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Washington, Rep. Joyce Beatty filed suit Monday to remove President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center after the board, chaired by Trump, voted on Dec. 18 to add his name and workers affixed letters the …
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday earlier this week refused the Trump administration's emergency request to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, leaving in place lower-court orders that bar fede…
Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rep. Harriet Hageman announced Tuesday she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis, launching the 2026 campaign after Lummis' retirement. Hageman emphasized de…
PORTLAND, Ore. Twenty-one states and D.C. filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 22 seeking to force CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought to request operating funds from the Federal Reserve. The plaintiffs say Vought refused in …
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security on Monday increased its voluntary-departure incentive to $3,000 and a free flight for undocumented immigrants who register via the CBP Home app and leave the United States…
DENVER — Colorado officials said federal authorities denied two disaster declaration requests after August wildfires and October flooding, and the state now plans to appeal. Governor Jared Polis called the denials “polit…
Washington — President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to build a new class of large warships he calls a "battleship" as part of a broader "Golden Fleet" initiative, officials said. The plan, unveiled at Mar‑a‑La…
Washington, the Trump administration paused leases for five large offshore wind projects along the East Coast on Monday, citing national security risks identified by the Pentagon and Defense Department reports. Interior …
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as the United States special envoy to Greenland, a role described as advancing U.S. national security interests in the…
Washington — The U.S. Department of Justice released thousands of Epstein-related documents this week in staged batches, many containing extensive redactions; Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche cited victim privacy and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State legislatures will decide this year whether to adopt federal tax changes that create deductions for tips, overtime, car loans and business equipment. The U.S. Treasury urged states to conform s…
PHOENIX — Vice President JD Vance spoke at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest on Sunday, declining to set exclusionary red lines while urging unity among conservatives amid disputes over antisemitic rhetoric and fringe figu…
Robeson County, North Carolina — Congress granted federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe after President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act containing the Lumbee Fairness Act. The U.S. Senate app…
Washington, the United States expanded sanctions this week against relatives and associates of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, naming family members linked to Carlos Erik Malpica Flores and Ramon Carretero Napolitan…
Columbus, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine this week signed Senate Bill 56, banning intoxicating hemp products and changing state marijuana rules. He used a line-item veto to remove a provision that would have allowed THC bev…
Phoenix, U.S. Turning Point USA's AmericaFest this week saw prominent conservatives publicly and sharply clash over the movement's direction after founder Charlie Kirk's September assassination. Ben Shapiro publicly deno…
Washington, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to expedite reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Officials sai…
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Gov. Jim Pillen announced Wednesday that Nebraska will implement new federal Medicaid work requirements beginning May 1, 2026, affecting about 30,000 expansion enrollees aged 19 to 64 who must complet…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Senator Cynthia Lummis announced Friday she will not seek reelection in 2026, saying the demands of Senate sessions exceed her stamina. Elected in 2020 and serving since Jan. 3, 2021, the 71-year-old cit…
United States officials paused the Diversity Visa lottery after investigators linked the Brown University and MIT shootings to a 2017 lottery recipient. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, at President Trump's direc…
PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, leader of Turning Point USA, endorsed Vice President J.D. Vance for a potential 2028 presidential bid during the opening night of AmericaFest this week. She told thousands the organization would pub…
Washington — The U.S. Department of Justice this week filed federal lawsuits against Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia after officials declined to produce full voter-registration lists requested i…
Seattle, Washington. Gov. Bob Ferguson this week proposed a $244 million supplemental budget to expand affordable housing, create a state Department of Housing and fund preservation and flood repairs; Seattle Social Hous…
Washington: The U.S. Senate voted 77-20 on Dec 17 to advance the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing roughly US$901 billion, a 4% troop pay raise, and measures to bolster European security while r…
Washington — Mayor Muriel Bowser named Jeffery Carroll interim police chief Wednesday after Chief Pamela Smith announced she will leave the department at the end of the year. Carroll, an MPD veteran who joined in 2002 an…