DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — People crowded shoulder to shoulder upstairs in a south Alabama coffee shop, in a region sometimes called the reddest in t…
House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda if the party sweeps control in the November elections. They're planning investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration, as well as alleged corporate wrongdoing. Being in the majority means bigger budgets and committee staff, along with the ability to investigate, subpoena and course-correct what the Democrats say are widespread abuses of power and corruption. Impeachment of the president and Cabinet officials isn't off the table. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is in line to become speaker if Democrats win the House. He says Democrats will “hold the crooks accountable.”
When President Donald Trump attends Saturday’s Texas vs. Tennessee college football game, it could mean more than tougher traffic and extra long security lines for fans. The disruptions caused by Trump’s visit could go all the way to the game on the field. Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said this week that when a president attends a game, security will shut down the teams' sideline headset communications whenever he comes in the stadium, leaves or just moves around. And it could happen in critical moments of a tight game.
FILE - Michael Davis, of Bellwood, Ala., picks up a sign supporting Doug Jones for governor after a town hall hosted by Troy University College Democrats and the Pike County Democrats, Aug. 18, 2026, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
FILE - Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama, speaks to the media before a town hall hosted by Troy University College Democrats and the Pike County Democrats, Aug. 18, 2026, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
FILE - Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks to the media before a town hall hosted by Troy University College Democrats and the Pike County Democrats, Aug. 18, 2026, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
FILE - Attendees listen as Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama, speaks at a town hall hosted by Troy University College Democrats and the Pike County Democrats, Aug. 18, 2026, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
FILE - Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks alongside Doug Jones, a Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama, at a town hall hosted by Troy University College Democrats and the Pike County Democrats, Aug. 18, 2026, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications. This follows a three-day summit between their leaders in Washington. The two sides will also work on a Board of Trade for selected bilateral trade issues. They plan to sign a memorandum to strengthen crisis communications between their militaries, China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday. An AI-specific dialogue is scheduled for November. The leaders agreed to extend a trade truce by two months and will meet at upcoming international summits.
Work requirements for some Medicaid beneficiaries begin across the U.S. in January, the result of President Donald Trump's big 2025 tax cut an…
