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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks as he is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties

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President Donald Trump says he’s not yet made a decision on whether a major sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan can move forward following his three-day visit to China.

Megan Green fills out her ballot in the Nebraska Primary Election at Omaha Community Playhouse Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots

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Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so.

FILE - Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C, listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations

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The House Ethics Committee is investigating Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over allegations that he created a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment.

FILE - Rep.-elect Max Miller, R-Ohio, arrives for new member orientation check-in and program registration with Emily Moreno in Washington, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

US Rep. Max Miller sues his ex-wife for defamation in escalation of long-running divorce feud

Read full article: US Rep. Max Miller sues his ex-wife for defamation in escalation of long-running divorce feud

Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller of Ohio has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife and her legal team.

FILE - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas answers questions during a visit to the University of Texas at Austin, in Austin, Texas, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Justice Thomas hails US Constitution as common bedrock in divided America

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged Americans to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary by defending deeply held beliefs and protecting free speech rather than relying on patriotic slogans or celebrations.

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

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The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, testifies to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Interior, Environment and related agencies on the budget request for the EPA, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve, following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation

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When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs.

FILE - Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the federal courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin, File)

Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

Read full article: Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

A top California Democratic political aide has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary.

FILE - Attorney Paul Clement makes a statement outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trump's sanctions against them

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An appeals court has heard arguments in a case challenging President Donald Trump's ability to sanction some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms over their ties to clients and representatives whom he dislikes.

Louisiana state Sen. Jay Morris defends his legislature, Senate Bill 121, to members of the Louisiana state legislature on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)

Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

Read full article: Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

State senators in Louisiana have passed a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one.

The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

In new lawsuit, Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers

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The Justice Department is challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from the first and second Trump administrations, asserting in a lawsuit that the District of Columbia Bar is unfairly playing politics with the legal disciplinary process.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

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President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering.

Vice President JD Vance arrives to deliver remarks concerning the Trump administration's efforts to combat fraud, in Bangor, Maine, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine

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Vice President JD Vance is highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., describes the Democrats' fight to regain the House majority even as Republicans pursue redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight.

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico, greets people outside a candidate forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that's both 'awesome' and awkward

Read full article: New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that's both 'awesome' and awkward

A global oil bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz has created a financial windfall on the other side of the world in New Mexico that is both enviable and politically sensitive in a Democratic-dominated state.

Denise Powell, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second district, right, hugs Jennifer Reyna, chair of Latino Caucus for the Democratic Party of Nebraska, during an election night watch party Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
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Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District

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Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in a contest focused on the state’s “blue dot” status in presidential elections.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick arrives for a deposition as part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Lutnick backs away from his Epstein 'blackmail' claim in interview with House committee

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed people.

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, recruits practice military skills at a training ground near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)
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Supporters of bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia hit number to force House vote

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Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia have reached a critical threshold to force a vote in the House.

Minneola Mayor Pat Kelley.
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Minneola Mayor Pat Kelley resigning to run for Lake County School Board

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Pat Kelley, the long-time mayor of Minneola, is leaving city hall to hit the campaign trail. In a statement to News 6, Kelley said under his almost two decades as mayor of Minneola, the city has grown from 8,000 residents to 24,000, and brought things like an interchange for the Florida Turnpike, four new schools and a hospital.

FILE - President of El Salvador, Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

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Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026.

A Florida Highway Patrol car guards the entrance to the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center Monday, May 11, 2026, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Expected closure of Everglades detention center is no accident given timing, environmentalists say

Read full article: Expected closure of Everglades detention center is no accident given timing, environmentalists say

Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit.

Why temporarily suspending the gas tax may not be the money-saver most think
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POLITICALLY MOTIVATED: Gas tax savings debunked, progress on Florida budget and new details on property tax relief

Read full article: POLITICALLY MOTIVATED: Gas tax savings debunked, progress on Florida budget and new details on property tax relief

Gimmick or gamechanger? The debate over suspending the state and federal gas tax, the real issues dividing the Florida legislature as they work on a budget and new details on Governor Desantis' elusive plan to eliminate property taxes.