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WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson previewed a floor strategy Wednesday that would leave little room for Republican defections as he pushes to renew a powerful surveillance authority, with chamber leadership navigating a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans immediately rejected a new offer Wednesday from Democrats to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, in a troubling sign for negotiations as lawmakers scramble to reach a deal before a...Read more

Driving in Ellicott City on Saturday, Gwen Everett almost couldn’t believe the amount of trash she saw on the side of the northbound ramp from Route 103 to U.S. Route 29 — an upside-down wooden side table sat next to ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman in a rare move, sending articles of impeachment to the state Senate for trial.

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MIAMI — Miami-Dade’s Democratic mayor this week said that any real political change forced on Cuba by the Trump administration must leave the Castro family fully out of power.

“Reports of secret negotiations with ...Read more

The Transportation Security Administration warned that airport security is under severe strain as a weekslong Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown drives staffing shortages, long wait times and mounting ...Read more

CHICAGO — When a Chicago salt truck with a baby blue cab pulled up slowly behind Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday, the mayor pointed to the newly christened vehicle’s name as evidence that the city stood together.

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A one-time tax on California’s billionaires could bring the state a $100 billion windfall, staving off brutal cuts to healthcare services across the state caused by the 2025 Republican megabill.

Or it could result in a ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Candidates for Idaho state and district and local offices could collect bigger campaign contributions — but would face tougher disclosure rules — under a bill advancing through the Idaho Legislature.

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DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis signed a pair of housing bills into law Wednesday, praising the two as the latest efforts from the state to wrench down high housing costs.

House Bill 1001 and Senate Bill 1 were the first ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has reached a financial settlement with Michael Flynn, a conservative activist and former official in the first Trump administration who sought millions of dollars from the ...Read more

The boy who lived is back.

HBO on Wednesday revealed the release date and trailer for its new "Harry Potter" series, offering the first glimpse into the new version of Hogwarts, the fictional school for young wizards and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A pair of House Democratic lawmakers are questioning Trump administration officials about why a Canadian retiree was required to provide a DNA sample under the threat of jail time while trying to cross the ...Read more

Chris Hughes enjoys reliving the moment he and his girlfriend JoJo Siwa fell in love on Celebrity Big Brother.

The couple formed a close friendship and insisted their love for each other was "platonic" on the UK reality ...Read more

Charlie Puth feels sick if he does not like the way something sounds.

The 34-year-old singer's sensitivity to noise leaves him in an "agonising" state.

Appearing on the latest episode of David Begnaud's The Person Who ...Read more

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's Henry Thomas "wasn't ready" for child stardom.

The actor thinks he handled his global fame "not very well" at the age of 10, following his breakout role as Elliott Taylor, who befriended the ...Read more

Sofia Richie Grainge has given birth to her second child.

The 27-year-old model and her 32-year-old husband, Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge's daughter Eloise, 22 months, has become a big sister, following the arrival...Read more

Delta Air Lines is temporarily pulling back some special perks meant to ease travel for members of Congress amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.

The Atlanta-based airline, which runs its second-largest U.S. hub ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chappell Roan and her terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week continues in the aftermath of an incident last week in Brazil that left an 11-year-old fan in tears.

A security guard allegedly spoke ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The report of this death is not an exaggeration: Rocky Carroll’s character Leon Vance, director at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, died Tuesday on “NCIS” after appearing on the CBS series ...Read more