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FILE - Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Mills vetoed on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, a bill to establish a minimum hourly wage for agricultural workers that she initially submitted herself. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts

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This combination of images shows from left, Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam, Army Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, Calif., Army Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, of Joliet, Ill., and Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Mich., who were killed in a training accident near Pabrad, Lithuania, in March 2025. (Department of Defense via AP)
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US Army identifies 4th soldier who died in training accident in Lithuania

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Abortion-rights activists and anti-abortion demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding

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The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether states should be able cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a case that comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Pool via AP)
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Law firms fear Trump orders could affect security clearances of lawyers who are military reservists

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President Donald Trump says executive orders targeting law firms are being issued in the name of national security, with the White House asserting that the firms don’t deserve access to sensitive U.S. government information.

This undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Murray Osorio PLLC via AP)
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Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison

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In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father’s clothes.

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh arrives before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

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A California man's attorneys say he'll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.

FILE - A federal employee, who asked not to use their name for fears over losing their job, protests with a sign saying "Federal Employees Don't Work for Kings" during the "No Kings Day" protest on Presidents Day , Feb. 17, 2025, near the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC

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A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., center, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talk before a news conference regarding President Donald Trump's pending tariffs on Canada, at the Capitol, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose resolution that would nullify Canada tariffs

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Senate Republicans are facing pressure from President Donald Trump to resist voting for a Democratic resolution to nullify the presidential emergency on fentanyl he is using to implement tariffs on Canada.

FILE - A high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus in Cambridge, Mass., April 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products

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The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says the Supreme Court's ruling for the Food and Drug Administration in its crackdown on sweet-flavored vaping products is “a major victory for the health of America’s kids.”.

Elon Musk speaks at a town hall holding a check Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle abortion, unions and redistricting after a liberal's win

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Susan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk cements a liberal majority on the state’s top court for at least three more years.

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Truck driver can seek triple damages in lawsuit over THC content in CBD product, Supreme Court says

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The Supreme Court is siding with a truck driver who wants to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp product he says was falsely advertised as being free from marijuana’s active ingredient and resulted in him getting fired.

FILE - U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks at the Linen Building in Boise, Idaho, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)
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Biden's top health official, Xavier Becerra, enters the race to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom

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Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California's next governor.

FILE - Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problems

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President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program.

FILE - In this photo provided by the Office of the Mayor of New York, Mayor Eric Adams, third left, participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony and sign unveiling of Bally Links, formerly Trump Links, at Ferry Point in the Bronx borough of New York, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via AP, File)
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New York's casino sweepstakes could put $115M in Donald Trump's pocket

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A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, talks to reporters at the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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GOP senators push ahead on Trump's tax cuts package and delay big decisions for later

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Republican senators are meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House as they push ahead on his tax breaks and spending cuts.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at a reception celebrating Women's History Month in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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WATCH LIVE: Trump is set to announce new tariffs as he takes a political and financial gamble

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The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says President Donald Trump should not have the sole authority to raise taxes as he intends without getting lawmakers’ approval.

In this image provided by Senate Television, Sen, Cory Booker, D-N.J. speaks on the Senate floor, Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025. (Senate Television via AP)
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With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own

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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.