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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as...
FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives
WASHINGTON – Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups...
US will increase staffing at embassies and consulates to handle visas for World Cup fans
WASHINGTON – The State Department will increase staffing at certain U.S. embassies and consulates to accommodate an expected major jump in visa applications from...
The Latest: Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings...
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening...
New York rapper who joined Trump at campaign rally sentenced to 5 years for attempted murder
NEW YORK – A New York City rapper who joined then-former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to...
Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the...
How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Dept.
WASHINGTON – Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt...
No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased
WASHINGTON – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the...
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump
WASHINGTON – Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs and invest $70 billion in U.S. manufacturing under a deal struck with the Trump...