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Albany, New York — Federal judges appointed Donald T. Kinsella on Wednesday to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, and the Justice Department dismissed him hours later. Deputy Attorney General T…
Houston, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to overhaul Texas property taxes, proposing caps on local spending, tighter appraisal limits, supermajority approval for tax increases, and a pathway to eli…
Washington, President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday to discuss Iran and the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire, holding a closed-door Oval Office session after N…
Washington — Polling this week shows a rising majority of Americans widely disapprove of President Donald Trump's use of federal immigration agents in U.S. cities, and public opposition intensified after federal agents s…
Chicago — Earlier this week a federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from rescinding more than $600 million in CDC public-health grants awarded to Illinois, California, Colorado and Minnesota. The four…
Washington — The Senate failed Thursday to advance a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, leaving a partial government shutdown likely when funding lapses at midnight Saturday; the vote was 52–47 with Sen. J…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily barred the Pentagon from enforcing disciplinary action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a November video urging service members to resist u…
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to terminate President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, approving a joint resolution 219-211 after six Republicans joined Democrats in a largely symbolic rebuke of the admi…
Washington. The Republican-controlled House on Feb. 11 approved the SAVE America Act, requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register and valid photo identification to cast ballots in federal elections. The m…
Washington: Assistant Secretary Paul Kapur told a House subcommittee on Wednesday that the United States is expanding recent strategic engagement across South and Central Asia, calling India the anchor of South Asia and …
Albany, Mayor Zohran Mamdani testified before state lawmakers Wednesday, urging a 2% personal income tax increase on New Yorkers earning over $1 million and requesting greater state funding to address a roughly $12–12.6 …
PORTLAND, Maine. Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced her bid for reelection on Tuesday, releasing a brief video in which she unboxed a New Balance sneaker and declared she is running. Collins, 73, seeks a sixth Senat…
El Paso, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration closed airspace over El Paso and southern New Mexico on Tuesday, grounding all commercial, cargo and general aviation flights through Feb. 20. The FAA cited “special se…
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday over the Justice Department’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein files that exposed sensitive victim information despite redaction…
Washington, a federal grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers after a Justice Department investigation sought charges over a November video that urged service members to refuse unlawful orders. …
Washington — President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday for a bilateral meeting, the White House said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the visit and…
Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump's decision to limit invitations to Republican governors for parts of next week's National Governors Association (NGA) gathering prompted Democratic governors to boycott a White Hou…
Atlanta — The FBI executed a Jan. 28 search warrant at Fulton County election offices, seizing more than 650 boxes of 2020 ballots and related materials after an affidavit cited allegations of electoral impropriety. The …
TRENTON, N.J. — Former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded Tuesday to Analilia Mejia in the Democratic special primary to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill. Mejia, a progressive activist and former Sande…
Washington. The House Homeland Security Committee held a three-hour oversight hearing Tuesday to question leaders of ICE, CBP and USCIS after two Americans were killed in Minneapolis last month. Chairman Rep. Andrew Garb…
Washington On Tuesday earlier this week the heads of U.S. immigration agencies testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security about enforcement operations in American cities following the shooting deaths of tw…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bar the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor from opening until the United States receives compensation and “fairness and respect” from …
Washington Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged this week that he met Jeffrey Epstein twice after Epstein’s 2008 conviction and took a 2012 lunch on Epstein’s private island, reversing past statements that he c…
United States — State lawmakers and citizen campaigns across multiple states proposed or advanced measures this winter to reduce or eliminate property taxes. Legislatures in Georgia and Florida moved bills to expand home…
Washington Lawmakers negotiated this week over funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a Friday deadline loomed. Democrats transmitted a list of demands to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling…