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Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after senators threaten to block his attorney general bid
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Trump’s $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general.
Senate to vote on stopgap bill to keep government open through Dec. 11
The Senate is set to take a test vote Monday on a stopgap appropriations bill that will keep the government open through Dec. 11. The measure, released Sunday evening, has bipartisan support and is expected to earn more than the 60 votes needed to overcome any filibuster.
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Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December as they look to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.
Ohio Rep. Kaptur treated for non-life threatening injuries after a car accident in Toledo
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a car accident in Toledo on Sunday morning, her office said Sunday.
In Ceuta, some migrants cling to hopes of someday reaching mainland Spain
Dikra, a 20-year-old migrant from Morocco, had spent five days in Ceuta by Sunday after swimming to the Spanish territory with her younger sister and cousin.
Spain grapples with aftermath of border surge into North African territory
Ceuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on edge, but residents were still rattled by the events of the week.
Republicans rate Trump higher on immigration than on the economy or Iran, AP-NORC poll finds
Immigration remains a stronger issue for President Donald Trump than the economy or Iran, according to a new AP-NORC poll, even after three people were killed in encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the span of under a week in July.
Republicans want voters to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices and move court to the right
Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor appoint them, a push from conservatives who have chafed for years over court decisions they disagreed with on issues such as abortion, school funding and the death penalty.
‘I just want a chance’: Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing to Spain territory
When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco toward Ceuta, joining tens of thousands of people trying to swim into the tiny Spanish territory in North Africa.
Fetterman denies plans to leave party despite Israel warning
Sen. John Fetterman has again dismissed speculation that he might switch parties, saying that he would "never" leave despite saying two weeks earlier that an officially anti-Israel Democratic platform would force him out.
