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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, walk at the Capitol, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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'Agonizing': How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill

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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska convinced Senate leaders to change their massive tax and spending cuts package to benefit her state and eventually voted for the legislation, ensuring its passage.

FILE - Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, applauds for those affected by the Los Angeles area wildfires as she gives the State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol with Speaker of the House Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, left, and Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, flanking the governor on Jan. 13, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
3 hours ago

Arizona Democrats will bypass struggling state party in midterms, with key races on ballot

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Arizona's top Democrats will bypass the state Democratic Party for next year’s midterms.

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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What the Justice Department's push to bring denaturalization cases means

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The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of immigrants who commit crimes or pose a national security risk.

This undated photo provided by the Morris for Senate Campaign shows Republican businessman Nate Morris who formally launched his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat from Kentucky on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Max Cowan/Morris for Senate Campaign via AP)
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Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn't deserve lifetime achievement award

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Republican businessman Nate Morris says Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is undeserving of a lifetime achievement award from their home state political party.

FILE - Swimmers including Penn's Lia Thomas, lane 4, dive into the water at the start of a qualifying heat of the 200 yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Feb. 18, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
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UPenn to update swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case

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The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.

FILE - Jaelene, 9, works on a computer during a third grade English language arts class at Mount Vernon Community School, in Alexandria, Va., May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Day camp, summer school and after-school programs in limbo during Trump administration review

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The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for afterschool and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more.

President Donald Trump points to a reporter to take a question as he speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill that passed the Senate

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At some 887 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

FILE - Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott speaks, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)
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Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump's efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment

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New Trump administration rules that give millions of people less time to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s coverage, and bar some immigrants from buying the health care coverage, are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors.

FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by Democrats

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The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Justice Department says 2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing

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Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base and by participating in efforts to recruit members of the military who they thought might be open to working for Chinese intelligence.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to visit a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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US calls reported threats by pro-Iran hackers to release Trump-tied material a 'smear campaign'

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A news report says hackers supporting Iran have threatened to release emails supposedly stolen from people connected to President Donald Trump.

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Musk proposes a new political party, Trump suggests DOGE 'might have to go back and eat Elon'

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Elon Musk’s feud with President Donald Trump has reignited, with the tech billionaire threatening to launch a new political party and Trump suggesting Musk could be punished for his opposition.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The Latest: Democrats weigh options to block Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as it heads to the House

Read full article: The Latest: Democrats weigh options to block Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as it heads to the House

Senate Republicans have hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and some in their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, stands in an elevator as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the states

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A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Takeaways from AP's report on Attorney General Bondi's comments about evidence in Epstein case

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The Associated Press has spoken with lawyers and law enforcement officials in cases concerning Jeffrey Epstein who say they have not seen and do not know of a trove of recordings like what Attorney General Pam Bondi has described.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Read full article: Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s comments about evidence the Justice Department is reviewing from its Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation have fueled anticipation about the expected release of more files related to the New York financier.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., emerges from the chamber just after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
4 hours ago

Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

Read full article: Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans “got the job done” in passing President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.

President Donald Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

Read full article: Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

President Donald Trump toured an isolated new immigration detention surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in Florida’s Everglades.

FILE - Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after traveling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. (Ismael Francisco/Pool via AP, File)
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Trump moves to toughen US policy on Cuba

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President Donald Trump has instructed his top Cabinet officers to review U.S. policy toward Cuba, ordering them to examine current sanctions and come up with ways to toughen them within 30 days.

FILE - A voter drops off their ballot at a dropbox on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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Voters favored casting early and mail ballots in last year's presidential election, report shows

Read full article: Voters favored casting early and mail ballots in last year's presidential election, report shows

Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year’s presidential election, even as President Donald Trump has tried to undercut the process through a wide-ranging executive order.