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Social Security Administration backtracks on some ID requirements after backlash

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is partially backtracking on a plan that would require all new and existing beneficiaries to travel to a Social Security field office to verify their identity. The Social Security Administration on Wednesday said that people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, or

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Federal workers targeted for DEI-related activities file class action complaint

By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of federal employees targeted for dismissal because of their involvement in diversity, equity and inclusion activities has filed a class action complaint against the Trump administration. The complaint alleges that the ongoing mass firings unlawfully target federal employees based on their perceived political

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The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity

By AAMER MADHANI, STEPHEN GROVES, and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration struggled Wednesday to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain. The White House said the information shared through the publicly

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Homeland Security Secretary visits El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been held since their removal from the U.S. Noem’s trip to the prison — where inmates are packed

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Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district

By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press MANHEIM, Pa. (AP) — Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities, scoring an upset for a party roiled by infighting since President Donald Trump’s victory. Malone’s victory over Republican Josh Parsons in Tuesday

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World Series champion LA Dodgers say they’ll visit Trump at the White House on April 7

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers say they have accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House to celebrate their World Series title. The Dodgers confirmed in a social media post on Tuesday night that “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition,” Trump invited them and they accepted. The team said the visit will

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Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-backed bill touted as an attempt to bring clarity to Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban was vetoed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who said it would do the opposite by undermining the judgment of doctors while further imperiling the lives of pregnant women in emergency

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Corporate capital Delaware is changing its law in fight pitting corporate insiders vs. investors

By MARC LEVY Associated Press Delaware lawmakers put aside protests from major investors and approved fast-tracked legislation Tuesday night that backers say will protect its status as the corporate capital of the world after criticism by billionaire Elon Musk and other influential business titans rattled public officials. The bill is headed to Gov. Matt Meyer,

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Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. “The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that

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Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

By ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day. The order says

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Newly unsealed memo sheds light on Justice Department’s rush to drop NYC mayor’s corruption case

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New court documents offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how federal prosecutors built and then tried to salvage their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in the face of unprecedented pressure from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Text messages, emails and comments

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