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Clouds pass over Tiger Stadium on March 20, 2023, on Louisiana State University’s campus in Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)
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‘What’s the alternative?’: US Sens. Cruz, Cantwell urge buy-in on college sports bill

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On June 10, 2026, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill providing $70 billion for immigration enforcement and detention activites over the next three years. In this photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent watches a crowd of protesters at Delaney Hall in Newark, N.J., on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Ben Ackman/New Jersey Monitor)
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Billions for the next 3 years of Trump's mass deportation campaign signed into law

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Pa. Supreme Court orders counties not to count undated mail ballots as Senate recount set to begin
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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters

Jun 09, 2026
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters in the basement of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
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Republicans in Congress clear final hurdle for $70B boost in immigration enforcement

Jun 09, 2026
Actor Rainn Wilson, known for playing Dwight Schrute on The Office, at an event Tuesday, June 9, 2026, on Capitol Hill, marking 250 years of religious freedom in United States. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
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Actor who played Dwight on ‘The Office’ promotes religious freedom on Capitol Hill

Jun 09, 2026
President Donald Trump looks on prior to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks in Game Three of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 8, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Trump launches new strikes on Iran after US Army helicopter downed

Jun 09, 2026
An aerial view of Camp East Montana, an immigrant detention center in El Paso, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Government Accountability Office)
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GAO finds millions of dollars wasted, safety and security at risk in Texas detention center

Jun 09, 2026
The Social Security Administration field office in Madison, Wisconsin, pictured in October, 2025. (Photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin Examiner)
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Projected Social Security benefits cliff creeps up to 2032

Jun 09, 2026
I do! It was taken on Dec. 1, 2025, at the Franklin, Tennessee home of billionaire Republican donor Willis Johnson during a GOTV event for U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps in the CD7 special election.
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Critics warn of years in prison for young adults under carjacking bill before Congress

Jun 09, 2026
An official ballot drop box for Maryland voters, in Wheaton, Maryland, on June 8, 2026. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
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Trump administration swiftly moves ahead on plans to restrict voting by mail in the states

Jun 08, 2026
President Donald Trump's $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled workers was struck down Monday, June 8, 2026, by a federal judge. In this photo, Trump looks on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Trump administration $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers struck down

Jun 08, 2026
Mike Lee brings back proposal to sell public land in Western states
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DoD tweaks organized religion list after complaints of Latter-day Saints snub

Jun 08, 2026
Montana district court blocks law restricting voter registration hours, allows voter ID law
National

US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting

Jun 05, 2026
A federal judge on June 5, 2026, struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum-seekers following a shooting in Washington, D.C. of two members of the National Guard deployed to the nation's capital. In this photo, tourists pass by members of the guard stationed outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
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Trump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules

Jun 05, 2026
The U.S. Senate early June 5, 2026, passed a package of $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement. Majority Leader John Thune, seen speaking on March 3, 2026, said GOP leaders were forced to draft the package after Democrats “walked away” from negotiations that could have placed restrictions on federal immigration agents. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
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Republicans push $70B for immigration enforcement through US Senate, with no limits on ICE

Jun 05, 2026
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
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US Senate launches marathon session to pass nearly $70B for ICE, Border Patrol

Jun 04, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks during a "Beautiful, Clean Coal" event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Behind him, left to right, are Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy

Jun 04, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche walks by reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
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Trump picks acting AG Blanche to stay on full time

Jun 04, 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer's badge and weapon are seen as ICE conducts a vehicle checkpoint on Georgia Ave. on August 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
National

Inspection shows sanitation, use-of-force transparency lacking at La. ICE detention center

Jun 04, 2026
President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Declan J. Coady at Dover Air Force Base on March 07, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. Six soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command were killed in action by an Iranian drone strike on March 1 in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait during "Operation Epic Fury". (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
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US House approves measure to restrain Trump action in Iran

Jun 03, 2026
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