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Americans oppose the tactics ICE is using to enforce immigration laws by 2:1 margin: Poll

(WASHINGTON) -- In the weeks after federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota during a surge to apprehend undocumented immigrants for deportation, Americans oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics by wide margins and President Donald Trump's approval on immigration has dipped to the ...
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Supreme Court invalidates most of Trump’s tariffs

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a major blow to President Donald Trump by invalidating most of global tariffs, a cornerstone of his economic policy in his second term.In a 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court deemed that ...
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Texas Republican faces allegations of affair with staffer who died by suicide

(UVALDE, Texas) -- Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is denying allegations he engaged in an extramarital affair with a congressional aide who died by suicide last fall -- calling on the Uvalde police department to release its report on her death despite objections from ...
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Sens. Warren and Sanders ask congressional watchdog to investigate Department of Education dismantling

(WASHINGTON) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are petitioning the Government Accountability Office to investigate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.In a letter first obtained by ABC News, the two senators call for nonpartisan congressional watchdog to conduct a comprehensive investigation ...
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Majority of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling tariffs: ABC/Post/Ipsos poll

(WASHINGTON) -- A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling tariffs on imported goods, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted via Ipsos' KnowledgePanel shortly before the Supreme Court invalidated Trump's global tariffs.The poll was conducted Feb. 12-17. The ...
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Why Texas’ redistricting plan isn’t a sure bet

WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas set the stage for this year's redistricting battle by drawing a new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in the midterm elections. Now, with primaries underway, the party's hopes hinge on a key question - whether voters who helped elect ...
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Virginia judge blocks Democrats’ referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia court on Thursday effectively blocked Democrats' planned April voter referendum to redraw the state's congressional maps, another potentially devastating blow to the party's effort to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the national redistricting battle. Virginia Democratic ...
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Florida lawmakers vote to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump

By Jasper Ward Feb 19 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Florida approved legislation on Thursday renaming the Palm Beach International Airport after U.S. President Donald Trump. The 25-11 vote in Florida's Senate came days after the state's House of Representatives passed the measure 81-30. Republican lawmakers largely supported ...
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Banner of Donald Trump unfurled at Justice Department headquarters

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A banner of U.S. President Donald Trump has been unfurled outside the headquarters of the Justice Department in the latest effort to stamp his identity on a Washington institution. The blue banner unfurled on Thursday between two columns ...
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Texas’ Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas on Thursday urged supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico, who is riding a burst of wider attention in the race's pivotal final stretch ...
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Texas congressman claims he’s being ‘blackmailed’ over alleged affair with staffer who later died

HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas claimed Thursday he was being "blackmailed" following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire. The claim by the married Republican congressman comes after ...
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Trump orders agencies to identify and release government files on aliens

(Corrects typographical error in slug) WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will direct Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other relevant agencies to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified ...
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