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House leaders rush toward a final vote on Trump spending plan as Democrats hold...

https://www.youtube.com/live/eDCYUA2X4zI?si=D3damETdIcBoQMLx House Republicans are ready to vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill early Thursday after staying up all...

House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are ready to vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill early Thursday, up...

Trump dealt loss as judge rejects executive order claiming ‘invasion’ at the border

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A federal judge Wednesday ruled as unlawful an executive order by President Donald Trump that barred asylum by claiming an...

Bryan Kohberger admits to killing 4 Idaho students but motive remains unclear

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty Wednesday to the brutal stabbing deaths of...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking...

Trump administration tells states it’s freezing $6.8 billion for K-12 school programs

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The Trump administration has put on hold $6.8 billion in federal funds for K-12 schools, according to an Education Department...

Regulators approve plan for Georgia Power to freeze base rates through 2028

ATLANTA (AP) — Utility regulators on Tuesday approved a plan for Georgia Power Co. to freeze base power rates through the end of 2028,...

Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes,...

Judge blocks Georgia’s new social media age verification law just before it was set...

(Georgia Recorder) —Georgia kids can continue liking, commenting and subscribing without notifying their parents this summer after a federal judge put a temporary hold...

Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says

MURPHY, N.C. (AP) — A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer...

Rural hospitals, SNAP cuts, Medicaid: Democrats force tough votes on GOP mega-bill

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans were closing in Monday on passing their version of the "big beautiful" tax break and spending cut bill that President...

Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to murder in Idaho student stabbings to avoid death...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal to...