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Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot...
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t run for governor in 2026
ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Tuesday that she won’t run for governor in Georgia in 2026, putting an end to her...
Trump administration wants Harvard to pay far more than Columbia as part of settlement
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy League school to pay far more...
Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
WASHINGTON – Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is open to answering questions from Congress — but only if...
Virginia judge bars Youngkin’s university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats
FAIRFAX, Va. – A judge ordered that eight public university board members tapped by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin be removed from their posts in...
NFL community begins reacting to shooting at the league office that killed 4 people
NEW YORK – Members of the football community began reacting Tuesday to the shooting at the NFL's Manhattan office that killed four people after...
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to...
The Latest: Trump inaugurates his family’s newest luxury golf course in Scotland
President Donald Trump cut the ribbon at a ceremony for his family’s second golf course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Trump has been visiting Scotland on...
Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall
WASHINGTON – It's become tradition. Congressional leaders from both major political parties blame each other for a potential government shutdown as the budget year...
Trump’s tariffs could squeeze US factories and boost costs by up to 4.5%, a new analysis finds
WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump prepares to announce new tariff increases, the costs of his policies are starting to come into focus for...