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Evacuation ordered at National Mall as storms gather ahead of Trump’s America 250 speech
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump’s plans to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary of independence with a rally on the National Mall were complicated Saturday by severe storms that gathered near Washington, forcing event organizers …
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Trump hails U.S. exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech to usher in America 250
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister …
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Noncitizen voting was gaining steam in L.A. Then fears of Trump backlash scuttled the plan
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt was a traumatic moment for much of Southern California, as federal immigration agents snatched undocumented workers from car washes, garment factories and Home Depot parking lots. Angelica Salas, who …
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A grand jury indicts Louisiana’s attorney general in a fight over changes to New Orleans courts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s attorney general has been indicted over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city. …
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New Jersey to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNew Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers …
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Trump got the Senate candidates he wanted. How much will he spend to help them?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump reshaped this year’s U.S. Senate map by sidelining some Republican incumbents and promoting loyalists to replace them. Now the question is whether he’ll put his money where his …
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Trump refashions America’s 250th as a celebration of himself
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Small towns across America had big plans to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial this weekend. Local historical societies scheduled town square readings of the Declaration of Independence, hired bands to play …
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Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Trump has called vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where a renovation project he launched has …
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WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration’s …