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POLITICS/GOVERNMENT


Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
18 minutes ago

Republicans look to get Trump's big bill back on track with rare Sunday committee session

Read full article: Republicans look to get Trump's big bill back on track with rare Sunday committee session
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing of the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
1 hour ago

Treasury secretary says Walmart’s warnings on price increases are a ‘worst-case scenario’

Read full article: Treasury secretary says Walmart’s warnings on price increases are a ‘worst-case scenario’
FILE - President Donald Trump, left, greets justices of the Supreme Court, from left, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, before addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
6 hours ago

Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers

Read full article: Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers
FILE - President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2025, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
7 hours ago

The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president

Read full article: The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president

Donald Trump's administration says it's the most transparent in history.

FILE- A lobstermen unties his boat before heading out to fish in Jonesport, Maine, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
13 hours ago

Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Read full article: Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity and helping ships navigate dangerous harbors safely.

A sign announces the extended closure of the Maine State Library, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
14 hours ago

Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency

Read full article: Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency

Libraries across the United States have cut back on some digital services weeks after the Trump administration's move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Food and Drug Administration commissioner Martin Markary speaks during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
16 hours ago

FDA approves Novavax COVID-19 shot but with unusual restrictions

Read full article: FDA approves Novavax COVID-19 shot but with unusual restrictions

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine but with unusual restrictions.

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1 day ago

Jewish American Heritage Month: Recognizing 2 local political trailblazers

Read full article: Jewish American Heritage Month: Recognizing 2 local political trailblazers

Two local Jewish Americans made their mark on politics before the turn of the 20th century.

FILE - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a town hall event at Roosevelt High School, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney,File)
23 hours ago

Walz calls Trump a 'tyrant' who is trampling Americans' rights and violating the rule of law

Read full article: Walz calls Trump a 'tyrant' who is trampling Americans' rights and violating the rule of law

Tim Walz has used a law school graduation speech to go after President Donald Trump.

A Walmart store is shown, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
1 day ago

Trump warns Walmart: Don't raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes

Read full article: Trump warns Walmart: Don't raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes

President Donald Trump has ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and President of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, pose for a photo at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
1 day ago

Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says, after pope renews an offer to help

Read full article: Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says, after pope renews an offer to help

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the Vatican can be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Colombia's President Gustavo Petro after delivering his opening speech for the opening ceremony of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States at China National Convention Center in Beijing, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
1 day ago

Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington

Read full article: Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington

Colombia’s government has applied to join a China-based development bank.

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

Justice Department deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed

Read full article: Justice Department deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed

The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly.

FILE - Former FBI director James Comey gestures while speaking at Harvard University's Institute of Politics' JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
1 day ago

The old slang term '86' probably started as restaurant-worker jargon. Suddenly it's in the news

Read full article: The old slang term '86' probably started as restaurant-worker jargon. Suddenly it's in the news

The slang term at the center of a political firestorm around former FBI Director James Comey likely originated as food-service-industry jargon before extending to other uses.

FILE - Ryan Walters, Republican candidate for Oklahoma State Superintendent, speaks at a rally, Nov. 1, 2022, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
1 day ago

New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election

Read full article: New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election

Beginning next school year, the curriculum standards for Oklahoma high school students will including conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.

Used beverage containers are seen in a bag outside the Glisan BottleDrop Redemption Center on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
1 day ago

Oregon's landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness

Read full article: Oregon's landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness

In 1971, Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass a “bottle bill."

FiLE - House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
1 day ago

Republicans forge their tax bill in Trump's image, with 'MAGA accounts' and more

Read full article: Republicans forge their tax bill in Trump's image, with 'MAGA accounts' and more

House Republicans are in the final rounds of negotiations over a sweeping budget plan that has been significantly influenced by President Donald Trump's priorities.

FILE - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., accompanied by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, takes the stage at campaign stop at the Whittemore Center Arena at the University of New Hampshire, Feb. 10, 2020, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
1 day ago

Bernie Sanders and AOC are popular with Democrats. Here's a timeline of their alliance

Read full article: Bernie Sanders and AOC are popular with Democrats. Here's a timeline of their alliance

A decade ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a volunteer organizer for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.

FILE - Former FBI director James Comey gestures while speaking at Harvard University's Institute of Politics' JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
1 day ago

Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Read full article: Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Former FBI Director James Comey has been interviewed by the Secret Service about a social media post that Republicans suggested was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

FILE - A pride flag is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
1 day ago

World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration

Read full article: World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration

The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn’t until May 31.

FILE - A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's New York City field office conducts a brief before an early morning operation, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
1 day ago

DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request

Read full article: DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request

The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press.

FILE - The Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
1 day ago

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law

Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law

The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law.

FILE - The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is shown on a podium in Vail, Colorado, Feb. 16, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
1 day ago

Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers

Read full article: Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers

A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

FiLE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
1 day ago

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.

President Donald Trump attends a business meeting at Qasr Al Watan, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his government downsizing plans to proceed

Read full article: Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his government downsizing plans to proceed

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to resume his downsizing of the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.

FILE - President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence and others stand as the US Army Band performs and the US Navy Blue Angels flyover at the end of an Independence Day celebration in front of the Lincoln Memorial, July 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
1 day ago

Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade

Read full article: Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade

The Army will place large metal plating at key points on Washington's streets.

President Donald Trump signs the guest book after touring the Abrahamic Family House, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

Read full article: Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

FILE - Fans watch an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants at Arrowhead Stadium, Sept. 29, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)
2 days ago

Missouri governor says he'll bring lawmakers back to get a plan for keeping the Chiefs and Royals

Read full article: Missouri governor says he'll bring lawmakers back to get a plan for keeping the Chiefs and Royals

Missouri’s governor says he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas.

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, to be awarded to Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
1 day ago

Donald Trump's Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers

Read full article: Donald Trump's Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers

President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has morphed into an enormous fight over the separation of powers.

FLORIDA LEGISLATURE


Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, welcomes members and guests to Opening Day ceremonies in the House Chamber. March 4, 2025. (Florida House Photographer: Sarah Gray)

Florida budget talks remain stalled; Democratic chair says Republicans are acting like ‘spoiled children’

Read full article: Florida budget talks remain stalled; Democratic chair says Republicans are acting like ‘spoiled children’
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about a recent immigration enforcement operation, at the South Florida office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Miramar, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A legislative session like no other: Key issues that didn’t go in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favor

Read full article: A legislative session like no other: Key issues that didn’t go in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favor
House, Senate face $4 billion gap in budget proposals, must have budget decision made before July 1

Florida lawmakers remain at odds over budget, taking the week off

Read full article: Florida lawmakers remain at odds over budget, taking the week off
Proposed Florida Museum of Black History in St. Johns County

Proposed amendment would establish three Florida Black history museums instead of just one in St. Johns County

Read full article: Proposed amendment would establish three Florida Black history museums instead of just one in St. Johns County
Jacksonville lawmaker among those who backed effort to direct 75% of ‘bed tax’ funds toward lowering property taxes

Florida House approves bill to shift ‘bed tax’ money from tourism marketing to property tax relief

Read full article: Florida House approves bill to shift ‘bed tax’ money from tourism marketing to property tax relief
Mannika Hopkins talks with her fourth graders on the first day of school at Greenville Elementary in Greenville, Fla. on Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature could benefit charter schools. Some say traditional schools will suffer

Read full article: Bills moving through the Florida Legislature could benefit charter schools. Some say traditional schools will suffer
President Donald Trump listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, listens at left. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Trump administration again blocked from cutting billions in federal health money

Read full article: Trump administration again blocked from cutting billions in federal health money

A federal judge says the government must stop slashing billions in money for public health departments.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Report: Trump had more exchanges with reporters in first 100 days than 6 predecessors

Read full article: Report: Trump had more exchanges with reporters in first 100 days than 6 predecessors

If you think you've seen a lot of President Donald Trump on the news, you're not imagining things.

FILE - Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey attends a May Day rally in Pittsburgh, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
2 days ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's state primaries

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's state primaries

Pennsylvania’s two largest cities will hold primaries Tuesday for high-profile municipal offices.

Questions raised after students, staff said they could not lock doors during deadly mass shooting
2 days ago

FSU shooting prompts call for improved campus safety protocols in Florida

Read full article: FSU shooting prompts call for improved campus safety protocols in Florida

After tragedy struck with a deadly mass shooting at Florida State University, state leaders are urging all of Florida’s public universities to reevaluate their security measures.

FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined from left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 day ago

Conservatives block Trump's big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback

Read full article: Conservatives block Trump's big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback

Conservatives have blocked President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill.

President Donald Trump attends a business meeting and roundtable at Qasr Al Watan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
2 days ago

After Putin is a no-show at talks in Turkey, Trump says he'll meet the Russian leader soon

Read full article: After Putin is a no-show at talks in Turkey, Trump says he'll meet the Russian leader soon

President Donald Trump says he may call Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, after Putin skipped peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey.

President Donald Trump and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrive at Qasr Al Watan, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Opulence, business deals and a $400M plane from Qatar: Takeaways from Trump's Mideast tour

Read full article: Opulence, business deals and a $400M plane from Qatar: Takeaways from Trump's Mideast tour

President Donald Trump has used the first major foreign trip of his second term to outline a vision for restoring global stability that is grounded in pragmatism and self-interest rather than values.

President Donald Trump tours the St. Francis Church at the Abrahamic Family House, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
1 day ago

Live updates: Trump wraps up Mideast tour as death toll in Gaza rises

Read full article: Live updates: Trump wraps up Mideast tour as death toll in Gaza rises

U.S. President Donald Trump has wrapped up a Mideast tour in the United Arab Emirates with a breakfast for business leaders and a visit to an interfaith place of worship named for the Abraham Accords he negotiated.

A man takes an image with his phone next to where the border wall separating Mexico and the United States reaches the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
1 day ago

Trump suspends asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future

Read full article: Trump suspends asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future

Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border.

FILE - The sign above the door to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging inside the main administration building on the main University of Kansas campus is seen on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)
2 days ago

As Trump targets DEI, Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp it out

Read full article: As Trump targets DEI, Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp it out

State efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are accelerating during Donald Trump's second term.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., right, speaks during town hall event with Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer, left, at Centralia College, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Centralia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
1 day ago

Democratic Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez won in a Trump district. Now she faces an uprising from the left

Read full article: Democratic Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez won in a Trump district. Now she faces an uprising from the left

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez provided Democrats a rare bright spot last fall when she won reelection against a MAGA diehard in a Trump-leaning district in southwestern Washington state.

FILE - President Joe Biden, left, joined by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaks during an event on the Ukraine Compact on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
1 day ago

Biden audio release pressures Democrats who would rather talk about Trump

Read full article: Biden audio release pressures Democrats who would rather talk about Trump

Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Trump's Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is quiet on human rights

Read full article: Trump's Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is quiet on human rights

Human rights received far less mention on President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East this week than is usual for presidential visits to autocratic countries.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
2 days ago

Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post

Read full article: Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

Clean up continues inside the fire station after flooding on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in Westernport, Md. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
2 days ago

FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states

Read full article: FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states

FEMA acting chief David Richardson has laid out the agency's intent for this upcoming hurricane season, cementing plans to push more responsibility to the states for disaster response and recovery while continuing federal support “when deemed necessary.”.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them

Read full article: Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them

Defense officials say military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to medical checks in order to force them out of the service.

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
2 days ago

The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources say

Read full article: The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources say

The FBI is disbanding a squad in its Washington field office that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials.

FILE - Signs are seen as Tshishiku Henry, a former refugee and Washington State Delegate for the Refugee Congress, speaks during a rally outside the U.S District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system, Feb. 25, 2025 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
2 days ago

Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees

Read full article: Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees

A judge has rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States.

FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
2 days ago

Trump's 'beautiful' bill spans 1,116 pages. Here's what's inside it

Read full article: Trump's 'beautiful' bill spans 1,116 pages. Here's what's inside it

Republicans continue to make progress on President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security, though considerable divisions remain as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to bridge the differences in his conference.

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives on the red carpet for the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall March 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
2 days ago

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

Read full article: Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this.

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