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House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
Posted 3:11 PM 5/12/2025 by MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education.
The proposal, part of a budget (More)
Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs
House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care
US and China reach a deal to slash sky-high tariffs for now, with a 90-day pause
Mexico says US suspension of beef imports because of screwworm is unfair
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5/10/2025
US suspends Mexican live cattle exports over screwworm pest
Posted 4:19 PM 5/11/2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States will suspend Mexican exports of live cattle for 15 days to review the joint strategy in the fight against the screwworm, Mexico's Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegué said on social media Sunday.
Berdegué said on social platform X (More)
5/8/2025
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pope and calls his election both a cross and a blessing
Posted 9:02 AM 5/9/2025 by NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history's first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.
Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who (More)
5/7/2025
House follows Trump's lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'
Posted 2:49 PM 5/8/2025 by KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during (More)