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FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changes

3:49 PM on Thursday, November 20

Tribal leaders and education advocates say the Education Department failed to meet a legal requirement by not consulting with tribes before announcing the transfer of dozens of Native American education programs to other federal agencies

Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama reelection campaign

3:37 PM on Thursday, November 20

Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama reelection campaign

Judge to rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody

3:26 PM on Thursday, November 20

A federal judge in Maryland says she will rule as soon as possible on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia can be released from immigration custody

FILE - Brazil's Attorney General Jorge Messias, left, leans over to speak with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a signing ceremony of a compensation agreement for damages caused by the 2015 collapse of the Mariana Dam owned by the mining company Samarco, a joint venture of Vale and BHP, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2024. Pictured center is Vice President Geraldo Alckmin. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian president appoints ally Jorge Messias to country's Supreme Court

3:14 PM on Thursday, November 20

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has appointed Jorge Messias to the Supreme Court

Woman who worked for congressman accused of faking politically motivated attack

1:37 PM on Thursday, November 20

A former staffer for a New Jersey congressman who told authorities she had been attacked and lacerated by three men while walking in a nature preserve this summer is now facing charges that she filed a false report

Federal oversight of New Orleans police department ends after 13 years, began due to racial bias

1:17 PM on Thursday, November 20

Federal oversight of the New Orleans Police Department ended this week a with a judge signing an order dissolving the consent decree

Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC

1:15 PM on Thursday, November 20

A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital

Trump administration plans to open up new oil drilling off California, Florida coasts for the first time in decades

12:55 PM on Thursday, November 20

Trump administration plans to open up new oil drilling off California, Florida coasts for the first time in decades

The casket with former Vice President Dick Cheney is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral after services, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Dick Cheney's funeral, in photos

12:13 PM on Thursday, November 20

Colombian scientists recover cannon, coins and porcelain cup from 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck

11:59 AM on Thursday, November 20

Colombian scientists have recovered a cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup from the Caribbean Sea

FILE - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media alongside President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O'Brien, President and CEO of Airlines for America Chris Sununu, Vice President JD Vance and aviation industry representatives about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry outside of the West Wing of the White House, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers

11:46 AM on Thursday, November 20

The Trump administration has threatened to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani talks to reporters at a news conference in New York, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Mamdani says he wants to talk affordability with Trump and isn't worried he's walking into a trap

11:08 AM on Thursday, November 20

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he plans to center an upcoming meeting with Republican President Donald Trump on how the two opposing leaders could work to make the city a more affordable place to live

FILE - Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., condemns hate speech and misinformation about Haitian immigrants during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida charged with stealing disaster funds

9:15 AM on Thursday, November 20

A Florida congresswoman is accused of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign

Former Presidents front row from left, George W. Bush with Laura Bush and Joe Biden with Jill Biden, look on as a joint services body bearer team arrive with the casket of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Respect and remembrance for Cheney from Bush, Biden and past vice presidents as Trump is excluded

8:31 AM on Thursday, November 20

Washington National Cathedral hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of fellow Republican President Donald Trump

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa address the media with EU leaders in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

White House hits out at South African leader for 'running his mouth' over US boycott of G20

8:26 AM on Thursday, November 20

The White House has hit out at South Africa’s leader for "running his mouth" over the United States’ boycott of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg

Rescuers evacuate an elderly woman after a residential building was hit following Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

A corruption scandal pressures Ukraine's Zelenskyy to show greater accountability

10:05 PM on Wednesday, November 19

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal presenting the greatest threat to his government since Russia’s full-scale invasion

FILE - Revelers throw beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel onto crowds on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras festivities in the French Quarter in New Orleans, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of 'Swamp Sweep' immigration crackdown

10:04 PM on Wednesday, November 19

New Orleans is warily awaiting a monthslong federal crackdown to arrest thousands of immigrants

Jose Aguilar, who recorded cell phone video of federal agents chasing and tackling a Black teen in the East Side neighborhood in October, stands outside his family's business Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

These are the sights and sounds of Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago

10:04 PM on Wednesday, November 19

For nearly two months, federal agents have been carrying out surprise raids in Chicago in pursuit of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, emerging from unmarked vehicles in neighborhoods throughout the city to confront and detain stunned members of the public

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