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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, reading through the bills that are eligible for a vote by the Alabama Senate on April 1, 2026, on ...

In a pair of votes on Monday, the Maryland Senate advanced a Senate and House version of a sweeping Democrat-led energy package, moving lawmakers closer to a final deal aimed at lowering energy bills ...

A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. Federal regulators on Thursday renewed the license for California’s last nuclear power plant, ensuring ...

A deal to end the government shutdown has been reached, but is the DHS shutdown over? Not quite. In a rare pro forma Senate session today, April 2, Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent the DHS ...

The Senate on Thursday advanced a proposal to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security — including the TSA — though the House declined to take up the measure later that morning. DHS has been ...

A person swims between two lane dividers in a pool. (Pixabay image via Courthouse News) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge Thursday granted final approval to a multimillion-dollar class action ...

Homeland Security: House and Senate Republicans agreed on Wednesday to advance a bipartisan plan to fund the Homeland Security Department, which has been closed for more than six weeks. Under the plan ...

A bill to reopen the department, which the House G.O.P. rejected on Friday, could be approved as early as Thursday. It was a sharp turnaround by the lawmakers and President Trump. By Carl Hulse and ...

Ten years ago today, Donald Trump said he would pay off the national debt in the span of just eight years. That did not happen. Instead, the gross national debt has doubled since that day—from about ...

Today, the Council adopted a directive revising the rules on package travel. The new rules strengthen the protection of travellers who buy various tourist services – such as flights, transfers, ...