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Stimulus update: Direct payment worth $1,312 from Alaska fund goes out in four days

In four days, another batch of one-time direct payments from the Permanent Fund Dividend is set to be sent to more eligible Alaska residents who have yet to receive their payments from the program.

Congress moves to stop spread of new fentanyl-laced ‘zombie’ drug ‘tranq’

Help is on the way for public health officials struggling to battle a new lethal drug concoction that combines fentanyl with horse tranquilizer Xylazine and sends users into a zombielike state.

Judge questions if Amtrak taking Union Station is consistent with congressional intent

A federal judge weighing Amtrak's bid to seize the historic Washington Union Station wondered whether those plans are consistent with Congress's intent under a 1981 law that requires the station to be managed with "maximum reliance" on the private sector, given the railroad service's desire to have sole domain over the property.

House GOP seeks reforms of WHO amid COVID-19 failure

The congressional investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has led members of the House to call for reforms to the World Health Organization on the issue of strengthening safety standards and protocols for biological research.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels wins Heisman Trophy

Louisiana State University fifth-year senior Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, capping off an exceptional season as the Tigers’ quarterback.

GOP presidential candidates share stories of family and faith, but their sharp edges reemerge offstage

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — A trio of Republican presidential candidates shared stories of family and faith before hundreds of voters in northwest Iowa on Saturday, having congenial individual conversations with their hosts not long after dueling at the campaign's latest fractious debate. But off the stage at a small Christian college in Sioux Center, the rivals' sharp edges reemerged.

John Whitmire defeats Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston mayoral runoff election

Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, a Democrat, defeated Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) in a runoff election Saturday to become the next mayor of Houston.

Former New York colleague reminds Santos to pay taxes on Cameo earnings

Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY) made a joke at the expense of former Rep. George Santos on Saturday that became an online spat.

The NRA has a surprising defender in its free speech case before the Supreme Court: the ACLU

NEW YORK (AP) — In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, the National Rifle Association will be represented by frequent nemesis the American Civil Liberties Union in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sen. Britt claims Trump will ‘put an end’ to border crisis if reelected

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) expressed her hope that Donald Trump could end the crisis at the border if elected president in 2024.
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