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The Latest: Democrats demand ���dramatic changes��� for ICE 02/05/2026 07:38pm • Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are ���dramatic changes��� and ���real accountability��� for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Tru 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 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, Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help 02/05/2026 10:17am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) ��� Sandra Mosqueda watched with an amused smile as her 2-year-old son, Atreus, began sweeping the floor with a miniature mop. Atreus is part of the inaugural class of infants and toddlers receiving free preschool in a citywide program in San Antonio, Texas. It's something his mothe Israeli security service chief's brother is accused of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza 02/05/2026 10:07am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� An Israeli court on Thursday indicted a brother of the chief of Israel���s security service for smuggling tens of thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes into war-ravaged Gaza Strip at a time when getting aid into the territory was difficult and many Palestinians were going hungr Americans are struggling to save emergency funds, according to new report 02/05/2026 05:02am • Does it feel like an emergency expense, like a hospital visit or pricey car repair, will leave you in financial doldrums? You're not alone. A new Bankrate survey shows around half of Americans have less emergency savings than they have in credit card debt. The survey showed around 44% of respo 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 Hornets bringing Coby White back home to North Carolina in trade with Bulls, AP source says 02/04/2026 10:41pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� The Charlotte Hornets are bringing Coby White back home to North Carolina, where he is the state���s career high school scoring leader and played for the Tar Heels. The Hornets agreed to acquire White and Mike Conley Jr. from the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in exchange for Co UK will release files about Mandelson's ambassador appointment as anger mounts over Epstein 02/04/2026 08:13pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The U.K. government agreed Wednesday to release documents casting light on the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, as it tries to stem mounting anger over the revelations. Prime Minister Keir Starmer fac Trump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as US presses China and others to break from Tehran 02/04/2026 07:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran. Trump said the two leaders also discussed a broad range of other c 7 High-Return, Low-Risk Investments for Retirement 02/04/2026 07:00pm • Retirees often downshift to lower-risk investments, but vehicles like savings accounts, bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs) can play a role even for younger investors, or those approaching retirement. In a May 2025 report, "Vanguard's Life-Cycle Investing Model: A general portfolio framework for House approves bill to prevent DC from opting out of Trump tax cuts 02/04/2026 05:35pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday to prevent D.C. from opting out of Trump administration tax cuts that District leaders warn could blow a $600 million hole in its A dozen people including Israeli soldiers charged with smuggling goods into Gaza 02/04/2026 03:32pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israel���s ministry of justice charged a dozen people, including Israeli soldiers, on Wednesday with systematically smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods into Gaza, according to a statement by Israel's prosecutor. The indictment charged the accused, som New York governor picks a new running mate, as her current No. 2 moves to unseat her 02/04/2026 01:29pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a new reelection running mate ��� as her current lieutenant governor has launched an increasingly caustic primary challenge to unseat her. Hochul, a moderate Democrat, named Adrienne Adams, the former speaker of the New York Ci Hank and John Green's studio becomes a nonprofit as they aim to make 'trustworthy content' online 02/04/2026 10:24am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Author-vloggers Hank and John Green often end their popular ���Crash Course��� videos with a donation appeal to keep the YouTube show ���free for everyone forever.��� The multihyphenate brothers now hope they've figured out a way to do just that ��� by changing their production stu