Politics

JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend. The meeting took place on Easter Sunday.

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Some GOP states are targeting driver's licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US

As drivers on U.S. highways cross from one state to another, they often are greeted by a large “Welcome to ....” sign. But not all drivers are welcome in every state.

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Colorado fights Trump administration bid to help imprisoned loyalist Tina Peters

DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials say President Donald Trump's administration appears to be wielding its “political power” to give unprecedented help to a former county election clerk who was convicted of allowing Trump supporters to access election e

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Mayor of Mississippi's capital city fights for third term despite federal bribery indictment

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city , who's under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is fighting to keep his job.

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Trump adds a second endorsement in the race to be next Arizona governor

PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump added another endorsement in next year’s Republican primary for Arizona governor , saying Monday that he was backing U.S. Rep.

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South Carolina Senate votes to remove state treasurer over $1.8B accounting error

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Republican-dominated Senate voted 33-8 on Monday to kick the Republican treasurer out of office over a $1.8 billion accounting error.

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Sarah Palin tells defamation trial jury that Times editorial 'kicked the oomph' out of her

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin testified Monday at a defamation trial that an editorial about gun control in The New York Times in 2017 was devastating and “kicked the oomph” out of her.

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Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus .

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More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Four House Democrats have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to the plight of a man the Trump administration deported to a Salvadoran prison and has refused to help return — even after the Supreme Court ruled t

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Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday proposed laying off more than 1,600 government workers in an attempt to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap amid a slumping economy while the city contends with the costly job of rebuilding a

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