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WASHINGTON — Some top Republicans are regretting that they inserted a tax hike on gamblers into President Donald Trump’s megabill, with several lawmakers who supported the legislation now calling for rolling back that policy. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., the chair of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, told NBC News that the provision was a “mistake” and needs to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Friday told Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to make additional payments for her attendance at the 2021 Met Fashion Gala, where she drew attention for wearing a dress adorned with the message “tax the rich.” The ethics panel, which found the New York Democrat had underpaid for some of the services and clothing for …

Federal agents working for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain immigrants and asylum seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building’s U.S. Immigration Court in New York, New York, Thursday. Some Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation that would prohibit federal agents from wearing masks. DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption toggle caption …

Trump administration to release billions in frozen education funds  Axios Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools  apnews.com Trump administration moves to release billions in federal education cash  Politico Trump administration releasing $6 billion in education funding it withheld  ABC News Education Department says it’s releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants  NPR Source link

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, issuing the third court ruling blocking the birthright order nationwide since a key Supreme Court decision in June. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, joining another district court as well as an appellate panel …

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring illegal crossings into the U.S. at its southern border. The strategy is playing out in Arizona’s border community of Nogales, where an Army scout used an optical scope this week to find a man atop the border wall and sounded the alarm. As …

Trump rails against windmills, praises Sean Connerypublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 21:25 BST Image source, Reuters A lot more was said, and not said, when Trump addressed reporters at the airport. Asked about his record on clamping down on illegal immigration, Trump said his advice to Europe is “you better get your act together – or you’re not going …

PHOENIX (AP) — Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison Friday on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, marking an end to a winding legal saga for the mother with doomsday religious beliefs who claimed people in her life had been possessed by evil spirits. Vallow Daybell, already serving life sentences in Idaho in the killings of her …

Supreme Court confidence increases as concerns over power grow  Axios How views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling, according to AP-NORC polling  apnews.com Kelly Beth Valence – Coal Center  Mon Valley Independent Fox News Poll: Approval of SCOTUS at 5-year high, rebounding from record low in 2024  Fox News 1 in 3 Americans lack confidence in Supreme Court, primarily Democrats: …