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LAS VEGAS — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., continued their series of anti-Trump rallies Thursday in Las Vegas and Arizona by decrying the "oligarchy" they say the president and Elon Musk are forcing on the American... Read More

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the White House on Friday that the United States will soon begin importing “hundreds of millions” of eggs to overcome shortages caused by the avian flu outbreak. “Right now we’ve got... Read More

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, a coalition of labor unions, progressive organizations and concerned citizens took part in a day of action to voice opposition to proposals that could radically reshape the U.S. Postal Service.  The event, organized by Our Revolution,... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s highest court on Thursday ended an effort by the New York City Council to allow noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. Though the local law never went into effect, the Democrat-led city council heralded... Read More

WASHINGTON — More than four months after the 2024 election, many voters are feeling anxious and overwhelmed by the abrupt change of direction the country has experienced since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, a new analysis finds.... Read More

GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to halt the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development in the first ruling to take aim directly at Elon Musk. The judge said Musk appears to... Read More

WASHINGTON — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 — delivered a fiery message at the Center for American Progress this week, laying out his concerns about the direction of the country under the Trump... Read More

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public statement on Tuesday, defending federal judges who have been threatened with removal after issuing decisions at odds with Trump administration policies. Roberts’ brief comments, released through the Supreme Court’s public... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that a planned new multibillion-dollar FBI headquarters would stay in downtown Washington, D.C., is infuriating Maryland officials. The Biden administration selected a Greenbelt, Maryland, site for a new FBI headquarters in 2023. The... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees have filed a lengthy Freedom of Information Act request questioning whether the Trump administration’s DOGE Service is operating “outside the bounds of federal law,” The Associated Press has learned.... Read More

WASHINGTON — Corn growers and other advocates for the year-round sale of E15 fuel rallied on Capitol Hill last week, but walked away empty-handed when a provision they’ve long championed was not included in the continuing resolution passed in the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy on Monday released the second disbursement of a $1.52 billion federal loan guarantee to support restarting a decommissioned nuclear plant in Michigan. Monday's disbursement, a total $56,787,300, is a significant milestone in Holtec International’s... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wrote on social media Sunday night that he no longer considers the pardons granted by his predecessor valid because they were signed with an autopen. He was referring to a wave of preemptive pardons former... Read More

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan resolution that would allow proxy voting in the House by members who are also new parents is headed for a vote in the chamber despite the opposition of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The resolution, introduced... Read More

WASHINGTON — “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete.” That’s the name of a new docket created by the Federal Communications Commission through which it is soliciting comments on “every rule, regulation or guidance” the general public and the communications industry wants... Read More

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Bureau of Land Management on Friday opened a 30-day public comment period on a proposal to include 13 oil and gas parcels, totaling 12,111 acres, in an upcoming lease sale in Colorado.  The solicitation for public... Read More

WASHINGTON — Democratic attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday sued the Trump administration over its efforts to dramatically cut the Education Department’s workforce. On Tuesday, the administration told more than 1,300 staffers to leave... Read More

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of David Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Word of the decision began to spread early Thursday after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee,... Read More

SAUGATUCK, Mich. (AP) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is set to announce that he will not seek an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, a move that leaves the door wide open for him to seek a much bigger role as... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to the White House on Wednesday, observing the tradition of an annual visit by the nation’s two leaders ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, despite a growing rift with Europe over... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is making $30 million available for hospitals to make what it calls “efficient electrification” upgrades. The money is being made available through the state’s Empire Building Challenge: Hospitals program and will be allocated to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is in a face-off with the dean of Georgetown University’s law school over the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion program.  Ed Martin told the dean he no longer would... Read More

WASHINGTON — A group of leading Democrats, including Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., and Richard Neal, D-Mass., are demanding answers from the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about the recent purge of employees at the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Monday approved a liquefied natural gas export permit extension for Delfin LNG LLC, granting the Houston, Texas-based firm additional time to commence exports from a project proposed for offshore Louisiana.  The permit... Read More

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Bernie Sanders is standing alone on the back of a pickup truck shouting into a bullhorn. He's facing several hundred ecstatic voters huddled outside a suburban Detroit high school — the group that did not fit... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the first full jobs report of his second administration shows his policies are working, despite the naysaying of those who claim his actions on trade and elsewhere are creating uncertainty in the... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is sending clear indications he plans to sign an executive order within days to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. A preliminary order drafted by the Trump administration directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is postponing the 25% tariffs he imposed on most goods from Canada and Mexico for 30 days. In the case of Mexico, he cited his cordial relationship with Mexican President Claudia... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Republicans reversed a trio of Biden-era energy and climate regulations on Wednesday, yet another step in the chamber’s efforts to quickly advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The vehicle for reversals, which still must be signed by... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill before the South Carolina state Legislature that would prevent state and local governments from doing business with entities having diversity, equity and inclusion programs was the subject of strong pushback at a public hearing in... Read More