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Month: June 2025

Federal judge seeks clarity on whether birthright citizenship order means babies could be deported

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday questioned when the Trump administration will try to enforce its birthright citizenship executive order and asked if the government would attempt to deport U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally or temporarily before restrictions on birthright citizenship might take

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A former governor, a Trump and many others: Tillis retirement sets off NC Senate seat speculation

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement over the weekend creates a sudden opening in next year’s midterm elections, setting off a scramble of successor speculation that includes both a former Democratic governor and a Trump other than the one who

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks on the floor of the Senate on Monday

Senate’s marathon voting session on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ stretches into morning

By Morgan Rimmer, Tami Luhby and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill is underway in the Senate and has stretched overnight into Tuesday after a weekend of negotiations and delays. The vote-a-rama, an open-ended series of votes on amendments – some political, some substantive,

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Lyle Collins has donated furniture and household items to a newlywed couple who lost everything in a devastating fire that swept through Richmond's Shockoe Bottom this week.

Virginia man turns his grief into a blessing for newlyweds who lost everything: ‘A great start for them’

By A.J. Nwoko Click here for updates on this story     RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — A Hanover County man has donated furniture and household items to a newlywed couple who lost everything in a devastating fire that swept through Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom this week. Kimberly and Clarissa Silcox narrowly escaped the fire that destroyed three restaurants

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Pride Parades NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest SUMMARY: The monthlong celebration

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