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FILE - Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., walks to the chamber as senators arrive for votes and policy meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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A former governor, a Trump and many others: Tillis retirement sets off NC Senate seat speculation

Read full article: A former governor, a Trump and many others: Tillis retirement sets off NC Senate seat speculation

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis' announcement over the weekend that he won't seek reelection is heating up the campaign on both sides of the aisle.

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, stands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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Netanyahu to head to Washington next Monday as Trump presses for a ceasefire in Gaza

Read full article: Netanyahu to head to Washington next Monday as Trump presses for a ceasefire in Gaza

President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday as the U.S. leader has begun stepping up his push on the Israeli government to broker a ceasefire and hostage agreement and bring about an end to the war in Gaza.

President Donald Trump points to a reporter to take a question as he speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill moving through the Senate

Read full article: What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill moving through the Senate

At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

Protestors carry Iranian national flags and posters of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while chanting anti U.S. and Israel slogans, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iranian cyberattacks remain a threat despite ceasefire, US officials warn

Read full article: Iranian cyberattacks remain a threat despite ceasefire, US officials warn

The FBI and federal cybersecurity officials are warning that the threat of cyberattacks linked to pro-Iranian groups continues despite a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

Brianna O'Keefe yells as she holds a portrait of Kilmar Obrego Garcia during a protest outside the federal courthouse Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns

Read full article: Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns

A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns from his lawyers that he could be deported if he’s released.

FILE - Wind turbines stretch across the horizon at dusk at the Spearville Wind Farm, Sept. 29, 2024, near Spearville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates say

Read full article: Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates say

A Republican plan heading to a vote in the Senate would quickly end incentives for clean energy and impose new taxes on some wind and solar projects, while boosting production of coal used to make steel.

FILE - A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent looks on during a protest outside the Federal Building on June 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij, file)
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Trump administration sues Los Angeles, claiming the city refuses to cooperate on immigration

Read full article: Trump administration sues Los Angeles, claiming the city refuses to cooperate on immigration

President Donald Trump’s administration has sued Los Angeles, claiming the city is obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and creating a lawless environment.

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says

Read full article: More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says

State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people in the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history that uncovered nearly $15 billion in false claims.

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson stands before a crowd of supporters to announce he will run for South Dakota governor on Monday, June 30, 2025, in Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP Photo/Sarah Raza)
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US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governor

Read full article: US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governor

South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House, Dusty Johnson, has announced that he is entering the race to become South Dakota governor in the 2026 election.

FILE - Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., speaks with reporters before joining a closed-door Republican strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection

Read full article: Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection

Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska has announced he will not seek reelection next year.

FILE - Transgenders rights supporters rally outside of the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

Read full article: Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections

Read full article: Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections

The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.

FILE - A person walks past the headquarters building of the Environmental Protection Agency, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

Read full article: EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Hayle Mayer, left, and Corporal Addison Merrell, watch fireworks at the Washington Monument while attending a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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National pride is declining in America. And it's splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows

Read full article: National pride is declining in America. And it's splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows

A poll shows only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that's also clear among young people.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to the chamber as Senate Republicans work to pass President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts by his July Fourth deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senators hunker down for long day of votes on Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts

Read full article: Senators hunker down for long day of votes on Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts

Senators are hunkering down to consider proposed amendments to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, speaks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as they pose for a photo with nation leaders and representatives, at the start of the four-day Financing for Development meeting, in Seville, Spain, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Angel Garcia)
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US skips global UN meeting aimed at raising trillions of dollars to combat poverty

Read full article: US skips global UN meeting aimed at raising trillions of dollars to combat poverty

Many of the world’s nations, but not the United States, gathered on Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor nations.

Israeli soldiers work amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, here's what we still don't know

Read full article: A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, here's what we still don't know

It’s been a week since the U.S. pressed Israel and Iran into a truce, ending a bloody 12-day conflict that had set the Middle East and the world on edge.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe departs a classified briefing for senators at the Capitol on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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CIA chief told lawmakers Iran nuclear program set back years with strikes on metal conversion site

Read full article: CIA chief told lawmakers Iran nuclear program set back years with strikes on metal conversion site

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and delivered a monumental setback to Tehran’s nuclear program that will take years to overcome.

Katheryn Millwee holds a portrait of Kilmar Abrego Garcia outside the federal courthouse Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported, court records show

Read full article: Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported, court records show

Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in the case.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks to reporters following closed-door party meetings at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says

Read full article: Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says

The changes made to President Donald Trump’s big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation’s debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in health care coverage, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a new analysis, adding to the challenges for Republicans as they try to muscle the bill to passage.

Supporters of Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani cheer while he speaks at his primary election party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
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How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayor

Read full article: How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayor

Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, is the expected Democratic nominee for mayor in America’s most Jewish city and that's raising alarms among some in the New York's Jewish community.

Revelers crowd the sidewalk and peer from windowsills during the Pride March on Sunday, June 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
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NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

Read full article: NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride has reached its crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world hosted major parades and marches.

FILE - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher gestures has he talks to journalists during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
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Longtime State Department spokesman, diplomat Richard Boucher, dies at 73

Read full article: Longtime State Department spokesman, diplomat Richard Boucher, dies at 73

Richard Boucher, who served for more than a decade as spokesman for the State Department and assistant secretary of state for public affairs, has died at age 73.

President Donald Trump points to a reporter to take a question as he speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 day ago

What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill now before the Senate

Read full article: What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill now before the Senate

At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

Rev. Al Sharpton, right, and Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, left, speak during the National Action Network's Saturday action rally at House of Justice in Harlem, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Mamdani heads to Harlem after stunning New York City primary results

Read full article: Mamdani heads to Harlem after stunning New York City primary results

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem as he sought to build on momentum from New York City’s Democratic primary.

FILE - Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts speaks during a lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judges

Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judges

Chief Justice John Roberts is warning that elected officials’ heated words about judges can lead to threats or acts of violence by others.

FILE - Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., exits the grounds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
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Democrats wrestle with how to conduct oversight as Trump officials crack down

Read full article: Democrats wrestle with how to conduct oversight as Trump officials crack down

Congressional Democrats are grappling with how to conduct oversight of the Trump administration after some colleagues were arrested and face charges for attempting to observe the administration's conduct.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a closed-door Republican meeting to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote

Read full article: Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote

Senate Republicans voted in a dramatic Saturday session, clearing a key procedural step as they race to pass President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.

Attendees take their seats before funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)
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Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Read full article: Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman has been honored at a funeral where former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attended.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., winks during a House Committee on Armed Services Chair hearing on the Department of the Army's Fiscal Year 2026 posture, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Centrist Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska won't seek reelection

Read full article: Centrist Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska won't seek reelection

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican who represents Nebraska’s second district, will not seek reelection to a fifth term.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say

Read full article: Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say

The Justice Department has fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, according to two people familiar with the matter.