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Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright ...
Chesapeake’s Alonzo Mourning among 7 to be inducted into DC Sports Hall
In other region/state news, the Old Dominion women’s basketball team will open its season against Massachusetts, travel to ...
NASCAR to hold first street race on active military base
The race will be held at Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June. It will allow will allow NASCAR to celebrate ...
State Department approves $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine
The State Department said Wednesday that it has approved $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine to enhance its air ...
Columbia University reaches a deal with Trump to restore federal research funds
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the ...
GOP House members want to run in other races. Trump is telling them to stay in their seats
In Iowa, Rep. Zach Nunn had been weighing a run for governor until his own conversation with Trump, after which he opted to ...
‘We really don’t know yet’: Consequences of Medicaid cuts remain unclear for Virginians
Many questions remain about how Virginia will implement the extensive changes to how Medicaid is administered in the state.
US government is building a 5,000-person immigrant detention camp in west Texas
The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, ...
Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump she was in Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaper’s ...
Robert Salonga
Robert Salonga is a Bay Area News Group reporter who covers criminal justice and public safety for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. A San Jose native, he graduated from UCLA with a BA degree in ...
House GOP seeks to censure Democrat McIver over New Jersey detention center incident
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Republican proposed a resolution Wednesday to censure Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver over an ...
Trump was told he’s mentioned ‘multiple times’ in the Epstein files, according to reports
President Trump was told by Attorney General Pam Bondi that he’s mentioned “multiple times” in files related to the probe of notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, according ...