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Alaska senator says she’s likely to back Trump disapproval
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she is likely to support a resolution of disapproval over President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure more money for a wall on…
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Sen. Warren: Every family deserves high-quality child care
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren told New Hampshire Democrats on Friday that she proposed a universal child care plan because no American family should experience the desperation she did as a working mother…
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GOP senators to watch on Trump’s emergency declaration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall is heading to the GOP-controlled Senate, putting Republicans in the uncomfortable spot of deciding whether to back his declaration of a national emergency.…
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Trump picks ambassador to Canada for UN post
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Trump said…
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Report: Grand jury considers case against ex-Interior boss
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post reports that a grand jury is considering evidence concerning whether former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to federal investigators. The Associated Press reported in November that the Interior Department’s…
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Ex-AP California capital reporter Steve Lawrence dead at 71
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a California government reporter who covered a major capital corruption scandal and governors from Ronald Reagan to Arnold Schwarzenegger during a nearly four-decade career with The Associated Press, died…
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Microsoft workers protest use of HoloLens headsets for war
A group of Microsoft workers is demanding the company cancel a contract supplying the U.S. Army with HoloLens headsets that they say would turn real-world battlefields into a video game. Microsoft’s head-mounted HoloLens displays use…
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Republicans now sizing up North Carolina congressional seat
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a new election being called in a disputed North Carolina congressional race (all times local): 8:15 p.m. Several Republicans are now looking closely at whether they want to…
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The Latest: Trump vows veto if border resolution passed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border to get financing of a wall on that border (all times local): 3:40 p.m. President Donald…
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Judge strikes down North Carolina voter ID OK’d by voters
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge on Friday voided new state mandates requiring photo identification to vote and also limiting income tax rates. He ruled the GOP-controlled legislature lacked authority to put those…
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South Dakota senators scrap ban on teaching gender dysphoria
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Senate panel rejected a bill Friday to limit teaching about gender dysphoria in public schools after a transgender high school student told members that passing the measure would…
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Trump sets up abortion obstacles, barring clinic referrals
The Trump administration said Friday that it would bar taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, a move certain to be challenged in court by abortion rights supporters.
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Trump vows veto as Democrats try to block emergency order
House Democrats have introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border.
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Reports: NYC prosecutors preparing case against Manafort
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in New York City are building a potential criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, as he awaits sentencing on federal conspiracy and fraud convictions, according…
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Criminal charges possible in North Carolina’s US House fight
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With a new election ordered in North Carolina’s disputed congressional race, a key question remains unanswered: Who could face criminal charges after a state elections board hearing exposed evidence of ballot…
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