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    Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
    President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official.
    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 — Sunrise streams across the soybean and corn fields on David Burrier’s Frederick County farm.
    Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to fire independent agency board members
    The court’s six conservative justices already have signaled strong support for the Trump administration’s position.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines
    Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty.
    A Southwest Airlines flight takes off from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Remembering those who died in 2025, from Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk
    The deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife became a source of both sadness and mystery after their bodies were found in their home in February.
    EDMONTON, AB - JULY 26: Pope Francis arrives at Commonwealth Stadium to give an open-air mass on July 26, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. The pope is meeting with Indigenous communities and community leaders in Canada in an effort to reconcile the history of physical and sexual abuse of Indigenous children in the country's Catholic-run residential schools, as detailed in a 2015 Canadian-government-funded commission report.
    Trump administration to expand travel ban for citizens from more than 30 countries
    The Trump administration will be expanding its ban on travel for citizens of certain countries to more than 30.
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Donald Trump appears at an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Social Security Administration to cut field office visits by half: What it means for you
    The Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year, a move that advocates for the agency fear signals more closures are coming.
    The Social Security Administration offices in Woodlawn on March 15, 2025.
    Maryland to continue newborn hepatitis B shots as federal guidance shifts
    A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
    Reva Bounan, RN, holds a syringe to be used during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72B
    The merger, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry’s biggest players in film and TV under one roof.
    FILE - The Netflix logo is shown in this photo from the company's website on Feb. 2, 2023, in New York.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    Hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case sheds new light on his arrest
    The proceedings in Luigi Mangione’s case started Monday and could extend to next week. Thursday marks the anniversary of last year’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)
    Trump says Dulles Airport was ‘incorrectly designed.’ Now he plans to fix it.
    President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will embark on a reconstruction of Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
    FILE - A sign of Washington Dulles International Airport station is seen during the opening of new Silver Line Extension at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
    Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty from hospital bed
    The man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday, appearing before a judge by video from a hospital bed.
    A makeshift memorial for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is seen outside of Farragut West Station, near the site where the two National Guard members were shot, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
    Officer recalls confronting Luigi Mangione during the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting manhunt
    Luigi Mangione is back in court on Tuesday for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using some key evidence.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)
    Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
    As the first anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing looms this week, the man charged in his death will be in court fighting to prevent prosecutors from using evidence they say links him to the crime.
    Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Van Hollen among lawmakers backing congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats
    Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs.
    Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - Senator Chris Van Hollen addresses the crowd at Symphony Woods Park in Columbia during the No Kings rally.
    Police search for shooter after 4 are killed, 3 children, in California
    Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, California, sheriff’s officials said Saturday.
    First responders walk through a parking lot near the scene of a mass shooting Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Stockton, Calif.
    Thanksgiving travelers face delays as airlines work to fix software issue
    Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane.
    Travelers wait at LaGuardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
    More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer are seeking help, experts say
    Pot use among young adults reached historic levels in recent years, according to a federally supported survey.
    A joint is seen Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
    US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members
    The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.
    A small memorial of flags, flowers, other items are seen in a planter, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, near the site where two National Guard members were shot in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Shoppers hit Black Friday sales with celebratory mood despite economic strain
    Although online sales have eroded the significance of Black Friday, it brought out shoppers looking for deals.
    Shoppers line up to get into Mall of America for Black Friday deals, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Bloomington, Minn.
    Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge
    Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces upgraded charges after President Donald Trump announced Thursday that one of the victims, Sarah Beckstrom, had died.
    This combo from photos provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, show National Guard members, from left, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom.
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