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Schumer is vowing to hold up Justice Department nominees for answers about luxury plane from Qatar
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations on the Senate ...
Person hit, killed by train while standing on tracks in Antioch
ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) — Authorities are investigating after a person was hit and killed by a train Tuesday morning in Antioch ...
Buttigieg returns to Iowa for veterans’ town hall amid talk of another White House bid
Pete Buttigieg returns to Iowa on Tuesday for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run ahead of the ...
Farmers weigh Trump’s trade war like they watch the weather, waiting to see how things go
Minnesota farmer Dan Glessing isn’t ready to get too upset over President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Farm country voted heavily for Trump last November. Now Glessing and many ...
Judge gives IRS green light to share migrants’ taxpayer information with ICE
A federal judge refused to block the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing information about migrants living in the country illegally with immigration authorities. U.S. District Judge ...
Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka briefly returned Tuesday to the gates of the federal immigration detention center where he was ...
Microsoft to lay off about 3% of workforce
Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce. The tech giant didn’t disclose the total amount of lost jobs but it will amount to about 6,000 people. Microsoft employed ...
FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove fluoride supplements used to protect kids’ teeth
U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out fluoride-containing supplements sometimes used to strengthen ...
Republican tax bill would add $3.7 trillion to the national deficit: JCT
The tax portion of Republicans’ wide-ranging bill full of President Trump’s domestic priorities would cost $3.7 trillion over the next decade, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) ...
Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration
President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy ...
Loaded gun found at Maplewood High School during security check
A 17-year-old student faces charges after a loaded firearm was found at Maplewood High School Tuesday morning.
Schumer places hold on DOJ political nominees over Qatari jet gift to Trump
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on Tuesday that he is placing a hold on all political nominees for the Justice Department in response to President Trump’s pending ...