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Trump’s decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, but no quick counter seenBy LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage Saturday from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. Lawmakers from both parties blasted […]
Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk, AP review findsBy WISDOM HOWELL and BRIAN SLODYSKO WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before running for Congress, Marty O’Donnell was an award-winning music composer for the popular “Halo” video game franchise. His work drew legions of fans to an online forum, which the Nevada Republican has tried to turn into a galvanizing force as he tries to unseat […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her homeBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar asked the Justice Department on Friday to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an immigration fraud investigation was “neither justified nor lawful.” In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, lawyers […]
Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prisonBy SAFIYAH RIDDLE A man charged with rigging college basketball games as part of an elaborate point-fixing scheme that raked in millions was sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday. It was the first penalty handed down as part of an investigation that revealed a sprawling network of professional […]
Ohio governor signs order letting state’s colleges allow 2022 athletes a 5th year of eligibilityBy EDDIE PELLS The attorney representing athletes in a key case regarding the NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule took a series of questions Tuesday from federal judges who sounded skeptical about the players’ ability to pinpoint the depth of the economic harm they have suffered from the change. A lower-court judge in the case, Wisne […]
Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel planBy KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices. Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck […]
Trump’s Medicaid cuts strip refugees and other legal immigrants of their health coverageBy MIKELLA SCHUETTLER and FATIMA HUSSEIN New restrictions have stripped Medicaid coverage from certain legal immigrants, including refugees and victims of human trafficking, as part of broader federal changes to the health insurance program that are expected to force millions off their coverage. The change effective Oct. 1 cut from Medicaid what is…