National Politics

Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to cut hundreds of ...

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Trump’s AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here’s how it may affect energy in the US

By ALEXA ST. JOHN, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up ...

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The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight

By MEG KINNARD and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is eyeing redistricting efforts beyond Texas to help Republicans hold ...

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Trump wants to hire 10,000 new ICE agents. Is that goal doable?

By Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he wants to hire 10,000 new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and ...

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Republican Jim Jordan deposed in federal suit tied to sex abuse by late Ohio State team doctor

By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month after ...

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Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition

By BILL BARROW, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite ...

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Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally

By ANNIE MA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s ...

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Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and NADIA LATHAN, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of ...

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Border Patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growth

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT McALLEN, Texas (AP) — In 2006, top U.S. Border Patrol officials were asked how long it would take ...

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US sends third-country deportees under secrecy to the small African kingdom of Eswatini

By GERALD IMRAY and MICHELLE GUMEDE, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States has sent five men to the small ...

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