Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as secretary of the US Department of Labor WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from her post, the Trump administration announced Monday, following multiple reports alleging work misconduct including misuse of funds ...

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Interior’s Burgum accused of 'kneecapping’ wind and solar power in favor of oil, gas Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the Trump administration’s approach to energy production Monday, as Democrats on a U.S. House Appropriations panel accused the department of kowtowing to oil an...

Interior’s Burgum accused of 'kneecapping’ wind and solar power in favor of oil, gas. My @statesnewsroom.com story from this afternoon's hearing:

2 congressmen are running for governor in Arizona. They're part of a national trend Two of Arizona’s Congressmen are giving up their seats this year both not running for reelection in seats they’ve held for multiple terms. And both instead running for governor.

I spoke with KJZZ's The Show about congressional retirements, including the many lawmakers hoping to become governor

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Our @statesnewsroom.com DC Bureau reporter @ashleymurray.bsky.social is the pool reporter on the ground tonight as Trump returns from Phoenix. "Marine One touched down on the White House South Lawn at 11:17PM. President Trump exited at 11:20PM. He did not stop to talk to the press," Ashley reports.

National Guard 'follows the Constitution,' general says of troops possibly deployed to polls The National Guard’s top general told Congress on Friday that it would follow the Constitution and the law when he was asked about the possibility President Donald Trump would order troops to polling ...

NEW: National Guard 'follows the Constitution,' general says of troops possibly deployed to polls

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US House Dems at ag hearing excoriate Trump cuts proposed for farm and food aid Democrats on a U.S. House spending panel slammed President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to farm and nutrition programs Thursday, as Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged to collaborate with mem...

We also wrote about Ag Sec'y Brooke Rollins attempt to appease unhappy House Dems on nutrition program cuts @fischler.bsky.social
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With GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure that would extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for three years, in a rare rebuke by the GOP-led Congress to President Donald Trump’s ma...

With GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians. @statesnewsroom.com story by Shauneen Miranda: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gop-...

Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program at the center of President Donald Trump’s quest to expose noncitizen voters an...

NEW: A congressional hearing Thursday underscored the partisan divide over Homeland Security's SAVE program, a tool to verify citizenship that underpins Trump's efforts to assert control over elections

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Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program at the center of President Donald Trump’s quest to expose noncitizen voters an...

Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears. @jonshorman.bsky.social writes for @statesnewsroom.com:

CLOSE VOTE ON WAR POWERS: The US House just narrowly defeated the War Powers Resolution from Rep. Gregory Meeks, 213-214. Story coming.

Tax Day 2026: Democrats and Republicans battle over impact of new Trump tax cuts WASHINGTON — The 2026 tax filing season closed Wednesday with the Trump administration and Republicans on Capitol Hill hailing success under last year’s massive tax cuts law, while Democrats said any ...

TAX DAY 2026: Wow, there were a lot of words--Democrats and Republicans battle over impact of new Trump tax cuts -- by @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/tax-...

US Senate again rejects attempt to limit Trump action in Iran WASHINGTON — An effort to force President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval for further war actions in Iran failed in the U.S. Senate for the fourth time Wednesday, with all but one Republic...

TAKE FOUR: U.S. Senate again rejects attempt to limit Trump action in Iran. Story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:

Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs ...

NEW today from @statesnewsroom.com: Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states

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Immigration enforcement to be funded for 3 years under US Senate GOP plan WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he plans to use the complex reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement for the next three years, though it wasn’t immediate...

Immigration enforcement to be funded for 3 years under US Senate GOP plan

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Trump’s DOJ wants personal voter data for ‘improper purposes,’ Michigan official says The Department of Justice’s stated reason for obtaining sensitive personal data on millions of voters masks the Trump administration’s true intention for obtaining state voter lists, Michigan’s top el...

NEW: As Trump's DOJ pushes to obtain sensitive personal data on voters, Michigan says in a court filing that the department's stated reason “appears to be a pretext for improper purposes.”

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Trump’s DOJ wants personal voter data for ‘improper purposes,’ Michigan official says The Department of Justice’s stated reason for obtaining sensitive personal data on millions of voters masks the Trump administration’s true intention for obtaining state voter lists, Michigan’s top el...

Trump’s DOJ wants personal voter data for ‘improper purposes,’ Michigan official says. Story by @jonshorman.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:

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Trump’s SAVE America Act would end voter registration drives nationwide Before Wyoming elections, the state’s League of Women Voters tries to get voter registration information into the hands of residents at events and gatherings. But under state law, League volunteers ca...

Good morning. Congress is back today, and we're watching to see whether the Senate will resume debate on the SAVE America Act.

Over the recess, I looked at a couple aspects of the bill >>>

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Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV Sunday night following the pontiff’s sharp criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran and wider Middle East conflict.

Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve. @statesnewsroom.com story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social:

Rep. Eric Swalwell and three more US House members may face rare expulsion votes WASHINGTON — Four members of Congress — two Democrats and two Republicans — could face expulsion from the House in the coming weeks, an extraordinarily rare rebuke from their colleagues. Debate about ...

Rep. Eric Swalwell and three more US House members may face rare expulsion votes, @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com:

Melania Trump denounces ‘baseless lies’ connecting her to Epstein. @ashleymurray.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com:

How Trump’s SAVE America Act could make it harder for married women to vote. @statesnewsroom.com story by @jonshorman.bsky.social

YET MORE ON LOCAL NEWS DAY: MS NOW announces "investments and collaborations with three leading nonprofit journalism organizations in support of investigative and local journalism across the country: The Pulitzer Center, States Newsroom and The Marshall Project."
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2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds At least 2.5 million low-income people quickly lost help affording groceries under a Republican-passed law that added new requirements for the nation’s largest nutrition program and shifted hundreds o...

2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, @centeronbudget.bsky.social study finds. Story for @statesnewsroom.com

Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire, backing off threat ‘a whole civilization will die’ WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday evening to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, at least delaying his threat of a catastrophic attack on the country’s civilian population as he said the ...

Updated mode more. @statesnewsroom.com story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social and me

Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire, backing off threat ‘a whole civilization will die’

Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die’ in Iran; Schumer calls him 'extremely sick' WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump continued to escalate his rhetoric against Iran Tuesday, even as some Republicans in Congress began to back away from his declarations, threatening that “A whole ci...

UPDATED @statesnewsroom.com story: Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die’ in Iran; Schumer calls him 'extremely sick.' By @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Archbishop Coakley Invites All to Join Pope Leo XIV’s Vigil for Peace in Midst of Threats of Increased Military Action in Iran With the threat of increased military action, including the targeting of civilian infrastructure in Iran, Archbishop Coakley underscored Pope Leo XIV’s app...

“The threat of destroying a whole civilization and the intentional targeting of civilian infrastructure cannot be morally justified."

US Conference of Catholic Bishops calls on Trump to back off promised attack on Iran

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Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die’ in Iran; Schumer calls him 'extremely sick' WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump continued to escalate his rhetoric against Iran Tuesday, even as some Republicans in Congress began to back away from his declarations, threatening that “A whole ci...

Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die’ in Iran; Schumer calls him 'extremely sick.' Story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:

Trump repeats threat to bomb Iranian power plants, bridges WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday declined to rule out bombing certain types of civilian infrastructure in Iran, including schools and hospitals, and said that any agreement to end the war...

Trump repeats threat to bomb Iranian power plants, bridges. Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com: