Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
Washington (AP) After nearly complete Republican backing in Congress, President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending…
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At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — As search crews performed boat and helicopter rescues in the swift-moving flood water on Friday, they…
Georgia’s bald eagle population takes flight as rebound continues years after near extinction
(Recorder of Georgia) The well-known tale that Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird may be…
Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation
(AP) Stone Mountain, Georgia A Confederacy organization’s Georgia chapter sued a state park that has the nation’s largest Confederate monument…
House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage
Washington (AP) As GOP leaders and the president himself tried to convince skeptics to abandon their opposition before his Fourth…
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
Washington (AP) House Republicans overcame many obstacles to adopt President Donald Trump’s hallmark second-term policy package ahead of the Fourth…
GOP state lawmaker says he is readying secretary of state campaign
(Recorder of Georgia) The first candidate to run for secretary of state is Covington Republican state representative Tim Fleming, who…
House back to work as GOP leaders try to win over holdouts on Trump’s tax bill
Washington (AP) Republican leaders worked frantically throughout the afternoon and evening to persuade skeptics to accept President Donald Trump’s tax…
Weekend work on the mega-bill: first vote in US Senate as soon as Saturday
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) – Majority Leader John Thune described the timeframe as aspirational, but it looks like U.S. Senate Republicans…
Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the Revolutionary Guard and other top commanders and nuclear experts slain…