Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump and their shared base of support want to see voter ID legislation become law, but the last barrier is the Senate, where political reality has…
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World enters uncharted era as US-Russia nuclear treaty expires, opening door to fastest arms race in decades
A historic nuclear arms reduction treaty is set to expire Thursday, which will thrust the world into a nuclear situation it has not faced in more than five decades, one…
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Childcare expert exposes key roadblock to uncovering potential fraud schemes in Minnesota: ‘Really difficult’
Alleged fraud schemes plaguing Minnesota’s social services systems have elevated scrutiny surrounding childcare centers. But fraud can be challenging to identify for states – especially when agencies are using outdated…
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Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, with the irate congresswoman asking at one point if someone could ‘shut…
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The top congressional Democrats appear to have mended their rift over the controversial Homeland Security spending bill and presented a revamped list of demands to earn the party’s support to…
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House conservatives are quietly grumbling about the deal President Donald Trump entered into with Senate Democrats to keep the government open and running — particularly regarding the Department of Homeland…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., doesn’t have confidence that top congressional Democrats want to fix Homeland Security funding as Congress gears up for tense negotiations in the coming days. …
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Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on range of issues including Russia-Ukraine war
President Donald Trump said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including the war between Ukraine and Russia, while stressing that their relationship…
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For weeks, President Donald Trump has promised the Iranian people that ‘help is on the way’ while positioning a massive U.S. naval armada within striking distance of Iran’s coast. But…
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As the House crushed Republican resistance to a Trump-backed funding package to end the latest partial government shutdown, lawmakers in the upper chamber weren’t confident that Congress could avoid being…
