Tag: politics
Trump ally Vernon Jones announces run for Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA – Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties in support of President Donald Trump, announced Monday he's running to become...
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
WASHINGTON – A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous...
Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
WASHINGTON – A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the...
In South Texas, Allred and Talarico compete for Latino voters by vowing to fight for working class
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Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding...
Trump’s intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down
WASHINGTON – Troops patrol train stations and streets in the nation's capital. Masked federal law enforcement agents detain District of Columbia residents. Congress passes...
Trump’s tariff revenue checks could create a ‘weird feedback loop’ that encourages more price hikes, analyst says | Fortune
Checks made out to Americans to the tune of $1,000-$2,000 may be on the horizon, President Donald Trump said recently in an interview with...
Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reservedFILE - President Joe Biden walks out to speak at the International African American Museum in Charleston,...
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine – Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales...
WIRED Roundup: Are We In An AI Bubble?
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about one author's journey to flee the US, social media surveillance, chatbots and the world of...
