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Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.As the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, irate Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands ahead of a Thursday morning test vote, including that officers take... Read More
Vietnam and the EU upgrade ties as Trump tariffs reshape global trade
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade amid disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure.The upgrade places the EU on the same diplomatic footing as the United States, China and Russia and was announced during a visit to Hanoi by European Council President Antonio Costa.
“At a moment when the international rules-based order is under threat from multiple sides, we need to stand side by side as reliable and... Read More
Melania Trump's documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is capping her first year back as first lady with the global release of a documentary she produced about the 20 days leading up to husband Donald Trump’s return to the White House.“Melania” will premiere Thursday at the Kennedy Center, where the Trumps are expected to walk the red carpet before the film opens in theaters worldwide Friday. They hosted a similar viewing at the White House last Saturday.
The first lady has said that she got the idea for the documentary after her husband won the 2024 election and that it will give... Read More
FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday, experts and former FEMA officials said, despite Trump administration warnings to the contrary.FEMA would have about $7 billion to $8 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, even if the money Congress appropriated for the fund in the November spending bill that ended the longest-ever government shutdown were to expire Friday at midnight, according to two people familiar with the... Read More
US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history.It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation's top killers, including heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses.
What's more, preliminary statistics suggest a continued improvement in 2025.
“It’s pretty much good news all the way around,” said Robert Anderson, of the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released the 2024... Read More
Top Stories
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- Trump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streets
- Search warrant FBI served at elections office near Atlanta seeks records tied to the 2020 elections
- Omar criticizes Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts online
- Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes
- Two companies made dried milk powder linked to botulism in ByHeart baby formula
- Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages
- Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered
- US stocks hold near their all-time high while the dollarâs value stabilizes
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- Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, K-pop and more: AP predicts who will win at the 2026 Grammys
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