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Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to withhold funding from their states with bills that aim to give the federal government a taste of its own medicine. The novel and untested approach — so far introduced in Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Wisconsin — would essentially allow states to withhold …

The former chief of staff to the late Rep. Gerry Connolly clinched the Democratic nomination to fill Connolly’s seat in a deep-blue Northern Virginia district, according to the local Democratic Party. James Walkinshaw won with 59.54% of the vote in Saturday’s party-run primary, according to results posted by the 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee of Virginia. He beat a field …

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., over his opposition to a bill that would fund much of his domestic agenda, threatening to meet with primary challengers to Tillis, who is running for re-election next year. “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against ‘Senator Thom’ Tillis,” Trump wrote Saturday night. …

A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged Saturday outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center. Hundreds of protesters lined part of U.S. Highway 41 that slices through the marshy Everglades — also known as Tamiami Trail — as dump trucks …

PITTSBURGH — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday. He was 74. No further details about Parker’s death were immediately available. The Pirates informed the crowd of his death just before the start of their game against the New York Mets …

Elon Musk launched a series of attacks on Saturday against a massive spending bill that would fund much of President Donald Trump’s agenda, renewing his criticisms as Senate Republicans rush to pass the package, dubbed the “big, beautiful bill,” in order to meet a July 4 deadline set by Trump. “The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs …

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The funeral for the Georgia woman who was brain-dead but kept alive by ventilators because of the state’s abortion law was held Saturday in an Atlanta suburb, NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta reported. The funeral of Adriana Smith took place at Fairfield Baptist Church in Lithonia, WXIA reported, and drew a crowd that included a number of Smith’s fellow nurses …

The Israeli Defense Forces and the Israel Securities Authority killed Hamas co-founder Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa in a strike on Gaza City Friday, a statement from the IDF said. Al-Issa was hit in the area of Sabra within the city, the statement said. “Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa was a key source of knowledge and one of the last remaining senior …

An odor reported at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Friday sent a number of crew members to the hospital with unspecified injuries, American Airlines said in a statement. Before passengers boarded flight 2055 Friday, the odor was reported, AA said. Crew members received medical attention on site, the airline said. Some were taken to the hospital where they were treated and …