Tariffs expected to raise prices for Christmas trees, other holiday decorations
Tariffs are expected to raise the price of Christmas trees and other decorations this holiday season.Since these ... Read More
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SNAP benefits restart for nearly 600,000 Kentuckians. But more changes are coming
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After a week of unknowns and conflicting court opinions, Kentucky officials said Wednesday nearly 600,000 residents who rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to buy ...Read more
Epstein discharge petition picks up decisive signature in the House
WASHINGTON — After a delay of nearly two months as Speaker Mike Johnson kept the House out of Washington, a revolt over the Epstein files reached critical mass on Wednesday.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., wasted no ...Read more
High-profile cases to test wording of US attorney law from 2007
WASHINGTON — Eighteen years ago, amid a George W. Bush-era controversy over the firing and appointment of U.S. attorneys, then-Sen. Dianne Feinstein and a group of other senators advocated on the chamber floor for a ...Read more
JFK grandson Jack Schlossberg runs for open House seat in New York
WASHINGTON — Jack Schlossberg, a Democratic social media personality who is the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, is running for Congress.
Schlossberg, 32, entered the race for New York’s open 12th District, ...Read more
Jimmy Kimmel, Cleto Escobedo shared Las Vegas friendship
LAS VEGAS — It was a moment so powerful you had to hit pause, on the video and in life.
Jimmy Kimmel remembered his best friend and talk show bandleader Cleto Escobedo III on Tuesday night. Escobedo died that morning ...Read more
Adelita Grijalva sworn in nearly two months after her election to the House
WASHINGTON — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the Tucson-area House seat, ending a tumultuous and partisan tug-of-war to get her ...Read more
Planes, trains and motorcycles: How House members got back to DC
WASHINGTON — As widespread flight delays and cancellations continue due to FAA staffing issues, not even members of Congress are immune from the government shutdown’s effect on travel.
“I just didn’t want to take ...Read more
Lucas Museum sets opening date
LOS ANGELES — After nearly four years of delays, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Wednesday announced that it will open Sept. 22, 2026.
The $1 billion, 300,000-square-foot museum — designed by MAD Architects ...Read more
NC Gov. Josh Stein talks about possible Border Patrol plans for Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said Wednesday that he has not heard from the White House about federal agents coming to Charlotte.
CBS News and CNN have reported that U.S. Border Patrol agents in ...Read more
Linda Sun, alleged Chinese agent, ex-Hochul and Cuomo aide, on trial for conspiracy, bribery
NEW YORK — Linda Sun, who was an aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wasn’t betraying the people of New York at the behest of China, she was just doing her job, her defense lawyer said — ...Read more
Sparks fly between Xochitl Gomez and Robert 'Twinkle Toes' Irwin as 'DWTS' turns 20
LOS ANGELES — As “Dancing with the Stars” marked 20 years on the air Tuesday night, the show pulled out all the stops to bring back favorites and celebrate the nine remaining contestants.
Six professional dancers ...Read more
SkyWater Technology, now one of biggest US chip foundries, switches growth focus to new tech
SkyWater Technology is set to hit the $600 million mark in revenue next year as it takes advantage of incentives to reshore semiconductor manufacturing and the growth of a new type of computing technology.
Next year, the ...Read more
Scrapped Florida state parks plans came 'directly' from Gov. DeSantis' office, suit says
Documents filed this week in a wrongful termination lawsuit allege that plans to build hotels and golf courses in nine Florida state parks, later dropped after a public backlash, “came directly from the governor’s ...Read more
Private partnership for High-Speed Rail in California? CEO says it's coming next year
The head of the California High-Speed Rail Authority says the state’s $20 billion guarantee could secure the agency a first-ever partnership with private investors by mid-2026.
It’s a move that could speed ...Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' proposed Medicaid cuts, Pinnacol spin-off get cold reception from lawmakers
DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis’ pitch to sharply rein in Medicaid spending and privatize the state workers’ compensation insurer ran into skepticism from the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee on Wednesday, setting up...Read more
Can federal immigration agents go in schools? Here's what to know.
CHICAGO — As President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” drags into its third month, federal immigration enforcement activity has swept Chicago’s youngest residents up in the chaos.
At schools and day ...Read more
Pennsylvania lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro have approved a $50.1 billion state budget, officially ending monthslong impasse
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a nearly $50.1 billion state spending plan on Wednesday, part of a breakthrough deal approved by the General Assembly that officially ended the state’s bitter, four-month-long...Read more
The last penny: US Treasurer ends copper-clad cents in Philly Mint visit after 232-year run
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. government started making pennies in Philadelphia in 1792 when the city was the nation’s capital.
It stopped Wednesday, as U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach stepped up to a machine in the penny room...Read more
New Epstein emails claim Trump 'spent hours' with victim
Emails from sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Wednesday say that President Donald Trump “spent hours” with a victim at his house and “knew about the girls...Read more
Venezuelans describe 'hell' at El Salvador CECOT prison in Human Rights Watch report
Systematic torture, enforced disappearances and inhumane conditions were reported by 252 Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador’s mega-prison, according to a new investigation by Human Rights ...Read more
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