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Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts
WASHINGTON – A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back Democratic demands to save health care funding...
Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel.“The Strike...
Trump administration boosts HBCU funding after cutting grants for Hispanic-serving colleges
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered...
Trump suggests deal reached over the future of TikTok as he announces call with Xi
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has posted on his social media site that a meeting between the U.S. and Chinese officials went well and...
Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board...
Utah governor says the motive in Kirk shooting is not yet certain but the suspect was on the left
WASHINGTON – Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that investigators are not ready to discuss the motive behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie...
Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn
DENVER – From the moment conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans began fighting over which side was...
Judge orders Trump administration to say how it’s trying to prevent illegal deportation from Ghana
A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making an “end run” around U.S. court orders prohibiting five African immigrants...
Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation
WASHINGTON – A federal judge is temporarily keeping in place measures preventing the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody.Judge Timothy...
Taliban says it discussed normalizing relations in meeting with US envoys
KABUL – The Taliban said Saturday it discussed normalizing relations between Afghanistan and the United States in a meeting with Trump administration officials.The White...