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A hopeful week ends with a deeper funding crisis

The off-year election last Tuesday changed the shutdown fight, just not in the way many on Capitol Hill had hoped. Earlier last week, lawmakers on...

States are pushing for greater scrutiny of anti-Semitism in schools

After Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel two years ago, high school teacher Josh Hirsch posted comments on social media in support of Israel....

The government shutdown enters its 40th day as senators wrap up a crucial weekend

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown entered its 40th day Sunday, even as senators remained in Washington for a grueling weekend session hoping to...

Funding for the WV Emergency Food Bank in the state budget was cut in advance of the SNAP freeze

Food shelves at the Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway, West Virginia, during a tour for state legislators on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Perry...

Saturday’s rare Senate session ends with few signs of progress on the shutdown

Senators ended a rare Saturday session at the Capitol with no votes, no text for a three-bill "minibus" and no sign of progress toward...

Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a close Republican ally of President Donald Trump, announced Friday that she is running for governor...

Morrisey releases additional $2.5 million for food banks in West Virginia

Governor Patrick Morrisey's lectern sign read "Operation Feeding Families" during his press conference on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo courtesy...

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