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This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere
Read full article: This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhereThe Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere.
Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfare
Read full article: Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfareCountries around the world are tightening their cyberdefenses as global tensions rise.
Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Read full article: Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to knowMarijuana culture’s high holiday known as 4/20 falls this year on Easter, as well as the last day of Passover.
Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry 'baseless attacks'
Read full article: Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry 'baseless attacks'Three former senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are decrying what they called “baseless attacks” after each was escorted from the Pentagon in an expanding probe on information leaks.
Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the country
Read full article: Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the countryProtests against President Donald Trump’s administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S. Organizers of Saturday’s events say they’re protesting against what they view as the Republican administration’s constitutional and civil rights violations.
Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politics
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politicsPresident Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 Capitol rioters on his first day in office, and now some of those involved in the Jan. 6 attack are getting a platform to tell their version of events.
Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office
Read full article: Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for officeSome of the rioters who tried to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are now considering running for office after being pardoned by President Donald Trump.
A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene
Read full article: A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to interveneSome parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.
250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy
Read full article: 250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacyTens of thousands of people flocked to Lexington, Massachusetts, to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago.
How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours
Read full article: How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hoursDuring his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office.
Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance
Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performanceA U.S. district judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to provide probationary workers fired en masse a written statement saying they were not terminated for poor performance.
Court orders immigration officials to restore legal status of three people who came to Texas on student visas
Read full article: Court orders immigration officials to restore legal status of three people who came to Texas on student visasThe three former students went to UT-Arlington and UT-Dallas. While they have prevailed in court so far, many other international students’ education futures remain uncertain.
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender AmericansA federal judge has partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.
Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
Read full article: Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to VermontA federal judge has ordered that a Tufts University student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities in March be brought to Vermont.
Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'
Read full article: Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction.
IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job
Read full article: IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the jobAn IRS agent who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden's taxes and was promoted to be acting IRS commissioner is out of the job just days after he got it.
Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
Read full article: Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healerA video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Robert F.
US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man
Read full article: US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one manMaryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported, told him he has been moved from the notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT to a detention center with better conditions.
Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory
Read full article: Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theoryA federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak.
Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats
Read full article: Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threatsThe federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation.
Dan Patrick endorses Texas House’s voucher plan, clearing path to final approval
Read full article: Dan Patrick endorses Texas House’s voucher plan, clearing path to final approvalThe lieutenant governor proposes that the Texas Senate adopt the House bill, which would eliminate a negotiation over the two versions and cement the victory for supporters.
Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
Read full article: Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administrationA federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events has refused to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply.
Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Read full article: Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection BureauPresident Donald Trump’s attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been paused by a federal judge, who says she's “deeply concerned” about the plan.
10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order
Read full article: 10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's orderAbout 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F.
Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
Read full article: Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court saysThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state’s uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.
FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
Read full article: FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspectionsThe Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world.
The Latest: Class action lawsuit challenges Trump’s crackdown on student visas
Read full article: The Latest: Class action lawsuit challenges Trump’s crackdown on student visasA federal judge who blocked Donald Trump’s administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
Surprise open governor's seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats
Read full article: Surprise open governor's seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for DemocratsIowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Republican Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office.
Texas hemp farmers fear full THC ban would nip industry in the bud
Read full article: Texas hemp farmers fear full THC ban would nip industry in the budAs lawmakers work to close loopholes that allow minors access to cannabis consumables, hemp farmers warn a total THC ban would strangle a once-hailed crop.
Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat
Read full article: Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomatAs far as biographies go, the two men in charge of the delicate negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program couldn’t be more different.
Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war
Read full article: Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end warPresident Donald Trump says negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insists that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war.