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Crime and Public Safety

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Over 10,000 US troops are enforcing the Iran blockade, but no ships boarded so far, military says

1 hour ago

Justin Fairfax, who nearly became Virginia governor, killed his wife and himself, police say

1 hour ago

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

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US strikes another vessel and kills 3 men it says were trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific

2 hours ago

Federal agency approves concept for Trump's plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

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House moving ahead on bill to protect Haitian immigrants, in slap back to Trump administration

4 hours ago

Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where residents feel the pinch of high gas prices

6 hours ago

DeSantis delays redistricting special session, revives vaccine exemptions and AI regulation

15 hours ago

From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US pivots to economic warfare on Iran

16 hours ago

Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention

16 hours ago

Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes

18 hours ago

No movement on congressional maps ahead of Florida's special session

19 hours ago

Trump's budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending

19 hours ago

Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over 'oblivious' pro-Trump emergency orders

20 hours ago

House Democrats will try anti-corruption message to gain traction against Trump

23 hours ago

As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

23 hours ago

DeSantis considers 'little tweak' to redistricting schedule

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Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away

23 hours ago

FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures

23 hours ago

After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy's Meloni over lack of support for Iran war

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Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress

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Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump's criticism continues

23 hours ago

Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Prosecutors sought access to Federal Reserve building as Trump threatens to fire Powell

23 hours ago

Melania Trump will push for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill

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Another US strike on suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 4

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Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for US privacy protections

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As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump's war, memes and feuds

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Turning Point USA's high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns

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In apparent flub, Energy Secretary Wright says US heading 'in the wrong direction'

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Nick Nesta wins Apopka mayoral race in landslide

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Republicans are moving to fund Homeland Security 'the hard way' after end of talks

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Trump again rejects Colorado amid accusations of playing politics with disaster aid

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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

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US sanctions 2 casinos and 3 persons over alleged links to Mexico's Northeast Cartel

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Speaker Johnson predicts House will expel Cherfilus-McCormick; noncommittal about Cory Mills

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Judge delays Cherfilus-McCormick criminal trial to February 2027

1 day ago

A new gold rush: States stockpile bars, encourage gold-backed debit cards

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California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018

1 day ago

Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness

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The Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation

1 day ago

Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against anti-abortion activists

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Mexico's Sheinbaum takes a firmer stance toward the US over migrant deaths and Cuba

1 day ago

Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland's congressional map to boost Democrats

1 day ago

Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights

2 days ago

Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method

2 days ago

The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath

2 days ago

California governor candidates see opening after Swalwell's exit

1 day ago

Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says

2 days ago

Trump promised tax relief, but polling shows most Americans still think they're overpaying

2 days ago

Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote

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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire after acknowledging affair with staffer

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Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for delivering McDonald's to Oval Office

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Byron Donalds ready to expel two colleagues from Congress, end daylight saving time in Florida

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How a US blockade near the Strait of Hormuz could work and the impact ahead for the global economy

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Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel

2 days ago

3 contractors cited for violations in death of worker building major ICE detention camp

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Tax, voting records raise doubts whether Fishback may run for Florida governor

2 days ago

Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

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Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations

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Trump administration agrees to return rainbow Pride flag to New York's Stonewall monument

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Trump family deal spree could open door for future presidents to profit from office

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The US is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that

2 days ago

Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war

3 days ago

Republican Byron Donalds surges ahead in fundraising for Florida governor

3 days ago

Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein

3 days ago

Alligator Alcatraz phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs say

3 days ago

Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says

3 days ago

Failed US-Iran talks in Pakistan raise questions about fragile ceasefire

3 days ago

Rep. Eric Swalwell ends campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations

3 days ago

Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives

3 days ago

Man running for Florida governor accused of battery in domestic altercation

3 days ago

Cuba's president warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him

3 days ago

Moore and Nesta face off in Tuesday's Apopka mayoral runoff

4 days ago

US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement

3 days ago

DeSantis pushes ahead on redistricting, despite opposition

5 days ago

US and Iran end 21-hour ceasefire talks without agreement before Vance departs Pakistan

4 days ago

Democratic allies yank support for Swalwell's California governor run after assault allegations

5 days ago

FAA says proper use of anti-drone lasers that prompted Texas airspace closures is safe for flights

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Family sues US over 8-year-old's death in custody after crossing the border

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What to know about Melania Trump's statement denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

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Trump's Washington arch plan includes golden winged figure, eagles, lions and 'One Nation Under God'

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'I am thinking about it,' Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid

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House Ethics Committee sets hearing in Cherfilus-McCormick case. She could be expelled.

5 days ago

Federal court hears new case against Trump's latest global tariffs

5 days ago

Talking Central Florida podcast: Artemis II and affordable housing for Orange County school staff

5 days ago

In his first 100 days, Mamdani brings a unique star power to New York City governance

6 days ago

Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash

6 days ago

Trump's tenuous Iran exit plan isn't healing Republican rifts exposed by the war

6 days ago

Court rules in favor of 4 men deported by the US to Africa and denied lawyer meetings for 9 months

6 days ago

AP Exclusive: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations

6 days ago

A president and a pope: The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran

6 days ago

Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending the war

5 days ago

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire

6 days ago

Trump administration's volume of emergency docket appeals 'unprecedented,' Sotomayor says

6 days ago

Updated rules for CDC vaccine advisory panel reflect Kennedy skepticism

6 days ago

Inside Alligator Alcatraz, Wasserman Schultz finds men crammed in cages, smell of urine, inadequate food

6 days ago

Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

6 days ago

Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration, halting cuts to agency that funds US libraries

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