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Senate braces for fights over FAA reauthorization

The Senate’s work to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will kick off in earnest Wednesday as members push to meet the May 10 deadline despite multiple looming battles, including...

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Greene unveils plan to force vote on Speaker Johnson ouster

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Wednesday she’ll act next week to force a vote on whether to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), an extraordinary move highlighting the internal turmoil in...

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Biden forgives more than $6 billion in student debt for 317,000 defrauded...

(The Hill) - The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would be forgiving $6 billion in student debt for borrowers who attended the Art Institutes.   The 317,000 borrowers will receive the...

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Police, protestors clash on college campuses

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - As campus protests escalate, Congress is threatening consequences. House Republicans are launching an investigation into federal funding for these universities and pushing to...

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EPA bans most uses of cancer-causing chemical used as paint stripper

(The Hill) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday banned most uses of a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper.  Long-term exposure to the chemical, methylene chloride, can cause cancers of the...

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Witnesses line up to slam Michael Cohen ahead of Trump trial star's turn 

NEW YORK — In 2011, Stormy Daniels’s manager phoned a lawyer to complain that “some jerk” had called her up threatening to sue over a blog post claiming the porn actor slept with Donald Trump. “I hate...

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Google outage impacting users worldwide: reports

(The Hill) — Google was hit with a worldwide outage impacting thousands of users Wednesday morning. According to Down Detector, more than 1,000 reports of Google’s services being down came in around...

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Democrats split over campus protest crackdown

Senate Democrats in tough races are calling on college and university presidents to crack down on campus protests that have spun out of control, as images of protesters smashing windows and unfurling...

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Potatoes will remain classified as a vegetable, not a grain, senator says

(The Hill) - Spuds won’t be considered a starch following protests from more than a dozen senators. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she received assurances Wednesday that potatoes will not be...

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Trump attorney cross-examines Stormy Daniels lawyer over Cohen deal: Live...

Former President Trump's hush money trial resumed Thursday, beginning with a brief hearing related to whether Trump violated a gag order four more times in addition to the nine he was found in...

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Biden calls Japan, India ‘xenophobic’ on immigration alongside China, Russia

President Biden called Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ at an off-camera campaign fundraiser in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, lumping the U.S. allies in with China and Russia while making the argument...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote to oust Johnson

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - On Capitol Hill Republican lawmakers are threatening their own leader again. Members of Congress are laying out plans for a vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson from the...

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Noem says she shot 'extremely dangerous' dog to protect her children

(The Hill) -- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who has been under the microscope this week for an anecdote about killing her dog, defended her actions Wednesday, saying she shot the "dangerous" pup...

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Senate GOP campaign chief tempers expectations for size of November win

Senate GOP campaign chief Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is keeping expectations in check for Republicans' quest to retake the Senate majority, maintaining that his only goal is to flip two seats despite...

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Biden: Violent protests 'not protected'

President Biden was sharply critical Thursday of aspects of protests that have swept across college campuses nationwide in response to the war in Gaza, condemning vandalism and trespassing even as he...

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Harris hits Trump on abortion 2 years after leaked Supreme Court decision

Vice President Harris on Thursday marked the second anniversary of the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with a fresh round of attacks on former President Trump over...

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House passes antisemitism bill

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Wednesday night the U.S. House passed a bill that would broaden the definition of antisemitism giving colleges and universities more cover to regulate discriminatory rhetoric on...

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Millions budgeted by lawmakers for upgrades to Kentucky Horse Park

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Lexington’s longtime home for horse history, competitions, and retired equine champions is set to receive more upgrades and renovations. The work is already underway at the...

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5 takeaways from Day 10 of the Trump trial: ‘What have we done?’

Former President Trump’s trial in New York entered its 10th day on Thursday, with Keith Davidson on the witness stand. Davidson is a Los Angeles lawyer who represented adult film actress Stormy...

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Beshear predicts trip to Germany, Switzerland will reap more Kentucky...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear predicted Thursday that his recent economic development trip to Germany and Switzerland will reap more business investments in the Bluegrass State. The...

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