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House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities 0
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- August 31, 2026
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers return to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts. The first order of business is likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removing the possibility of a shutdown before the
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Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms 0
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- August 31, 2026
AUSTIN, Texas — A plan in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections. The proposal, set for a vote Tuesday, would reduce the number of polling locations across booming Tarrant
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Third time the charm? Democrat Christina Bohannan tries again in pivotal US House race in Iowa 0
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- August 24, 2026
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa — It may have seemed out of place for a university professor from the liberal enclave of Iowa City to be holding court at a roadside bar and grill in a rural county where Republican Donald Trump won overwhelmingly two years ago. But that’s part of Christina Bohannan’s long learning curve as
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US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations 0
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- August 22, 2026
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has notified Congress of its plans to pay $850 million of the several billion it owes to the United Nations, the largest payment the Trump administration would make to the world body since it demanded sweeping reforms in exchange for continued support as its largest donor. The State Department laid
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US national debt now stands at $40 trillion 0
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- August 19, 2026
WASHINGTON — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion
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CDC’s new director is pressed to do something about its zombie programs 0
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- August 18, 2026
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has an Alzheimer’s disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There’s just no one staffing it. Then there’s the agency’s Office on Smoking and Health. Congress allocated $246 million for that. Its staffers were cut, too. Same for the epilepsy program.
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