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Powell plans to stay on at Fed after his term as chair ends, citing legal actions by administrationApr 29, 2026 1:11 pm - Jerome Powell plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month “for an undetermined period of time,” saying the “unprecedented” legal attacks by the Trump administration have put the independence of the nation's central bank at risk.
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Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chancesApr 29, 2026 9:22 am - The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats and affect the balance of power in Congress.
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Stir well, slap lightly. Tips for making a mint julep worthy of the Kentucky Derby.Apr 29, 2026 9:13 am - Horses are poised, bets are on, hats are at the ready and the bourbon is standing by, ready to be poured into thousands of mint julep cocktails. It must be Kentucky Derby weekend.
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Defying protocol, Trump relays details of private conversation with King Charles IIIApr 29, 2026 8:18 am - At Tuesday’s state dinner honoring King Charles III and Queen Camilla, U.S. President Donald Trump said that during a private meeting earlier in the day the British monarch had agreed with him that Iran should never be allowed to have nuclear weapons.
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Skeptical Democrats confront Hegseth about Iran war for the first time since conflict startedApr 29, 2026 8:13 am - Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats Wednesday over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 3-run homer and Cubs beat Padres 8-3 to stop 3-game slideApr 29, 2026 12:01 am - SAN DIEGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Tuesday night to stop their three-game slide. Dansby Swanson and Nico ...
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Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probeApr 28, 2026 8:22 pm - Federal agents executed multiple searches in Minnesota on Tuesday, seizing records and other evidence in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Trump administration of publicly funded social programs for children, authorities said.
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court reviewApr 28, 2026 8:13 pm - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without the chance to seek bond, citing “serious constitutional questions” related to what it said would otherwise be the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation's history for millions of noncitizens.
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DOJ cites attack, ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ in seeking ballroom approvalApr 28, 2026 7:44 pm - Justice Department officials late Monday asked a federal judge to lift his order halting President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom, contending in a rambling legal filing that Saturday’s attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner proved why the space is needed.
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NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next seasonApr 28, 2026 7:32 pm - The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men's and women's sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that's been in the wo...