Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-Muslim rhetoric from some Republicans in Congress intensified this week against the backdrop of the Iran war, with multiple lawmakers —...
The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors, the latest step in the Trump...
California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California election officials said Friday that they are investigating whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally offered to pay people...
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship.After years of legal...
EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move...
Wisconsin legislator pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in feud over Hispanic resolutions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislator has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in connection with a bitter feud with...
Under pressure from Trump, Republicans plan long talkathon on voting bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans plan to launch a “full and robust debate” next week on legislation to...
Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump that...
Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina’s Democrats, said Thursday that he will run for an 18th House...
Slavery exhibit is changing at the African American history museum as a loan agreement...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery...
