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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., was immediately reminded of how he served his 9-month pregnant wife with divorce papers in 2016 as he now attempts to fend off campaign finance scrutiny with family-friendly characterizations. “My daughter Isla was born right in the middle of my Senate campaign. One of the most competitive races in the country. … Read more

Advocates condemn change that caps loans at $20,500 per year – less than half median annual cost of PA program Strict new caps on federal student loans are causing would-be physician assistants to reconsider training, groups representing physician assistants said. An overhaul of the federal student loan system scheduled to go into effect 1 July … Read more

In a major reversal, Senate Republicans refused to rein in President Donald Trump’s war powers, hours after he chastised members of his own party for going against him. Earlier in the day, the president refused to take part in a planned ceremony to sign a bill overwhelmingly passed by both parties aimed at making housing … Read more

Senator warns of ‘tsunami of anger’ against big companies and suggests future administrations may undo key deals Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has warned that corporate mergers approved by the Trump administration – including a pending deal that would put two of America’s largest news outlets under the control of a family sympathetic to the president … Read more

The NBC News poll asked American adults which historical event they thought was the country’s biggest accomplishment in its 250 years.

Ahead of Saturday’s title unification fight in Brooklyn, the unbeaten American talks about family legacy, putting on for North Philly and life as one of boxing’s most feared fighters For years, boxing’s chattering class has treated Jaron “Boots” Ennis less like a champion than a prophecy. The next great one. The future pound-for-pound king. The … Read more

Former RNC Chair Michael Whatley moved to North Carolina when he was in high school. He frequently says he is a “son” of the state and “grew up” there.

The vice-president, leading a foundering peace deal to end the kind war he’s opposed in the past, is left holding the bag JD Vance has taken the greatest gamble of his vice-presidency by making himself the face of the Iran ceasefire deal – a shaky agreement that already seems to be unraveling at the seams. … Read more

The US president told reporters the former Manchester mayor ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil exploration Donald Trump has labelled Andy Burnham “extremely liberal”, in his first public comments about the former Greater Manchester mayor since he emerged as the frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer. The US president told reporters Burnham “probably … Read more

The milestone called for the epic vision of a JFK or the soaring oratory of a Barack Obama. Instead it got a Trump rally If that’s the way America celebrates its birthday, you would not want to be present at its funeral. The shining city on a hill is losing some of its lustre these … Read more