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A judge blocks Trump's new bid to curb birthright citizenship, citing Supreme Court precedent

6:02 PM on Wednesday, September 2

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's latest attempt to prohibit automatic U.S. citizenship at birth

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes smiles alongside Justice Andre Mendonca during a plenary session of the court in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian justice who imprisoned Bolsonaro now under fire for alleged links to disgraced banker

4:25 PM on Wednesday, September 2

The Brazilian Supreme Court justice who sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for a coup attempt is now facing pressure to resign over alleged links to a disgraced banker

FILE - Voters cast their ballots at a voting center on the UCLA campus, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Immigrant rights group seeks to block use of federal databases it says could purge legal voters

3:17 PM on Wednesday, September 2

An immigrant rights group has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block the Department of Homeland Security from using federal databases that the group alleges are being used to target naturalized citizens who are eligible to register to vote

FILE - Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor, Maine, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally

2:37 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is no longer set to speak at a Labor Day rally when he makes his first major public appearance since ending his campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine

FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building in New York, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots

12:12 PM on Wednesday, September 2

The Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology using millions of news articles

FILE - A primary voter wears a sticker after casting a ballot at a voting center in Dallas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

FACT FOCUS: Texans listed as 'suspense voters' can still cast a ballot if they confirm their address

9:49 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Social media users are crying foul over the inclusion of 1.2 million voters on Texas’ “suspense list,” claiming it shows efforts to tamper with the November midterms

FILE - The U.S. Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's image. (AP Graphic/Treasury Department, File)

Heads or tails? $1 coin with Trump's face and gold finish goes on sale

7:52 AM on Wednesday, September 2

The U.S. Mint has started selling a $1 coin to celebrate America's 250th birthday, featuring President Donald Trump's face on one side

FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Apple changes Lake Ontario name to 'Lake America' for US users of its Maps, following Trump's order

7:12 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water amid his escalating trade war with Canada

Clouds form over pumpjacks and power transmission towers on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Chevron expanding in Venezuela as Trump deal claims more oil reserves

5:30 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Oil giant Chevron is expanding its operations in Venezuela as some details emerge about President Donald Trump's separate deal for a U.S.-controlled joint venture to develop more of the nation's proven reserves

Debra Fox, who had $58,000 stolen from her in a romance scam, looks at her phone, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at her home in Arvada, Colo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

What to know about the AP/FRONTLINE investigation into scam victims

5:09 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Virtually every American has been targeted by scammers in some way, exclusive new polling data shows

FILE - The Rev. Raphael Warnock delivers a sermon during a church service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Sunday Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Raphael Warnock has done it. Adam Hamilton wants to follow as a pastor-US senator

4:05 AM on Wednesday, September 2

If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group

FILE - Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Adam Hamilton of Kansas, listens to administrators at the Health Partnership Clinic as they discuss funding issues the low-income family medical facility is facing on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Olathe. Kan. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)

No Democrat has won a Kansas Senate seat in a century. Can a megachurch pastor change that?

4:02 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Adam Hamilton is the founder of the nation's largest United Methodist church, and he's attempting to pull off an unusual balancing act in running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by The President of France Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France Van-Heel, view the Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition at the British Museum in London Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Richard Pohle, Pool Photo via AP)

Macron and King Charles III hail their nations' ties as they view the Bayeux Tapestry in London

4:00 AM on Wednesday, September 2

French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's King Charles III have visited the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran targets US allies in Gulf after overnight attacks, and other Mideast news

3:55 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Iran has targeted U.S. Gulf allies, firing drones at Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. airstrikes in Iran

In this photo provided by the Egyptian presidential press office, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, tour a gallery displaying the gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Egyptian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast

6:12 PM on Tuesday, September 1

China’s President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade

American service members from the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group arrive at a hotel in Pattaya, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Crew from USS Abraham Lincoln takes a break in Thailand after long months at sea

6:08 PM on Tuesday, September 1

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has docked in Thailand after nearly nine months at sea supporting U.S. operations against Iran

FILE - Delivery vans are parked during a protest staged as part of a countrywide National Day of Action Tuesday, July 28, 2026, outside the main United States Postal Service headquarters in northeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

3:21 AM on Tuesday, September 1

A whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could lead to the rejection of huge numbers of mail ballots

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