supreme Court clears the way for border wall construction in Texass Big Bend to resume
- College Football Playoff decides to double down and a 24-team playoff is set for next season
- Trump after meeting with Qatari PM says he believes war with Iran is militarily effectively over
- US stocks rally and recover most of last weeks losses as oil prices swing lower
- FBI is investigating a possible killing aboard a cruise ship out of Texas
- Pope meets with survivors of clergy abuse in Argentina as it reckons with legacy and ongoing cases
- Democrats plan to use new power to rein in Trumps education agenda, but their tools are limited
- Ohio State suspends fraternity while investigating a video showing men engulfed in flames
- Trump envoys aim to persuade Russia to include Europe in negotiations on ending war with Ukraine
- Nvidias investigation into CEO Huangs affair puts a spotlight on chip billionaires personal life
- Senate weighs sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections
- Polish gunman who killed 6 in Krakow square dies in a hospital
- UN climate summit kicks off in Turkey after a disastrous year of extreme weather
- Internal probe into CEO Jensen Huang and foreign intelligence weighs on high-flying Nvidia shares
- Congress returns to a changed Washington after GOPs election wipeout
- Few museums show the Norths Civil Rights Movement. A new one in Harlem is just getting started
- Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution
- Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy with whom he had an affair
- Rubio says Trumps war against Iran not necessarily popular but needed to stop a nuclear threat
- Kyle Larson wins 2nd consecutive Cup Series title, becomes the 11th NASCAR driver with 3
Sun, 08 Nov 2026
- Pope arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, not the economy, should come first
- Collision between 2 trains in Egypt kills 7 and injures at least 125
- Trump and his Justice Department stand defiant as Democrats ready an investigative blitz
- Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend
- Georgia is back at No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Utah and Notre Dame; Ohio State drops to No. 21
- Saudi Arabia turns to Syria for help as fighting with Houthis escalates
- Godzilla Minus Zero stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering The Cat in the Hat
- Israels president gives Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government
- Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trumps fossil fuel agenda
- Voters demanded economic relief. Trump and Democrats face tough choices on how to deliver
- Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news
- A language of belonging: Advice for learning the mother tongue of your ancestors
- Californias fifth consecutive Catholic governor exemplifies the faiths deep roots
- Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections
- Russia targets emergency crews at the site of a deadly strike in southern Ukraine
- Poles mourn rare mass killing as authorities say attacker had far-right views
- UFCs Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary
- Strong earthquake shakes central Japan, shattering store windows and injuring at least 22
- New Zealanders wont know for weeks who won the election as neither side secures clear victory
- The Kremlin hopes the US election shake-up wont shift Trumps negotiations on Ukraine
- AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this a moment of truth in fight to curb global warming
- Melania Trump and LSU announce $7.2 million to endow scholarships for former foster care students
Sat, 07 Nov 2026
- Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has ultranationalistic views, authorities say
- US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade
- With an ode to mate tea, pope urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith
- Israels president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu
- 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
- Want to fly to the moon? NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program
- Airstrikes kill more than 2 dozen people near Yemens capital, Houthis say
- 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
- 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
- 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
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