In Tennessee, a US House primary special election draws a crowd
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has resulted in crowded primaries for both major parties, a new test for one of three districts that GOP
How a Miami health care group is meeting homeless patients where they live
MIAMI (AP) — Jonas Richards became homeless several years ago after losing his job as a truck driver. Despite suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, seeing a doctor hasn’t been a major priority since then. “When
Latter-day Saints hold first general conference without a president in at least a century
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is convening Saturday for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history: just days after the death of its oldest-ever president
The GOP says it’s winning the shutdown. Some fear Trump’s cuts may change that
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has embraced the federal shutdown as an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash spending and shrink government, but new rounds of targeted spending cuts from the White House aimed at Democratic states and
The Oval Office meeting didn’t stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government shutdown, the red hats appeared on the president’s desk. “Trump 2028,” they said, situated across from the seated lawmakers,
Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources say
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low that prioritizes white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity, three people familiar
New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistance
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a package of bills Friday aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts. The
Embattled figure in Native politics resigns as chairman of pueblo governors council in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An embattled figure in Native American politics has resigned as chairman of the All Pueblo Council of Governors and ended his outside consulting work for the state of New Mexico days after
LA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building’s steps
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles’s City Hall is being evacuated after a car crashed into the steps of the building on Friday afternoon, according to officials Police were working to make contact with the driver after
California resident gets over 8 years in prison for attempt to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A California resident who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home was sentenced Friday to over eight years in prison by a federal judge, who imposed a
