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Virginia judge blocks Democrats’ redistricting push ahead of midterms
Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley Jr. ruled that the state legislature did not follow the right procedure to approve the proposed constitutional amendment that would allow it to redraw state congressional lines.
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House Homeland Security Committee announces immigration officials to testify in February
The hearing will include testimony from Immigration and Customs Enforcement leader Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow.
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One person shot in Border Patrol related incident in Arizona
The person, who has not been identified, was shot in southern Pima County at around 7:30 a.m. Details on the shooting were not immediately clear, but the Santa Rita Fire District said the person is in critical condition.
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Elon Musk bids farewell to DOGE and his cost-cutting duties
The question now shifts to who will assume his responsibilities in reducing waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government.
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Trump sacks head of National Portrait Gallery over DEI
Sajet, who took the helm in 2013 as the museum's first female director, was born in Nigeria but raised in Australia and has a doctorate in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University, and a master’s degree in art history from Bryn Mawr College.
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Exclusive: Former USAID executive disputes reported impact of foreign aid cuts
According to the report, dozens of impoverished and conflict-ridden countries have seen multiple aid services cut, creating "a life-threatening vacuum" that other governments and aid organizations “are not realistically able to fill in the immediate term," according to Amanda Klasing of Amnesty International USA.
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Watch Live: Trump holds farewell Oval Office press conference for DOGE's Elon Musk
President Trump on Friday holds a farewell Oval Office press conference for DOGE's Elon Musk.
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Rep. Tim Burchett says he supports Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl running for Alabama Senate
Pearl led the Auburn Tigers to the Final Four this spring. The Associated Press honored him as co-coach of the year in 2025.
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Energy group says Biden had no knowledge of climate change EOs, doubt validity of autopen use
The prolific use of the White House autopen during the Biden administration -- combined with what we now know about his media enablers covering-up his incapacities -- has groups calling into question the validity of his directives and actions as president.
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Trump admin identifies 'sanctuary jurisdictions' in 35 states, DC
Illinois has the greatest number of counties listed of any state of 96, just a few shy of its 102 counties. All but one of Massachusetts’ 14 counties are listed. Washington is not far behind with 36 out of its 39 counties listed.
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Trump admin creates merit-based hiring plan, ending DEI federal hiring
“OPM is committed to creating a federal workforce that reflects the highest standards of merit and service,” OPM acting director Charles Ezell said.
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Supreme Court lets Trump revoke temporary legal status of 500,000 immigrants granted by Biden
The high court granted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's emergency application to end former President Biden's program that gave 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela permission to temporarily live and work in the U.S.
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Judge denies Copyright Office chief's reinstatement request after Trump administration firing
Shira Perlmutter failed to meet the legal burden to show that she would suffer irreparable harm if she was not immediately reinstated, the court ruled.