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CARLEY PETESCH

Newsperson, U.S. Desk

Petesch is currently an editor on The Associated Press’ U.S. Desk. She previously covered sub-Saharan Africa as AP’s West and Central Africa correspondent based in Dakar, Senegal and on the Africa Desk in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick arrives for a deposition as part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House panel questions Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over Epstein ties
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NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad39-B Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Highlights: Artemis II astronauts reach orbiton historic mission to the moon
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Supporters of Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, react as results come in during a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Texas GOP Senate race heads to runoff. Democrats too early to call
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Longtime Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton are heading to a May runoff in Texas’ Republican Senate primary, while Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep.
 
Brown University students walk on the campus, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Highlights: Northeast US digs out from brutal snowfall as second storm may near
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Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” scrambled to dig out from a brutal and — in some areas — record-breaking storm that blanketed the northeastern United States with snow, causing thousands of flights to be cancelled.
 
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Highlights: Trump says he’s enacted a 10% global tariff by executive order
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The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs in a 6-3 decision on Friday, handing him a stinging loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
 
President Donald Trump, center, with Vice President JD Vance to his left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to his right, arrives for a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump heads to Georgia after securing Board of Peace pledges for Gaza relief funds
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President Donald Trump was in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms.
 
Nurses and their supporters gather for a vigil for Alex Pretti outside VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
DOJ opens a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis
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U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino arrives as protesters gather outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis, AP source says
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A senior Border Patrol commander and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis as early as Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
 
The United Nations logo is seen during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Trump exits 66 international organizations in latest retreat from global cooperation
Follow the news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Jan. 7, 2026
 
President Donald Trump listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks before he signs an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Dec. 18, 2025
 
President Donald Trump speaks during an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Trump highlights his record and announces ‘warrior dividend’ military bonus in speech
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Dec. 17, 2025
 
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission, for a second time Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, unanimously rejected a complaint against fake presidential electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for Trump in 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Trump sues BBC for defamation, asks for $10 billion in damages over Jan. 6 speech edit
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Dec. 15, 2025
 
President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump speaks on Americans’ economic worries, blames Democrats at Pennsylvania rally
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Dec. 9, 2025
 
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)
FBI seeks interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged troops to defy illegal orders
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | November 25, 2025
 
Gary Rush, College Park, MD, holds a sign before a news conference on the Epstein files in front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Trump to decide on Epstein files release after Senate agrees to pass the legislation
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Federal offices reopen as the government shutdown ends
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | November 13, 2025
 
A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Supreme Court keeps a block on SNAP payments, as shutdown potentially nears an end
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at Miami International Airport in Miami, en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Trump promotes his economic agenda after Democratic election victories
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An immigrant mother originally from Guatemala purchases fresh fruits for her children with the balance left on her California EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card used for SNAP benefits, in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
White House walks back Trump’s threat to SNAP
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A volunteer prepares meals at the Philabundance Community Kitchen in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule
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President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Trump hosts GOP senators at White House as shutdown drags on
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to Trump administration’s new reporting rules
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 15, 2025
 
The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump pressures Democrats to end shutdown
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 10, 2025
 
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Live updates: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 7, 2025
 
Smoke and fire rises from an Israeli airstrike on the Macca Tower, a high-rise building in Gaza City, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, following a prior warning issued by the Israeli army. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
Hamas accepts some elements of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, others require negotiation
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 3, 2025
 
The U.S. Capitol is photographed after a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Government shutdown to begin after midnight, mass furloughs of federal workers expected
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | September 30, 2025
 
FILE - The seal of The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen on the Headquarters in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | September 26, 2025
 
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Trump overhauls H-1B visa for high-skilled workers, adds new $100,000 annual fee
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | September 19, 2025
 
President Donald Trump speaks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission during an event at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Chief Justice Roberts temporarily allows Trump’s freeze on billions in foreign aid
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Sept. 9, 2025
 
President Donald Trump speaks about the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump announces Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Sept. 2, 2025
 
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