Dec 10 Elon Musk says DOGE was only ‘somewhat successful’ and he wouldn’t do it again By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made his remarks in a friendly interview with his aide and conservative influencer Katie Miller, who is married to White House adviser Stephen Miller. Continue reading
Dec 10 Lumbee Tribe poised to gain federal recognition through defense bill By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week. Continue reading
Dec 10 North Carolina’s governor scraps Medicaid rate cuts amid legal challenges and Republican opposition By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Stein and state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai announced Wednesday the state agency would restore reimbursement rates for doctors, hospitals and other medical providers of Medicaid services that otherwise generally had been cut by 3% to 10%… Continue reading
Dec 10 Trump’s push for mass deportation hits child care workers, who are already facing shortages By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Immigrant child care workers and preschool teachers, the majority of whom are working and living in the U.S. legally, say they are wracked by anxiety over possible encounters with ICE officials. Some have left the field, and others have been… Continue reading
Dec 10 ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise following D.C. National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say By Sahar Akbarzai, Martha Bellisle, Rebecca Santana, Julie Watson, Associated Press Coming just days after the shooting of two National Guard troops by an Afghan national suspect, federal authorities have carried out increased arrests of Afghans in the U.S., immigration lawyers say, as Afghans both in and outside the country have… Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge says Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The judge Wednesday joined two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: Senate meets ahead of dueling health care proposal votes, each likely to fail By Mary Clare Jalonick, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Both the Republican plan, which would replace the subsidies with new savings accounts, and a Democratic bill to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years lack the bipartisan support needed for passage. Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge orders Trump to end National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 10 A Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of… Continue reading
Dec 10 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Alabama’s appeal to execute man with an intellectual disability By Mark Sherman, Kim Chandler, Associated Press The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case that could make it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they are intellectually disabled. Continue reading