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Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse
WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place...
Democrat in Virginia attorney general race apologizes for 2022 texts depicting political violence
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia's Democratic candidate for attorney general has apologized for widely condemned text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a...
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says
The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday.Pritzker said the guard received word...
Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?
BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. officials in the coming days are set to hold the government's biggest coal sales in more than a decade, offering...
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship
BOSTON – A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in...
Judge sets 14-day deadline for appointment of new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump
ATLANTA – The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others says he will dismiss the case in 14...
Trump reverses $187M funding cuts for New York counterterrorism after bipartisan outcry
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump said Friday he has personally reversed $187 million in funding cuts made by his administration for New York’s...
Lack of jobs data due to government shutdown muddies view of hiring and the US economy
WASHINGTON – From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of...
Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
WASHINGTON – White House budget director Russ Vought said the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that...
New Mexico Legislature approves bills to prop up rural health care, underwrite food assistance
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico lawmakers moved quickly Thursday at a special legislative session to prop up funding for food assistance and rural...