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Georgia's Fulton County seeks return of 2020 election documents seized by FBI
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (455+ words) FULTON COUNTY, Ga. " Fulton County has filed a motion in federal court seeking the return of all documents from the 2020 election that were seized last week from a warehouse near Atlanta by the FBI, officials in the Georgia county said…...
Mitch McConnell checks into hospital with flu-like symptoms
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (266+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. " Sen. Mitch McConnell'checked himself into a hospital for flu-like symptoms "out of an abundance of caution," his spokesperson said on Tuesday. The 83-year-old Kentucky senator experienced the symptoms over the weekend and checked himself into a local hospital…...
Jill Biden's ex-husband charged with murder
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (300+ words) WASHINGTON " A Delaware grand jury has indicted William Stevenson, the ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden, on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his second wife, authorities said. The indictment stems from the death…...
Roger Goodell downplays politics ahead of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
21+ hour, 59+ min ago (391+ words) WASHINGTON " NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he doesn't expect Bad Bunny to say anything divisive during his Super Bowl halftime performance. Goodell was asked at a news conference kicking off Super Bowl week whether he anticipated political commentary from…...
Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (741+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C., USA " President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president…...
Government Shutdown Day 3: Johnson relying on Trump as House prepares to vote on funding bill
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (873+ words) WASHINGTON " All eyes are on Washington as House leadership attempts to push through a federal funding package to end a government shutdown debate intensifies over the Trump administration's sweeping immigration enforcement operations. The Senate passed a federal funding package as…...
Holdout senators could tank bipartisan deal hours before government shutdown deadline
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1194+ words) WASHINGTON " Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. But passage of the package was delayed…...
What services would a partial government shutdown affect if a funding deal isn't reached?
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (486+ words) WASHINGTON " The word "partial" has been mentioned a lot ahead of a possible government shutdown that may start Friday night, but clarity on just how partial the shutdown would be has been hard to come by. A fight over future…...
Trump endorses Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin's open governor's race, leading GOP rival to drop out
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (300+ words) Tiffany now faces only nominal opposition for the Republican nomination in the battleground state after Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann announced his decision to drop out Wednesday. Schoemann congratulated Tiffany on the Trump endorsement and wished him "great success" in…...
DFLers win special election races in Washington, Ramsey counties
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (138+ words) Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar officially filed paperwork to run for governor. A source close says she plans to announce her plans in the coming days. DFLers win special election races in Washington, Ramsey counties ST PAUL, Minn. " DFLers overwhelmingly won…...