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Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk

Liberals will maintain a narrow majority on the battleground state's highest court during a term where it will review a series of hot-button cases.

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk

Liberals will maintain a narrow majority on the battleground state's highest court during a term where it will review a series of hot-button cases.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill, on Jan. 29, 2025.

10,000 HHS workers laid off as part of effort to downsize bureaucracy

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Entire staff responsible for utility aid included in HHS cuts, sources say

The 10-person team ran a program covering heating and cooling costs for millions of low-income households.

People outside the United States Department of Agriculture

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Some agencies launch 'deferred resignation' offers to encourage workers to leave

Employees at multiple federal agencies received emails, obtained by NBC News, giving them the option to resign while staying on paid leave for several months.

White House firing of a career prosecutor pulls DOJ under ever-closer control

Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Schleifer's firing came shortly after a right-wing influencer resurfaced his old tweets criticizing Trump.

A family taking photos with the cherry blossoms on Washington D.C.s Tidal Basin spotted a famous figure in the background of their shots: former President Barack Obama.

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Obama photobombs family's D.C. cherry blossom moment

Referees measure for the first down during a game between the Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019.

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NFL to use cameras, not chains, to determine first downs in 2025

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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks on the floor of the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on April 1, 2025.

Sen. Cory Booker's protest speech comes as Democrats look to regain political momentum

Cory Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in marathon anti-Trump remarks

Booker had been speaking for over 24 hours as of the afternoon in a protest of what he called a "grave and urgent" threat to Americans from the White House.

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House comes to a halt after GOP lawmakers join Democrats in a bitter fight on remote voting

Nine Republicans sank Mike Johnson's effort to kill a push on remote voting for new parents, delaying the House GOP's package of bills.

Businesses brace for new tariffs as Trump is set to unveil details

Tariffs could be good news for businesses that bank on the "reduce, reuse and recycle" model, but only if there is a demand to support them.

Businesses brace for new tariffs as Trump is set to unveil details

Tariffs could be good news for businesses that bank on the "reduce, reuse and recycle" model, but only if there is a demand to support them.

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A crane loads a discarded automobile into a baler at a scrap yard

Business owners grapple with uncertainty ahead of Trump's new tariffs

Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut

The $11.4 billion was originally allocated for Covid response but has more recently been used for measles prevention, surveillance and testing.

Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut

The $11.4 billion was originally allocated for Covid response but has more recently been used for measles prevention, surveillance and testing.

A 14-month-old boy receives a measles vaccine

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Detained students sent to remote ICE facilities in Louisiana accused of human rights abuses

The students have been sent across the country to detention centers that groups and government watchdogs have investigated over health and safety concerns.

Detained students sent to remote ICE facilities in Louisiana accused of human rights abuses

The students have been sent across the country to detention centers that groups and government watchdogs have investigated over health and safety concerns.