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Republicans reject complaint about Gabbard as Democrats question time it took to see it 02/05/2026 06:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Republican leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected a top-secret complaint from an anonymous government insider alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withheld classified information for political reasons. The responses this Maryland man faces attempted murder charges for targeting OMB director 02/05/2026 06:29pm • A Maryland man who said he feared that President Trump's reelection would lead to a "fascist takeover" is facing attempted murder charges, after he showed up at�� Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought's Northern Virginia home, wearing a surgical mask and gloves, according to court Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 02/05/2026 06:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are ���unrealistic��� and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the Whit Lawsuit challenges DeSantis' authority to call special session for redistricting 02/05/2026 05:53pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't have the authority to call a special session to redraw Florida's congressional map in the middle of the decade since that power belong to lawmakers, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The Republican governor's proclamation last month annou Average US long-term mortgage rate barely budges, holding near 6% 02/05/2026 05:38pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate edged up to 6.11%, essentially flat compared to last week when it was 6.1%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year BYU athletic director confident Big 12 schools serious about stopping fan chants targeting Mormons 02/05/2026 05:33pm • A BYU team was the target of a derogatory chant in an opponent's venue for at least the fourth time in a year, and the Big 12 again announced the conference would look into the matter and the home team offered an apology. BYU athletic director Brian Santiago wants to break the cycle. ���What we're t Bessent says it would be up to Trump whether to sue his Fed nominee over interest rates 02/05/2026 02:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be ���up to the president��� to decide whether or not to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, if he fails to lower interest rates. During remarks at a private black-tie dinner of the elite Alfalfa Club At Olympics, anti-doping watchdog WADA rejects audit demand and calls on US to pay its overdue fees 02/05/2026 12:58pm • MILAN (AP) ��� The World Anti-Doping Agency called on the United States to pay its overdue membership fees Thursday and rejected Washington's bipartisan demand to submit to an independent audit. The U.S. has long sought more transparency from WADA, which has been criticized for its handling of polit Boar's Head reopens Virginia deli meat plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak 02/05/2026 11:07am • The Boar���s Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly food-poisoning outbreak in 2024 is back in business, company officials said. The Jarratt, Virginia, site resumed limited operations on Monday, nearly 17 months after it was shut down following the listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and sicke Mamdani endorses Hochul for reelection as New York governor 02/05/2026 11:00am • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection on Thursday, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft as she faces a challenge from her political left in her campaign for a second full term in office. In an op-ed in The Nation, Mamdani, Europe's central bank maintains interest rate with economic growth resilient 02/05/2026 09:52am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday as the economy in the 21 countries that use the euro chugs past the disruption from U.S. President Donald Trump���s tariffs with modest yet resilient growth. The bank left its benchmark deposit rate at 2%, w Bank of England stands pat on interest rates, but cuts expected ahead 02/05/2026 07:42am • LONDON (AP) ��� The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday with U.K. inflation remaining above target and economic growth is showing signs of picking up. The decision was widely anticipated in financial markets but the split on the nine-member rate-setting panel w Gov. Spanberger ends ICE agreement involving Virginia State Police and corrections officers 02/05/2026 06:20am • Gov. Abigail Spanberger has formally ended an agreement with the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement that had allowed Virginia State Police troopers and Virginia Department of Corrections officers to assist ICE. The agreement ��� which stems from Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s administration ����� TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan in boost for its chipmaking ambitions 02/05/2026 05:41am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Taiwan���s chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world's most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a boost for the country's chipmaking ambitions. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a major c US wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies to counter China 02/05/2026 03:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners, using tariffs to maintain minimum prices and defend against China���s stranglehold on the key elements needed for everything from fighter jets to sm