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@apnews.com journalist in Phoenix. Reposts ≠ endorsements.

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Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles The Trump administration said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

15.07.2025 23:31 — 👍 241    🔁 58    💬 39    📌 23
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US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

BREAKING: Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency acknowledges attack on the country's Fordo nuclear facility. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate Iran's nuclear program.

22.06.2025 01:03 — 👍 150    🔁 75    💬 29    📌 15
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Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested at a federal building in Manhattan as he was trying to accompany a person out of an immigration courtroom.

BREAKING: New York City's comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested while visiting an immigration court.

17.06.2025 16:54 — 👍 369    🔁 153    💬 53    📌 49
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BREAKING: Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed after interrupting a news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
apnews.com/article/los-...

12.06.2025 18:42 — 👍 418    🔁 149    💬 73    📌 30
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FACT FOCUS: A Craigslist ad is not proof of paid protesters in LA. It was posted as a prank As demonstrations in Los Angeles over immigration raids unfolded in recent days, social media users falsely cited a Craigslist ad as evidence that protesters had been paid to participate.

How an unrelated prank led to false claims about paid protesters in Los Angeles: apnews.com/article/fact...

10.06.2025 19:37 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump authorizes additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, US officials say President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids, according to U.S. officials.

BREAKING: President Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, U.S. officials say.

10.06.2025 00:27 — 👍 205    🔁 95    💬 69    📌 54
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National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump's orders to quell immigration protests National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump to stamp out protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration authorities seeking to carry out deportations in the region.

BREAKING: Thousands of protesters swarm downtown Los Angeles, shut down a major freeway and set fire to self-driving vehicles.

09.06.2025 00:49 — 👍 251    🔁 67    💬 59    📌 9
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The push alerts of the first 100 days of the Trump administration | AP News

The Associated Press has moved hundreds of news alerts since President Donald Trump took office for a second time. We used them to tell the often-dizzying story of what Trump did, how some people and courts pushed back and the world's reaction.

29.04.2025 19:00 — 👍 289    🔁 75    💬 6    📌 6
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FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested FBI Director Kash Patel says a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement has been arrested.

BREAKING: The FBI arrested a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement in escalation of Trump's fight with the judiciary.

25.04.2025 15:35 — 👍 325    🔁 142    💬 76    📌 48
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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say.

24.04.2025 21:49 — 👍 702    🔁 261    💬 106    📌 151
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Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event The Trump administration has turned a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press away from covering an Oval Office news conference involving President Donald Trump and El Salvador President N...

Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday apnews.com/article/trum...

14.04.2025 17:52 — 👍 98    🔁 69    💬 11    📌 8
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A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

12.04.2025 14:15 — 👍 140    🔁 46    💬 8    📌 2
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Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

Read the key takeaways from the story here: apnews.com/article/summ...

09.04.2025 17:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

The company behind a massive Midwest carbon pipeline project filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners, an analysis by The Associated Press and Lee Enterprises found. Now the future of the project is in doubt.

My latest with @ericferk.bsky.social: apnews.com/article/summ...

09.04.2025 17:39 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists apnews.com/article/trum...

08.04.2025 21:36 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people in half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation...

BREAKING: The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.

04.03.2025 23:16 — 👍 1020    🔁 489    💬 126    📌 265
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Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services includes the names of doctors who...

NEW: A "Doctors for RFK Jr" letter that was submitted in support of his cabinet nomination to HHS included physicians who have had their licenses revoked and suspended. It also included a bunch of people who aren't doctors, including nurses, a CPA and a firefighter/paramedic

01.02.2025 14:02 — 👍 235    🔁 101    💬 12    📌 2
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

28.01.2025 22:06 — 👍 2555    🔁 592    💬 65    📌 91

APNewsAlert: DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatari and Hamas officials say a ceasefire has been reached to pause Israel's war in Gaza and release dozens of hostages.

15.01.2025 16:58 — 👍 11    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired Ukraine halted the transit of Russian gas to Europe through its pipeline network after a prewar deal expired at the end of last year.

Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year.

01.01.2025 21:09 — 👍 251    🔁 59    💬 5    📌 3

ICYMI — Given the military backgrounds of the two people identified in the New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks, our investigation found that such extremists are growing in number at a faster pace than the gen pop. Read more 👇

02.01.2025 17:34 — 👍 71    🔁 35    💬 3    📌 3

AP is finally on Bluesky here: bsky.app/profile/apne...

There are a couple of bot accounts that are posting AP stories, but this is the legit account.

05.12.2024 01:33 — 👍 55    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 1

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