Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding has mounted a congressional bid to succeed Repbublican Rep. Don Bacon in the U.S. House of Representatives
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Military expands at border with Air Force controlling 250 miles in Texas, authorizing troops to detain migrants while civil liberties groups warn of Posse Comitatus violations.
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President Trump is playing hardball as his self-imposed trade deadline looms next week, backing away from talk of extending the 90-day pause on “reciprocal” duties. With a week to go, he announced the framework of a trade deal with Vietnam on Wednesday. But for countries that don’t strike deals with the U.S., he is insisting on setting the tariff…
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Congress is on the verge of greenlighting new restrictions capping how much graduate students will be able to borrow from the federal government in a move that some worry will ice marginalized communities out of advanced degrees. As part of the megabill Republicans hope to pass this week to advance President Trump’s agenda, senators included…
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Congress has advanced procedural vote on President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," while contending with GOP factions and razor-thin majorities.
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