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What to know about Senator Elissa Slotkin, Democrats’ pick to respond to Trump speech

Senator Slotkin, a freshman senator from Michigan, will deliver the Democratic Party’s response to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening.

Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral

The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents.

Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it

Dr. Marty Makary's views align with those of the man who would be his boss: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who built a following by sowing doubts about vaccines.

A litmus test for Bezos

I cannot see anything objectionable in Bezos’s description of the change coming to his paper’s opinion section.

Ex-Social Security leader sounds alarm: DOGE staff cuts will lead to ‘total collapse’ of systems

“This is going to lead to total system collapse,” O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. “It’s a very old, fragile computer system in (COBOL) language, which isn’t even in schools anymore.” In a social media post made Friday, O’Malley went on to say he expects benefit interruptions to start soon.

Trump criticizes Zelensky for saying end of the war ‘is still very, very far away.’ Follow live updates.

Trump critiqued those stances on Truth social, writing that it was “probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia.”

What to watch when Trump gives his big speech to Congress

President Trump’s speech on Tuesday evening isn’t technically considered a State of the Union address — that comes next year, after he’s been on the job for longer.

Whizz kid offered Google job out of high school but got rejected by 16 colleges —now he’s suing for discrimination

Stanley was rejected by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell University, Georgia Tech, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Washington and University of Wisconsin.

FAA opens probe on why flights approaching Ronald Reagan airport received false alerts of nearby aircraft

The FAA has launched a probe into why flights approaching the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport received erroneous alerts of other aircraft in the area.

Concerts and exhibits are canceled after Trump targets diversity: L.A. arts and culture this week

U.S. Marine Band, Art Museums of America cancel shows with Black, LGBTQ+ artists: L.A. arts and culture this week

Live updates: Trump faces backlash over Zelenskyy meeting and DOGE cuts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday that he believes he will be able to salvage his relationship with the United States after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated him in the Oval Office last week.

Trump Paused The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. What Does It Mean For Companies?

How should U.S. business leaders navigate a potential world without the FCPA, or with a weakened or selectively enforced FCPA?

Ground Game: Trump’s big speech and Zelenskyy faces ire of Trump allies over Oval Office exchange

This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on March 3. You can subscribe at any time at apnews.com/newsletters.

Trump’s speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him

President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver a speech to Congress. Trump will be speaking to the coequal branch of government he has bulldozed past this first month in office,