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WASHINGTON - A bipartisan panel of House and Senate members announced a tentative border funding deal Tuesday, drawing criticism from conservatives who opposed a hard cap on ICE detention beds. When asked about the restriction on…

WASHINGTON - Ever since Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the Green New Deal, there’s been a swirl of reporting about what’s actually in the legislation versus the radical plans laid out in a FAQ document…

WASHINGTON - Tony Evers of Wisconsin has become the latest of four newly-elected Democratic governors who have pledged to adhere to the goals set out in the Paris climate accord, bucking President Donald Trump’s opposition to the…

NEW YORK - The U.S. solar industry lost roughly 18,000 jobs in the past two years, from roughly 260,000 jobs in 2016 to about 242,000 jobs in November 2018, according to the National Solar Jobs Census. The Solar Foundation has…

CALIFORNIA - Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom abandoned a high-speed rail project Tuesday that sought to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco. He suggested the high cost of the project made the idea a pipe dream. Newsom…

NEW YORK - Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas floated the possibility Tuesday of using the seized assets of convicted drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán to help build a wall at the southern border. “America’s justice…

DURHAM - A North Carolina priest defended his decision Monday to cancel a lesbian city councilwoman’s speech at a Catholic high school, saying it was his duty. Immaculate Conception Church pastor Rev. Chris VanHaight faced public…

TEXAS - Authorities found a 15-month-old and her family shot to death in a rural Texas home Monday morning and have thus far not found any leads in the bloody case. Emergency responders reacted to a call around 10:30 a.m., according…

RICHMOND - Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam restored the right to vote, serve on a jury, run for public office and become a notary public for nearly 11,000 people previously convicted of a felony, his office announced Tuesday. …

ILLINOIS - Ten men were cleared of drug convictions Monday after a judge ruled that they were framed by a former Chicago police sergeant. Cook County Judge Leroy Martin Jr. granted requests from the prosecution to vacate convictions…