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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

Washington (AP) After nearly complete Republican backing in Congress, President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law on ...

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At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — As search crews performed boat and helicopter rescues in the swift-moving flood water on Friday, they discovered that at least ...

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Georgia’s bald eagle population takes flight as rebound continues years after near extinction

(Recorder of Georgia) The well-known tale that Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird may be overblown, but it is ...

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Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation

(AP) Stone Mountain, Georgia A Confederacy organization’s Georgia chapter sued a state park that has the nation’s largest Confederate monument on Tuesday, claiming that ...

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The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

Washington (AP) House Republicans overcame many obstacles to adopt President Donald Trump’s hallmark second-term policy package ahead of the Fourth of July deadline, pushing ...

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GOP state lawmaker says he is readying secretary of state campaign

(Recorder of Georgia) The first candidate to run for secretary of state is Covington Republican state representative Tim Fleming, who wants to succeed Brad ...

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House back to work as GOP leaders try to win over holdouts on Trump’s tax bill

Washington (AP) Republican leaders worked frantically throughout the afternoon and evening to persuade skeptics to accept President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package ...

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House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage

Washington (AP) As GOP leaders and the president himself tried to convince skeptics to abandon their opposition before his Fourth of July deadline, House ...

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Weekend work on the mega-bill: first vote in US Senate as soon as Saturday

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) – Majority Leader John Thune described the timeframe as aspirational, but it looks like U.S. Senate Republicans are prepared to take ...

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Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the Revolutionary Guard and other top commanders and nuclear experts slain during a 12-day war ...

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