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DOJ contradicts DeSantis: Some detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz' likely never in removal proceedings

12:01 PM on Monday, October 6

U.S. government lawyers say detainees at the Florida Everglades immigration detention center, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," likely include people who have never been in removal proceedings

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12:00 PM on Monday, October 6

A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art on the 6th day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP reader question: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown?

11:38 AM on Monday, October 6

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown

Trump taps longtime investigator to serve as next Justice Department watchdog

11:28 AM on Monday, October 6

President Donald Trump has tapped a career government attorney as the next independent watchdog of the Justice Department

Illinois governor and Chicago mayor sue to block Trump administration's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the city

11:04 AM on Monday, October 6

Illinois governor and Chicago mayor sue to block Trump administration's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the city

Agency asks for more time to appoint new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

10:54 AM on Monday, October 6

The head of a nonpartisan agency tasked with finding a new prosecutor for the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump is asking for more time

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Patrushev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin welcomes Trump's comments on Putin's offer to extend the New START nuclear arms pact

10:13 AM on Monday, October 6

The Kremlin has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Russia’s offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, saying it raises hope for keeping the pact alive after it expires in February

A man fishes in Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Anselm Gibbs)

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

9:33 AM on Monday, October 6

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago are fearing that a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean could kill them and their livelihoods

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs, April 2, 2025, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump says the US has secured $17 trillion in new investments. The real number is likely much less

9:00 AM on Monday, October 6

President Donald Trump claims his policies have generated $17 trillion in new investments, but the real number is likely much less

Taylor Moyer slices strawberries as her youngest son, Bradley, helps put the sliced fruit into a bowl while at home in the kitchen, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)

Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

7:38 AM on Monday, October 6

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks

FILE - U.S. Rep. Mike Collins speaks at a Senate campaign event on Aug. 19, 2025, in Jackson, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

2 Georgia Republicans seeking to beat Democratic US Sen. Jon Ossoff each raise nearly $2 million

6:27 AM on Monday, October 6

Two Georgia Republicans aiming to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026 have raised nearly $2 million each after entering the race this summer

FILE - Rep.-elect Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, walks past reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton

6:23 AM on Monday, October 6

Republican congressman Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign

From left to right Presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeljka Cvijanovic , Denis Becirovic, Zeljko Komsic , Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani , Croatian President Zoran Milanovic , President of Albania Bajram Begaj, Natasa Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Montenegro President Jakov Milatovic and North Macedonia President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova pose for a photo during the Brdo-Brijuni, Process Leaders' Meeting in Golem, Albania, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the capital, Tirana , Albania on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 .(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

Western Balkan leaders reaffirm commitment to EU future

4:32 AM on Monday, October 6

The presidents of the Western Balkan nations have gathered in Albania to discuss accelerating economic integration with the European Union

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned less than a month after being appointed, the French presidency says

4:00 AM on Monday, October 6

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned less than a month after being appointed, the French presidency says

Police and Federal officers stand guard an area by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon

1:37 PM on Sunday, October 5

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard

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