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Trump wants to eliminate local governance in Washington, D.C., election denier Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director, and federal cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program hurt ailing first responders.

State legislators chip away at early voting laws, the North Carolina Supreme Court election saga continues, and universal private school voucher programs expand nationwide – putting public school funding at risk.

The SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to vote, is moving in the U.S. House. Environmentalists want the Senate to kill a bill falsely claiming to slow climate change and the agriculture industry is concerned about mass migrant deportations.

On a Middle East visit, Senator Richard Blumenthal rejects a takeover of Gaza. President's Day protests erupt around the county against White House moves and another aviation accident is drawing attention to recent FAA cuts.

Top Trump officials set to meet with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia over the Ukraine war. The GOP budget resolution is at risk as moderates weigh out consequences. New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's "going nowhere."

Federal workers tasked with securing elections from foreign interference are placed on leave, parents' organizations reject dismantling the Department of Education and the Congressional Black Caucus presses discussions on slavery reparations.

Deregulation raises environmental and public health concerns, national monuments face potential risks, political neutrality in education sparks protests and Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation fuels controversy.

A court weighs the right of New York City noncitizens to vote in local elections, Vice President Vance suggests courts can't overrule a president and states increasingly challenge the validity of student IDs at the ballot box.

President Donald Trump approves 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Democrats who oppose dismantling the agency have been denied access to the Department of Education and some places buck policy trends on sex education and immigration.

Trump predicts 'billions' of dollars of Pentagon fraud in Fox News interview; MS farmers question federal poultry subsidies amid avian flu; Report: OR needs to do more to get Native Americans into higher ed; Report: Military service members pay more for car loans.