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2 years ago

Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

12 hours ago

State officials demand transparency as businesses get billions in Trump tariff refunds

13 hours ago

Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement

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Colorado governor reduces Tina Peters' sentence, says she will be released June 1

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Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

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Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say

17 hours ago

Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media's risks for children

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Takeaways from Trump's trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi

18 hours ago

Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor's case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is 'tough'

19 hours ago

Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees

19 hours ago

Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

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A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

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Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting

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Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River

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Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm's length

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Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation

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As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back

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Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

21 hours ago

Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation

21 hours ago

Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties

22 hours ago

Talking Central Florida podcast: Migrant detention showdown and sloth deaths

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Built for MAGA appeal, Alligator Alcatraz leaves Gov. Ron DeSantis with big political bill

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New US House map in Florida accused of violating state ban on partisan gerrymandering

14 hours ago

DeSantis, House speaker carry on feud amid budget battle

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Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots

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Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations

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Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

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Congress moves to raise retirement age for Capitol Police as threats against lawmakers mount

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Justice Thomas hails US Constitution as common bedrock in divided America

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

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Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

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Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trump's sanctions against them

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US pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid even as it's cut foreign assistance overall

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US Border Patrol chief announces his resignation in a Fox News interview

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This court became a symbol of Trump's immigration crackdown. Now it's at the center of a House race

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Kentucky Republicans love Trump. Will they ignore him and reelect Thomas Massie?

1 day ago

New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that's both 'awesome' and awkward

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Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

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Senators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns

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Trump has hindered offshore wind while China and other countries invest heavily

1 day ago

Who is incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh?

1 day ago

Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine

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Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

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Judge blocks Trump administration's demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids

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Louisiana senators take up new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

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In new lawsuit, Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers

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Giuliani returns to his show after viral pneumonia hospitalization

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China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

2 days ago

Democrats will debate in Iowa US Senate primary shaped by outside money and big-name endorsements

2 days ago

Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

2 days ago

Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Florida land for extravagant presidential library

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Lutnick backs away from his Epstein 'blackmail' claim in interview with House committee

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Trump's reflecting pool rehab jumps in cost as White House ballroom price tag sparks debate

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Mom of late Coral Springs vice mayor will seek City Commission seat

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NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit

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AG Uthmeier issues investigative subpoena to NFL over Rooney Rule

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From 'The Hills' villain to LA mayoral contender: Spencer Pratt's viral video-fueled campaign

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Memphis residents claim harassment, arrest and abuse by Trump-ordered Memphis Safe Task Force

2 days ago

FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department

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Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

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Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration

2 days ago

Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin

2 days ago

Senate Republicans block Democrats' effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

2 days ago

Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

2 days ago

Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

2 days ago

US and China seek to repair damage from tariff war that sent trade into a freefall

2 days ago

Watch: FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated Senate exchange

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Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

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Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

2 days ago

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader

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Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028

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How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights

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House stiffs Florida State Guard, job training fund in budget talks

2 days ago

US colleges report 20% drop in foreign students over visa clampdown

3 days ago

Republican senators say they need more detail on $1B White House security request

3 days ago

Obama meets with Talarico, aiming to boost Democrat's bid for US Senate in Texas

3 days ago

Apopka mayor's records sought in Ponzi scheme bankruptcy case

3 days ago

Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now

3 days ago

Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

3 days ago

Democrats want Virginia Rep. Jen Kiggans out over 'cotton-picking' episode

3 days ago

Tony Ortiz joins 2027 race for Orlando mayor

3 days ago

Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

3 days ago

Florida lawmakers open special session to resolve budget stalemate

3 days ago

West Virginia voters navigate new law requiring photo IDs at polling places in primary election

3 days ago

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang travel to China aboard Air Force One with Trump

2 days ago

85-year-old French widow caught in Trump's immigration crackdown describes her detention

3 days ago

What to know about states' efforts to limit corporate donations in politics

3 days ago

Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules

3 days ago

What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda

3 days ago

A nonprofit sues to halt Trump's 'American flag blue' repaint of the Reflecting Pool

3 days ago

Trump's redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouri's top court

3 days ago

Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit

3 days ago

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

4 days ago

Democratic primary for Nebraska's 'blue dot' US House seat is too early to call

3 days ago

Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

4 days ago

Cherfilus-McCormick, who resigned from Congress under cloud, says she's running to regain seat

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Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands

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Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington

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