National Politics

Elon Musk says he’s formed a new political party. But it’s not clear if he actually has

Written by Associate Press’s MEG KINNARD Although Elon Musk has declared that he has established a new political party, it is unclear what actions ...

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Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

Price, Michelle L. BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Elon Musk announced the America Party in response to President Donald Trump’s tax cuts law, fulfilling his ...

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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

Written by Melina Walling 139 employees who signed a declaration of dissent with the EPA’s policies were placed on administrative leave on Thursday after ...

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Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump

By Geoff Mulvihill and David A. Lib Missouri’s Jefferson City (AP) The reforms to Medicaid, food assistance, and other programs, according to proponents of ...

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Takeaways as Congress sends tax and spending cuts bill to Trump’s desk

Written by Mary Clare Joel Washington (AP) A day ahead of the deadline he set for July 4, the House passed a comprehensive tax ...

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Honduran family freed from detention after lawsuit against ICE courthouse arrests

Written by Jim Vertuno Texas’s Austin (AP) Civil rights organizations and the family’s lawyers announced Thursday that a mother and her two young Honduran ...

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Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there

Written by Lindsay Whitehurst Washington (AP) The deportation of a number of immigrants who were placed on an aircraft in May that was headed ...

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Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the states

Written by Matt O’Brien and Matt Brown Washington (AP) The U.S. Senate decisively rejected a proposal on Tuesday that would have prevented states from ...

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Mexican banks face cascading consequences following US sanctions

By Janetsky, Megan CITY OF MEXICO (AP) Following accusations that they assisted in the launder of millions of dollars for drug cartels, three Mexican ...

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What the Justice Department’s push to bring denaturalization cases means

By Durkin-Richer, Alana Washington (AP) According to a recent letter highlighting the Trump administration’s extreme immigration strategy, the Justice Department is stepping up its ...

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