WASHINGTON (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed a peace agreement at the White House, aiming to end decades of conflict. President Donald Trump facilitated the meeting, with both leaders crediting him for the breakthrough. The deal will reopen key transportation routes and create a major transit corridor named the Trump Route for International Peace…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A split appeals court panel is tossing out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison. The Friday decision comes after planes carrying Venezuelan migrants landed at the prison even after U.S District Judge James E. Boasberg said in court they…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it plans to take over Gaza City. The decision to escalate its 22-month war with Hamas drew a dismissal from the militant group, renewed international calls to end the conflict and stirred fears for hostages still in Gaza. Israel’s air and ground war has already killed tens of thousands of…… MORE
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany won’t authorize exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice.” The decision came after the Israeli Cabinet announced plans to take over Gaza City. Merz said Friday that Israel “has the right to defend itself against Hamas’ terror.” He…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. It’s a potential breakthrough after weeks of Trump expressing frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting. The Kremlin has not yet confirmed the details, which…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have appeared shoulder-to-shoulder with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout. The standoff has blocked a vote on congressional voting maps sought by President Donald Trump. Pelosi defended the walkout in the appearance in Sacramento on Friday.…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — Police said a suspected shooter and a police officer are dead after law enforcement responded to an active shooter near the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University. CDC employees say bullets struck the windows of several CDC buildings. Photos of bullet-pocket windows circulated among CDC employees. No civilians…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars of grants that are awarded by federal agencies. The order signed Thursday requires agencies to appoint individuals responsible for reviewing federal funding opportunities and grants. Scientists say the order will undermine America’s…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation. It wasn’t immediately clear why Long was dismissed. His quick exit makes him the shortest-tenured IRS commissioner confirmed by the Senate since the position was created in 1862. Long announced on social…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated a top economic adviser to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors for four months, temporarily filling a vacancy while continuing his search for a longer-term appointment. Trump on Thursday named Stephen Miran, the chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, to fill a seat vacated…… MORE
