U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Wednesday it planned to fine three Colorado companies a total of $8 million following worksite audits, accusing them of employing unauthorized workers.

“The employment of unauthorized workers undermines the integrity of our immigration system and puts law-abiding employers at a disadvantage,”...Read more

House Republicans are considering upending the way some states fund their Medicaid programs as they scour for ways to find billions of dollars in savings from the health program.

They are looking at states’ practice of taxing health care providers, which allows the states to leverage more Medicaid funding from the federal government. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced their portion of the GOP’s massive budget reconciliation package Wednesday, but not without dissent from one of their own.

After a six-hour markup, the panel voted 22-21, with GOP Rep. Michael R. Turner of Ohio joining all Democrats in opposition.

The...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Ukraine reached a deal over access to Ukraine’s natural resources Wednesday, a move that Kyiv sought to solidify President Donald Trump’s backing in ceasefire talks with Russia.

The deal will grant the U.S. privileged access to new investment projects to develop Ukraine’s natural resources including aluminum, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced its reconciliation provisions Wednesday after nixing a $20 universal vehicle registration fee and boosting a fee on electric vehicles to $250, easing party concerns about the controversial charges.

That decision to remove the fee, part of the panel’s initial plan to...Read more

A tribute from Florida‘s senators made in honor of longtime Tampa Bay politician Sen. Darryl Rouson has morphed into a fight with the Florida House — one that could affect this year’s Florida‘s budget.

“We will make it right,” said Sen. Ed Hooper, the Senate’s appropriations chairperson. “Or else.”

Rouson, the Democratic ...Read more

DENVER — Federal lawyers urged a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado to reject Jeanette Vizguerra’s challenge of her detention in a new filing this week, arguing that she hasn’t sufficiently shown the government was retaliating against her activism when authorities arrested her.

The well-known immigrant-rights advocate was in the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A driver died after he was pulled unconscious from a Toyota Prius that plunged off a cliff at La Jolla Cove into the ocean Tuesday evening, authorities said.

A witness called 911 just after 8:05 p.m. to report the crash off Coast Boulevard, San Diego police Officer Colin Steinbroner said.

Lifeguards pulled the 76-year-old driver ...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on a reporter’s question Wednesday about whether President Donald Trump’s administration has requested the return of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador.

The exchange between Rubio and ABC News correspondent Karen Travers occurred during a White House cabinet meeting. It followed...Read more

DETROIT — A Michigan superintendent is commending a student who reported a "kill list" written by another student, saying the decision led to a rapid and timely response by school officials.

Sara Dobbelaer, superintendent of Memphis Community Schools in Memphis, Michigan, informed families Tuesday in a letter that a student used the district'...Read more

JUNEAU, Alaska — After several failures and near misses, the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday passed a bipartisan education package that multiple lawmakers say could potentially survive Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen.

After almost a decade of flat funding, House Bill 57 contains a $700 boost to the Base Student Allocation, the state’s per-...Read more

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — A Palm Beach County man who had an arsenal of weapons and ammunition and allegedly picked seven different places to conduct a mass shooting has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday.

Damien Blade Allen, 22, was booked into the Palm Beach County jail on Tuesday, facing one count of written threats of a mass shooting, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Fox News filed a motion for summary judgment Tuesday, attacking voting machine company Smartmatic's demand for $2.7 billion in damages in its defamation suit against the conservative-leaning news channel.

In 2023, Fox News paid $787.5 million to settle a separate defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over its reporting ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, a Salvadoran national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2023, months before he killed Rachel Morin in Bel Air, will serve his murder sentence in Maryland and not be deported, according to Harford County State’s Attorney Alison Healey.

Martinez-Hernandez, 24, was convicted April 14 by a Harford ...Read more

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Naval Academy graduate accused of ripping down a pride flag from an Annapolis tattoo shop was given probation before judgment following a Monday afternoon bench trial.

Benjamin Michael, 44, was given probation before judgment, meaning he can avoid further penalties if he meets the terms of his one year of unsupervised ...Read more

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi this week said the Trump administration has saved more than 119 million lives with its drug prevention efforts.

“In President Trump’s first 100 days we’ve seized over 22 million fentanyl laced pills, saving over 119 Million lives,” Bondi posted to X on Tuesday on her official account.

The post was viewed...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Republicans on Wednesday approved a broad bill to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state and local government.

House Bill 171, which passed 68-45 along party lines, would ban state agencies and schools from using DEI in their hiring decisions or giving differential treatment or ...Read more

President Donald Trump sought Wednesday to shift the blame to former President Joe Biden for a stunning first-quarter dip in the economy even as markets and voters give his performance a thumbs-down.

Uncharacteristically urging patience, Trump called the surprise 0.3% drop in Gross Domestic Product “the Biden overhang” and insisted things ...Read more