WASHINGTON — House Republicans are critical of diversity and inclusion programs within the federal government and elsewhere, but they see recruiting women and minority candidates, along with veterans, as key…
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What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Last week, the Oglala Sioux Tribe said the Republican governor…
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MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The hallways of Bacone College are cold and dark. In the main hall, there are no lectures to be heard, only the steady hum of the space…
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New California Senate leader says his priorities are climate change, homelessness and opioid crises
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California Sen. Mike McGuire takes over as leader of the state Senate on Monday, it will be the first time in decades that the state’s top…
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WASHINGTON — The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit for millions…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A grainy sonar image recorded by a private pilot has reinvigorated interest in one of the past century’s most alluring mysteries: What happened to Amelia Earhart when…
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Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape
WASHINGTON — Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic process.…
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Bernie Sanders forces US senators into a test vote on military aid as the Israel-Hamas war grinds on
WASHINGTON — In a notable test Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders is forcing colleagues to vote on record whether to investigate human rights abuses in the Israel-Hamas war, a step toward…
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BATON ROUGE, La. — It was 2012 and Louisiana was spiraling toward a historic budget crisis, with public colleges bracing for another round of cuts that campus leaders said were…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand Medicaid in Kansas as the Republican-controlled Legislature prepares to open its annual session…
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Perspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad decisions, regardless of race
ALEXANDRIA, La. — ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the…
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Americans ramped up spending during the holidays despite some financial anxiety and higher costs
NEW YORK — Holiday sales rose this year and spending remained resilient during the shopping season even with Americans wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial worries,…