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Fed holds rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’ while inflation ‘remains somewhat elevated’

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in ...

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Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare, Medicaid at confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...

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Tearful former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years for brazen bribery scheme

NEW YORK — Former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday ...

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Trump signs into law bill named for slain Georgia nursing student

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill named for murdered Georgia nursing student, ...

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Israel names hostages to be released next, including Israeli-Germans

TEL AVIV, Israel — Palestinian extremist group Hamas has passed on the names of the next three hostages ...

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Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less ...

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Trump directing the opening of Guantanamo Bay detention center to hold migrants in US illegally

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at ...

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Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?

WASHINGTON — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing ...

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DeSantis threatens to veto Florida Legislature’s sweeping immigration bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The showdown between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature over immigration enforcement continued today ...

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