WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Michigan on Tuesday, according to two Republican sources briefed on his plans. It would be the president's first visit to the battleground state since winning the November election.

The White House has not confirmed the trip and did not immediately respond to a request for comment ...Read more

A woman wearing a motorcycle helmet and waving a sword at an Indiana police officer stole his car and led authorities on a chase that ended violently in Kentucky, officials say.

A Chandler police officer was responding to a reckless driver call at about 9 a.m. Monday, April 21, in Warrick County when they first encountered the suspect, Indiana ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — After months of anxiety over the possibility that mass deportations could cripple the San Joaquin Valley’s multibillion-dollar agriculture industry, President Trump has signaled that he may be open to relaxing the rules for some undocumented workers.

During an April 10 cabinet meeting, Trump said he would be open to giving ...Read more

DETROIT — A 32-year-old Venezuelan national who was deported last month following his attempt in January to enter the United States through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel was flown to El Salvador after he was identified as a member of the Tren de Aragua gang who had violated an immigration order, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A dozen states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s imposition of sweeping tariffs, arguing the president trampled on Congress’ powers to raise taxes.

The complaint filed by Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Confronted with fresh warnings from financial markets, business leaders and top advisers, President Donald Trump this week eased off on two of his frequent punching bags: Jerome Powell and China.

Trump entered office with a steadfast desire to reshape the global economy. But his resolve has appeared to waver in the face of ...Read more

NEW YORK — A climate protester was arrested Wednesday for spray-painting a sign inside Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Video of the incident shows a light-haired man wearing a black T-shirt and black pants spraying “USA” in green paint over the center of a mock Presidential Seal plaque that reads “President of the United States” at the top,...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that imposing a higher tax rate on millionaires would spur the country’s richest to leave the U.S., downplaying an idea that is under discussion in some Republican circles as a way to pay for an economic package.

“I think it would be very disruptive because the millionaires would leave the country,...Read more

NEW YORK — The ailing and jailed film producer Harvey Weinstein was once a titan of industry who preyed upon young women in a “profoundly psychological” manner while holding their dreams in his hands, a jury heard in opening statements Wednesday at his Manhattan rape and sexual assault retrial.

Five years after Weinstein’s landmark ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Whip Richard J. Durbin of Illinois announced Wednesday that he would not seek reelection next year, opening up a safely blue seat that’s likely to spark a competitive Democratic primary.

“The decision of whether to run for reelection has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States senator,�...Read more

Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered a makeup studio to be installed in the Pentagon so he can freshen up for TV appearances.

The vanity project was initially planned to cost taxpayers $40,000 before being scaled back, according to CBS News.

Hegseth’s powder area is reportedly located inside a green room...Read more

CHICAGO — Jurors on Wednesday told the judge overseeing the federal corruption trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III that they may be approaching a deadlock in their deliberations.

In a note late in its second full day of talks, the panel wrote to U.S. Judge Andrea Wood that it may not be able to agree on two counts, those alleging bribery and ...Read more

Bank of America and its Merrill Lynch investment company settled a lawsuit with two Black women employees who said they were excluded from opportunities because of their race and sex, according to New York federal court records reviewed by The Charlotte Observer.

Financial advisors Linda Davila and Cathy Bender had filed suit in November on ...Read more

Florida House members had an interesting Wednesday thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Around noon Eastern time, constituents of Republican lawmakers around the state started getting a text message.

“It’s Gov. DeSantis. Florida House leaders are working with Democrats to stop our agenda and sabotage Florida’s success,” it read. “Call your ...Read more

More than 320 university leaders united this week against the Trump administration, signing onto a statement decrying “unprecedented government overreach and political interference.”

Few institutions from Georgia and the South joined the resistance.

Universities in Republican-led states in the South have largely stayed silent amid the ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Federal authorities launched a large-scale operation in Florida this week to find and detain some 800 undocumented immigrants, in the first coordinated immigration enforcement effort with state police since the Trump administration came into power.

The Department of Homeland Security-led effort — nicknamed Operation ...Read more

BOSTON — A group of Bay State lawmakers described “harrowing” conditions as they recounted a visit to a Louisiana immigration facility, and they warned that if university students can be detained there without a trial, so can anyone else.

“When the government can imprison people like them — who dissent — without due process in this ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With state workers returning to offices four days a week this summer, more commuters can be expected on Sacramento-area highways during the week. Public employees who are being told to work in person want drivers sitting in that gridlock to blame one person: Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“Think traffic is bad now? Wait until July ...Read more

CHICAGO — Dick Durbin, whose tenure as one of Illinois’ longest-serving U.S. senators has also been a testament to the power of seniority in the chamber, announced Wednesday he would not seek a sixth term next year, setting up a scramble among potential successors vying for a politically coveted six-year term.

“The decision of whether to ...Read more