The Athletics are on track to open their new Las Vegas stadium on time, officials said Thursday. The team met its year-end construction goals, including starting the concrete phase and installing cranes.
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New Mexico and Wyoming continue to receive the biggest portions of revenue gained from energy development on federal lands.
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There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.
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Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree.
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Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 census and other federal government forms, a White House agency official says.
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Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
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In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.