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Appeals court rules Trump can’t build White House ballroom without approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must stop construction of the $400 million White House ballroom because Congress has not approved the project, a decision he blasted as "unjust" while vowing to appeal it to the ...

White House moves forward with Head Start overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation's neediest children. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, ...

Man charged with arson told police he planned wildfire for weeks

A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it, police said. Aaron Farinacci expressed that "fire is powerful, beautiful, and that ...

Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court. The president ...