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Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, but it quickly ...
Feb 05, 2024
Virginia considers a major expansion of gambling by legalizing ‘skill games’
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Dueling legislative proposals in Virginia backed by different gambling companies would open the door for an expansion of slot-like betting machines in businesses such as truck sto...
Feb 02, 2024
AP-NORC poll finds an uptick in positive ratings of the US economy, but it’s not boosting Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stocks are near record highs. Growth was surprisingly strong last year. And once-hot inflation has begun to cool. But so far, U.S. adults are feeling only slightly better about the e...
Feb 01, 2024
Maryland leaders propose juvenile justice bill to boost accountability
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's top political leaders unveiled legislation Wednesday meant to increase accountability for juvenile offenders and the adults who run the juvenile justice system, which ...
Feb 01, 2024
Revenge porn bill backed by former candidate Susanna Gibson advances
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A bill that cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in the Virginia House of Delegates would broaden the state's revenge porn law by adding a new category of "sexual" images that would ...
Feb 01, 2024
Virginia Senate panel votes to reject Youngkin nominations of parole board chair, GOP staffer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Democrat-controlled committee in the Virginia Senate voted Tuesday against approving Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's pick to lead the state's parole board, Patricia West.Withou...
Jan 31, 2024
China sees two ‘bowls of poison’ in Biden and Trump and ponders who is the lesser of two evils
BEIJING (AP) - As the U.S. presidential campaign moves closer to a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch, China is watching uneasily.First, there are concerns about the campaign itself, where candi...
Jan 30, 2024
Inflation has slowed. Now the Federal Reserve faces expectations for rate cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close to the Fed's target rate...
Jan 29, 2024
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party's "presumptive 2024 nominee" before he formally clinches the requisite numb...
Jan 26, 2024
Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pushes stronger measures
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faced potential collapse on Thursday as Senate Republicans grew increasingly wary of an election-year com...
Jan 25, 2024
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