White House to pause quarter-billion in Minnesota Medicaid dollars as part of fraud crackdown
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it plans to halt $259 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over concerns... Read More
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Beads, bones and bipartisanship: Sen. Thom Tillis' last pawrade
WASHINGTON — Purple and green tutus, boas and sparkles sprinkled the atrium of the Hart Building on Wednesday for what has become one of the most popular events on Capitol Hill: a bipartisan costume dog “pawrade.”
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Christina Applegate opens up about childhood abuse
Christina Applegate was abused when she was just five years old.
The 54-year-old actress was primarily raised by her mom, Nancy Priddy, after her father Robert Applegate left the family when she was just a few months old,...Read more
Prince estate stopped song being used in Melania
Prince's estate allegedly blocked his music from appearing in Melania.
Producer Marc Beckman, who was a senior advisor to Melania Trump, has claimed he was originally told he could use one of the late Little Red Corvette ...Read more
Lamar Odom feels 'amazing' after rehab stint
Lamar Odom feels "amazing" following a month in rehab.
The 46-year-old retired basketball star underwent a 30-day treatment programme in Los Angeles to curb his use of marijuana before it could "lead to something else" ...Read more
Man charged with threatening to kill Minnesota senator, inflict violence at State Capitol
A northern Minnesota man is accused of calling Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office and threatening to execute everyone at the State Capitol the day after he posted threats online about killing a Republican state ...Read more
North Korea's Kim vows to build more nukes, but opens door to US
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un pledged to build more nuclear weapons and upgrade his missile programs but said it could also be possible to improve relations with the U.S. if Washington recognizes North Korea as a ...Read more
FBI raids of LA Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's home and office appear tied to AI chatbot probe
LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities raided the home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on Wednesday morning in what appears to be a probe related to a company that developed ...Read more
Maryland lawmakers look to control ICE detention facilities
BALTIMORE — Maryland lawmakers are attempting to regulate and restrict incoming immigration detention facilities, as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other private owners try to add more centers in the ...Read more
Mich. Gov. Whitmer spotlights literacy, housing, medical debt in final State of the State
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer focused her final State of the State speech Wednesday on ways to improve education and make housing and health care more affordable in an address to a joint session of the Michigan ...Read more
Trump lashes out at 'criminal' Robert De Niro, suggests he leave the US
President Trump on Wednesday dubbed Robert De Niro a “criminal” and suggested he leave the U.S. after the Oscar-winning actor headlined a “State of the Swamp” campaign that aired live on YouTube at the same time as...Read more
Trump: 'Deranged' Reps. Tlaib and Omar should be sent 'back from where they came'
President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, saying the two Muslim members of Congress should be sent "back from where they came — as fast as possible."
Trump's comments, ...Read more
New Kentucky House GOP budget fixes insurance issue, ups education spending
In their latest version of the state executive branch budget bill, House Republicans put more money into education and fixed an issue that could have hurt state employees’ health insurance, according to a copy reviewed ...Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis moves to end his monthslong effort to comply with an ICE subpoena
Denver — Gov. Jared Polis has moved to drop his nine-month effort to comply with a federal immigration subpoena, arguing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials apparently no longer need the employment ...Read more
Kentucky House GOP fast-tracks bill enrolling state in federal tax credit scholarship program
Kentucky House Republicans are fast-tracking a bill that would incentivize donations to school scholarship programs in exchange for tax credits.
House Bill 1, which would allow the state to enroll in the federal Education...Read more
Flights, court filings and encounters indicate fewer federal agents in Minnesota, observers remain wary
Since mid-February, the planes Nick Benson watches on the frosty tarmac of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are mostly empty, with federal agents on average loading less than a dozen immigration detainees on ...Read more
Rare Sierra Nevada red fox spotted near Tahoe, may be making a comeback
A rare and threatened species of red fox has been spotted in the Tahoe Basin for the first time since the mid-1900s, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced.
The Sierra Nevada red fox strolled through the...Read more
Push for a 'talking filibuster' stalls in Senate GOP conference
WASHINGTON — A handful of House Republicans have flooded social media and brought a MAGA influencer to Capitol Hill in a pressure campaign for Senate Majority Leader John Thune to move forward on passing their voter ID ...Read more
Massachusetts mother rescues toddler during Taunton house explosion, fire chief says
BOSTON — A Taunton mother and her toddler suffered life-threatening burns during a house explosion, as the woman went inside the engulfed structure to rescue her 2-year-old child, according to authorities.
The mother ...Read more
Ilhan Omar's State of the Union guest arrested by Capitol Police during Trump's speech
One of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guests at the State of the Union was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday evening after she stood up in the gallery in protest during President Donald Trump’s speech.
Omar’s office ...Read more
Charges dropped against 3 Minnesotans accused of assaulting federal agents
MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minnesotans accused of assaulting federal law enforcement officers during Operation Metro Surge had their charges dismissed this month.
The new dismissals are in addition to at least three other ...Read more
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