AP Special Report Trump's plan to accept free plane from Qatar raises ethical and security worries CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025 Updated Nov 15, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer.kAmQx H@F=5 ?6G6C 36 @?6 E@ EFC? 5@H? E92E <:?5 @7 2? @776C[Q E96 #6AF3=:42? E@=5 C6A@CE6CD @? |@?52J] Qx 4@F=5 36 2 DEFA:5 A6CD@? 2?5 D2J[ V}@[ H6 5@?VE H2?E 2 7C66[ G6CJ 6IA6?D:G6 2:CA=2?6]VQk^AmkAmrC:E:4D @7 E96 A=2? H@CCJ E92E E96 >@G6 E9C62E6?D E@ EFC? 2 8=@32= DJ>3@= @7 p>6C:42? 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News America's long history of 'checks and balances' is being tested by Trump like rarely before BILL BARROW Associated Press
News Nonprofits filling labor gaps face existential threat amid Trump’s battle against DEI CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press
News Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds GEOFF MULVIHILL and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press
News Quakers march against Trump's crackdown on immigrants, carrying on long faith tradition LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press
How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump. But you don't have to drive a ca…
Rocket accused of kickback scheme, hiking cost of homebuying Attorneys describe the alleged deal between Rocket and real estate agents as "a perpetual loop of illegal referrals and kickbacks" at the expe…
When stock markets get shaken, it can pay for investors to be patient When stock markets are falling, it’s natural to want to do something quickly to protect your retirement savings. Historically, though, staying…
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450 Renouncing U.S. citizenship can be an intensive and lengthy process.
The Latest: About 140 US troops injured, 8 severely, so far in Iran war, Pentagon says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran. The Islamic Republic, its…