{"id":13391,"date":"2026-06-02T01:14:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/06\/02\/appeals-court-rules-trump-policy-illegally-banned-transgender-troops-from-military-ap-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T01:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:14:31","slug":"appeals-court-rules-trump-policy-illegally-banned-transgender-troops-from-military-ap-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/06\/02\/appeals-court-rules-trump-policy-illegally-banned-transgender-troops-from-military-ap-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court rules Trump policy illegally banned transgender troops from military &#8211; AP News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<p>                 <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=\"1780358320577\" data-recent-thresholdinhours=\"1\">                     <template data-date-tpl>Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]<\/template>                     <span data-date>\u00a0<\/span>                 <\/bsp-timestamp>             <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                <bsp-page-actions>                                 <\/bsp-page-actions>                          <\/div>\n<div id=\"blogBody\">\n<p><b><i>Today\u2019s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find <\/i><\/b><span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/\"><b><i><u>more coverage at apnews.com.<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">                      <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Asked if Vance would be a great president, second lady says he\u2019d be great at anything\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-859c-df16-adff-fffcd38a0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780358320577\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-859c-df16-adff-fffcd38a0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Asked if Vance would be a great president, second lady says he\u2019d be great at anything         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The second lady told ABC News of her husband: \u201cI think he would make a great anything he\u2019d like to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she\u2019d been asked a couple of times about misconceptions of the vice president, and said, \u201cI think people don\u2019t understand what a fundamentally gentle person he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Second lady won\u2019t say if she wants vice president to seek the White House in 2028\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-8587-d20b-adde-8ddf11810000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780358106650\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-8587-d20b-adde-8ddf11810000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Second lady won\u2019t say if she wants vice president to seek the White House in 2028         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Asked during an interview with ABC News if she\u2019d like to see Vice President JD Vance run for president, second lady Usha Vance offered a careful dodge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a particularly ambitious person,\u201d she said, after a pause. \u201cI would like to see him happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second lady added of her husband, \u201cI would like to see him making contributions that matter. And whatever form that takes is a form that I\u2019ll be supportive of.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump reconsidering pursuing $1.8B fund meant to compensate his allies\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-852d-dd65-a7bf-8dedd6a30000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780351526024\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-852d-dd65-a7bf-8dedd6a30000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump reconsidering pursuing $1.8B fund meant to compensate his allies         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>That\u2019s according to a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss the president\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n<p>The potential retreat is a recognition of the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago, as well as a mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a perceived lack of oversight of the money disbursement and the potential for payouts to participants in the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/january-6-cases\/\">Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has said it would temporarily pause its implementation to comply with a court order.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"JUST IN: Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with $1.8B fund meant to compensate his supporters, AP source says\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-851a-d5ba-a5fe-c7fbf7d90000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780350832615\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-851a-d5ba-a5fe-c7fbf7d90000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             JUST IN: Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with $1.8B fund meant to compensate his supporters, AP source says         <\/h2>\n<p>                                        <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump administration shares more information about new Medicaid work rules\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-84fb-d029-afde-dfff7b740000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780349571927\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-84fb-d029-afde-dfff7b740000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump administration shares more information about new Medicaid work rules         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Trump administration on Monday provided more details for how Americans on Medicaid will be able to claim exemptions from new work mandates.<\/p>\n<p>A <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2026-11094.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new rule<\/a><\/span> reveals that starting in 2028, if health or government data doesn\u2019t prove exemptions, some Medicaid enrollees will need to prove they are eligible with documentation.<\/p>\n<p>The rule also puts forth a stricter-than-expected definition for who can qualify for exemptions based on being \u201cmedically frail.\u201d To meet that qualification, a person\u2019s health condition must significantly impair their ability to comply with the work requirements, according to the text of the rule.<\/p>\n<p>The work requirements were part of a 2025 law. Starting in 2027, they\u2019ll require some working-age Medicaid participants to work or do community service at least 80 hours a month, or be enrolled in school at least half the time.<\/p>\n<p>States have warned implementing the changes will be expensive and time consuming. Advocates say they\u2019ll cause millions to lose their health insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s rule will be open to public comment before it is finalized.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump to head to Wisconsin on Friday\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-84d0-d7e0-adde-dcf0c5700000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780347532462\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-84d0-d7e0-adde-dcf0c5700000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump to head to Wisconsin on Friday         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The White House says the president will head to Chippewa County, located in the northwest part of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The trip will highlight the administration\u2019s efforts to benefit farmers, particularly on taxes and trade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWisconsin families put their faith in President Trump in 2024, and he has spent every single day since taking office fighting and delivering for them,\u201d White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said.<\/p>\n<p>The visit is part of a series of trips that are intended for Trump to promote his economic agenda and achievements.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump administration says it will comply with court order that temporarily paused $1.8 billion compensation fund\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-84bd-d59d-a5de-a7ff3f760000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780344732598\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-84bd-d59d-a5de-a7ff3f760000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump administration says it will comply with court order that temporarily paused $1.8 billion compensation fund         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Trump administration said Monday it will comply with a court ruling temporarily blocking a <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-lawsuit-irs-leak-3729de38770b558be01712a143437bf8\">nearly $1.8 billion fund<\/a><\/span> meant to compensate allies of the president, effectively agreeing to pause the plan for at least two weeks after setbacks in the courts and a fierce backlash from Republicans who objected to potential payouts to participants in the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/january-6-cases\/\">Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The announcement from the Justice Department comes in response to a Friday court ruling by a federal judge in Virginia who ordered plans for the fund halted pending additional arguments later this month. The department said in a statement that it \u201cdisagrees strongly\u201d with the ruling but would abide by it.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration had defended the $1.776 billion \u201cAnti-Weaponization Fund,\u201d established to resolve Trump\u2019s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns, as an appropriate corrective measure to make up for what officials insist was a weaponized law enforcement during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Thune says Trump dropping anti-weaponization fund is \u2018best way to handle\u2019\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-8476-d856-a5ff-a5feb0870000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780343453191\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-8476-d856-a5ff-a5feb0870000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Thune says Trump dropping anti-weaponization fund is \u2018best way to handle\u2019         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Monday he was hopeful the White House would move to drop the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-lawsuit-irs-leak-3729de38770b558be01712a143437bf8\">$1.776 billion settlement fund<\/a><\/span> designed to compensate Trump\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think the best way to handle it is if the administration decides to shut it down themselves,\u201d Thune told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The fund had caused a standoff between the White House and the Senate after Republican senators <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-billion-ballroom-trump-funding-bill-republicans-d0b0d2ee59a95f6199d80998ab89d7e4\">defiantly left town 10 days ago<\/a><\/span> without passing legislation to fund Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement agencies. The Senate returns today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-8474-dea9-a9de-967fe9780000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780338829454\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-8474-dea9-a9de-967fe9780000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-immigration-visas-79909bd01e9e1e3dedde144f865a1b9d\">process visas for foreigners<\/a><\/span> seeking to come to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications will be reduced to 20 in the coming weeks, according to three U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. There is not yet a set date for the change, but it is expected in June, according to the officials, who were not authorized to comment to the media and spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>The move is part of the Trump administration\u2019s effort to crack down on <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-visas-travel-ban-world-cup-olympics-869bace5a2eb40b7f1aac1e6b8667474\">issuing both immigrant and non-immigrant visas<\/a><\/span> as part of its broader aim to limit immigration to the U.S. and <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-visas-travel-ban-world-cup-olympics-869bace5a2eb40b7f1aac1e6b8667474\">clamp down on those who travel on temporary visas<\/a><\/span> but then overstay them. The administration also has scaled back personnel at embassies and consulates around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-africa-visas-embassies-cutbacks-973e4458cc0770a0a7e83acf51e74df0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"JUST IN: US to slash the number of embassies in Africa that process visas, AP sources say, as Trump has moved to limit migration\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-844f-dea9-a9de-964f29770000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780338035069\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-844f-dea9-a9de-964f29770000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             JUST IN: US to slash the number of embassies in Africa that process visas, AP sources say, as Trump has moved to limit migration         <\/h2>\n<p>                                        <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-8449-dea9-a9de-964b0e630000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780336238872\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-8449-dea9-a9de-964b0e630000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanon-militant group through mediators.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced the development in a social media post following his call with Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-netanyahu-dahiyeh-rubio-ceasefire-airstrikes-a4708d5ed8d75f74463ba88c1cabca33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"JUST IN: Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after US leader talked with Netanyahu and mediators\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-8445-d20b-adde-8cdd35170000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780335838365\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-8445-d20b-adde-8cdd35170000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             JUST IN: Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after US leader talked with Netanyahu and mediators         <\/h2>\n<p>                                        <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-843c-dea9-a9de-967fb59a0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780335586511\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-843c-dea9-a9de-967fb59a0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/michael-kunzelman\">MICHAEL KUNZELMAN<\/a>, <span>LINDSAY WHITEHURT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                             <bsp-page-actions>                                 <\/bsp-page-actions>                                            <\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-000000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Pentagon is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f9ceeb8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8350x5567+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F73%2F66%2Fa9eb1fa7423e8ee23daee5c1589f%2Fap26139614924216.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>The Pentagon is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/media.cadc.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/docs\/2026\/06\/25-5087-2176040.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled on Monday<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The majority opinion by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit upholds a March 2025 ruling by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C. Reyes concluded that President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<p>The administration appealed after Reyes issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/transgender-troops-trump-pentagon-order-c92b17a47574d711efa11fb178ff6ae0\">six transgender people<\/a><\/span> who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military. The appeal court\u2019s majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those seeking to join.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/transgender-military-ban-trump-02c27819995ebfbea6aa45d2633028d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"JUST IN: Divided appeals court panel rules Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-83ed-dc07-adbf-9befa7c70000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780335029726\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-83ed-dc07-adbf-9befa7c70000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             JUST IN: Divided appeals court panel rules Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service         <\/h2>\n<p>                                        <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-83b9-d59d-a5de-a3fb59140000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780326789453\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-83b9-d59d-a5de-a3fb59140000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-550000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position, Feb. 25, 2023, in Hudson, Colo. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski, File)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/cf36cdb\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F74%2Fad%2Fed5be1ed6a894b90008ae9c0ab12%2Fb1d2f16129664575896ab6bb7f7dea63\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position, Feb. 25, 2023, in Hudson, Colo. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski, File)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>Candidate Tina Peters speaks during a debate for the state leadership position, Feb. 25, 2023, in Hudson, Colo. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski, File)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado\u2019s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Peters\u2019 release was confirmed by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The state agency said it would have no more information about the 70-year-old inmate. Her sentence was shortened by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last month after Trump waged a lengthy pressure campaign against the governor and his state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"JUST IN: Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after scheme to copy her county\u2019s election system\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-839d-d39c-a99f-cfbf84790000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780326417402\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-839d-d39c-a99f-cfbf84790000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             JUST IN: Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after scheme to copy her county\u2019s election system         <\/h2>\n<p>                                        <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Colorado elections clerk set to be released from prison based on her sentence commutation\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-8373-df16-adff-fb7fe42d0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780324591302\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-8373-df16-adff-fb7fe42d0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Colorado elections clerk set to be released from prison based on her sentence commutation         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Former Colorado elections clerk and <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tina-peters-polis-colorado-clemency-trump-eca56e2167a72e306a54b99b847d918c\">conspiracy theorist Tina Peters<\/a><\/span> is scheduled to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county\u2019s election system.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tina-peters-election-computer-breach-8a171657321dd595dfd2dd81e0a0a848\">Peters\u2019 sentence<\/a><\/span> last month following pressure from President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Department of Corrections would not confirm the time of Peters\u2019 release, and a representative for her attorney said Peters would not speak to the media when she\u2019s freed.<\/p>\n<p>Peters was the first local election official to be charged with breaching security after the 2020 election. She snuck in an outside computer expert affiliated with My Pillow Chief Executive Mike Lindell \u2014 who himself <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-settlement-election-lies-fda05a63a1af8a111ce1efba024b88a0\">denied that Trump lost the White House<\/a><\/span> in 2020 \u2014 and the person copied the county\u2019s Dominion Voting Systems computer server as it was updated in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colorado-election-clerk-peters-prison-release-b974d394595c75a6db831962551d094f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Crude oil prices rise after latest US-Iran fighting, and US stocks slip\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-834a-d20b-adde-8bdaf6cb0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780321869099\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-834a-d20b-adde-8bdaf6cb0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Crude oil prices rise after latest US-Iran fighting, and US stocks slip         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Oil prices are rising following the latest fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn\u2019t very worried.<\/p>\n<p>The S&#038;P 500 slipped 0.1% early Monday, falling a bit below the record it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166 points, and the Nasdaq composite was little changed.<\/p>\n<p>Brent crude climbed 4.7%, and Treasury yields moved higher in the bond market. Tech stocks held up better than the rest of the market.<\/p>\n<p>Science Applications International Corp. soared after becoming the latest U.S. company to report bigger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/stocks-markets-oil-iran-trump-hormuz-5045f5cc9eed81f1dec2006234e1337c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Tensions linger between Republicans and White House over the \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-831e-d20b-adde-8bde807f0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780317098788\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-831e-d20b-adde-8bde807f0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Tensions linger between Republicans and White House over the \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved after Republican senators <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-billion-ballroom-trump-funding-bill-republicans-d0b0d2ee59a95f6199d80998ab89d7e4\">defiantly left town 10 days ago<\/a><\/span> without passing legislation to fund President Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans who are returning to Washington on Monday say they won\u2019t have the votes to pass the Homeland Security spending bill until the White House works with them to place parameters on the new <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-lawsuit-irs-leak-3729de38770b558be01712a143437bf8\">$1.776 billion settlement fund<\/a><\/span> designed to compensate Trump\u2019s allies. But Trump has shown little interest in doing so, even after a judge <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-settlement-fund-antiweaponization-8baaee6aa8d83f0ad2905f5f8d457dec\">temporarily halted any payouts<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how they\u2019ll settle the dispute.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-trump-settlement-fund-immigration-enforcement-ballroom-065ac08d06a059aa0d67a6d4ca5de124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-82cd-d59d-a5de-a3dfa93b0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780311136091\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-82cd-d59d-a5de-a3dfa93b0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<div data-align-center>                      <bsp-figure>     <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>              <a id=\"image-cf0000\"><\/a>                                      <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"  ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell, the former Federal Reserve chair, center, stands with former ambassador Caroline Kennedy, right, and her son Jack Schlossberg, as Powell's wife Elissa Leonard takes a picture at left, while being honored with the Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/3ad3f42\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4025x2683+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F65%2Fcf%2F248353ee4641864cd463d360546c%2F2c72959493e949b38b9747d7fe81c875\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell, the former Federal Reserve chair, center, stands with former ambassador Caroline Kennedy, right, and her son Jack Schlossberg, as Powell\u2019s wife Elissa Leonard takes a picture at left, while being honored with the Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>          <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                  <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                         <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                             <\/p>\n<p>Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell, the former Federal Reserve chair, center, stands with former ambassador Caroline Kennedy, right, and her son Jack Schlossberg, as Powell\u2019s wife Elissa Leonard takes a picture at left, while being honored with the Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/p>\n<p>                         <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                     <\/div>\n<p>     <\/template>      <\/bsp-figure>                  <\/div>\n<p>Former Federal Reserve Chair <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-interest-rates-inflation-6eea4bdbaa4d88cb9149ff81044cedbc\">Jerome Powell<\/a><\/span> used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to defend independent institutions while accepting an award Sunday honoring his efforts to preserve the central bank\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library overlooking Boston Harbor, Powell called universities, courts, Congress and the central bank \u201cthe foundation and the embodiment of our democracy\u201d and argued that the Fed\u2019s independence was a \u201cpriceless asset\u201d that must be protected.<\/p>\n<p>It was one of his most direct defenses of Fed independence, warning that a single administration\u2019s decision to remove bank officials over policy differences would open the way for future elected officials to follow suit, ultimately undermining the credibility that the Fed has spent decades building.<\/p>\n<p>Powell, who frequently clashed with Trump during his eight years as chair, stepped down as his term expired in May. He was succeeded by <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/federal-reserve-warsh-trump-independence-powell-inflation-d87285399582840f585bc4e24dd4f10f\">Kevin Warsh<\/a><\/span>, whom Trump selected to lead the central bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jfk-award-jerome-powell-minnesota-8f65dc22c3603ee72a3fb294a0602d50\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-82cc-d7e0-adde-deec51d10000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780310974527\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-82cc-d7e0-adde-deec51d10000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Trump on Saturday branded the federal judge who <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-kennedy-center-renovations-closure-1857159baf8db4692324acb7ef62f249\">blocked his renovation<\/a><\/span> of the Kennedy Center as \u201can anti Trump Hater\u201d and predicted that the nation\u2019s premier performing arts center, which he wanted <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-kennedy-center-afd7c714c53d8942a4b76b2684a20755\">to shutter for a two-year overhaul<\/a><\/span>, will \u201csoon be closed, probably never to open again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump fumed about the Friday decision from U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who also ordered <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-kennedy-center-performing-arts-board-rename-ffb6829221bddc012c24ce696ebf0633\">Trump\u2019s name<\/a><\/span> removed from the center. Clearly angered by his latest legal setback, he said it was \u201cimpossible for me to be treated fairly,\u201d tying Cooper\u2019s ruling to earlier losses, including the Supreme Court\u2019s rejection in February of his <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/supreme-court-tariffs-trump-0485fcda30a7310501123e4931dba3f9\">sweeping tariffs<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>His post aimed to make the case for the project even as he says he\u2019s giving up on it. Hours after Cooper\u2019s decision, Trump said he was backing away from the renovations and making arrangements to relinquish control to Congress of what, until the Republican president\u2019s second term, had been known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-kennedy-center-renovations-closure-fe5ff0982cf44bd71b84dc475f839cbd\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump set to headline \u2018Great American State Fair\u2019 for nation\u2019s 250th anniversary after artists drop out\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-82ca-d59d-a5de-a3da0e9c0000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780310882432\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-82ca-d59d-a5de-a3da0e9c0000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump set to headline \u2018Great American State Fair\u2019 for nation\u2019s 250th anniversary after artists drop out         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>An upcoming celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary, \u201cThe Great American State Fair,\u201d recently had <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/freedom-250-concerts-cancellations-what-to-know-8f506ad99fc1aee7413514e37ce59604\">several musical guests back out<\/a><\/span> partly over the event\u2019s ties to President Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand Artists are getting \u2018the yips\u2019 having to do with their performance,\u201d Trump posted to his social media platform Truth Social Saturday, adding that he was thinking of bringing \u201cthe man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate \u2018Artists.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group organizing the June fair on Washington\u2019s National Mall, Freedom 250, confirmed the billing in a statement, writing, \u201cWe are excited to announce that President Trump will personally kick off this historic celebration on Wednesday, June 24.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Freedom 250 is billed as nonpartisan, but was launched last year by Trump and is led by a former State Department appointee from Trump\u2019s first term. Several artists, including Bret Michaels, the Commodores and Martina McBride dropped out last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-fair-250-anniversary-great-american-musicians-66bae27bc720c6882d8e73ce4a81efe6\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"<b>US bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire<\/b>&#8221; data-post-id=&#8221;0000019e-82c9-d8c9-afff-93df49a30000&#8243; data-posted-date-timestamp=&#8221;1780310738101&#8243; data-seconds-delta-text=&#8221;sec ago&#8221; data-minutes-delta-text=&#8221;min ago&#8221; data-hours-delta-text=&#8221;h ago&#8221;>              <a id=\"0000019e-82c9-d8c9-afff-93df49a30000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             <b>US bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire<\/b>         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire.<\/p>\n<p>The <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-7-2026-421ee64fdc9a5c26460df8119c7d1b3f\">nominal ceasefire<\/a><\/span> between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war. It\u2019s <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-ceasefire-nuclear-talks-cac5206df0f0c7b79fe9321c08d63096\">not clear how close they are<\/a><\/span> to a deal \u2014 and there is always the risk that an attack could derail those talks.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Iran has maintained its chokehold on the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-united-states-war-hormuz-ceasefire-aeea91e1d1682e7e22321512e6e4aa35\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/span>, disrupting global energy supplies and driving up the price of fuel around the world, with <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fertilizer-shortage-iran-war-alternatives-farming-60523696dadb80bd6fee43ec27d55f08\">far-reaching consequences<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting has also escalated between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite their nominal ceasefire. Israel has extended its <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebanon-israel-capture-castle-beaufort-206c3d6c4dc9a139007f043556a0019b\">occupation deep into Lebanon<\/a><\/span>, and Hezbollah \u2014 which joined the war in support of its main backer, Iran \u2014 continues to launch drones into Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-irael-war-kuwait-strikes-88daa9f90b48baaa7beb18e35515c59d\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post> <bsp-liveblog-post data-gtm-region=\"Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges\" data-post-id=\"0000019e-82c8-d20b-adde-8ad872950000\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1780310688497\" data-seconds-delta-text=\"sec ago\" data-minutes-delta-text=\"min ago\" data-hours-delta-text=\"h ago\">              <a id=\"0000019e-82c8-d20b-adde-8ad872950000\"><\/a>                          <\/p>\n<h2>             Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges         <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a><\/span> government \u2014 causing <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fed-interest-rates-inflation-jobs-powell-trump-5ff8aec596588afed4a7449322bf956c\">interest rates<\/a><\/span> to climb in ways that are <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/economy-inflation-tariffs-gasoline-consumer-spending-4f59d739153d66682b6fbc2b457f5df6\">worsening affordability pressures<\/a><\/span>, <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-economy-iran-inflation-jobs-gas-prices-7fbd5e99e3b6023963dd3de226aee4e4\">hampering economic growth<\/a><\/span> and creating a <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-approval-iran-economy-cost-of-living-poll-fff492898cc8ff34e11df90ec4837a79\">new risk for Republicans<\/a><\/span> in November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>The energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bond-market-warning-wall-street-trump-9ef90df1ae1cd1283f8cf04221611112\">price of bonds<\/a><\/span> that help fund the U.S. government. Interest rates on a 10-year U.S. Treasury note are topping 4.44%, up from 3.95% before the war started at the end of February. Average <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mortgage-rates-home-buying-economy-21ac94874327f0252f3de5a3d80ca49a\">mortgage rates<\/a><\/span> have climbed to their highest levels in nine months, while auto sales are slumping.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge is global in scale, as interest rates have risen for multiple countries as the world has been adjusting to the prospect of higher inflation, mounting questions about the sustainability of government debt and a dramatic surge in <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/anthropic-ai-claude-openai-valuation-86c432fa375548fd4f111f8164d6ffc1\">investment in artificial intelligence<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-interest-rates-debt-deficit-8deb3ed0c013a9c43a58e857ad1d615d\"><i>Read more<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/bsp-liveblog-post>               <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] \u00a0 Today\u2019s live updates have ended. 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