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'Agonizing': How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill

'Agonizing': How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just after midnight, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was pacing in a Senate hallway, alone and looking concerned.
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Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn't deserve lifetime achievement award

Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn't deserve lifetime achievement award

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican businessman Nate Morris has declared that Kentucky Sen.
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Arizona Democrats will bypass struggling state party in midterms, with key races on ballot

Arizona Democrats will bypass struggling state party in midterms, with key races on ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — Top Arizona Democrats said Tuesday they will bypass the financially strained state party and its embattled new chairman in next year's midterms, as they looked to assure donors and activists that party dysfunction won’t hamper their ef
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Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

OCHOPEE, Fla.
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, defeating ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, defeating ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo

NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, a new vote count confirmed Tuesday, cementing his stunning upset of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sending him to the general election.
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What the Justice Department's push to bring denaturalization cases means

What the Justice Department's push to bring denaturalization cases means

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its plans to revoke the citizenship of immigrants who've committed crimes or pose a national security risk, according to a recent memo underscoring the Trump administration's hardline immigration
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Musk proposes a new political party, Trump suggests DOGE 'might have to go back and eat Elon'

Musk proposes a new political party, Trump suggests DOGE 'might have to go back and eat Elon'

Elon Musk's feud with President Donald Trump — and seemingly any congressional Republicans who support the president's massive tax cuts and spending package — has reignited, with the tech billionaire threatening to launch a new political party, and T
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Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight sess
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Mirabel, Que., Mayor Patrick Charbonneau dies suddenly at age 46, city says

Mirabel, Que., Mayor Patrick Charbonneau dies suddenly at age 46, city says

MONTREAL — The city of Mirabel, Que., says it's in mourning after its mayor, Patrick Charbonneau, died suddenly at the age of 46. The city said today that it appears Charbonneau died of natural causes.
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DOGE eats Musk? Billionaire entrepreneur's companies at risk as he reignites feud with Trump

DOGE eats Musk? Billionaire entrepreneur's companies at risk as he reignites feud with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk may find out what happens when DOGE bites man.
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