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Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight
Texas Republicans' push to redraw congressional maps to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House has kicked off a no-holds-barred battle between...
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
WASHINGTON – The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer makes another White House visit to meet with Trump
WASHINGTON – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the toll tariffs are taking...
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
BOSTON – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters.U.S. District...
Toppled Confederate statue in DC to be replaced in line with Trump’s executive order
WASHINGTON – A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and replaced this fall,...
What’s known and not yet known about the Justice Department’s scrutiny of Trump-Russia probe origins
WASHINGTON – News that Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving to criminally investigate the Obama-era origins of the Trump-Russia investigation means that one of...
Epstein’s ex, Ghislaine Maxwell, doesn’t want grand jury transcripts released
NEW YORK – Jeffrey Epstein 's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, wants to keep grand jury records secret in the sex trafficking case that sent...
Trump narrows Fed chair candidates to four, excluding Treasury Secretary Bessent
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers...
Violent crime in the US dropped 4.5% last year, FBI data shows
WASHINGTON – Violent crime in the United States fell 4.5% last year, according to a new FBI report, which also shows an 8% drop...
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for George Santos’ 7-year sentence to be commuted
It might be hard to find someone to have your back in politics if you get caught lying about your life story, become one...