Obama issues scathing critique of Trump, 'politics of fear'

By JUANA SUMMERS and SARA BURNETTAssociated PressURBANA, Ill. (AP) – Former President Barack Obama issued a scorching critique of his successor Friday, blasting President Donald Trump's pattern of pressuring the Justice Department, his policies and...

AP Exclusive: Modest premium hikes as 'Obamacare' stabilizes

By MEGHAN HOYER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will get price cuts. That's the conclusion from an exclusive...

Trump urges Justice Department probe of 'resistance' writer

By KEN THOMAS, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIREAssociated PressFARGO, N.D. (AP) – President Donald Trump declared Friday the U.S. Justice Department should work to identify the writer of a bitingly critical New York Times opinion piece, purportedly submitted by a...

Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer

By COLLEEN LONG and AMY TAXINAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up, proposing new regulations that would allow the...

Trump fumes over NYT op-ed; top officials swiftly deny role

By ZEKE MILLER, CATHERINE LUCEY and JONATHAN LEMIREAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Pushing back against explosive reports his own administration is conspiring against him, President Donald Trump lashed out against the anonymous senior official who wrote a New...

Dispute over releasing documents dominates Kavanaugh hearing

By LISA MASCARO and MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation tumbled into highly charged arguing Thursday over whether key documents were being withheld, and one Democrat risked Senate discipline by...

Kavanaugh stresses independence, won't discuss WH subpoenas

By MARK SHERMAN and LISA MASCAROAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly stressed the importance of judicial independence on the second day of his confirmation hearing Wednesday as he faced questioning from senators,...

Gordon, never a hurricane, killed child in mobile home

By JAY REEVES and REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressDAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) – Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by blowing a tree onto a mobile home as it made landfall. The storm weakened into a...