The Top Moments From This Year’s CPAC Conference in Texas

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — For the first time in nearly a decade, President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest annual meetings of conservatives. But even in his absence, the Conservative Political Action Conference revolved around him. It was a contrast with last year’s gathering, when conservatives were riding high after Trump’s return …

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A Federal Judge Orders Better Attorney Access at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A state-run immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell issued a preliminary injunction saying Alligator Alcatraz officials must provide access to timely, free, confidential, …

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Israeli Military Says It Identified a Launch of a Missile From Yemen

March 28 (Reuters) – The Israeli ⁠military ⁠said early on ⁠Saturday it had identified a ​launch of a missile from Yemen, the ‌first time a ‌missile has launched from Yemen ⁠since ⁠the war erupted. The launch comes hours after Iran-aligned ​Houthis said on Friday they were prepared to act if what the group ​called an …

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Secret Service Agent Assigned to Jill Biden Shoots Self in Leg

March 27 (Reuters) – A ⁠U.S. ⁠Secret Service agent ⁠assigned to former First Lady Jill ​Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg early ‌on Friday near Philadelphia ‌International Airport, according to a source ⁠familiar ⁠with the incident. In a statement that did not mention ​Biden, the Secret Service said the incident occurred just after 8:30 …

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Bank of America reaches $72.5 million settlement in Epstein lawsuit

Bank of America has reached a $72.5 million settlement in a lawsuit that alleges the financial giant helped facilitate the sex trafficking operation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epsteinaccording to court documents filed Friday. The lawsuit was filed last October in New York federal court on behalf of alleged victims of Epstein. It claims that …

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Dodgers Receive Glittering World Series Jewelry to Mark Back-To-Back Titles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers slipped glittering World Series championship rings on their fingers to celebrate their second straight title Friday night in a pregame ceremony. Shohei Ohtani removed his ring from a blue box that includes a video playing highlights from last year’s postseason run that culminated in a Game 7 …

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US House Passes Temporary Funding Bill to End Homeland Security Shutdown

March ⁠27 (Reuters) – ⁠The U.S. ⁠House ​of Representatives ‌late ‌on ⁠Friday passed ⁠legislation providing funding ​for ​the Department ⁠of Homeland ⁠Security ⁠through May ​22. It faces ​probable ⁠defeat ⁠in the Senate, however, where ⁠Democrats are expected to oppose it. (Reporting ⁠by Richard Cowan; editing ​by Costas ​Pitas) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Many Losers, Few Winners in Political Battle Over ICE Funding

By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – Democrats in Congress have waged a battle to place new ⁠legal ⁠restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration agents, knowing that they were ⁠unlikely to win Republican support but hopeful they might win a bigger prize: control of Capitol Hill in the November elections. …

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