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WASHINGTON – If all goes according to plan, Republicans in Congress will send sweeping healthcare legislation that could affect coverage, cost and treatment for tens of millions of Americans to President Donald Trump’s desk before August.

Federal authorities say polygamist religious leader Lyle Jeffs has been captured, almost exactly one year after he escaped from home confinement while he was accused in a multimillion-dollar food-stamp fraud scheme.

Each week, USA TODAY’s On Politics blog will take a look at how media from the left and the right reacted to one of the week’s top political news stories, giving liberals and conservatives a taste of life in the other’s media bubble.

Michelle Carter, now 20, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case that has garnered national attention. June 16, 2017, at 6:14 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Texting Suicide Verdict Expected Friday …

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – The big weather story is the heat that will continue today and tomorrow, in fact a heat advisory (when heat indices are expected to be above 105° for a prolonged period of time) is in effect for Saturday afternoon for areas mainly …

Trucks with containers line up at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina. The port was closed down for several hours after a conspiracy theorist reported a dirty bomb on a ship.

A police chase for a man wanted out of Maine for sexual assault ended with the suspect killed after exchanging gunfire with police.

A lottery spokesman said Powerball will be suspended after the June 28 drawing, and Mega Millions will be suspended after the June 30 drawing.

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that looks to expand apprenticeships and job-training programs by giving more freedom to third-party companies and schools, according to two senior White House officials.

The Los Angeles Police Department has long hailed its cadet program as a successful partnership between police and the city’s young residents.

School districts in South Florida are bracing for the financial impacts of a controversial $419 million K-12 public schools bill Gov.

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FILE – In this June 2, 2017, file photo, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has figured something out: “I learned how to become one of the most popular politicians in America,” he says.

A late-night panel of the Rhode Island House of Representatives is considering a new $9.2 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

Two juries deliberating in high profile criminal trials this week appeared to be unable to reach agreement on a verdict. The judges overseeing those trials sent the jurors in both cases back to continue deliberations.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. – A tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 95 north in Attleboro has caused a significant impact on the morning commute.

Almost 200 congressional Democrats filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump Wednesday, alleging he is breaking the law by refusing to give up ownership of his businesses.