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New Mexico is the first state to promise free child care for all families

5:42 PM on Thursday, September 11

New Mexico's governor plans to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to bankroll free child care for families of all income levels

Lucy Kemp, the middle daughter of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, stands at the far left on the third row from the bottom as a member of her graduating class of new Georgia state troopers in Forsyth, Ga., Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (Georgia State Patrol via AP)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp swears in his daughter as a state trooper

3:47 PM on Thursday, September 11

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp now has a state trooper in the family

FILE - Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board

3:42 PM on Thursday, September 11

The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest rates

President Donald Trump attends a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally

2:58 PM on Thursday, September 11

A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program

Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver waits to speak against a proposed congressional redistricting plan at a state Senate committee hearing on Friday, Sept. 11, 2025 in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

US Rep. Emanuel Cleaver faces off with Missouri lawmakers seeking to reshape his district

2:53 PM on Thursday, September 11

Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver is warning Missouri lawmakers that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening racial divisions in Kansas City

FILE - Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk speaks to the audience on his "Exposing Critical Racism Theory" tour on Oct. 5, 2021, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Jackson Forderer, File)

How Charlie Kirk shaped a generation of young people into a conservative force

2:40 PM on Thursday, September 11

Charlie Kirk began plotting a way to mold young minds into conservatism at an age when he was still sorting out his own path

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2012, file photo, a man walks by the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin Republican leader says he doesn't want to 'fortify' the state Capitol

12:44 PM on Thursday, September 11

The highest-ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says he doesn't want to “fortify” the state Capitol, which is one of the country’s most accessible statehouses

FILE - The CoreCivic West Tennessee Detention Facility is seen Jan. 24, 2024, in Mason, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town

12:20 PM on Thursday, September 11

A company says detainees have started arriving at a former Tennessee prison that’s been turned into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon at the CapitolTuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate Republicans take first steps to change rules to speed up Trump's nominees

11:59 AM on Thursday, September 11

Republicans are taking the first steps to change the rules of the Senate to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees

FILE - South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to the media about the situation in South Sudan following a peace agreement the week before with the government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

South Sudan No. 2 Riek Machar faces treason and other criminal charges

11:48 AM on Thursday, September 11

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar faces treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday

Well-wishers add balloons to a makeshift memorial set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college on Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Matthew Dowd's firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk's death

10:49 AM on Thursday, September 11

Former MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate of people who faced consequences for statements in the media — social or otherwise — in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination

Afghans affected by a powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday rest outside Nangarhar Regional Hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

UN agency appeals for funds to help tens of thousands of quake-hit Afghans, many still homeless

10:21 AM on Thursday, September 11

The U.N. migration agency is appealing for funds for around 134,000 people in Afghanistan who need help nearly two weeks after an earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in the country’s mountainous east

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump listens as names are read as they attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Pentagon 9/11 ceremony moved inside due to security concerns

8:48 AM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon

This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano identifying the defendant in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt veers off topic and forfeits opening statement at trial

12:02 AM on Thursday, September 11

A suspect on trial for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year has forfeited his right to continue his opening statement

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