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South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade
Read full article: South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decadeSouth Dakota is on a path to invest $2 billion into its corrections facilities in the next decade as a result of its stringent crime laws.
Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still needed
Read full article: Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still neededSix decades after the federal government ordered Concordia Parish to desegregate its schools, the district remains racially divided.
Trump attends UFC championship fight in New Jersey, taking a break from Musk feud for cage fights
Read full article: Trump attends UFC championship fight in New Jersey, taking a break from Musk feud for cage fightsPresident Donald Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at the Prudential Center, putting his public feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk on hold to instead watch the fierce battles inside the cage.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight
Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fightThe fight over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador now returns to the U.S. court system.
Yemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and others
Read full article: Yemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and othersThe leader of al-Qaida’s Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip in his first video message since taking over the group last year.
A US territory's colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship
Read full article: A US territory's colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenshipA criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright citizenship and voting by people who are not U.S. citizens, issues that have been prominent in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term.
What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly Trump
Read full article: What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly TrumpPresident Donald Trump grew impatient with how long it was taking to finish new planes to serve as Air Force One, so he started to look for other options.
Democratic states double down on laws resisting Trump's immigration crackdown
Read full article: Democratic states double down on laws resisting Trump's immigration crackdownSome Democratic-led states are doubling down on their resistance to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Appeals court hands AP an incremental loss in its attempt to regain its access to Trump events
Read full article: Appeals court hands AP an incremental loss in its attempt to regain its access to Trump eventsA three-judge appeals court panel ruled against The Associated Press in its continuing bid to restore full access to covering events involving President Donald Trump.
Supreme Court will hear Alabama appeal in bid to execute man found to be intellectually disabled
Read full article: Supreme Court will hear Alabama appeal in bid to execute man found to be intellectually disabledThe Supreme Court will consider making it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they are intellectually disabled.
Former DC police officer sentenced to 18 months for lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leader
Read full article: Former DC police officer sentenced to 18 months for lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leaderA retired police officer was sentenced on Friday to serve 18 months behind bars for lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the Proud Boys extremist group’s former top leader, who was under investigation for burning a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital.
Trump's tariffs could pay for his tax cuts -- but it likely wouldn't be much of a bargain
Read full article: Trump's tariffs could pay for his tax cuts -- but it likely wouldn't be much of a bargainThe tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill would likely gouge a $2.4 trillion hole in the federal budget.
Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley eyes GOP Senate run against Jon Ossoff in Georgia
Read full article: Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley eyes GOP Senate run against Jon Ossoff in GeorgiaFormer University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley says he is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2026 as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.
Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule 'illegal'
Read full article: Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule 'illegal'Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse the rules.
What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a look
Read full article: What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a lookA little less than once a week, on average, since President Donald Trump began his second term, his administration’s lawyers have filed emergency appeals with the Supreme Court.
5 Proud Boys sue US government over Jan. 6 prosecutions
Read full article: 5 Proud Boys sue US government over Jan. 6 prosecutionsFive members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group, have filed a lawsuit claiming their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans
Read full article: Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of AmericansThe Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration two victories in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it access to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
Trump banned travel from 12 countries, but included some exceptions to avoid legal battles
Read full article: Trump banned travel from 12 countries, but included some exceptions to avoid legal battlesThe new travel ban on citizens of 12 countries that restricted access to people from seven others includes some exceptions.
State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked
Read full article: State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revokedThe State Department has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates not to revoke visas previously issued to people from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries now under President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, which goes into effect next week.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally
Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegallyKilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged by the Trump administration with transporting people who were in the country illegally.
Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights
Read full article: Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flightsPresident Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights.
US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks
Read full article: US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talksSenior U.S. administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, President Donald Trump said Friday.
Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he's their top threat
Read full article: Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he's their top threatWhen he first ran for office, Donald Trump seemed like he could be a new kind of Republican when it came to LGBTQ+ rights.
Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provision
Read full article: Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provisionSenate Republicans have made changes to their party’s sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence.
Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they’re celebrating its end.
Read full article: Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they’re celebrating its end.In 2001, Texas Republicans saw expanding college access for certain undocumented students as a way to build an educated workforce. Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should receive those benefits.
Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?
Read full article: Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?As transgender service members face a deadline to leave the U.S. military, hundreds are taking the financial bonus to depart voluntarily.
Texas will begin a summer lunch program in 2027, but only if feds don’t raise costs
Read full article: Texas will begin a summer lunch program in 2027, but only if feds don’t raise costsThe program would give low income families an extra $120 per child for summer lunches, but federal debate about food benefits could endanger the program.