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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and other election information. The department announced it was suing Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington over their “failure” to produce statewide voter registration lists. It

By MIKE BALSAMO and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the planning. The move comes as President Donald Trump again on Tuesday escalated rhetoric about

By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the children of wealthy households leave the nest, they often benefit from their parents’ largesse in the form of a trust fund. Less affluent peers may receive nothing at all — or even be expected to support their families when they become adults. But what

By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Tuesday’s White House Cabinet meeting chugging past the two-hour mark, President Donald Trump ‘s eyes fluttered and closed. His budget director busied himself doodling a fluffy cloud. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the title on his

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The White House and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee each lent support Tuesday for a bill designed to regulate college sports that has been criticized by opponents as a giveaway to the NCAA and its most powerful schools. The House is expected to vote on the SCORE Act

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The new journalism guard is officially in at the Pentagon. And the questions being asked of those running the world’s most powerful military range from softballs to pointed queries to performances. On Tuesday, Defense Department press secretary Kingsley Wilson — focused on her talking points and jabbing at old-guard

By SARA CLINE and JACK BROOK Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that is expected to begin this week. Trump did

By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine is intensifying. Officials from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia have crisscrossed the globe in recent weeks in a flurry of meetings aimed at negotiating a deal. Here’s a look at the key negotiators in those talks.