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In this June 30, 2010, photo, Sean Duffy, then a congressional candidate, speaks during an interview in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley) **FILE**

Sean Duffy of Wisconsin resigning from Congress

Rep. Sean Duffy, perhaps America's first reality TV politician, announced Monday he will resign from Congress next month, saying his soon-to-be-born baby will need his time and attention.

August 26, 2019
In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) ** FILE **

Feds to allow more medical marijuana testing

The Drug Enforcement Administration said Monday it will begin to approve applications from companies looking to produce and test medical marijuana -- but only after it writes new rules to govern the practice.

August 26, 2019
Buena Ventura Martin-Godinez, from Guatemala, holds a document from the location where her daughter, Janne, is being held in Michigan as she talks to the Associated Press in Homestead, Fla., on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. The medical consent form that she signed and sent back to Bethany seemed to spark anger. “She’s my daughter. It’s my responsibility to take care of her health,” she said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Feds: Immigrant used church job to bilk fellow migrants

An immigrant from Ecuador who worked for the Catholic Church, ostensibly helping other immigrants apply for benefits, was indicted this week on charges that she actually bilked those clients, pocketing their fees and never bothering to file their paperwork.

August 23, 2019
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center, listens as President Donald Trump argues with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Trump-Pelosi budget deal sends deficit soaring

The budget deal President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck last month will cost taxpayers $1.7 trillion over the next decade, the government's chief scorekeeper said Wednesday, adding to a sea of red that threatens to swamp Washington.

August 21, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump moves to end Flores Settlement illegal immigrant family loophole

President Trump will move Wednesday to cancel the family "loophole" that's allowed illegal-immigrant parents and children to pour into the U.S., proposing new rules that would replace the 2015 Flores Settlement court order that created a de facto catch-and-release policy for the families.

August 20, 2019
In this April 3, 2018, file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks during a lecture series at the University of Nevada, Reno. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

Harry Reid says ‘Medicare for All’ is loser for Dems

Former Sen. Harry Reid says Democratic presidential candidates' focus on a "Medicare for All" health policy is a loser for the 2020 election -- and so is the push to cancel criminal penalties for illegal immigrants who jump the border.

August 20, 2019