This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Arlington cemetery on the eve of his inauguration. Roads are closed and security barriers are up as Washington prepares for Friday's history-making event...
This is AP news minute. 1. President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders in the Oval office, on what's built as a busy work day Monday, including the signing with an order withdraw the U.S from the Trans Pacific trade agreement, as well as...
This is AP news minute. 1. President Trump signed an executive action Tuesday to advance the construction of the keystone XL and Dakota access oil pipelines. The aggressive moves are a step overhauling America's energy policy and dealt a swift blow t...
This is AP news minute. 1. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House on Monday. His agenda is expected to include health-care and tax reform. 2. Severe weather is blamed for killing at least 1...
This is AP news minute. 1. President Donald Trump told top advisers Sunday that they're in the White House to devote ourselves for the national good. Trump sworn in his senior White House team during a ceremony in the east room. 2. The governor of Ge...
This is AP news minute. 1. Friday is inauguration day as Donald Trump takes the oath of office and becomes president. Trump addressed supporters on Thursday night on the steps of Lincoln memorial. 2. The Mexican drug kingpin known as El Chapo is due...
This is AP news minute. 1. Donald J.Trump has been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, giving an address that echoes similar sentiments from his campaign speeches. Trump was joined on speech by his entire family and vice president Mi...
This is AP news minute. 1. Donald Trump's company confirms his plan to expand its golf resort near Aberdeen, Scotland. Trump has vowed his company will do no new foreign deals while he is president. Some government ethnics lawyers say the project rai...
This is AP news minute. 1. President Obama commuted the 25 years prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, freeing her in May. Manning acknowledged leaking diplomatic cables and national security documents to Wikileaks for publication in 2010. Wikileaks' e...
This is AP news minute. 1. Turkey's premier confirmed that authorities have caught the gunman suspected of killing 39 people in the New year's attack at a nightclub. The suspect was taken into custody late Monday at a luxury residential complex in Is...
This is AP news minute. 1. Leaders and activities are gathering at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Vice president-elect Mike Pence was seen visiting the MLK Jr. memorial in D.C after a or a chance of reshuff...
This is AP news minute. 1. Residents across much of Illinois are clearing debris and damage after heavy ice storms hit the region. Down trees and sweeping power outages were left in the storm's wake. More ice is expected to hit the area. 2. Iraqi sec...
This is AP news minute. 1. Donald Trump attacks civil rights legend John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of the President-elects White House victory, saying the congressman was all talk, no action or results . His attack came as rallys planned a...
This is AP news minute. 1. Even if Donald Trump looks for warmer relations with Russia, two of his key nominees are sounding alarms. Defense secretary nominee James Mattis told senators that Russian president Vladimir Putin is trying to break the NAT...
This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trumps pick for defense secretary General James Mattis is set to offer testimony at his confirmation hearing Thursday morning. Retired in 2013, Mattis would be the first career military officer to ser...
