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Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files

Read full article: Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files

Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s own supporters, his administration now says it will push a court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case.

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Congress approves Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

Read full article: Congress approves Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

The House has approved President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

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Virginia educators begin to assess potential impact of Trump funding freeze

Read full article: Virginia educators begin to assess potential impact of Trump funding freeze

Virginia hasn’t joined a lawsuit filed by other states but that doesn’t mean educators here aren’t closely watching the situation.

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A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts

Read full article: A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts

Senate Republicans are putting the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts to the test this week.

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New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?

Read full article: New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?

The new tax law signed by President Donald Trump creates a federal tax deduction for interest on auto loans.

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State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan

Read full article: State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan

The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year.

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US senators pushing bipartisan bill on new Russia sanctions brief European allies and Ukraine

Read full article: US senators pushing bipartisan bill on new Russia sanctions brief European allies and Ukraine

The co-sponsors of new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia have briefed European allies and Ukraine on the legislation.

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Senate Republicans block attempt to roll back massive tax hike on professional gamblers

Read full article: Senate Republicans block attempt to roll back massive tax hike on professional gamblers

Senate Republicans are rejecting an attempt to reverse a provision from their new tax law that changes the taxation of gambling winnings.

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Independent Dan Osborn launches new US Senate bid to challenge Nebraska Republican Pete Ricketts

Read full article: Independent Dan Osborn launches new US Senate bid to challenge Nebraska Republican Pete Ricketts

Former labor union leader and independent candidate Dan Osborn has announced his bid for a Nebraska U.S. Senate seat, challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts.

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Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

Read full article: Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing on social media that he would form the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law.

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Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost

Read full article: Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost

Donald Trump has made tax cuts a central part of his political legacy.

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EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

Read full article: EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

The Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze billions in funding for a green bank for climate friendly projects.

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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

Read full article: Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

President Donald Trump has signed his signature bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House Fourth of July picnic.

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Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut

Read full article: Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut

States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals.

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Here's what to know about clean energy in Republican megabill headed to Trump

Read full article: Here's what to know about clean energy in Republican megabill headed to Trump

Congressional passage of a massive bill cuts billions of dollars in spending across many areas including clean energy.

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What's in the tax and spending bill that Trump has signed into law

Read full article: What's in the tax and spending bill that Trump has signed into law

President Donald Trump has signed his tax and spending bill into law after Republicans muscled it through Congress.

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The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

Read full article: The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

House Republicans have propelled President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage.

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In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast

Read full article: In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast

Republicans in Congress have advanced a bill cutting clean energy tax credits, and the industry is bracing for the impacts.

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Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation

Read full article: Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses.

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Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

Read full article: Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more.

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In a blow to Milei, a US judge orders Argentina to turn over its majority stake in state oil company

Read full article: In a blow to Milei, a US judge orders Argentina to turn over its majority stake in state oil company

The fate of Argentina’s state-run oil company has been thrown into doubt as a U.S. judge ordered the cash-strapped country to give up its 51% controlling stake in YPF.

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Senate's long day turns to night as GOP works to shore up support on Trump’s big bill

Read full article: Senate's long day turns to night as GOP works to shore up support on Trump’s big bill

The Senate’s long day of voting has churned toward evening, as Republican leaders grasp for ways to shore up support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.

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Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote

Read full article: Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote

Senate Republicans voted in a dramatic Saturday session, clearing a key procedural step as they race to pass President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.

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Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites

Read full article: Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites

Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran have fallen short.

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The Senate is working to put Trump's big bill back on track but hurdles remain

Read full article: The Senate is working to put Trump's big bill back on track but hurdles remain

Senate Republicans appear to have President Donald Trump’s big bill back on track after a flurry of last-minute revisions.

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Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

Read full article: Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

The Supreme Court has upheld the fee added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.

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Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say

Read full article: Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say

College sports leaders seeking antitrust and other protections from Congress have a potential bargaining chip: School assurances that they will provide funding for their increasingly imperiled Olympic programs, by far the biggest pipeline of talent for Team USA.

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Colombia's president signs a labor overhaul into law after 2 failed attempts

Read full article: Colombia's president signs a labor overhaul into law after 2 failed attempts

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has signed a controversial labor reform into law, delivering a significant increase in worker protections.

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Senators diverge sharply on damage done by Iran strikes after classified briefing

Read full article: Senators diverge sharply on damage done by Iran strikes after classified briefing

Senators are emerging from a classified briefing with sharply diverging assessments of President Donald Trump’s bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites.

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Presidents vs. Congress: Trump is only the latest to test the War Powers Act

Read full article: Presidents vs. Congress: Trump is only the latest to test the War Powers Act

President Donald Trump's decision to take military action in Iran has reignited debate over the War Powers Act.

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Powell says Fed rate cut is on hold even as Trump demands cuts

Read full article: Powell says Fed rate cut is on hold even as Trump demands cuts

The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, Chair Jerome Powell says, a stance directly at odds with President Donald Trump’s calls for immediate cuts.

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Trump administration postpones classified briefings for lawmakers on Iran

Read full article: Trump administration postpones classified briefings for lawmakers on Iran

President Donald Trump’s administration has postponed classified briefings for Senate and House members on Tuesday as lawmakers are looking for more answers about Trump’s directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend and his announcement on Monday that the two countries had reached a ceasefire agreement.

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Virginia lawmakers react to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear bases

Read full article: Virginia lawmakers react to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear bases

The strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities received mixed responses from local lawmakers. The decision garnered criticism from Democrats such as Sen. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, but was praised by Republican representatives, as well as Gov. Youngkin.

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Supreme Court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims of terrorism attacks

Read full article: Supreme Court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims of terrorism attacks

The Supreme Court has revived long-running lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from Americans killed or wounded in terrorism attacks in the Middle East.

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Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans' 'no tax on tips' budget proposal

Read full article: Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans' 'no tax on tips' budget proposal

Some segments of the U.S. restaurant industry don’t support President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips.

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Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico

Read full article: Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico

The Supreme Court has restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution.

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Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says

Read full article: Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says

President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade after factoring in other economic effects.

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Senate Republicans double down and target clean energy in draft tax bill

Read full article: Senate Republicans double down and target clean energy in draft tax bill

A proposal by Senate Republicans would adjust the pace at which some crucial home energy efficiency and electric vehicle tax credits are phased out in timelines different from what House Republicans proposed in the multitrillion-dollar tax bill they passed last month.

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Senate passes crypto regulations, sends to House without addressing Trump's investments

Read full article: Senate passes crypto regulations, sends to House without addressing Trump's investments

The Senate has passed legislation that would regulate a form of cryptocurrency known as stablecoins.

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Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootings

Read full article: Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootings

Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend.

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Sen. Kaine announces the filing of a war powers resolution to prevent war with Iran

Read full article: Sen. Kaine announces the filing of a war powers resolution to prevent war with Iran

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), who serves on both the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, has introduced a war powers resolution aimed at addressing the growing violence in the Middle East.

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Officers sue to compel Congress to install a Jan. 6 riot memorial at Capitol

Read full article: Officers sue to compel Congress to install a Jan. 6 riot memorial at Capitol

Two of the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters have filed a lawsuit to compel Congress to follow one of its own laws and install a memorial to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

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Democrats criticize latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports as setback for athletes

Read full article: Democrats criticize latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports as setback for athletes

The latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports is generating predictable partisan outrage.

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Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish

Read full article: Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish

Former congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish.

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Coinbase hires top political strategist as crypto industry flexes its newfound political might

Read full article: Coinbase hires top political strategist as crypto industry flexes its newfound political might

Top Democratic strategist David Plouffe is joining Coinbase as an adviser as the cryptocurrency exchange broadens its political reach.

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House approves Trump's request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

Read full article: House approves Trump's request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

The House has voted to cut about $9.4 billion in spending as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work done by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.

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Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

Read full article: Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

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Trump's mass deportations leave Democrats more ready to fight back

Read full article: Trump's mass deportations leave Democrats more ready to fight back

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked straight into the camera and offered a stark moment for his Democratic Party.

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What's targeted in Trump's request for $9.4 billion in budget cuts from Congress

Read full article: What's targeted in Trump's request for $9.4 billion in budget cuts from Congress

President Donald Trump is looking to cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress.

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US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center

Read full article: US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver has been indicted on federal charges alleging she “forcibly impeded" immigration officers during a skirmish outside a New Jersey detention center.

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NCAA's Baker: Will Congress back $2.8B settlement with antitrust protection?

Read full article: NCAA's Baker: Will Congress back $2.8B settlement with antitrust protection?

Now that the NCAA has taken care of its business, its president wants Congress to deliver.

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Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil fast-tracks oil and highway projects that threaten the Amazon

Read full article: Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil fast-tracks oil and highway projects that threaten the Amazon

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut its green rhetoric, revealing mounting political pressure on the federal environmental agency and widening divisions within President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet.

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White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universities

Read full article: White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universities

If President Donald Trump's budget proposal wins final congressional approval, funding will be slashed for tribal colleges and universities.

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The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term

Read full article: The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term

Call it the 911 presidency.

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Judge and lawmakers question the Trump administration's plan to gut Job Corps centers

Read full article: Judge and lawmakers question the Trump administration's plan to gut Job Corps centers

Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration’s plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide.

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What is the CBO? A look at the small office inflaming debate over Trump's tax bill

Read full article: What is the CBO? A look at the small office inflaming debate over Trump's tax bill

A small government office with some 275 employees has found itself caught in the political crossfire as Congress debates President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill.”.

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Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

Read full article: Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

President Donald Trump’s big bill is likely to unleash trillions in tax cuts and slash spending, but also spike deficits by $2.4 trillion over the decade and leave some 10.9 million more people without health insurance.

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Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE

Read full article: Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE

The White House has officially asked Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved spending.

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A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes

Read full article: A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes

El Salvador’s arrest of an anticorruption lawyer from a well-known human rights organization last month is the latest example of how the special powers given to President Nayib Bukele to battle gangs are being applied to a host of unrelated alleged crimes.

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Answering your questions about President Trump's tariffs

Read full article: Answering your questions about President Trump's tariffs

President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January determined to overturn decades of American policy and build a tariff wall around a U.S. economy that used to be pretty much wide open to foreign products.

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Trump's big plans on trade and more run up against laws of political gravity, separation of powers

Read full article: Trump's big plans on trade and more run up against laws of political gravity, separation of powers

President Donald Trump’s big plans on trade, deportations and more are running up against the laws of political gravity and the separation of powers.

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Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials say

Read full article: Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials say

The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.”.

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The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

Read full article: The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

The group Apache Stronghold is vowing to carry on the fight against a massive copper mining project on land the Apaches hold sacred, after a Supreme Court decision that is expected to let the mine proceed.

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A Planned Parenthood affiliate plans to close 4 clinics in Iowa and another 4 in Minnesota

Read full article: A Planned Parenthood affiliate plans to close 4 clinics in Iowa and another 4 in Minnesota

A Midwestern affiliate of Planned Parenthood says it will close four of its six clinics in Iowa and four in Minnesota within a year.

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Trump administration takes first steps in easing sanctions on Syria

Read full article: Trump administration takes first steps in easing sanctions on Syria

The Trump administration has granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions.

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Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

Read full article: Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out.

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Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Read full article: Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

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Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight board

Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight board

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s firing of two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

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New Jersey Democratic Rep. McIver released on recognizance on federal assault charges

Read full article: New Jersey Democratic Rep. McIver released on recognizance on federal assault charges

A federal judge in New Jersey ordered Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver released on her own recognizance during the congresswoman’s first court appearance on assault charges stemming from immigration officials’ attempt to arrest Newark’s mayor at a detention facility.

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Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump 'remove people from this country'

Read full article: Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump 'remove people from this country'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Prosecutors charge McIver with pushing and grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor's arrest

Read full article: Prosecutors charge McIver with pushing and grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor's arrest

Federal prosecutors allege Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention facility.

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Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency

Read full article: Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency

The Senate has voted to move forward with legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins, two weeks after Democrats blocked the measure.

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Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts

Read full article: Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts

A federal judge is blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

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House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in 'big, beautiful' bill

Read full article: House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in 'big, beautiful' bill

House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged many state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “big, beautiful” tax bill that bans states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.

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WATCH: Bill to expand retirement access to teens

Read full article: WATCH: Bill to expand retirement access to teens

Young workers can have full-time jobs, but they don’t always get full benefits. A new bill in Congress aims to change that.

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ICE head recognizes Congress' role in visiting detention facilities, even unannounced

Read full article: ICE head recognizes Congress' role in visiting detention facilities, even unannounced

The head of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agency has recognized the right of members of Congress to visit detention facilities —even unannounced.

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California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program access

Read full article: California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program access

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit.

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House Republicans look to help Trump strip tax-exempt status of nonprofits he says support terrorism

Read full article: House Republicans look to help Trump strip tax-exempt status of nonprofits he says support terrorism

A proposal by Republicans in Congress would allow President Donald Trump's administration to remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that it says support terrorism.

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House works into the night as Republicans push ahead on Trump's big bill

Read full article: House works into the night as Republicans push ahead on Trump's big bill

Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion.

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Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress

Read full article: Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress

President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress.

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Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?

Read full article: Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?

Top White House aide Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally.

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White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost 'lots of billions'

Read full article: White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost 'lots of billions'

The Trump administration has proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical failures that have put a spotlight on the outdated network.

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Trump designates Thursday as a day for US to celebrate victory in World War II. Here's what it means

Read full article: Trump designates Thursday as a day for US to celebrate victory in World War II. Here's what it means

President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a day for the United States to celebrate victory during World War II.

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Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rubber tire emissions cleanup rule

Read full article: Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rubber tire emissions cleanup rule

Congress has voted to kill a rule requiring U.S. rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes.

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Judge bars Trump administration from shrinking agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes

Read full article: Judge bars Trump administration from shrinking agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes

A federal judge has temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration from dramatically shrinking three agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes and support state business contracting programs.

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What's in Trump's big bill? Money for migrant clampdown but tax breaks and program cuts hit 'bumps'

Read full article: What's in Trump's big bill? Money for migrant clampdown but tax breaks and program cuts hit 'bumps'

Congress is drafting President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security and deportation funds.

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CIA and other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump administration plan

Read full article: CIA and other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump administration plan

The White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency.

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The White House seeks sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan

Read full article: The White House seeks sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan

The White House has released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal.

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Trump administration cuts $1 billion in school mental health grants, citing conflict of priorities

Read full article: Trump administration cuts $1 billion in school mental health grants, citing conflict of priorities

The Trump administration is moving to cancel $1 billion in school mental health grants, saying the award reflect the priorities of the previous administration.

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Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe

Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years.

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Trump’s first 100 days: What he did, and how the world responded, as told through AP alerts

Read full article: Trump’s first 100 days: What he did, and how the world responded, as told through AP alerts

Donald Trump’s second presidency has produced a seemingly constant stream of news.

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Trump's team has disrupted some $430B in federal funds, top Democrats say, often against the law

Read full article: Trump's team has disrupted some $430B in federal funds, top Democrats say, often against the law

The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds since the president took office — from federal disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid.

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Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here's what he's done and not done

Read full article: Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here's what he's done and not done

The weeks since President Donald Trump returned to office have been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans his administration is relentlessly pursuing his promises.

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Higher taxes on millionaires? Trump says he's open, but many in his party are not

Read full article: Higher taxes on millionaires? Trump says he's open, but many in his party are not

Why not tax the millionaires.

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Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

Read full article: Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission.

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WATCH: ‘Stop the Cuts’ Rally opposing federal cuts in Franklin County

Read full article: WATCH: ‘Stop the Cuts’ Rally opposing federal cuts in Franklin County

Dozens of people came out in force at the Franklin County Government Center Thursday. They were protesting potential cuts to various social programs.

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A little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump's executive order to overhaul US elections

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Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment.

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Federal report due on Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina's path to recognition as a tribal nation

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Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that could light a path for federal recognition as a tribal nation.

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More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf

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Four House Democrats are visiting El Salvador in a bid to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man whom the Trump administration deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison.

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Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats

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The federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation.

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