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Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster

Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.
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What to know as Michigan Republicans select new chair to lead party into the 2026 midterms

What to know as Michigan Republicans select new chair to lead party into the 2026 midterms

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Republicans are gathering in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground state, when several key races will be decided including a critical U.S. Senate seat.
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Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban

Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a complaint Friday accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trump's executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S.
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Liberal party kicks Ruby Dhalla out of leadership race

Liberal party kicks Ruby Dhalla out of leadership race

OTTAWA — Former MP Ruby Dhalla was disqualified from the Liberal leadership race Friday after the party's vote committee said she had violated multiple rules.
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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. U.S.
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New FBI director Kash Patel plans to relocate up to 1,500 employees

New FBI director Kash Patel plans to relocate up to 1,500 employees

WASHINGTON (AP) — New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate up to 1,000 employees from Washington to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama, accord
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Cory Booker, D-N.J.
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LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month

LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential blaze and finger-pointing between the chief
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Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for now

Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for now

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday extended a ban on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessing sensitive Treasury Department information , but rejected broader restrictions sought by 19 Democratic state attorneys g
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Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump's tariffs

Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston were looking for allies among state governors in Washington, D.C. Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump swore in the man set to oversee his massive trade agenda.
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