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WILMINGTON, Del. — Accusations of wrongdoing ahead of a trial next week in Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News shifted to the attorneys for the television network on Wednesday. The Delaware judge accused the attorneys of hiding evidence and... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced it is committing over $2.5 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country.  In a press... Read More

DENVER (AP) — Cindy Powers was driven into bankruptcy by 19 life-saving abdominal operations. Medical debt started stacking up for Lindsey Vance after she crashed her skateboard and had to get nine stitches in her chin. And for Misty Castaneda,... Read More

WASHINGTON — In his first significant policy address since joining the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as vice chair, Travis Hill warned Washington to “avoid the temptation to overcorrect.” Offering some background and lessons learned from recent bank failures at the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The White House’s drug policy czar on Wednesday designated fentanyl adulterated with the non-opioid tranquilizer xylazine as an emerging threat to the United States. The decision by Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National... Read More

NEW YORK — Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia to end litigation over claims it deliberately marketed its e-cigarette products to adolescents, fueling the nation’s vaping crisis. The settlement,... Read More

WASHINGTON — The lawsuit Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed against the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Monday is setting off a power struggle over states’ rights. Bragg said in his lawsuit he is trying to prevent political interference... Read More

WASHINGTON — “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” a song penned in a basement apartment in Georgetown in the wee hours of a December night in 1970, and later made famous by John Denver, was named Wednesday to the National Recording... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed new vehicle pollution limits intended to ensure that at least two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the United States by 2032 are all-electric. The... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack”... Read More

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are calling on Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate fellow Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose luxury vacations and other perks he received over more than 20 years from a billionaire friend. The... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed cutting water allotments from the Colorado River in a potentially precedent-setting bid to save the waterway by dramatically reducing the water Arizona, California and Nevada draw from it. Along with the Rio... Read More

WASHINGTON — Taking a daily statin medication has been found to reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular disease among those living with HIV, the National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday. The positive outcome was identified during an interim analysis of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday selected Chicago to be the host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. The convention is slated to be held at the city’s United Center from Aug. 19 to 22, and the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The deadline is fast approaching for interested venues to submit proposals to host a 2024 general election debate. The deadline for applications is April 28. Those who haven’t submitted an application but wish to can still request a... Read More

CHICAGO (AP) — The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. Transgender patients and those seeking abortion care face restrictions in many places. The medical judgment of physicians is being overridden... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has appealed a Texas court ruling that would block the sale of the abortion medication mifepristone, the most commonly used method of abortion in the United States. In a filing before the 5th U.S. Circuit... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — Seven states in the Northeast have collectively submitted a proposal to the U.S. Energy Department to compete for a $1.25 billion share of the $8 billion in federal hydrogen hub funding available as part of the Infrastructure... Read More

WASHINGTON — Leave it to the ever-affable NBC “Today” show co-host Al Roker to get President Joe Biden so close to an official, public announcement of his intention to run for a second term. Down from New York for the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Four people were killed and eight others were injured Monday morning after a gunman opened fire inside a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Police were notified of the shooting at the city’s Old National Bank at around 8:30... Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville officials are poised to vote Monday to reinstate one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican colleagues for their gun control protest on the Tennessee House floor after a deadly school shooting — essentially, sending him back after a... Read More

DENVER — Four days after municipal elections, it appears that two moderate candidates, Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston, will compete in a June runoff election that will determine the city’s next mayor. As of Friday afternoon, Johnston, a former state... Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to roll back LGBTQ rights. The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill requiring the state's medical... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court sided Friday with the Justice Department in a case that could have upended hundreds of charges brought in the Capitol riot investigation. A divided three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the... Read More

WASHINGTON — As World Bank President David Malpass prepares to leave his position in June 2023, he worries about the very real possibility of global recession, and he fears that the next 10 years could be “a lost decade for... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden weighed in Thursday night on the Republican-led Tennessee House's vote to expel two Democrats who halted proceedings last week to join protesters demanding tougher gun-control legislation. “Today’s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest... Read More

DALTON, Ga. — Vice President Kamala Harris visited the congressional district of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Thursday to announce the largest-ever private investment in solar power-related manufacturing in U.S. history. The $2.5 billion expansion by Qcells, a South... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a rule change on athletic eligibility under Title IX on Thursday that would block schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes from teams that are consistent with their gender identities. The notice of... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a bid by Congress to undo his prescription for which waters in the United States should be given heightened protection under the Clean Water Act. “The 2023 revised definition of ‘Waters of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist who also happens to be heir to the legacy of one of America’s most famous political families, is running for president. Kennedy, a Democrat, filed his registration form... Read More