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The bipartisan commission, approved by the GOP-majority committee, would recommend ways to balance the budget

The allegations that the District Attorney has been romantically involved with a special prosecutor she hired for the case have been seized upon by Trump

The Democratic incumbent who is campaigning to win a second term narrowly lost the state in 2020 by 1.34 percentage points to Trump

Home loan borrowing costs have been mostly coming down since late October, after the average rate on a 30-year mortgage surged to 7.79%, the highest level since late 2000

Negotiators are deciding whether to preserve the president’s authority to allow in certain immigrants at certain times

Hundreds of officers responded to the 2022 massacre that killed 19 children and two staff members, but waited more than an hour to confront and kill the gunman

U.S. President is convening the lawmakers at the start of an election year when border security and the wars abroad are punctuating the race for the White House

The makeshift approach has frazzled volunteers, nonprofit groups and migrants wary of the lack of a long-term plan, particularly during the city’s long winters

If the group can secure 13,000 signatures from Solano County voters, the measure will go before voters this November

The vice president is scheduled to begin a series of events focused on abortion in Wisconsin, a key battleground state

Trump, who won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, remains on the Maine ballot for the March 5 primary for now

A jury last year already found that Trump sexually abused her and defamed her in October 2022

The report suggested that shoppers will be able to keep fueling economic growth this year, since consumer spending accounts for nearly 70% of the U.S. economy

The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks

Kathy Hochul will head to Washington this week to meet with the Biden administration to discuss the migrant influx — one of many such visits she has had over the last several months

Javier Gutiérrez’s initial hearing has been postponed five times, delaying the process in Mexico, while in the United States the case moves forward

Rex Heuermann was formally charged in the killing of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, months after having been labeled the prime suspect in her death

Other senior Fed officials have suggested the central bank remains on track to cut its benchmark short-term interest rate this year

This is the penalty phase of a civil defamation trial stemming from columnist E. Jean Carroll’s claims he sexually attacked her in a department store dressing room

DeSantis, who ultimately ended up beating her for second place in Iowa, is the only candidate committed to Thursday’s event

The number of migrants trying to fight their deportation in front of U.S. judges has grown by 50% in less than a year

The 70-year-old Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22 and underwent surgery to treat cancer detected earlier that month

The American Alliance for Equal Rights is citing the section to go after a venture capital fund called the Fearless Fund, which invests in businesses owned by women of color

The role of the military in particular has come under scrutiny as former President Donald Trump runs to reclaim the White House and has laid out an aggressive agenda should he win

Proposals to honor Dr. King with a federal holiday surged immediately after his assassination. The first observance was on 1986

Each of the more than half-dozen Iowans who were interviewed in line were adamant about their plans to support Trump and had considered no other candidate

The session is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Monday. Landry, who called for the special session only a few hours after taking office, is expected to address the Legislature shortly after they gavel in