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House Republicans target clean energy tax credits and pollution rules in budget proposal

Read full article: House Republicans target clean energy tax credits and pollution rules in budget proposal

House Republicans have proposed cutting billions of dollars in funding for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits.

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House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

Read full article: House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill.

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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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House GOP wants to pump billions into Trump's deportations and detentions as part of tax bill

Read full article: House GOP wants to pump billions into Trump's deportations and detentions as part of tax bill

Republicans in Congress are working to pump billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security program.

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Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says he won’t exit race despite governor’s push

Read full article: Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says he won’t exit race despite governor’s push

Republican John Reid said Friday he will continue his campaign to be Virginia’s lieutenant governor and denied he had anything to do with a social media account containing sexually explicit photos that had prompted GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin to call for him to quit the race.

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3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies

Read full article: 3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies

Three House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

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Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders

Read full article: Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders

Removing lanes to slow down speeding drivers is a long-embraced strategy for improving safety on city streets.

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More “Hands Off” protests take place in Roanoke

Read full article: More “Hands Off” protests take place in Roanoke

This Easter weekend, protests around the country are targeting the Trump administration’s agenda, including here in Roanoke.

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Former OneRepublic bassist to take on California House Republican in tight district

Read full article: Former OneRepublic bassist to take on California House Republican in tight district

Democrats are hoping pop rock star power will help oust a long-serving Republican east of Los Angeles in the fight for the U.S. House.

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Tennessee’s GOP leads the fight to deny public education to children without documents

Read full article: Tennessee’s GOP leads the fight to deny public education to children without documents

A growing number of conservative leaders are pushing states to upend the long-standing U.S. constitutional right to free public education for children, regardless of immigration status.

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Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House

Read full article: Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House

The White House has hung a painting of President Donald Trump depicting a moment after an assassination attempt against him last summer — bumping the official portrait of one of his predecessors, Barack Obama, to a place nearby.

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House approves budget framework for Trump's 'big' bill after intense wrangling sways GOP holdouts

Read full article: House approves budget framework for Trump's 'big' bill after intense wrangling sways GOP holdouts

House Republicans have narrowly approved their budget framework.

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Maryland lawmakers pass bill to try to limit liabilities for thousands of claims of sexual abuse

Read full article: Maryland lawmakers pass bill to try to limit liabilities for thousands of claims of sexual abuse

Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions.

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Columbia must give 30 days' notice before sharing student records with Congress' antisemitism probe

Read full article: Columbia must give 30 days' notice before sharing student records with Congress' antisemitism probe

A Manhattan federal judge says Columbia University must give detained activist Mahmoud Khalil and other students 30 days' notice before handing over any more documents to Congress as it investigates antisemitism on college campuses.

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Musk-funded political group spends big and goes door to door in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Read full article: Musk-funded political group spends big and goes door to door in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday’s outcome.

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New York rapper who joined Trump in campaign rally pleads guilty to attempted murder

Read full article: New York rapper who joined Trump in campaign rally pleads guilty to attempted murder

A New York City rapper who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges.

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Georgia House approves the second part of sweeping plan to limit lawsuits

Read full article: Georgia House approves the second part of sweeping plan to limit lawsuits

The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won final approval from the House on Thursday.

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Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was 'distorted'

Read full article: Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was 'distorted'

State officials say a portrait of President Donald Trump hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was “purposefully distorted.”.

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Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights

Read full article: Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights

A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador has vowed to determine whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around.

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Virginia lawmakers react to executive order ordering the closure of the Department of Education

Read full article: Virginia lawmakers react to executive order ordering the closure of the Department of Education

Local lawmakers issued statements regarding President Trump's recent executive order that ordered the closure of the Department of Education.

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Legislators call on Youngkin to sign contraception protection bill

Read full article: Legislators call on Youngkin to sign contraception protection bill

Advocates in Charlottesville are pushing for Governor Youngkin to sign a bill that would protect access to contraception here in Virginia.

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Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies

Read full article: Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey has died at the age of 87.

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Virginia lawmakers react to Trump-backed CR, following worries of a government shutdown

Read full article: Virginia lawmakers react to Trump-backed CR, following worries of a government shutdown

Local Representatives Ben Cline, Morgan Griffith, and John McGuire, as well as U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are reacting to the recent passing of the Trump-backed CR.

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Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban

Read full article: Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.

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'In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government

Read full article: 'In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government

House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the government.

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Earle-Sears has faced tough races before. Her campaign for Virginia governor is no different

Read full article: Earle-Sears has faced tough races before. Her campaign for Virginia governor is no different

Virginia's lieutenant governor is used to facing formidable obstacles in her political campaigns. And Winsome Earle-Sears' bid to be Virginia’s next governor is no exception. The Jamaican immigrant and Marine veteran will need to win the Republican primary in June at a time when her party has been taken over by the “Make America Great Again” movement. Then she'll have to woo moderate and independent voters in the November general election as Democrats look to tie her to President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the federal government. Two conservatives are trying to challenge her in the primary. Virginia has never elected a woman as governor.

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Trump is forcing a generational shift in GOP foreign policy. Here's how Republicans are responding

Read full article: Trump is forcing a generational shift in GOP foreign policy. Here's how Republicans are responding

Republicans in Congress have long been intent on countering America’s rivals and spreading U.S. influence abroad.

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WATCH LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks at the Oval Office

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks at the Oval Office

President Trump is set to speak at the White House at 11 a.m. on Friday. Watch here.

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Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn

Read full article: Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn

Melania Trump says it’s “heartbreaking” to see teens and especially girls grapple with the fallout after they’re targeted by malicious and sexually explicit online content.

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Florida ups the stakes for crimes by immigrants in the US illegally

Read full article: Florida ups the stakes for crimes by immigrants in the US illegally

New laws in Florida mandate stiffer criminal penalties for immigrants in the U.S. illegally than for everyone else.

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The Latest: House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage

Read full article: The Latest: House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage

With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans have sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage, a step toward delivering Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”.

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As DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor, here's what to know about Casey

Read full article: As DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor, here's what to know about Casey

The aspirations of Florida’s first lady Casey DeSantis have long been a topic of discussion in Tallahassee.

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Police are investigating assault allegations against Republican US Rep. Cory Mills of Florida

Read full article: Police are investigating assault allegations against Republican US Rep. Cory Mills of Florida

Police in Washington, D.

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House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda

Read full article: House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda

House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump.

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Glenn Youngkin named co-chair of Trump’s Council of Governors

Read full article: Glenn Youngkin named co-chair of Trump’s Council of Governors

Gov. Glenn Youngkin was appointed as a co-chair of the Council of Governors, the White House announced on Wednesday.

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What's going on with the Kennedy Center under Trump?

Read full article: What's going on with the Kennedy Center under Trump?

Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.

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Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees

Read full article: Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees

A federal judge says she will quickly rule on a request to block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data and firing employees at several federal agencies.

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Vivek Ramaswamy will kick off his bid for Ohio governor in Cincinnati on Feb. 24

Read full article: Vivek Ramaswamy will kick off his bid for Ohio governor in Cincinnati on Feb. 24

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will launch his bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing events in the Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland areas.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's spring primary

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's spring primary

Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly seeks a second four-year term in Tuesday’s spring primary.

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Alaska US senators introduce bill that would again designate North America's tallest peak as Denali

Read full article: Alaska US senators introduce bill that would again designate North America's tallest peak as Denali

Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali.

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Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign

Read full article: Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign

Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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Trump keeps talking about running for a third term. The US Constitution says that can't happen

Read full article: Trump keeps talking about running for a third term. The US Constitution says that can't happen

President Donald Trump has just started his second term, the last one permitted under the U.S. Constitution.

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Judge leaves intact a ban on DOGE access to Treasury records pending a hearing Friday

Read full article: Judge leaves intact a ban on DOGE access to Treasury records pending a hearing Friday

A federal judge has left intact a ban that prevents Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records containing sensitive personal data for millions of Americans, though she made clear that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is exempt.

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Election official in Arizona’s largest county signals a shift away from combating disinformation

Read full article: Election official in Arizona’s largest county signals a shift away from combating disinformation

One of the top election officials in Arizona's largest county has drastically downsized a team whose responsibilities included combating false information about elections.

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Ex-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel joins a long list of sports figures who've moved into politics

Read full article: Ex-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel joins a long list of sports figures who've moved into politics

Former Ohio State University coach Jim Tressel is being nominated to be the state’s next lieutenant governor.

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A presidential first: Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football

Read full article: A presidential first: Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football

Donald Trump made history Sunday as the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl.

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A federal judge weighing whether to block DOGE access to the US Labor Department

Read full article: A federal judge weighing whether to block DOGE access to the US Labor Department

A federal judge has heard arguments over whether to block Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department.

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DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say

Read full article: DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say

Officials working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment system to stop money from flowing to the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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'60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump

Read full article: '60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump

CBS' “60 Minutes” on Wednesday released a full, unedited transcript of its October interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

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Altered image of Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in new ad raises ethics concerns

Read full article: Altered image of Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in new ad raises ethics concerns

A new television attack ad in Wisconsin’s hotly contested Supreme Court race features a doctored image of the liberal candidate, a move that her campaign claims could be a violation of a recently enacted state law.

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Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices

Read full article: Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices

Texas ordered a ban on the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on government devices days after the popular chatbot has shook investors and the tech community in recent weeks for its ability to compete with OpenAI.

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What to know about Trump's buyout proposal for federal employees

Read full article: What to know about Trump's buyout proposal for federal employees

President Donald Trump’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce.

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Prosecutors seek dismissal of campaign finance case against ex-Nebraska congressman Fortenberry

Read full article: Prosecutors seek dismissal of campaign finance case against ex-Nebraska congressman Fortenberry

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to dismiss their case against a former Nebraska congressman charged with lying to authorities about a foreign billionaire’s illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign.

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Justice Department drops criminal proceedings against Trump co-defendants in classified records case

Read full article: Justice Department drops criminal proceedings against Trump co-defendants in classified records case

The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the case against them could ever be revived.

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Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's transgender troop ban

Read full article: Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's transgender troop ban

The first lawsuits have been filed against President Donald Trump’s executive order revising policy on transgender troops.

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Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says pardoning Capitol attackers sends 'the wrong signal'

Read full article: Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says pardoning Capitol attackers sends 'the wrong signal'

A key ally of President Donald Trump says the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 is “sending the wrong signal” and expressed concern about the future ramifications of issuing sweeping clemencies.

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North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

Read full article: North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

North Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a judge’s ruling that struck down the law in September.

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FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts

Read full article: FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts

President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.

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House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign

Read full article: House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

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US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont near Canada

Read full article: US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont near Canada

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Canada that also left a suspect dead and another injured.

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Correction: Trump-Inauguration-Christopher Macchio story

Read full article: Correction: Trump-Inauguration-Christopher Macchio story

In a story published Jan. 18, 2025, about opera tenor Christopher Macchio set to sing the national anthem at Donald Trump’s inauguration, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Macchio performed at Trump’s 70th birthday party.

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Virginia flags to be raised temporarily for inauguration of President-elect Trump

Read full article: Virginia flags to be raised temporarily for inauguration of President-elect Trump

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that flags in Virginia will be raised temporarily for the inauguration of incoming president Donald Trump.

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Trump wants one of the agents who covered him after he was shot to lead the Secret Service

Read full article: Trump wants one of the agents who covered him after he was shot to lead the Secret Service

President-elect Donald Trump will choose as leader of the Secret Service one of the agents who covered him after a gunman opened fire at the candidate during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

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UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy

Read full article: UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy

The British government says it will support a series of local inquiries into organized child sexual abuse in the wake of a furor largely stoked by the world’s richest man Elon Musk.

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Speaker Johnson removes chair of powerful House Intelligence Committee

Read full article: Speaker Johnson removes chair of powerful House Intelligence Committee

House Speaker Mike Johnson is removing the GOP chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee, who was a vocal supporter of assistance for Ukraine and held other views that put him at odds with President-elect Donald Trump.

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Vivek Ramaswamy, an Ohio native, is interested in filling Vance's old Senate seat, AP source says

Read full article: Vivek Ramaswamy, an Ohio native, is interested in filling Vance's old Senate seat, AP source says

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed interest in the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

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Kid Rock, Jason Aldean to perform during Trump's Inauguration weekend

Read full article: Kid Rock, Jason Aldean to perform during Trump's Inauguration weekend

A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington to perform at various presidential inauguration events over the weekend.

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Florida bill would ban students in the US without legal permission from some public universities

Read full article: Florida bill would ban students in the US without legal permission from some public universities

A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some of the state’s public colleges and universities from admitting students who are in the country without legal permission.

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Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

Read full article: Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

Elon Musk says a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink.

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Supreme Court rejects Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government

Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government

The Supreme Court is turning back a push by Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal government.

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Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their own

Read full article: Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their own

Five current and former U.S. presidents have come together for Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

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Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years just ahead of Trump's inauguration

Read full article: Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years just ahead of Trump's inauguration

The Service Employees International Union is rejoining the AFL-CIO after 20 years.

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Ohio gov signs bill requiring schools to tell parents about health care changes, 'sexuality content'

Read full article: Ohio gov signs bill requiring schools to tell parents about health care changes, 'sexuality content'

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their child’s health care or preparing to present lessons involving sexuality or gender.

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Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group's records dispute with state attorney general

Read full article: Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group's records dispute with state attorney general

The Ohio Supreme Court has heard arguments in a long-running public records dispute involving state Attorney General Dave Yost and a watchdog group.

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Elon Musk has expressed interest in buying English soccer club Liverpool, his father says

Read full article: Elon Musk has expressed interest in buying English soccer club Liverpool, his father says

Elon Musk’s father says his billionaire son has expressed interest in buying English soccer club Liverpool.

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Virginia Democrats keep control of Statehouse in first elections after Trump win

Read full article: Virginia Democrats keep control of Statehouse in first elections after Trump win

Virginia Democrats have preserved their Statehouse majority in special elections.

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Puerto Rico's new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark

Read full article: Puerto Rico's new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark

Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island held for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago.

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Bill responding to drone sightings is blocked in the Senate

Read full article: Bill responding to drone sightings is blocked in the Senate

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been blocked from quickly advancing a bill that would allow local law enforcement agencies to track aerial drones.

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Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown

Read full article: Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump has abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown.

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Amazon investing another $10 billion in Ohio-based data centers

Read full article: Amazon investing another $10 billion in Ohio-based data centers

Amazon Web Services will invest another $10 billion to bolster its data center infrastructure in Ohio.

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Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

Read full article: Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

Congressional leaders have unveiled legislation that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.

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Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge

Read full article: Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge

A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge.

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For now, 'Dreamers' will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states

Read full article: For now, 'Dreamers' will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states

A federal judge has ruled that immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 states aren't entitled to health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

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An architect of Project 2025 is pressuring Republican senators to confirm Pete Hegseth

Read full article: An architect of Project 2025 is pressuring Republican senators to confirm Pete Hegseth

The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025, is reemerging with a campaign to back President-elect Donald Trump's imperiled cabinet selections.

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Trump names billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his envoy to Britain

Read full article: Trump names billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his envoy to Britain

President-elect Donald Trump has named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his envoy to Britain, a prestigious posting for the Republican donor whose contributions this year included $2 million to a Trump-backing super PAC.

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Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

Read full article: Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary.

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Mayoral candidate David Bowers requests recount in Roanoke City Mayoral Election

Read full article: Mayoral candidate David Bowers requests recount in Roanoke City Mayoral Election

Mayoral Candidate David Bowers has requested a recount in the 2024 Roanoke City Mayoral Election.

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Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elemetary school lessons

Read full article: Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elemetary school lessons

The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade.

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Recount still possibility in Roanoke Mayor’s race

Read full article: Recount still possibility in Roanoke Mayor’s race

David Bowers has right to seek a recount in Roanoke Mayor's race but time is ticking.

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Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas says he was detained in airport over being 'disoriented'

Read full article: Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas says he was detained in airport over being 'disoriented'

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul says he was briefly detained by police at an airport near Washington, D.

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Donald Trump's return to Washington in 10 photos

Read full article: Donald Trump's return to Washington in 10 photos

Donald Trump returned to Washington on Wednesday as president-elect where he headed to the White House for the first time in four years.

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Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year

Read full article: Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year

Rep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.

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Georgia House Republicans stick with leadership team for the next two years

Read full article: Georgia House Republicans stick with leadership team for the next two years

Georgia House Republicans will keep their leadership team for the next two years.

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Michael Grimm, former House member convicted of tax fraud, is paralyzed in fall from horse

Read full article: Michael Grimm, former House member convicted of tax fraud, is paralyzed in fall from horse

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm is paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament.

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Arizona Supreme Court declines emergency request to extend ballot 'curing' deadline

Read full article: Arizona Supreme Court declines emergency request to extend ballot 'curing' deadline

The Arizona Supreme Court has declined an emergency request to extend the deadline for voters to fix problems with mail-in ballots.

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Trump announces golf partner and former Georgia senator will co-chair inaugural committee

Read full article: Trump announces golf partner and former Georgia senator will co-chair inaugural committee

Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his inaugural committee will be chaired by Florida real estate investor Steven Witkoff and former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler.

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Arizona Republican lawmaker Justin Heap is elected recorder for the state’s most populous county

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Republican Arizona legislator Justin Heap has been elected to oversee elections in the state’s most populous county.

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Vice Mayor Joe Cobb leading race for Roanoke Mayor as of Friday night

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Vice Mayor Joe Cobb is now leading the race for Roanoke Mayor as of Friday night he is up 46 votes over Republican Candidate David Bowers.

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What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits

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The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions.

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Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine's Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says

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President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the Ukrainian leader called to congratulate the incoming U.S. president.

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