House Republicans launch an all-nighter to try to pass Trump’s big bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving into an all-night session early Thursday, House Republicans reconvened to push ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics within his ranks and working to muscle President

ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge

MIAMI (AP) — Juan Serrano, a 28-year-old Colombian migrant with no criminal record, attended a hearing in immigration court in Miami on Wednesday for what he thought would be a quick check-in. The musty, glass-paneled courthouse sees

Tennessee man faces execution for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after surprise reprieve

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who killed his wife and her two teenage sons was scheduled to be executed on Thursday morning, three years after he was saved by a last-minute reprieve. Oscar Smith, 75,

Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No Mow May encourages homeowners to stash the lawnmower each spring and let flowers and grass grow for pollinators and water retention. And if your neighbor’s lawn already looks like a wildflower field

Kermit the Frog to deliver commencement address at the University of Maryland graduation

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kermit the Frog knows it’s not easy being green — or graduating from college and entering the real world, especially during a time of economic uncertainty and political turmoil. Members of the

1 person was rescued and a search is underway for 3 others after a boat sinks north of Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — One person was rescued by a good Samaritan and authorities were looking for three others after a boat took on water and sank in waters north of Seattle, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday.

Canada is talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, Carney says

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program. The multilayered, $175 billion system would for the first

US House committee advances Trump’s tax-cut bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee on Wednesday voted to advance President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, setting the stage for a vote on the House floor in the coming hours.

FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency

By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the departure of 16 senior executives on Wednesday, a significant shakeup of its leadership ranks less than two weeks before the start

Louisiana Republicans reject bill that would address split jury verdicts, a Jim Crow-era practice

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries the opportunity to ask for a new trial was rejected by Republican state senators