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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.
The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House...
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Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against...
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Texas Democrat’s win a ‘wake-up call’ for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A Democratic candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republicans for the first time in decades in a result the losing candidate on Sunday called “a wake-up call” for...
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Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate- Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk won’t seek reelection to US House
- Former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, congressional overseer of US foreign affairs, has died
- Republican senator opposes planned ICE detention center in Mississippi
- ICE debate dominates New Jersey congressional race
- New York governor picks a new running mate, as her current No. 2 moves to unseat her
- Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
- US Senator Scott, facing block on Fed chair nominee, says Powell is not a criminal
- US Supreme Court allows pro-Democratic California voting map
- Bessent says he has no opinion on Trump authority to fire Fed officials over policy disputes
- New Trump anti-fraud task force to target California, CBS reports
- Legal fight escalates over Georgia voting records as Trump says he wants to ‘take over’ elections
- Trump withdraws 700 immigration agents from Minnesota deportation surge, thousands remain
- Georgia’s Fulton County challenges seizure of election records
- AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional primary
- Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump sentenced to life
- Democrats launch program to reach infrequent voters ahead of US midterm elections
- US lawmakers introduce bill to screen sales of potentially dangerous synthetic DNA
- Complaint accuses Gabbard of playing politics with intelligence, which spy agency rejects
- New York, New Jersey sue Trump administration over tunnel funding halt
- Democratic senators seek delay in nomination proceedings of Warsh for Fed chair
- Utah Congress members sue to try to block new House districts that boost Democrats’ chances
- Fed Governor Miran quits White House job
- Factbox-Trump tells Minnesota to help more with US immigration enforcement. What does it already do?
- Business owner Rick Jackson launches Republican bid for Georgia governor
- Four charged in Massachusetts in Trump crackdown on food stamp fraud
- Clintons to testify in Epstein congressional probe later this month, contempt vote on hold
- House passes bill to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to Trump
- Trump’s call to ‘nationalize’ elections draws furious pushback from Democrats
- US Senator says AT&T, Verizon blocking release of Salt Typhoon security assessment reports
- New York to monitor Trump’s deportation efforts with new legal observers
- US House advances bill to fund federal agencies
- US House struggles to advance major federal funding bill
- States scramble to gerrymander US House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections
- US judge skeptical of Pentagon’s bid to demote Senator Mark Kelly
- 3 elections in 4 months and new US House map lead to confusion and voter fatigue in Texas district
- The Latest: Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown
- Trump signs spending bill that ends four-day government shutdown
- Commission sues Trump administration over refusal to restore New York tunnel funding
- Trump seeks $1 billion from Harvard as deal proves elusive
- Intelligence director says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center
- Tulsi Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at FBI raid in Fulton County
- Alabama GOP dismisses challenge to Tuberville candidacy
- Trump ally Ed Martin loses oversight of DOJ ‘weaponization’ work, source says
- Trump urges House to vote quickly to end partial the government shutdown
- Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies
- Recreational marijuana and 21 other citizen initiatives fail to qualify for Florida’s 2026 ballot
- Trump says US lawmakers are close to resolution on government funding
- Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ voting in at least 15 places
- Factbox-Trump reshapes US historical and cultural institutions
