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FILE - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson talks to reporters outside of the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
35 minutes ago

Alan Wilson, South Carolina's longtime GOP attorney general, set to enter 2026 governor's race

Read full article: Alan Wilson, South Carolina's longtime GOP attorney general, set to enter 2026 governor's race
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while flying aboard Air Force One en route from Calgary, Canada to Joint Base Andrews, Md., late Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
23 minutes ago

The Latest: Trump calls for โ€˜a real endโ€™ to the conflict between Israel and Iran

Read full article: The Latest: Trump calls for โ€˜a real endโ€™ to the conflict between Israel and Iran
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
51 minutes ago

Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'

Read full article: Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'
Wesley Barnes, 55, at his home in Onalaska, Texas on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Barnes, a Gulf War veteran who has long struggled with pain, tried legal opiates and illegal THC over the years before finding affordable and effective relief in legal hemp flower beginning in 2018.
4 hours ago

Some Texans fear a looming THC ban could return them to opioids, illegal options

Read full article: Some Texans fear a looming THC ban could return them to opioids, illegal options

Texas hemp users stockpile products and consider moving out of state as ban looms, saying the medical marijuana program is currently an untenable alternative.

An empty visitation window at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Jan. 31, 2024. This year Texas lawmakers approved many criminal justice bills, including some to reform the state's bail system and increase local law enforcement collaborations with immigration authorities. Many proposals to address problems at the state's jails and prisons were left on the table.
4 hours ago

Texas made sweeping changes to bail and parole, along with increasing penalties for stolen goods

Read full article: Texas made sweeping changes to bail and parole, along with increasing penalties for stolen goods

Texas lawmakers approved a sweeping package to overhaul the stateโ€™s bail system, a longtime priority of Gov. Greg Abbottโ€™s.

State-built border wall under construction near the banks of the Rio Grande in Zapata Co. on Sept. 23, 2024.
55 minutes ago

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program

Read full article: With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program

Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trumpโ€™s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up in the same amount of time.

The Texas House on May 23, 2025.
55 minutes ago

Analysis: The 2025 Texas House, from right to left

Read full article: Analysis: The 2025 Texas House, from right to left

Hereโ€™s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2025 regular session.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson speaks during a news conference at the United States Courthouse in Minneapolis, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
9 hours ago

Minnesota shooting suspect had dozens of potential targets, prosecutors say

Read full article: Minnesota shooting suspect had dozens of potential targets, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the man charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another had dozens of apparent targets, including officials in at least three other states.

Brian Armstrong, left, Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, and Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, participate in the State of Crypto Summit, in New York, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
34 minutes ago

Senate is expected to pass a crypto bill without addressing Trump's investments

Read full article: Senate is expected to pass a crypto bill without addressing Trump's investments

The Senate is voting on legislation regulating a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins.

FILE - Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., speaks during a confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
2 hours ago

Congress is holding emergency briefings on security after Minnesota shootings

Read full article: Congress is holding emergency briefings on security after Minnesota shootings

Members of Congress are attending emergency security briefings after the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker.

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
1 hour ago

Trump is at a moment of choosing as Israel looks for more US help crushing Iran's nuclear program

Read full article: Trump is at a moment of choosing as Israel looks for more US help crushing Iran's nuclear program

President Donald Trump says heโ€™s looking for โ€œa real endโ€ to the Israel-Iran conflict and a โ€œcomplete give-upโ€ of Iran's nuclear program.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, on his way back to Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
35 minutes ago

G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump's early exit

Read full article: G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump's early exit

Six of the Group of Seven leaders will try to show the wealthy nationsโ€™ club still has the clout to shape world events despite the early departure of U.S. President Donald Trump.

FILE - Former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to reporters outside federal court in New York, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
47 minutes ago

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

Read full article: Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez reported to federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, arrives for a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his budget requests for fiscal year 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
13 hours ago

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump's big bill

Read full article: Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump's big bill

Senate Republicans are proposing deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trumpโ€™s tax breaks more permanent.

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15 hours ago

โ€œTheyโ€™re taking Shirlyโ€: An Army sergeant in Houston thought his family was safe, then ICE deported his wife

Read full article: โ€œTheyโ€™re taking Shirlyโ€: An Army sergeant in Houston thought his family was safe, then ICE deported his wife

For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, thereโ€™s no guaranteed protection from immigration raids.

FILE - President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)\\\
16 hours ago

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years

Read full article: Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

President Donald Trump drops papers as he meets with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
15 hours ago

US and UK announce a trade deal, but steel imports are still being negotiated

Read full article: US and UK announce a trade deal, but steel imports are still being negotiated

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer say they have signed a trade deal that will slash tariffs on U.K. auto and aerospace industry imports, but they are still discussing how to handle steel production.

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a trip to Canada to attend the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
17 hours ago

Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention

Read full article: Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention

The NAACP says it will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This image from the Department of Justice statement of facts to support an arrest warrant for David Walls-Kaufman, shows an image from police body-worn video, contained and annotated by the source, of David Walls-Kaufman in the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)
16 hours ago

Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer's suicide

Read full article: Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer's suicide

Nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work.

FILE - President Donald Trump holds an executive order regarding the reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
18 hours ago

Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety

Read full article: Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety

President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies.

FILE - Students walk through Harvard Yard, April 27, 2022, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
20 hours ago

Judge extends order suspending Trump's block on Harvard's incoming foreign students

Read full article: Judge extends order suspending Trump's block on Harvard's incoming foreign students

President Donald Trumpโ€™s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily.

President Donald Trump is greeted by Steven Crowchild of the Tsuut'ina First Nation, as he arrives at Calgary International Airport, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, ahead of the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
20 hours ago

Canadian Indigenous leader says he was 'filled with rage' before 'intense' conversation with Trump

Read full article: Canadian Indigenous leader says he was 'filled with rage' before 'intense' conversation with Trump

A Canadian Indigenous leader who greeted world heads of state arriving for the Group of Seven summit says he was โ€œfilled with rageโ€ and considered leaving before Donald Trump arrived.

The beach in the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on South Padre Island.
21 hours ago

South Padre Island officials worried about FEMAโ€™s potential disaster spending cuts

Read full article: South Padre Island officials worried about FEMAโ€™s potential disaster spending cuts

The Trump administration is proposing limits to the recreational facilities โ€” including beaches โ€” that are eligible for federal assistance.

President Donald Trump walks during the official welcome of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
17 hours ago

Trump muses about turning the G7 back into the G8 โ€” or even the G9 with China

Read full article: Trump muses about turning the G7 back into the G8 โ€” or even the G9 with China

U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting that Russia and maybe even China should be part of what is now called the Group of Seven.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 day ago

Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

Read full article: Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.

Why these bills filed by lawmakers are deemed anti-LGBTQ+
1 day ago

Activists, families worry about record-number of bills deemed anti-LGBTQ+ filed in Texas legislature

Read full article: Activists, families worry about record-number of bills deemed anti-LGBTQ+ filed in Texas legislature

โ€œKnowing Texas, specifically the Texas government, doesnโ€™t want people like my kids to exist publicly... to get the healthcare that they need,โ€ a mother of two transgender children explained. "That does hurt.โ€

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
22 hours ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

Read full article: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

The Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.

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1 day ago

Gov. Abbott to sign record-breaking property tax relief bills into law

Read full article: Gov. Abbott to sign record-breaking property tax relief bills into law

Homeowners are one step closer to property tax relief with Governor Greg Abbott set to sign two bills after lawmakers approved $22.7 billion in property tax cuts this session.

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, ahead of the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
12 hours ago

The Latest: Trump to leave the G7 early because of intensifying Iran-Israel conflict

Read full article: The Latest: Trump to leave the G7 early because of intensifying Iran-Israel conflict

President Donald Trump will depart the G7 summit in Canada to Washington on Monday night, a day earlier than planned, due to the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran.

Donald Trump Jr. participates in the announcement of Trump Mobile, in New York's Trump Tower, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
16 hours ago

The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company

Read full article: The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company

The Trump family company says it's launching a mobile phone company, the latest in a string of ventures that have been announced while Donald Trump is in the White House.

This photo made available by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Luther Boelter, the man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House, as he was arrested late Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via AP)
1 day ago

Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police

Read full article: Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, ending a nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.

In this courtroom sketch, Vance Boelter, right, who is charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another, is seen at a federal court hearing Monday, June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (Cedric Hohnstadt via AP)
16 hours ago

Suspect in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers targeted 2 others that night, prosecutors say

Read full article: Suspect in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers targeted 2 others that night, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other lawmakers to carry out more carnage on the night of the shootings.

A judge has halted CoreCivic, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered facility that the private prison operator now calls the Midwest Regional Reception Center, in Leavenworth, Kan., pictured Monday, March 3, 2025, unless it can get a permit from frustrated city officials. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)
1 day ago

Takeaways from AP's reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts

Read full article: Takeaways from AP's reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts

Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass deportations, with some facilities nabbing lucrative no-bid contracts.

FILE - Children's Defense Fund Program Director Graciela Camarena assists Lucia Salazar with filling out Medicaid and SNAP application forms for her family in Pharr, Texas, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)
18 hours ago

Americans want Medicaid and food stamps funding maintained or increased, AP-NORC poll shows

Read full article: Americans want Medicaid and food stamps funding maintained or increased, AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll shows most U.S. adults donโ€™t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.

A judge has halted CoreCivic, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered facility that the private prison operator now calls the Midwest Regional Reception Center, in Leavenworth, Kan., pictured Monday, March 3, 2025, unless it can get a permit from frustrated city officials. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)
1 day ago

ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

Read full article: ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administrationโ€™s push for more space to hold immigrants for deportation.

Beto ORourke speaks at a reception kickoff event at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 2024.
1 day ago

Here are some of the Texas Democrats eyeing statewide runs in 2026

Read full article: Here are some of the Texas Democrats eyeing statewide runs in 2026

Democrats will need to sort through a pileup of potential candidates who see an opportunity to harness backlash to the Trump administration in next yearโ€™s midterms.

Doa Ana County Sheriff Deputy N. Al-Abayad, left, and Detective Alan Barbosa transport a body bag containing the bones of a migrant, first found by volunteers with Battalion Search and Rescue, on May 3, 2025. The discovery of migrant bodies in the desert has spiked since El Paso joined Texas Operation Lone Star.
22 hours ago

After El Paso joined Abbottโ€™s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

Read full article: After El Paso joined Abbottโ€™s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.

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