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US, Israel strike Iran; Democrats call for immediate vote on Trump war powers
By Jacob Fischler Jane Norman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers called Saturday for Congress to...
Read moreDetailsDOJ appeals ruling in Sen. Mark Kelly illegal orders case; Kelly vows: ‘I won’t back down’
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The Trump administration must explain to a circuit...
Read moreDetailsUS Senate Democrats demand Trump administration refund tariff payments to businesses
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary...
Read moreDetailsTrump in post-State of the Union trip again rips Dems, muses on Cuba ‘friendly takeover’
By Jacob Fischler | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics President Donald Trump promoted his second-term record in a wide-ranging...
Read moreDetailsUS, Israel strike Iran; Iran threatens retaliation
By Jacob Fischler Jane Norman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — U.S. forces have launched “major combat...
Read moreDetailsEducation Department data shows foreign contracts, gifts to US colleges topped $5B in 2025
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — American colleges and universities received gifts and contracts worth more...
Read moreDetailsDemocrats push back against Trump anti-DEI funding cuts for minority-serving colleges
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats threw a spotlight Thursday on President Donald...
Read moreDetailsIf your insurer left the ACA market, a special enrollment period for new insurance ends March 1
http://teekid.com/istockphoto/banner/banner3.jpg By: Charlotte Rene Woods - VIRGINIA MERCURY Several insurers left the Affordable Care Act marketplace at the end of...
Read moreDetailsUSDA to give up massive DC office building as shift of staff to states begins
By: Jacob Fischler - VIRGINIA MERCURY The U.S. Department of Agriculture will transfer a large office building to the General...
Read moreDetailsFEMA shutdown drags on amid stalemate over reforms to immigration enforcement
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau Gov & Politics Immigration WASHINGTON — The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and...
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