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Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday
President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation's politics further to the right.
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Trump ally Vernon Jones announces run for Georgia secretary of state
Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties in support of President Donald Trump, announced Monday he's running to become Georgia's top election official.
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Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress.
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Hamilton County mayor’s land swap proposal draws opposition
Deal should have been made public sooner, bike group says
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Land swap rules out industry at McDonald Farm, promises growth at Enterprise South
A land swap announced Wednesday will end the possibility of industrial development at McDonald Farm, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp said.
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Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a tireless advocate for Detroit, dies at age 80
Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80, according to her family.
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‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime representative from Memphis
One of three Tennessee lawmakers who drew national attention in 2023 when Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature moved to expel them following a gun control protest is running for Congress, he announced Wednesday.
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FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say
The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators.
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Trump says he’s open to health care deal but government must reopen first
President Donald Trump cracked the door slightly to negotiations with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown fight, then abruptly closed it Monday, leaving the two sides once again at a seemingly intractable impasse.
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More states are moving to redraw US House districts after Trump urged it for partisan gain
A mid-decade battle over congressional redistricting is playing out in state capitals, in courtrooms and on the ballot.
