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By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the earliest days of this election cycle, the U.S. wasn’t at war with Iran. The East Wing of the White House was still standing and the Kennedy Center wasn’t threatened with demolition. Artificial intelligence data centers […] The post A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards appeared first on Ponca City Now.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The trip by the Americans on Sunday follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow the previous day. That meeting lasted more than three hours but ended without breakthroughs. Kyiv has rejected Russia’s demand to withdraw from parts of eastern Ukraine. Washington’s efforts to end the fighting had lost momentum as U.S. attenti

Tommy Edman hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the visiting Washington ...

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Saturday that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such incidents. The statement follows a Reuters report that a swarm of OpenAI agents had [...]

President Donald Trump wants to transform East Potomac Park's golf course in Washington, D.C., into a world-class venue. Residents fear this could alter the park's historic character and affordability. The park, created by Congress in 1897, has served diverse visitors for over a century. Trump has already visited with plans and a golf architect, sparking concerns about increased fees and loss of public space. A lawsuit challenges the redevelopment, citing potential violations of the congressiona

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Four years ago, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was celebrating his narrow victory in the Democratic primary surrounded by supporters, when someone handed him phone - it was his opponent simply calling to concede. "That's not going to happen," he said, [...]

By Mike Stone, Erin Banco and David Jeans WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, three people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, a sign that more leadership change could come [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency this week to 30 people, including Emory Jones, a longtime associate of rap mogul Jay-Z, White House "pardon czar" Alice Marie Johnson posted on Friday. • Jones served nearly 16 years in federal prison [...]

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. government structured its 35% position in a Venezuelan oil venture as warrants that protect Washington's stake from being weakened by fresh raises of capital, a U.S. official said. Speaking on Thursday about the deal announced [...]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A group of three military veterans and an architectural historian on Friday asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from starting work on a triumphal arch in Washington. The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday announced [...]