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House Speaker Mike Johnson is now trying to figure out the cuts and savings “that will satisfy everyone.”

Speaker Mike Johnson is almost daring the Republican resisters to defy Trump.

Patel was named acting ATF director in an unusual arrangement.

Conservatives are reeling after Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined liberal justices, dissenting in the 5-4 decision allowing the Trump administration to deport Venezuelan nationals.

By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the Trump administration’s ambassador to Israel, two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House visit. The 53-46 vote installs a vehement supporter of Israel in the key Mideast post, which may prove critical to Trump’s [...]

A top vaping lobbyist, whose group worked closely with the Trump campaign last year, has extensive ties to the Chinese Communist Party and previously donated thousands of dollars to Democrats.

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission recommended the City Council approve making a nine-block area in the South Haymarket a historic landmark district.

Division and a lack of direction had seemingly defined Democrats in the early days of Trump's second term, but Tuesday offered a blue-tinted glimmer of victory.The big picture: A record-shattering marathon speech on the Senate floor against the MAGA agenda, public House GOP disarray and a state Supreme Court win could be an elevator for the party amid fears they've plummeted to their deepest hole in half a century.If the roar of applause from Dems after an emotional Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) snatched the record for the longest Senate speech from segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond was any sign, Dems may be finding their energy again.Driving the news: Booker, in his 25-hour-long marathon speech, delivered an impassioned rebuke of the Trump administration and its DOGE-driven cuts to federal agencies and programs.In a social media post shared before he took to the Senate floor Monday evening, Booker said he'd heard calls across the country for lawmakers to "do more" to "recognize the urgency, the crisis of the moment."In some cases, those calls have come as a demand for new leadership willing to use more combative tactics, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) becoming the main target of the internal ire.Booker's grand gesture thrust him — and the Democratic Party — into the national spotlight, amassing hundreds of thousands of livestream views at a time when Trump's zone-flooding style has commandeered nearly every news cycle.Zoom out: While Booker was putting human stamina to the test on the Senate floor, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was testing the limits of his own power over his caucus.Johnson's move attaching his motion to kill Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's (R-Fla.) proxy voting initiative to an unrelated GOP bill prohibiting non-citizens from voting in federal elections sparked frustration among his party.Luna and eight other Republicans broke ranks from Johnson, giving him his biggest legislative hit of 2025 thus far, Axios' Andrew Solender reported. After the blow, he canceled half a week's worth of House votes.And special elections held Tuesday could indicate trouble down the line for the GOP.In Wisconsin, Democratic-backed Judge Susan Crawford took down her GOP-backed opponent in a hotly contested race that inhaled big donations from MAGA ally Elon Musk and other billionaires. Her win preserves the court's liberal majority and sends a powerful pre-midterm message to the MAGA world.While Republicans kept the Florida House seats previously held by national security adviser Mike Waltz and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R), the GOP candidates in Tuesday's special election fell far short of Trump's November performance in the Sunshine State.Between the lines: While the 2026 midterms are still daunting for Senate Dems, Tuesday's gains spark questions about what could happen if the party carries that momentum into an election where Republicans won't have Trump on the ballot.The GOP also has to fight the historic trope that the president's party takes a hit in midterms.Crawford's campaign leaned in hard on anti-Musk sentiment — whether Democrats borrow the strategy in upcoming elections, and whether Republicans adjust in their defense of DOGE, will be something to watch.Polls have shown that Musk's moves are not sitting well with most respondents — even as the White House argues the sweeping changes pushed by the richest man in the world are part of Trump's "mandate."The bottom line: Schumer told Semafor earlier this year that "Trump will screw up," giving Dems openings for wins. But Booker's stand-and-speak approach, when pitted against the wait-and-see, put the spotlight on Democratic unity, rather than merely on a Trump trip-up.Booker repeatedly evoked the late John Lewis' signature advice to get in "good trouble" to "redeem the soul of our nation" during his epic speech.Amid what he called "a moral moment," Booker ended his final moments on the floor with a call to action: "Let's get in good trouble."Go deeper: Slumping Tesla sales, Wisconsin wipeout punctuate Elon Musk's losing streak

David Frum, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, believes that American farmers are getting exactly what they deserve if they find themselves getting hurt by President Donald Trump's trade wars.Writing in The Atlantic, Frum breaks down all the ways that Trump's tariffs will hurt American farmers, who overwhelmingly voted for him in the 2024 election."Farm costs will rise," Frum explains. "Farm incomes will drop. Under Trump’s tariffs, farmers will pay more for fertilizer. They will pay more for farm equipment. They will pay more for the fuel to ship their products to market. When foreign countries retaliate, raising their own tariff barriers, American farmers will lose export markets. Their domestic sales will come under pressure too, because tariffs will shrink Americans’ disposable incomes: Consumers will have to cut back everywhere, including at the grocery store."ALSO READ: 'Honestly shocked': Wisconsin Republicans reel as voters reject Elon MuskDespite the hardships that farmers will endure, Frum argues that they are not deserving of sympathy or financial relief, especially given that "farmers can better afford to pay the price of Trump’s tariffs than many other tariff victims," as they "can already obtain federal insurance against depressed prices for their products."Additionally, Frum writes that everyone is going to suffer from Trump's tariffs and farmers shouldn't get more special exemptions."If a farm family voted for Trump, believing that his policies were good, it seems strange that they would then demand that they, and only they, should be spared the full consequences of those policies," he writes. "Tariffs are the dish that rural America ordered for everyone. Now the dish has arrived at the table. For some reason, they do not want to partake themselves or pay their share of the bill. That’s not how it should work. What you serve to others you should eat yourself. And if rural America cannot choke down its portion, why must other Americans stomach theirs?"

Republicans lost a Wisconsin state Supreme Court race Tuesday evening, a warning sign for President Trump and the MAGA agenda ahead of 2026.Why it matters: The GOP also survived a late scare in a Florida special election. But losing in Wisconsin — letting Democrats keep their 4-3 court majority — has major ramifications for voting and abortion rights, along with future House redistricting.Republicans kept the House seat in Florida formerly held by national security adviser Mike Waltz, with Randy Fine holding off Democrat Josh Weil.Republicans also held the Florida seat formerly held by Rep. Matt Gaetz before he resigned from Congress in November. Jimmy Patronis defeated Democratic candidate Gay Valimont.1. 2026 looks scary for MAGA without Trump on the ballot. Republican House candidates in Florida fell far short of Trump's performance in November. The margins of victory for Patronis and Fine were about half of the margins for Waltz and Gaetz. National Republicans needed to wage an 11th-hour blitz, and Trump needed to host a tele-rally, to get Fine over the finish line. Republicans were deeply frustrated with Fine, who they criticized for running a lackluster campaign.Republicans lost in Wisconsin, even with $25 million poured in by Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world and the face of DOGE. Musk campaigned in Wisconsin and cast the race in apocalyptic terms.2. Democrats are flooding cash into races In FL-1, Patronis was outraised 3-1.In FL-6, Fine was outraised by nearly 10-1. In Wisconsin, Crawford outraised Schimel nearly 2-1. 3. Republicans dodged a bullet in FloridaLast week Republicans were sweating the race for Waltz's seat, where a poll conducted by Trump strategist Tony Fabrizio showed Fine narrowly trailing. But Fine won by 15 points.A Florida defeat would have raised alarms among Republicans about the political impact of Trump's agenda.Speaker Mike Johnson's narrow House majority won't shrink, and there won't be headlines about a special election shocker.

Nebraska has a child care crisis — and with lawmakers confronting a budget shortfall, it’s unlikely going to get better this year, advocates say.

First-Plymouth Congregational Church was overflowing with friends and colleagues who remembered Don Wesely as a devoted dad and grandpa and loyal friend.

President Trump and Republicans are concerned about the thin House majority ahead of special elections in Florida. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki previews the races to fill seats in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional District. Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss public reception of Trump's agenda. Iranian Journalist Masih Alinejad speaks about the murder-for-hire plot to kill her after the suspects were convicted in court.

Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the public reception to President Trump's agenda, DOGE cuts, and the fallout from leaked Signal chats.

Sen. Rick Holdcroft's bill (LB135) requiring school districts to hold bond issue elections during statewide primary or general elections failed to advance from the second round of consideration.

A man holds a D.C. flag during a House Oversight hearing in 2020.

The City Council approved a special permit for TMCO, a manufacturing business, 701 S. Sixth St., allowing it to move ahead with plans for an early childhood center for employees.

Peter Hind, city urban development director, is resigning Aug. 1 for an endowed professorship at the University of Kansas.

A disruption over cost-cutting efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) turned physical after protesters crashed a private event, according to video obtained by Fox.

The Nebraska Attorney General's office will order more than 100 Omaha area retailers to halt sale of Delta-8 products.

Utah GOP Reps. Maloy and Kennedy were booed and told to “Do your job” at a town hall on Thursday evening.

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer became the latest member of Nebraska's congressional delegation to back the Elon Musk-led effort to slash federal spending.

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday seeking to facilitate his longstanding goal of eliminating the Department of Education. While the order recognizes it would take an act of Congress to completely shutter the department, Trump directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to do all she can to achieve its end. “Today, we take a [...]

Smith, the chairman of the House's Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, said there are parts of Trump's trade agenda he doesn't like, but praised the president's advocacy for American production.

"I didn’t get elected to be totally loyal to the president. I was elected to be loyal to the people of my district, and to the Constitution," Nebraska U.S. Rep. Don Bacon said.

It’s a gross understatement to say that dairy farming in Hawaii is a difficult business.

The federal Department of Governmental Efficiency's "Wall of Receipts" includes Valentine's Niobrara National Scenic River Visitor Center. The building's owner says the $151,670-a-year lease has been canceled effective Sept. 30.

Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for a vote.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is teeing up the bill for a vote as soon as Tuesday despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them to oppose it and risk a shutdown that would begin Saturday if lawmakers fail to act.Republicans will need overwhelming support from their members in both chambers — and some help from Senate Democrats — to get the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. It’s one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the Republican president’s second term, prompting Vice President JD Vance to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to rally support.“We have to keep the government in operation,” Johnson said as he emerged from a House Republican meeting. “It’s a fundamental responsibility of ours. The vice president echoed that sentiment. It was very well received and very well delivered. I think the holdouts are down to just one or two.”The strategy has the backing of Trump, who is calling on Republicans to “remain UNITED — NO DISSENT — Fight for another day when the timing is right.”House Republicans said the bill would trim $13 billion in non-defense spending from the levels in the 2024 budget year and increase defense spending by $6 billion, which are rather flat changes for both categories when compared with an overall topline of nearly $1.7 trillion in discretionary spending. The bill does not cover the majority of government spending, including Social Security and Medicare. Funding for those two programs is on auto pilot and not regularly reviewed by Congress. Democrats are mostly worried about the discretion the bill gives the Trump administration on spending decisions. They are already alarmed by the administration’s efforts to make major cuts through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, run by billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk. And they say the spending bill would fuel the effort.“This is not a clean CR. This bill is a blank check,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. “It’s a blank check for Elon Musk and President Trump.”Elon Musk19 hours agoMusk says DOGE is in almost every federal agency and plans to double staffTrump administration2 hours agoPregnant federal employees who were fired grapple with stress of losing insurance and looking for workDepartment of Justice6 hours agoDOJ official says she was fired after opposing the restoration of Mel Gibson's gun rightsSpending bills typically come with specific funding directives for key programs, but hundreds of those directives fall away under the legislation, according to a memo released by Senate Democrats. So the administration will have more leeway to reshape priorities. “President Trump has endorsed this full-year CR because he understands what is in it for him: more power over federal spending to pick winners and losers and devastate Democratic states and priorities,” the memo warned. For example, the Democratic memo said the bill would allow the administration to steer money away from combating fentanyl and instead use it on mass deportation initiatives.Normally, when it comes to keeping the government fully open for business, Republicans have had to work with Democrats to craft a bipartisan measure that both sides can support. That’s because Republicans almost always lack the votes to pass spending bills on their own. This time, Republican leaders are pushing for a vote despite Democratic opposition. Trump is showing an ability this term to hold Republicans in line. He met with several of the House chamber’s most conservative members last week.Now, House Republicans who routinely vote against spending bills said they would support this one. The House Freedom Caucus, which includes many of the House’s most conservative members, issued a statement of support saying “contrary to Congress’ longtime abuse of this legislative tool, this CR is a paradigm shift.”Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is still a holdout, though. He says he’ll vote no.“I guess deficits only matter when we’re in the minority,” said Massie, when asked why colleagues weren’t listening to his concerns.Trump went after Massie on social media, calling him a “GRANDSTANDER, who’s too much trouble.”“HE SHOULD BE PRIMARIED, and I will lead the charge against him,” Trump posted online.Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, acknowledged the continuing resolution was not the outcome he was seeking but said it was time to end the cycle of short-term extensions Congress has been passing to keep the government open. This will be the third for the current budget year.“Congress does have other things to do,” said Cole, of Oklahoma. “It’s got a lot on its plate this year.”Meanwhile, House Democratic leaders have come out strongly against it. Less clear is how strongly they’ll push members in competitive battleground districts to follow their lead.“House Democrats will not be complicit in the Republican efforts to hurt the American people,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said.Senate Democrats generally seem to be emphasizing patience at this stage, waiting to see if Republicans can muscle the bill through the House before taking a stand. “No comment,” said top Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York as he rushed through the hallway outside the Senate chamber.Still, several rank-and-file Democrats criticized the measure. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said he was stunned that Republicans were “trying to jam through something that is their way or the highway.”If the bill does move to the Senate later this week, support from at least eight Democratic senators will likely be needed for it to advance to passage.“It’ll be up to the Democrats whether they want to deliver the votes and keep the government from shutting down,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.Democrats also introduced an alternative bill Monday night funding the government through April 11. The bill could serve as a Plan B if the GOP-led effort falters.The spending bill could also have major ramifications for the District of Columbia’s government. City officials voiced their concerns during a news conference outside the Capitol on Monday, and district residents later in the day flooded the hearing room and surrounding hallway where lawmakers were considering debate rules for the measure.The bill would limit the district to last year’s funding levels, though it’s already spending at 2025 levels. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said the proposal would require the district to cut $1.1 billion in spending in the next six months since it has already passed a balanced budget and is midway through its fiscal year. That means, officials said, cuts to critical services such as education and public safety.The mayor also emphasized that the district’s 2025 budget focused on boosting three priorities: public safety, public education and economic growth. “If the Congress goes through with this action, it will work against a priority that President Trump and I share, and that is to make Washington, D.C., the best, most beautiful city in the world,” Bowser said.Associated Press writers Leah Askarinam, Gary Fields and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.

He was a smart kid who loved golf and computers and had big dreams. So how did Luke Farritor go from Lincoln to helping Elon Musk overhaul the federal government?

The Missouri House also gave final approval to a bill to Bayer avoid lawsuits linked to Roundup weedkiller and also voted to eliminate anti-racism programs in state government.

Everything looked set for an island-wide beach project for the Wildwoods. Now, two towns are expressing their doubts.

Leaders of blue Illinois and red Indiana are divided on issues ranging from immigration to DEI to LGBTQ rights.

California Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing a suite of bills in response to the Los Angeles firestorm last month.

President Trump and Elon Musk, arguably the two most unorthodox and influential American leaders of the 21st century, are practicing and fine-tuning a fused theory of governing power:Masculine maximalism.Why it matters: Trump and Musk believe powerfully in maximalist action and language, carried out by strong (mostly) white men as blunt, uncompromising instruments to prove new limits both to power and what's possible."Fix Bayonets," Steve Bannon, a first-term Trump official whose "War Room" podcast makes him one of the most widely followed outside MAGA voices, texted us. "We are 'Burning Daylight' — short window to get this done."Trump, first in business and then politics, and Musk, first in business and now politics, are feeding off each other's natural instincts to do, say and operate by their own new rules.These instincts made them rich, famous and impervious to traditional rules, norms and even laws. Their success makes dissuasion by others futile, administration officials tell us.Trump and Musk view masculinity quite similarly: tough-guy language, macho actions, irreverent, crude — and often unmoved by emotionalism, empathy or restraint.The big picture: So much has happened so fast, in so little time, that it's hard to measure what matters most in the first 24 days of the Trump presidency (not even a month yet!). But stepping way back and appraising the totality of actions, the biggest shift is the instant imposition of this new power theory across all of government and the Republican Party:There's no opposition to this maximalist approach among Trump's staff or major MAGA media voices. And it's extremely limited among Republican lawmakers: Some have privately expressed concerns about DOGE, and winced at Vice President Vance's salvo about judges not being "allowed to control the executive's legitimate power." But even most GOP senators who expressed initial reservations about Cabinet picks have turned supportive.Here's the Trump-Musk formula: 1. Power asserted, power claimed: Trump and Musk, much like they did in the private sector, set their own new limits of authority by stating them emphatically and acting aggressively. Trump and Musk have moved to cut at least 10,000 federal workers, while vowing "large-scale reductions in force (RIFs)" as part of "workforce reform" ... and offered deferred resignation packages to more than 2 million federal workers. (A federal judge on Wednesday let the "buyout" program proceed. 75,000 workers have taken the deal.)Trump and Musk sought to freeze federal grants and loans that total in the trillions ... and targeted "hundreds of billions" in fraudulent federal spending. Musk's DOGE gained access to Treasury's highly sensitive payment system. Trump threatened a global trade war ... stripped security details from his own former secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and other former officials ... revoked the security clearance of former President Biden, ending his classified intelligence briefings ... and fired more than a dozen inspectors general — watchdogs who root out Executive Branch abuse.Trump's Pentagon deployed active-duty troops to the Southwest border. Trump's Justice Department pushed federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. And Trump pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), who went to prison for political corruption. Trump, after campaigning as an American First hardliner, often sounds like limitless expansionist: saying the U.S. would "take over" Gaza ... and pushing to buy Greenland, make Canada the 51st state and take back the Panama Canal.2. Precedents are for chumps: Both think conventional, polite, rule-following CEOs and leaders are suckers and conformists. They believe wimps and posers play by the rules, worry about hurt feelings or damaged lives, and seek consensus. So far, Trump and Musk have every reason to feel vindicated: Most Republicans in Congress have sat by idly, or applauded gleefully, as the two laid claim to congressional powers of the purse and scrutinizing Cabinet picks.Trump and Musk are freezing programs and firing federal employees — with scant scrutiny and little transparency. A Wall Street Journal editorial points out that Trump deliberately incited legal challenges with his executive order ending birthright citizenship, and by firing a member of the National Labor Relations Board: "Trump believes he'll win on both issues because he thinks previous Supreme Court rulings were wrongly decided." The Journal says Trump is on new legal ground by targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and USAID — both of which were established by Congress.3. Let men be men: Yes, there are some powerful women around Trump — led by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. But the vast majority of the public and private action is carried about by aggressive, white men, including Musk and his all-male DOGE posse; Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff who also is homeland security adviser and immigration lead; and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News star and decorated Army combat veteran who's bringing some of Trump's most disruptive dreams to life. 4. Humiliate the humbled: Both Trump and Musk use public appearances and social media posts to bully and pummel critics across politics, media and culture. They scoff at calls for humility and grace when blessed with power. In the case of transgender people, they want to restore "biological truth" and "the immutable biological reality of sex," as a Day 1 executive order put it, by making it "the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female."Both men like to provoke outrage — and outrageous responses. That makes Trump and Musk the center of the national conversation — and baits hyperventilating critics into outrageous responses. Trump and Musk have followed through on their promise to decimate DEI, targeting hundreds of such jobs. The Free Press wrote that the Trump administration, "and many of its highest-profile supporters, are fueling the idea that any minority with a job might not actually deserve it. These people see DEI everywhere."5. Fused styles, fused worldview: As captured by Vance's AI speech in Paris this week, the most surprising twist in the Trump governing agenda reflects a fusion not just of the Trump and Musk styles but also their worldviews — nationalism with techno-optimism.Trump was indifferent or outright hostile to many Big Tech companies in his first term and most of his campaign. But now: Quick, vast AI expansion sits at the heart of his evolving economic agenda and philosophy. At the same time, Musk has been a vocal champion of nationalism. They're of one style, and increasingly of one shared mind and ideology.Behind the scenes: Charlie Kirk — founder and president of Turning Point USA, MAGA's youth wing, and host of one of the most powerful MAGA podcasts — told us the "flood the zone" aggressiveness of the administration's first month will only increase as more top officials get confirmed and rolling. "This is just setting the foundation," Kirk said. "He's set a pace and said: My team can see the tempo I want."Kirk, who is very close to Trump, told us Trump's maximalist instincts are being amplified by his battle-hardened staff and Cabinet. "You have an entire Avengers team of people able to fulfill the president's wishes and orders," Kirk said. "When you're in exile for a couple of years, and have people writing your political eulogy, you enter with increased motivation and energy."Kirk, whose social media feeds are one of the most vivid reflections (and drivers) of MAGA sentiment, said his callers and followers are thrilled with what they're getting: "They knew he was serious. But they didn't know they'd get it so quickly, decisively and declaratively."Reality check: Trump is very intentionally testing the limits of executive power. The WSJ editorial contends: "Trump may be wrong, but there is no constitutional crisis as the cases make their way through the courts."What to watch: Democrats are beyond baffled on how to deal with Trump, Musk and maximalist power simultaneously. The opposition lacks anyone with a remotely similar social media and traditional media star power, or a coherent legislative way to slow or stop them. So Democrats are down to betting on the courts — or a future maximalist public backlash to maximalism.Go deeper ... "Behind the Curtain: Purges, punishments, payback."Join Jim & Mike next Wednesday for a webinar on "How Trump Thinks" — with special guest Marc Caputo, one of the best-wired Trump reporters — as part of our AM Executive Briefing membership series. Subscribe here.

House Democrats are vowing to play hardball in the partisan battle over government spending, driving to extract steep concessions from Republicans who will need bipartisan buy-in to prevent a shutdown next month. Democratic leaders are warning that they won’t support a funding package that includes steep cuts to their favored programs. Others would go a [...]

Standing before a mourning nation following a tragic commercial airline crash that killed nearly 70 people in Washington, D.C., President Trump offered his somber condolences and said everyone was “searching for answers.”

Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday cleared crucial hurdles toward winning Senate confirmation, handing President Trump a key win as he looks for an early display of loyalty from GOP lawmakers. Gabbard and Kennedy overcame high-stakes committee votes that went down to the wire in their bids to lead the U.S. Intelligence [...]

Mayors of Bismarck and Mandan highlighted major projects and initiatives in their joint State of the Cities address on Tuesday at the Bismarck Event Center.

A federal law signed in January approves a proposed desalination plant for Cape May, with an estimated $40 million price tag. The funding has yet to get approval.

'With the serious commitments I’ve received ... I will vote yes'

Nebraskans gathered at the state Capitol Saturday for the 52nd annual Walk for Life rally, celebrating recent victories for the anti-abortion movement.

WASHINGTON — Roughly 19,000 civilian federal employees in Louisiana will have until Thursday to email “resign” — thereby accepting a buyout offer — or face a dramatically changed work environment, President Donald Trump said last week, after his budget officers...

Analysis shows Missouri’s casino operators could lose money if the video gambling machines are legalized, and bettors stay closer to home.

With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President Trump's agenda.

Virginia's cash-strapped free clinics seek state help to cope with rising costs and soaring demand for their safety net services.

President Donald Trump is heading into the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president is also heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged...

President Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles.