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Average New Car Price Surpasses $50,000, Breaks Record: Kelley Blue Book
New vehicle prices have been rising steadily for more than a year, with the pace picking up over the past months.
Senate Tees Up Another Vote to End Shutdown
Mass firings of federal works are already underway as the shutdown hits its two-week mark.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills to Challenge Susan Collins for Senate in 2026
The governor will challenge the incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in the only state where the GOP must defend a seat Trump lost in 2024.
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Chinese Spy Impersonated Epoch Times Reporter in Taiwan Plot: Prosecutors
The Chinese intelligence officer met a Taiwanese soldier through a dating app.
MIT Says It Will Not Sign Trump Admin’s Higher Education Compact
MIT is the first of the nine universities invited to join the compact to publicly reject it.
California Governor Signs Law That Widens Access to Removing Children From School
The new law will also ban daycare providers from collecting immigration information about the children or their parents.
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4 Arrested in Shooting That Left 6 Dead in Mississippi, FBI Says
Authorities have yet to disclose a possible motive for the Friday night shooting.
Health Department Confirms Some CDC Workers Incorrectly Received Termination Notices
More than 1,000 Department of Health and Human Services workers are being let go, an official said.
JPMorgan Launches $1.5 Trillion Security Initiative to Boost America’s Critical Industries
The initiative comes as rare earth tensions with Beijing deepen and as Washington accelerates efforts to secure critical resources.
Vance Says Trump Hasn’t Ruled out Invoking Insurrection Act
Invoking the statute would allow the president to deploy the military on U.S. soil.
States Go It Alone on ‘Forever Chemicals’ as EPA Delays Federal Action
Activists and landowners say a lack of consistent research and regulation is allowing dangerous chemicals to permeate the soil, endangering the public.
Homan Says DOJ Probing Funding Behind ‘Organized’ Attacks on ICE
The unrest is a response to heightened immigration enforcement actions under President Donald Trump.
What to Know About New START, the Expiring US–Russia Arms Control Treaty
With New START near an end, both sides have hinted at paths to preserve arms control.
Judge Hears Arguments on Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa
Uganda and Ghana have already refused to take him, but the government is still negotiating with the nation of Eswatini.
3 Arrested at Chicago-Area ICE Facility
Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth also sought to access Broadview’s ICE processing center on Friday.
First Lady’s Effort Helped Reunite 8 War-Displaced Children With Their Families
Melania Trump sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in August seeking his assistance.
US Foreclosure Filings Jump 17 Percent to More Than 101,000 Properties
The persisting trend of higher foreclosure activity could be ‘an early indicator of emerging borrower strain,’ a foreclosure expert said.
