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Members of Congress rolled a pay raise for themselves into big must-do...
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Members of Congress are in line for their first pay raise since...
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U.S. Senate passes defense bill that bars gender-affirming care for service...
The Pentagon is seen during a military flyover on May 2, 2020. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday cleared the annual defense authorization bill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ned T....
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Chances for government shutdown escalate after Trump and GOP reject stopgap...
U.S. House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., take part in a news conference at the U.S....
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Trump tech appointees point to a deregulated industry, tech players say
Donald Trump, then the GOP candidate for president, gave a keynote speech on the third day of the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center on July 27, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. He had...
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States to lose out on billions if GOP spurns disaster aid in spending bill,...
Some kind of spending bill must become law before Friday at midnight, otherwise a partial government shutdown would begin. Shown is the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States...
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Hobbs calls for end to school voucher program’s automatic reimbursement plan
Photo by iStock / Getty Images PlusDemocratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is urging Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne not to move forward with a plan to automate the approval process for...
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U.S. House torpedoes new spending plan as government shutdown nears Friday night
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., look on during a menorah lighting ceremony during a Hanukkah reception at the U.S. Capitol...
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Judge blocks new Arizona election rules, including on certifying results
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaks to reporters on July 30, 2024. Next to him is state elections director Lisa Marra. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has blocked several new...
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New shoplifting data explains why they’re locking up the toothpaste
Items are displayed in the window of a Burberry store on Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile in Chicago in November. The rate of reported shoplifting incidents in the city surged by 46% from...
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How Trump could try to ban trans athletes from school sports — and why it...
President-elect Donald Trump will face significant hurdles to enacting his campaign pledge to ban transgender youth from participating in school sports that align with their gender identity. Photo by...
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U.S. House at the last minute passes bill to avert government shutdown;...
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 20, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress...
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Social Security benefits boosted for millions in bill headed to Biden’s desk
Social Security legislation passed by the U.S. Senate, which would cost more than $195 billion over 10 years, now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. Photo by Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The...
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Republicans’ assignment: Avert a global financial crisis over the U.S. debt...
The debate over the debt limit will likely flare tensions between centrist and far-right Republicans the closer the country gets to the real deadline sometime later in the year. Photo by Getty...
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Biden commutes nearly all federal death sentences
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House Rose Garden Nov. 7. Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)President Joe...
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‘Substantial evidence’ Gaetz paid for sex with minor, U.S. House Committee says
Then-U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee. The U.S. House Ethics Committee released a report Monday...
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Arizona bird lovers should be cautious as avian flu spreads
A pigeon eats out of a backyard bird feeder in Phoenix. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror All year H5N1 bird flu has been spreading across the world, recently making its way to birds in...
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Exactly 80 years ago, a grandfather’s legacy begins
David MacHauer, second from right, and his fellow crew members of the Miss Bea Havin’, a B-17G bomber of the 487th Bomb Group, U.S. 8th Air Force, that was shot down over Belgium on Christmas Eve,...
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Camping bans after Supreme Court ruling could worsen homelessness, experts say
An aerial view of people gathered near a homeless encampment in the afternoon heat on July 21, 2022 in Phoenix. Photo by Mario Tama | Getty ImagesA man is sleeping on the ground next to a bus stop...
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As ‘smart cities’ tools grow nationwide, so do privacy and ethical concerns
A LiDAR sensor from technology company Ouster, shown in an intersection in Colorado, uses a laser to create anonymous 3-D models of the people and vehicles at street level. Photo courtesy of...
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Junk food and drug use cut into life expectancy gains for states
Photo by Jeff J Mitchell | Getty ImagesAfter large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year nationally and in 26 states — but not as fast...
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