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  • FILE – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez, File)Politics

    Trump to pardon former Honduran president convicted for cocaine trafficking—while U.S. military attacks suspected drug boats

    By Josh Boak, Christopher Sherman, and others
  • Trump speaks to reportersPolitics

    Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause migration’ from poor countries: ‘Only reverse migration can fully cure this situation’

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • A close-up of Donald Trump scowlingPolitics

    Trump says South Africa is not welcome at the next G20 Summit in Miami—’and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them’

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Trump, ZohranPolitics

    Trump defends socialism in Zohran Mamdani meeting the same day House GOP passes resolution condemning it

    By Nicholas Riccardi, Josh Boak, and others
  • Kennedy CenterAI

    ‘Yes, it is an ambitious, crazy thing’: Scenes from the Kennedy Center’s Saudi-U.S. AI mind-meld, with Trump, MBS, Musk and Huang

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Scott BessentEconomy

    Trump urges Scott Bessent to take Fed chair role, ‘but he wants no part of it, he likes being secretary of the Treasury’

    By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, and others
  • TrumpEconomy

    Nearly 6 million households have utility debt ‘so severe’ they’ll soon be reported to collection agencies, analysis finds

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)Economy

    ‘Take it from me’: Former Biden economics official sees Trump’s message on inflation failing to stick: ‘That argument does not resonate’

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • TrumpEconomy

    Trump says Americans are ‘gaining tremendously’ from tariffs as he scrambles to combat criticism of the economy

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump addresses a breakfast for Republican senators in the State Dinning at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2025.Economy

    Trump admits the GOP was blindsided by economy fears as Democrats sweep key races: ‘Republicans don’t talk about the word affordability’

    By Josh Boak, Will Weissert, and others
  • President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Asia

    Trump says the U.S. will share closely held tech with South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine

    By The Associated Press, Chris Megerian, and others
  • President Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands before their summit talk at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.Asia

    Trump tells Japan’s first woman Prime Minister she has a ‘very strong handshake’ in Tokyo meeting

    By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, and others
  • Ioan Barsan a recruiter with the Miami Dade School Police Dept. talks to a a job seeker during a job fair Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Economy

    Nearly half of U.S. adults aren’t confident they could find a good job, while electricity and grocery costs are major sources of stress, poll says

    By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, and others
  • TrumpEconomy

    Trump’s short-term aid ‘during this little transition’ turns into an automaker rebate running through 2030

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Trump, XiEconomy

    Trump claims China holding the world ‘hostage’ on rare earths is ‘especially inappropriate’ after Gaza peace deal

    By Josh Boak, Didi Tang, and others