Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis

The Trump administration’s proposal to layoff half of federal workers at the nation’s housing agency is targeting employees who support disaster recovery, rental subsidies, discrimination investigations and first-time homebuyers, according to two docum...

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New election official picked in Arizona county where leaders embraced conspiracy theories

A Republican who worked previously in law enforcement and as a staff member at the Arizona Legislature has been appointed to replace an election official who resigned in a southern Arizona county where some leaders embraced voting conspiracy theories

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Judge won't immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding

A federal judge has refused to immediately block the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding of the nation’s largest private refugee resettlement program

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New arrivals at Guantanamo Bay are Venezuelan immigrants with final deportation orders

U.S. immigration and military authorities say they are holding exclusively Venezuelan immigrants subject to final deportation orders at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

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Alabama lawmakers kill bill to punish parents who fail to prevent kids from bringing guns to school

Alabama lawmakers rejected a bill on Wednesday that would impose a criminal penalty on a parent whose child brings a gun to school if the firearm was not secured at home

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Trump administration orders halt of NYC toll meant to fight to fight traffic and fund mass transit

President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan

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Wisconsin Republicans propose $10K income tax break for hurricane and wildfire relocations

People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizeable tax break to move to Wisconsin

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams will face judge who will decide whether to dismiss his criminal case

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will face the federal judge on Wednesday who will decide whether to dismiss corruption charges against him after lawyers explain the abrupt change in position just weeks before an April trial

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'No kings on Presidents Day' rings out from protests against Trump and Musk

Protesters against President Donald Trump and his policies have organized demonstrations in all 50 states for the second time in two weeks

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What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week

he term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region, enveloping the North Pole

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2 killed in crash of small plane near municipal airport east of Atlanta, authorities say

Authorities say two people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a small airport east of Atlanta

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Ukraine and Europe worry about being sidelined as Trump pushes direct talks with Russia on war's end

President Donald Trump’s approach to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has left European allies and Ukrainian officials worried they're being largely sidelined by the new U.S. administration as Washington and Moscow plan direct negotiations

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Hungary's transformation into an 'electoral autocracy' has parallels to Trump's second term

U.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as an inspiration for a right-wing America, and the prime minister has become a close ally of President Donald Trump

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