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The Black Caucus is the 'conscience of Congress.' Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit

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Trump says that he's is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

10 hours ago

Gregory Bovino finds a new mission in retirement: Trolling DHS

11 hours ago

GOP candidates revive anti-Islam attacks as midterms approach

11 hours ago

Justice Department moves to roll back gun regulations as Senate confirms new ATF chief

11 hours ago

Republican-led Florida Legislature approves DeSantis redistricting map

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Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when

13 hours ago

Florida legislature approves new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in midterms

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House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertain

12 hours ago

Kissimmee commissioner slams second ethics complaint as politically motivated

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Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings

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Do you prefer to pay income taxes or sales taxes? Missouri voters will get to choose

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Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department

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Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine's Democratic voters?

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Many Democrats are stressed out by the news. They still can't turn away, a new poll finds

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Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects

18 hours ago

Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say

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Man charged with trying to kill Trump took hotel room selfie before rushing gala, investigators say

12 hours ago

Kevin Warsh is one step closer to top job at the Fed after Trump's pick approved by Senate committee

18 hours ago

Supreme Court weakens a landmark Civil Rights-era law and aids GOP efforts to control the House

17 hours ago

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising First Amendment fears about state probe

14 hours ago

Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data

20 hours ago

Defying protocol, Trump relays details of private conversation with King Charles III

20 hours ago

Read the complete transcript of King Charles III's speech to Congress

22 hours ago

'Clearly deliberate': DeSantis cuts Florida's Hispanic-majority Democratic congressional district

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Hegseth faces withering questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

12 hours ago

Supreme Court mulls Trump administration push to end protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria

17 hours ago

Powell plans to remain on Fed board, cites legal actions by Trump administration

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House takes step toward funding Homeland Security as White House warns money will 'soon run out'

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Senate rejects attempt to end Trump's blockade of Cuba

1 day ago

Appeals court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review

1 day ago

Judge questions Trump's plan to close the Kennedy Center for 2 years

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U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, a long-serving GOP lawmaker, to retire this year

1 day ago

Justice Department legal argument for the White House ballroom reads like a Trump social media post

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US will issue commemorative passports with Trump's picture for America's 250th birthday

1 day ago

Florida House again rejects DeSantis' vaccine, AI measures

1 day ago

Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

1 day ago

Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

1 day ago

The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco's aid to China

1 day ago

Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits

1 day ago

Husband indicted on first-degree murder charges, appears in court in Coral Springs vice mayor's death

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Nebraska is becoming the first state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump

1 day ago

Will Powell stay or go? Fed chair may reveal next steps after central bank meeting Wednesday

1 day ago

Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny

1 day ago

White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service

1 day ago

Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe

1 day ago

Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court

1 day ago

Republicans in Congress push for Trump's White House ballroom after shooting at media dinner

1 day ago

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected

1 day ago

King Charles III highlights US-UK bond during busy day of diplomacy with Trump and Congress

22 hours ago

Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule

2 days ago

National parks brace for summer surge as Trump administration proposes more staff cuts

2 days ago

Scores of Forest Service plans could be upended after Boundary Waters mining vote

2 days ago

Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

2 days ago

Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread

2 days ago

Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules

2 days ago

Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady

2 days ago

Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

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National Trust says it won't drop suit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request

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Latino leaders surge into local office as Trump-era attacks fuel new urgency

2 days ago

California's fight over pipeline tests state's right to push back against Washington during war

2 days ago

Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal Virginia

2 days ago

DeSantis congressional map eliminates four Democratic-leaning districts

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A bank robber's cellphone gave him away. Now the Supreme Court is hearing his case

2 days ago

Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats

2 days ago

2 Orange County Court elections canceled days before qualifying period began

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Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

2 days ago

King Charles III heads to Washington on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship

2 days ago

Trump's many upcoming large, public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack

2 days ago

Haitians, Syrians aren't the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status

2 days ago

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

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Iran's top diplomat briefly returns to Pakistan but Trump says the sides can talk by phone

3 days ago

Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner. Trump unharmed

3 days ago

A sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up

4 days ago

US says it's hunting for explosive mines in latest push to open the Strait of Hormuz

4 days ago

Dark money group behind bill to terminate sister-cities programs with China

4 days ago

Before Cherfilus-McCormick resigned, candidates were raising money to replace her. Who's ahead?

4 days ago

Appeals court overturns $8.2 million defamation win for Roy Moore

5 days ago

What's all the buzz about? Melania Trump is growing the White House honey program with a new beehive

5 days ago

Republican lawmakers in 3 states want voters to alter or scrap Medicaid expansion

5 days ago

How conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists went from online forums to the White House

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Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

5 days ago

Appeals court says Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

5 days ago

Democrat Josh Shapiro tests political muscle in swing-state Pennsylvania's midterms

5 days ago

FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

5 days ago

Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassination

5 days ago

Correspondents' Dinner's biggest moments involve laughs, cringing and high-stakes politics

5 days ago

Congress keeps holding all-nighters, creating dysfunction after dark

5 days ago

Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh

5 days ago

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

5 days ago

Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister

5 days ago

Talking Central Florida podcast: Data centers and the fight to prevent utility hikes

6 days ago

Pictures: Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback draws crowd at UCF

6 days ago

James Fishback, far-right gubernatorial candidate, speaks at UCF

6 days ago

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

6 days ago

Emory professors take on their own university after arrests at 2024 Israel-Hamas war protest

6 days ago

Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in US

6 days ago

Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them

6 days ago

Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative

6 days ago

Trump's 'gold card' visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says

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