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Trump will visit a Ford factory and promote manufacturing in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to promote his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, trying to counter fears about a weakening …

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing with senators on the situation in Venezuela, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump holds off on military action against Iran’s protest crackdown as he ‘explores’ Tehran messages

President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One from Florida, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states

FILE - Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks to reporters at the White House, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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Beshear: Focusing on everyday concerns is key for Democrats vying for governorships

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gives an interview, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

US accuses Russia of ‘dangerous and inexplicable escalation’ of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace

A residential building burns after a Russian strike in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Myrnyi)

DC’s inspector general is investigating police crime statistics, the latest probe against the force

FILE - Washington Metropolitan Police investigate near the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Dan Sullivan in Senate race

This photo combination shows Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, Oct. 10, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Feb. 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Bill Roth, Mariam Zuhaib/Anchorage Daily News via AP/AP, file)

Muhammad Ali will be honored with a commemorative US postage stamp

Lonnie Ali, widow of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, talks about a 1975 painting of him at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Trump’s motorcade in Florida rerouted due to ‘suspicious object’

President Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club in the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait

A visitor stops to look at a photograph of President Donald Trump and a short plaque next to it are on display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's "American Presidents" exhibit on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79

FILE - New Jersey State Sen. and former Democratic Gov. Richard Codey is seen before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

With Cuban ally Maduro ousted, Trump warns Havana to make a ‘deal’ before it’s too late

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done and who will be counted

FILE - Two young children hold signs through the car window that make reference to the 2020 U.S. Census as they wait in the car with their family at an outreach event in Dallas, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case

National Guard patrol the Washington Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can’t give Peace Prize to Trump

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado outside the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Friday Dec. 12, 2025. (Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB via AP)

US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

FILE - Evana, an oil tanker, is docked at El Palito Port in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Dec. 21, 2025. The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The Olina is the fifth tanker seized by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War

A man orates selected readings from Thomas Paine's Common Sense during an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the pamphlet's publication at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

The Latest: US military says its forces intercept another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean

President Donald Trump speaks with Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Maryann Mannen, left, while Tallgrass Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Matt Sheehy looks on, right, during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Head of FBI’s New York field office to serve as co-deputy director after Bongino’s departure

FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Senate pushes back on Trump’s military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters about a war powers resolution regarding Venezuela on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Hoyer laments House ‘is not living up to the Founders’ goals’ as he tells colleagues he’s retiring

Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., leaves after speaking on the House floor at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

White House says it wasn’t economical to save East Wing during ballroom construction

Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House where the East Wing once stood, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)