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Republican and Democratic senators took turns Wednesday denouncing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his company’s record on China after they heard testimony from the latest former Meta employee to become a public critic of the company.   At a hearing of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime and terrorism, senators …

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Two former Major League Baseball stars. An iconic singer. A renowned fashion designer. A prominent banking family. A governor. Young professionals. They were among the more than 124 people who were killed Tuesday when what had started as a celebratory night turned into one of …

A federal judge in Texas issued an order Wednesday temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people held in a south Texas immigration detention center without due process. A second federal judge in New York said in a hearing that he planned a similar …

BOISE, Idaho — With the trial against the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students four months away, a judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday over court motions that will shape the proceedings and, if successful for his defense, remove the death penalty as punishment. Prosecutors and …

As President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans sent stocks tumbling and economists warning of a broader economic slowdown, many of Trump’s supporters say they support the move as part of a broader vision for the U.S. economy, even if prices rise. But a slice of 2024 Trump voters are deeply …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a primary challenge against longtime Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday night, setting the stage for a battle between two politicians representing different parts of the Republican Party. Both Paxton and Cornyn have won multiple statewide elections. Paxton, a GOP hard-liner, was first elected in …

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented tariffs on global imports into the United States take effect Wednesday, reshuffling a global economic order that has largely stood for generations.  The mere announcement of the duties last week sent shock waves through global markets and caused trillions of dollars in paper losses. Now, consumers …

An immigration judge in Louisiana ordered the federal government Tuesday to provide evidence by Wednesday justifying its attempt to deport a Columbia University student activist. At a hearing, Judge Jamee Comans gave the federal government 24 hours to turn over its evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident and …

WASHINGTON — The acting commissioner of the IRS is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S., according to two people familiar with the decision. Melanie Krause, who had served as acting head …

Mortgage rates hit their highest level in over a month this week, reversing course after a period of improvement. The average rate on the 30-year fixed rate jumped 22 basis points Monday and another 3 basis points Tuesday to 6.85%, according to Mortgage News Daily, fully erasing the decline from last …