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The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has shut down its office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation ...
House Speaker Mariano says calls for Rep. Chris Flanagan to resign are ‘premature’
House Speaker Ron Mariano said calls for Rep. Chris Flanagan, the Dennis Port Democrat charged with federal fraud, are ...
The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services’ access to the president
The Associated Press says that a new White House media policy violates a court order by giving the administration sole discretion over who gets to question President Donald Trump, and the news agency ...
Mass. House Democrats roll out $61B state budget that ditches Gov. Healey’s tax policies
Massachusetts House Democrats released a $61 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2026 that does not include a series of tax ...
Top Trump officials will hold talks with Europeans on the Russia-Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy, will travel to ...
OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profit
OpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the ...
Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — In a high-stakes standoff, President Donald Trump’s administration says it will freeze $2.2 billion ...
Karen Read case: Fight over federal probe experts centerpiece of pretrial hearing
A battle over the experts the defense used at Karen Read’s last murder trial last year in an attempt to discredit the idea ...
Older Arizona voters are closely watching Trump’s tariffs — and their retirement accounts
Trump carried Arizona voters who were age 65 or older, winning 52% of this group compared with Harris’ 47%, broadly in line ...
The Trump administration can’t end billions in grants for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their ...
Trump says he’s joining Bessent and Lutnick for trade negotiations with Japanese at the White House
President Trump says he’s joining negotiations at the White House over tariffs and trade with a top Japanese official.
Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month ordered the change back to Fort Benning to honor Fred Benning, who was awarded the ...