Tag: politics
State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons
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Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela
MIAMI – The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered...
Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana
Some West Africans who were deported from the U.S. to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a flight during which all...
Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during ‘dangerous times’
During her three years as the 24th poet laureate, Ada Limón said her travels around the United States taught her just how many poets...
Utah’s governor, in impassioned remarks, urges Americans to find ‘off-ramp’ from political violence
WASHINGTON – Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made an impassioned plea on Friday for Americans and young people to use the horror of conservative activist...
Democratic voters favor undeclared candidates O’Rourke and Crockett in hypothetical Senate primary, poll finds
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Officials plead for help in finding person who assasinated Charlie Kirk on Utah college campus
OREM, Utah – A palm print. A shoe impression. And a high-powered rifle found in a wooded area. Those are among the clues authorities...
Vance arrives in Arizona with Charlie Kirk’s casket aboard Air Force Two
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Vice President JD Vance, right, Second Lady Usha Vance, center, and Erika Kirk deplane Air Force Two,...
The Latest: Trump will mark 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon
Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.President Donald Trump...
Charlie Kirk went from a college dropout to building a $92 million-a-year political movement with a direct line to President Trump by 31 | Fortune
Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, died on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The conservative activist was speaking into...