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House Speaker Mariano says calls for Rep. Chris Flanagan to resign are ‘premature’
House Speaker Ron Mariano said calls for Rep. Chris Flanagan, the Dennis Port Democrat charged with federal fraud, are ...
Trump kept his promise to order a ban on transgender female athletes. Court fights have arrived
Donald Trump, the president, wasted little time delivering on his promise to address a topic that seemed to resonate across ...
The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services’ access to the president
The Associated Press says that a new White House media policy violates a court order by giving the administration sole ...
The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has shut down its office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation ...
Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month ordered the change back to Fort Benning to honor Fred Benning, who was awarded the ...
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump ...
Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend
The last island-wide blackout occurred on New Year’s Eve. Puerto Rico has struggled with chronic outages since September 2017 ...
OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profit
OpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the ...
Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people ...
Mass. House Democrats roll out $61B state budget that ditches Gov. Healey’s tax policies
Massachusetts House Democrats released a $61 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2026 that does not include a series of tax ...
Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos
The uncertainty is arriving in a time of relative growth for syrup producers in the U.S. as well as Canada. Vermont has seen ...
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal ...