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How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies 01/17/2026 08:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� There is broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year. But long-standing disagreements over abortion coverage are threatening to block any compromise and leave millions of Americans with high Here's where Trump's most jaw-dropping promises stand a year into his second term 01/17/2026 08:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� From toppling Venezuela's leader to ordering mass deportations, from turning once independent government entities into rubber stamps to demolishing the East Wing for a White House ballroom, President Donald Trump spent his first year back in office trampling political norms and t Trump's protectionist trade policies allow China to swoop in 01/17/2026 06:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� America���s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump���s belligerent and unpredictable trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere. Canada broke with the United States Friday, slashing its 100% import tax on Chinese electric vehicles in return f Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term 01/16/2026 07:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons in recent days, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC, a former governor of Puerto Rico and a woman whose sentence he commuted during his first term but who ended up back in prison for a different scheme. Trum Brazil���s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing 01/16/2026 07:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Brazilian President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday celebrated the expected signing of the free trade agreement between the EU and four South American countries the following day at a ceremony that Lula will not atte Chinese EVs are making inroads in North America. That worries industry experts 01/16/2026 06:04pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Chinese automakers have been making inroads around the world with growing sales of their high-tech, stylish and affordable electric vehicles. That has had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut its tariffs on Chinese EVs in exchange for concessions on Canad Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him. It's happening now 01/16/2026 06:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor. Donald Trump isn't leaving it to future generations. As the first year of his second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default 01/16/2026 04:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans. The Education Department announced Friday involuntary collections Tesla granted more time in US investigation into its self-driving tech 01/16/2026 04:15pm • U.S. regulators have granted a five-week extension for Tesla to respond to allegations that its vehicles have broken traffic laws while operating in what the electric automaker calls ���full self-driving��� mode. An investigation of Tesla���s full-self driving feature was opened in October after the Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products 01/16/2026 01:53pm • BEIJING (AP) ��� Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said the Insurrection Act: How it's been used and what Trump wants to do with it 01/15/2026 10:11pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has threatened, so that he can send U.S. military forces to Minnesota. But he'd be the only commander in chief to use the 19th-century law to send troops to quell protests that started because of fe Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday 01/15/2026 08:26pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary. The online crowdsourced encyclopedia revealed that it has signed up AI companies including Amazon, Meta Platforms, Perplexity, Microsoft and France's Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider 01/15/2026 07:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up as Republicans have faced increasing pressure to address rising health costs after lawmakers let subsidies expire. The cornerstone is his proposal to send money directly t Live updates: Venezuela���s Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize during meeting 01/15/2026 07:05pm • Venezuelan opposition leader Mar��a Corina Machado discussed her country���s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, even though he has dismissed her as an option to take over after an audacious U.S. military raid captured then-President Nicol��s Maduro. Less than two How to Prequalify for a Personal Loan 01/15/2026 07:00pm • Before you apply for a personal loan, consider prequalification. It's a great way to explore personal loan offers without hurting your credit score, allowing you to shop for the best deal. Keep in mind, though, it's not a guarantee of approval, and you'll still need to apply for the loan. Here's mor