The Texas House spent over 14 hours debating—but mostly, just standing around—amendments during a marathon proceeding to pass its biennial budget. Ultimately, the House voted 118-26 to adopt a $337 billion budget early Friday morning. The bill, shepherded by House … Continued
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at houses of worship in a lawsuit filed by religious groups over a new policy adopted by … Continued
“What New Yorkers in crisis need is housing and wrap around services, which offer long-term stability instead of an endless, involuntary shuffle. Without any real support either inside or outside of psych institutions to address root causes, no one is … Continued
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order and require them to together provide hundreds of millions of dollars’ … Continued
Stew Thornley has been involved with baseball since his childhood growing up in the shadow of the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus, where his mother taught library sciences. While playing at Marshall High, Thornely was the bat boy for some … Continued
By DAVID RISING and HAU DINH HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and … Continued