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Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk 01/08/2026 10:13pm • Colorado's attorney general accused the Trump administration on Thursday of waging a ���revenge campaign��� by choking off funds and ending federal programs over the state's refusal to accede to the Republican president's demands to free an imprisoned elections clerk. President Donald Trump has push The Latest: House votes to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders 01/08/2026 09:43pm • In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting for the measure. Forcing th The Latest: ICE officer who shot Renee Good identified in court records as Jonathan Ross 01/08/2026 09:04pm • A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions remained high, with dozens of protesters venting their outrage outside of a federal facility that���s serving as a hub UN says the US has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several 01/08/2026 08:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a ���legal obligation��� to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it is withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the world body. Secretary-Genera Fatal ICE shooting sparks jurisdiction clash between state and federal authorities 01/08/2026 07:43pm • A day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, the case escalated sharply Thursday when federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence and declared that Minnesota has no jurisdiction to investigate the killing. Legal experts said the dispute h Venezuela helps vault Rubio to quarterback of Trump���s foreign policy team 01/08/2026 07:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a football fan ��� he played in college, supports the Miami Dolphins, and his son is a running back for the University of Florida Gators. Now, he is quarterbacking President Donald Trump���s foreign policy team as it navigates particularly turbul Does Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living? What You Need to Know 01/08/2026 07:00pm • Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program designed for low-income individuals that can help cover some of the costs associated with long-term care, including assisted living. But who qualifies, and how much does Medicaid cover? We'll examine the ins and outs of Medicaid options Senate pushes back on Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote 01/08/2026 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump���s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the wa Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates 01/08/2026 06:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans are worried about home prices. Trump and the White House have been tryi Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer 'a tragedy of her own making' 01/08/2026 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed a federal immigration officer���s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on ���a left-wing network,��� Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed as protests related to her death expanded to cities across the country. The vice Officials withheld evidence on Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' funding, environmental groups say 01/08/2026 04:23pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Federal and state officials withheld evidence that the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to reimburse Florida for some of the costs of constructing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as ���Alligator Alcatraz,��� according to environmental Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget sends military contractor shares higher 01/08/2026 04:11pm • President Donald Trump caused some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week. First, Trump criticized the companies for taking too long to produce military equipment and also failing to maintain it while at the same time paying out billions in dividends and stock buybacks to inve Spanish soccer league battles Cloudflare over piracy, says US company ignores illegal content 01/08/2026 03:18pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Once the ball starts rolling in the Spanish league, the game is on for some 50 analysts who start looking for signs of online piracy. They scan websites, social media posts, IPTV platforms and streaming portals in search of illegal broadcasts of La Liga matches. The trained analysts TikTok picked by FIFA as video content partner at 2026 World Cup 01/08/2026 03:14pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� TikTok was picked by FIFA as the first ���preferred platform��� for video content on social media at a men���s World Cup, the soccer body said Thursday. The World Cup tie-in will see creators get special access at the 48-nation tournament being co-hosted in 16 cities ��� 11 in the Un Early birds can begin filing their taxes on Jan. 26 this year 01/08/2026 03:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. April 15 is the filing deadline to avoid penalties and interest. Tax season is the annual period when taxpayers prepare and submit their income