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The Treasury Department is on course to borrow more than $2 trillion by the end of the fiscal year — up from $1.7 trillion last year.

Appeals court rules ICE must give members of Congress unfettered access

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A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that gave members of Congress unfettered access to ICE detention facilities, saying the agency was breaking the law by slapping restrictions on their comings and goings.

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Appeals court rules ICE must give members of Congress unfettered access

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Workers coat the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in a blue swimming pool surface, covering up a decades-old granite surface, ahead of America 250, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, seen from the Washington Monument in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump reportedly awards no-bid contract to man who worked on his personal pool

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New York State Police arrest three accused of trying to smuggle guns into Canada

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Virginia woman breaks record for most prize money won on ‘The Price Is Right’

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UCLA professors Karen Umemoto, left, and Kelly Fong pose for a picture at UCLA's Asian American Studies Center, in Los Angeles Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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U.S. lacks enough space launch facilities to meet expanding civilian and national security needs

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A portion of Shotwell Street in Memphis, Tenn., that is now a dividing line between two newly-redrawn congressional districts, is seen Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

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