President Trump signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports Friday that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, …
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Florida and Mississippi enact voter citizenship checks, sparking a lawsuit in the Sunshine State
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesORLANDO, Fla. — Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials to verify the citizenship of voters, just as similar legislation being pushed by President Trump has stalled …
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Contributor: What can Democrats stand for when there’s no Trump to stand against?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThanks in large part to President Trump’s disastrous policies, Democrats have a decent shot at not just retaking the House, but maybe even flipping the Senate. Here’s the thing to …
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Colorado court orders resentencing for former county clerk in election fraud scheme
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDENVER — A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that sought to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced because a …
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Hegseth asks Army’s top uniformed officer to step down amid Iran war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday, as the United States wages a war against Iran. …
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Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after judge’s ruling halting construction
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, days after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be …
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When I cracked open retired firefighter Bruce Hensler’s 15-year-old book, Crucible of Fire, I felt I had found an oracle. Before 15 out of California’s 20 most destructive fires on …
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Anti-regulation Democrats? Top takeaways from governor’s race forum in Fresno
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFRESNO — Four of the top Democrats running for California governor on Wednesday told a agriculture-friendly Central Valley audience that the left-leaning state’s restrictions on business and the environment have made …
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Hundreds rally outside Supreme Court to defend birthright citizenship against Trump’s executive order
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Inside the Supreme Court, as justices heard oral arguments in the case over birthright citizenship, President Trump became the first sitting president to attend such a proceeding. Outside the …
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Judge rules that HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s effort to dramatically change the criteria to get tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid …