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Judge: IRS broke the law by disclosing information to ICE 42,695 times

WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Thursday that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information "approximately 42,695 times" to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found that the IRS had erroneously shared the taxpayer ...

Judge rejects request to block $400 million White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that the National Trust ...

Mann was lone Kansas delegate against aviation safety bill that fell one vote short

TOPEKA — Five of the six members of the Kansas congressional delegation voted for bipartisan aviation safety legislation inspired by the death of 67 people in the mid-air collision of a passenger jet that flew out of Wichita and a U.S. Army helicopter in congested airspace over Washington, ...

Cuba says it killed 4 aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire

HAVANA — Cuban soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on the soldiers first, the Cuban government said Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he was made aware of the ...

Justice Dept. reviewing whether Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files after several news organizations reported that some records involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump ...

Trump’s State of Union seeks to calm economic jitters

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump boasted during Tuesday's State of the Union that "we're winning so much," saying he'd sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ...