Abbott, Paxton launch legal blitz on fleeing Democrats in redistricting showdown
Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown with dozens of Democrats in the state.
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Patient numbers at NIH hospital drop under Trump, jeopardizing care
The number of people receiving treatment at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — the renowned research hospital that cares for patients with rare or life-threatening diseases — has tumbled under the second Trump administration, according to government documents and interviews with current and former NIH employees. NIH documents viewed by KFF Health News
Trump, Putin meeting agreed on, Kremlin says
The United States and Russia have agreed on a meeting “in the coming days” between President Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Thursday. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said a place has been chosen and will be announced later and the two sides are working out details but are targeting
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan abandons GOP to join Democratic Party
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced he is leaving the GOP and joining the Democratic Party, a move he says has been a long time coming.
Pro-life group celebrates Planned Parenthood’s closing of remaining Louisiana facilities: ‘Huge success’
Planned Parenthood is set to shutter its last two Louisiana facilities next month, a move pro-life advocates say shows the "success" of their movement.
Higher U.S. tariffs officially in effect on dozens of nations
Washington — President Trump officially began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his months-long tariffs threats was beginning to create visible damage to the U.S. economy. The White House said that starting just after midnight EDT, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union
U.S. soldier charged with trying to trade Army tank info for Russian citizenship
Federal authorities have arrested an American soldier who allegedly tried to share classified information about the Army’s M1A2 Abrams tank with Russia, the Justice Department said. Taylor Adam Lee — a 22-year-old active-duty Army member stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas — was arrested Wednesday and charged under the Espionage Act with attempted transmission of