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With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The five universities that were still weighing President Donald Trump’s higher-education compact were asked to join a White House call Friday to discuss the proposed deal. By late Friday afternoon, one of the schools — the University of Virginia — had already declined ...
In AP interview, Harris says Democrats ‘are standing up for working people’ in government shutdown
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Democrats dig in for a lengthening government shutdown, former Vice President Kamala Harris is cheering them on as she travels the country touting her presidential campaign memoir amid speculation about another White House run. The Democratic 2024 nominee told The ...
Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. Joseph Murray, one of Santos’ lawyers, told The ...
After Voting Rights Act case arguments, concerns over diminished minority representation rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, the faces of American politics have grown more diverse by nearly every measure, especially as racial minority communities gained political representation after longtime legal disenfranchisement and violent discrimination. But after some Supreme Court justices ...
How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley’s comet — will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an excellent opportunity to see shooting stars without interference from moonlight. During Tuesday morning’s peak, expect to see up to 20 meteors ...