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Spain has largely remained receptive to receiving migrants even as other European nations are looking to tighten their borders.

U.S. officials are proposing to declare as endangered three subspecies of northern giraffe: the West African, Kordofan and Nubian giraffes, whose population together has plunged by 77% since 1985.

The committee faces intensifying pressure from Democrats, as well as some Republicans, to release its findings on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped by Trump to lead the Justice Department.

The pair proposed eliminating programs that Congress funds but where specific spending authorization has lapsed, an idea that would ax measures including veterans’ health care, initiatives at the State and Justice departments and NASA, and multiple major antipoverty programs.

Lawmakers requested all documents related to the now-closed sex trafficking investigation into Trump’s attorney general nominee.

After warning voters for years that a Donald Trump win would be calamitous for American democracy, Biden has had little to say about his concerns for what lays ahead for America.

Long distances to the polls that do exist on tribal lands and little to no public transportation creates additional hurdles for Native American and Alaska Native voters.

Avian influenza has affected more than 108 million poultry in 48 states since 2022, lifting prices and diminishing supply.

Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania said the ethics panel, which is evenly split between the two parties, voted at a lengthy closed-door meeting, and no Republican joined Democrats who wanted to release the report.

The rule change was announced about two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender individual elected to Congress.

Rights groups condemned the provision of land mines to Ukraine, arguing that they are dangerous and costly to clear. Ukraine is already the most mined country in the world.

Donald Trump has announced the choices for his administration after saying he had “no idea” who was involved with the policy blueprint coordinated by the conservative Heritage Foundation.

Smith, 53, testified that “I know what I did was horrible” and that “I would give anything so I could change it.”

Deaths from fallen trees occurred Tuesday night in the Seattle area in a homeless encampment and a home.

Republicans did not rule out voting for Trump’s pick to run HHS, and several said they were excited about the former Democrat’s ideas.

African migration to the U.S. has soared, and many are putting down roots in Pennsylvania. The new arrivals are undeterred by Trump’s win.

The killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration when federal authorities said Ibarra illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was allowed to stay in the country while he pursued his immigration case.

The study says most storms gained so much strength due to warmer waters that they jumped an entire hurricane category.

The 76-year-old, who has donated tens of millions of dollars to Donald Trump’s campaigns over the years, co-chairs the transition team.

The announcement came a day after Ukraine used U.S.-supplied missiles to strike inside Russia, raising fears of retaliation against the capital.

European countries could be among those hardest hit if Trump follows through on tariffs. The European Union says it wants to negotiate but is prepared to retaliate.

California’s current minimum wage for most workers is $16 per hour.

Donald Trump has yet to collaborate with the General Services Administration, which is tasked with the complex work of handing over control of hundreds of agencies, because he has not turned in required pledges to follow ethics rules.