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Trump signs funding bill, setting up immigration enforcement debate

WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown that began this weekend ended Tuesday when President Donald Trump signed the funding package that both chambers of...

Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home...

Temporary legal status allowed for now for 350,000 Haitians as judge blasts Kristi Noem

WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Monday blocked the termination of temporary protections for roughly 350,000 Haitians from taking effect, a move that prevents...

Georgia lawmakers race toward July 1 deadline as committee releases election reform plan

ATLANTA — A Georgia House blue-ribbon study committee examining the state’s election procedures released its recommendations Monday as lawmakers face a fast-approaching July 1...

Atlanta airport fuel spill draws criticism over lack of information

(Georgia Recorder) — State officials and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are facing criticism for a lack of information following a Friday jet fuel spill...

Noem: Body cameras to be deployed to immigration agents, starting in Minneapolis

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that body cameras would be given to federal immigration agents across the country,...

Intelligence director says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center

WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections...

Trump says he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center but it needs to be...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he's “not ripping down” the Kennedy Center but insisted the performing arts venue needs to...

‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother is missing in Arizona and authorities suspect crime

The disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie over the weekend is being investigated as a crime based on what...

Gwinnett police officer killed, another seriously wounded in hotel room shootout

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A man being questioned by police at a suburban Atlanta hotel on Sunday shot the two officers after inviting them...

What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact

WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because the...

Partial federal government shutdown begins, amid hopes it won’t last long

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The federal government began a partial shutdown early Saturday, even though Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump reached a deal...