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Multiple House Republican lawmakers vowed on Saturday to reject the sweeping budget plan that Senate Republicans passed overnight.
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The U.S. Senate early Saturday approved a budget resolution, largely along party lines, that President Donald Trump has called "one big, beautiful bill" for the budget.
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The fallout continues after President Donald Trump's unveiling of severe tariffs against virtually all U.S. trading partners. Thursday was the worst day for U.S. stock markets since June 2020. China struck back on Friday,
A man has died in a shooting in County Durham. Emergency services attended a home in Elm Street, Stanley, at about 17:20 BST on Saturday following reports of a disturbance. A man aged in his 50s was declared dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics to save him.
A group representing American egg farmers said it had discussions about the matter, but ultimately, it won’t scramble its plans to supply roughly 30,000 eggs for the event.
A federal judge in Massachusetts issued an order this week permanently blocking the White House from limiting funding to the National Institutes of Health.
Lightning hit a home in Burleson, sparking a house fire as thunderstorms moved through the area early Saturday morning, authorities said. Just before 4:25 a.m., Burleson firefighters were called to a home in the 2800 block of Richard Street in response to the fire.
Police believe a deliberate fire at a house in Edinburgh is connected to an ongoing gang feud in the city. The home on Hay Drive, in the Niddrie area, was targeted at about 01:20 on Friday, but the blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring property.
All but two Democrats in the Georgia State House exited the chamber to avoid voting on a bill to ban taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for inmates.
The Republican-controlled House passed two bills along party lines to carry out President Donald Trump's directive to rename the gulf as the Gulf of America.