WASHINGTON — President Trump says the United States is winning the war with Iran, even as thousands of additional American troops deploy to the Middle East. He has pilloried other countries for …
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Kaiser made $9.3 billion last year. Critics say it has strayed from its charitable mission
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSome employees called it the “dash for cash.” Months after Kaiser Permanente doctors saw a patient, federal prosecutors said, administrators pushed the physicians to add new, false diagnoses to the …
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Judge dismisses DOJ suit over Minnesota tuition for undocumented students
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMinnesota public universities can continue to offer in-state tuition and scholarships to some immigrants in the country without legal status, a federal judge ruled Friday, dismissing a lawsuit filed by …
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GRAPEVINE, Texas — A generational divide over the Iran war surfaced between older attendees and their political heirs at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, as the group’s leaders pleaded for unity …
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A rolling wave of “No Kings” protests swelled through America’s small towns and big cities Saturday, with crowds gathering to blast President Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns, the war …
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Iran war rages on heading into fifth week, as Trump maintains that U.S. has ‘already won’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S.-Israeli war against Iran continued to upend markets, cause death and destruction across the Middle East and elude any diplomatic resolution heading into its fifth week on Friday — …
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Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential …
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A 14-year-old running for governor is the first teen to get on Vermont’s general election ballot
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSTOWE, Vt. — Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he means last year. After working as a legislative page at …
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Georgia’s Fulton County and Trump administration square off in court over seized 2020 ballots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesATLANTA — Attorneys for Georgia’s Fulton County and President Trump’s administration squared off in court Friday over the county’s demand that the FBI return seized ballots and other materials from the 2020 …
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Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the …