Government shutdown will have lasting effects on National Guard, advocates say
WASHINGTON — As the government shutdown stretches on, military advocates are warning of long-lasting effects to National Guard troops and…
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Shutdown proposal pits Democrats’ moderates and progressives against centrist Senate dealmakers
The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity just…
New Mexico Legislature approves bill to backfill food assistance if SNAP aid falters
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico enacted legislation Monday to provide state funding for food assistance each week past the…
US asks judge to let it send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia
GREENBELT, Md. — U.S. government attorneys say they have cleared all the hurdles needed to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to…
The FDA Will Strip the Misleading Safety Warning From Hormone Therapy. Here’s What This Means for You
Much to the delight of ob-gyns long espousing the upsides of hormone therapy (a.k.a. hormone replacement therapy, or HRT) for…
Death row inmate declines to chose between the electric chair and lethal injection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols on Monday declined to choose between the electric chair and…
Can People Stop Being So Sanctimonious About Not Drinking?
These days my Instagram feed is full of people who have decided to eliminate alcohol from their lives—tallying their days…
Drug dealer granted clemency by Trump sent back to prison for violating terms of his release
NEW YORK — A convicted drug dealer who had been granted clemency by President Donald Trump was sent back to…
Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A small plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in…
Senate Democrat questions Trump administration’s $7.5M payment to Equatorial Guinea
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea as it seeks to…