Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a likely temporary setback, House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a vote
Immigrant released on bond in Massachusetts a month after ICE broke car window with hammer
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — A man living in Massachusetts who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained in April after smashing his car window with a hammer has been released, his lawyer said Friday. Juan Francisco Mendez
Ohio’s Republican attorney general suspends his campaign for governor after Trump backed a rival
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost suspended his campaign for governor on Friday, just a week after he lost the state Republican Party’s endorsement to Trump-backed biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. In an email to
A Texas suburb that saw its population jump by a third is the fastest-growing city in the US
DALLAS (AP) — The fastest-growing city in the U.S. last year was a Dallas suburb that saw its population jump by nearly a third. The number of residents in Princeton, located about 46 miles (74 kilometers) north
Case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia raises tricky questions
ATLANTA (AP) — The case of a pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been kept on life support for three months has given rise to complicated questions about fetal personhood and abortion
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law. Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from
Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers
A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in ‘big, beautiful’ bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “ big, beautiful ” tax bill that would ban states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence
Authorities say 11 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail; 10 still missing after one recaptured
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana say they are in pursuit of 10 inmates — at least one of whom is convicted of murder — who escaped from a New Orleans jail. Another inmate was captured
US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday kept in place its block on President Donald Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a 1798 law historically used only in wartime after their lawyers said
