AP Spotlight Bernie Sanders, AOC visit red states in a bid to corral the anti-Trump resistance JONATHAN J. COOPER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press Apr 16, 2025 Apr 16, 2025 Updated Oct 19, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SALT LAKE CITY — Stephanie and Ryan Burnett were perplexed. The crowd was enormous. The line snaked endlessly. Were they in the right place?kAmpD E96 >@E96C 2?5 D@? 2AAC@24965 2 4@==686 32D<6E32== 2C6?2 :? $2=E {2<6 r:EJ[ E96 >2DD @7 A6@A=6 D66>65 H2J E@@ 3:8 7@C $6?] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^36C?:6\D2?56CDQmq6C?:6 $2?56CDk^2mV C2==J E96J A=2??65 E@ 2EE6?5 :? @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 4@?D6CG2E:G6 DE2E6D :? 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DOJ reclassifies certain marijuana products as a less-dangerous drug The decision to reclassify marijuana would represent one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades, removing barr…
Beneath Trump's ballroom legal case: A brief history of the White House bunker Trump's court fight over the $400 million White House East Wing ballroom casts some light on an underground bunker at the site.
Trump gives 'filthy' Reflecting Pool a facelift near Lincoln Memorial Trump unveiled a project to restore the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, after hearing complaints about …
US turns to Ukrainian counter-drone tech after Iran attacks, sources say The U.S. deployed the technology at a Saudi Arabia base, they said, as it seeks to stem attacks that killed at least one service member.
Closed circuit TV captures armed man sprinting through security during White House Correspondents' Dinner
