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White House maneuvers around Congress to cut $810 million with 'pocket rescission'

The White House late Friday announced it was cutting nearly $810 million in congressionally appropriated funding for programs that provide aid to illegal immigrants and serve race-based missions.

Pittsburgh doctor dies after being stabbed during home invasion

A doctor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center died Thursday after an alleged home invader attacked him and his wife while they slept.

Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time

The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections.

Marjorie Taylor Greene declares MAGA 'is dead,' calls it a cult

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE says MAGA "is dead": "They're liars, and they're hypocrites, and they're in a cult."

Tim Tebow pauses relationship with Christian organization accused of using predatory sales tactics

Tim Tebow said Friday he is "pausing his relationship" with Life Surge, a Christian organization that's been accused of using predatory sales tactics to exploit its followers' faith and financial insecurity.

16 detainees, $100 million: The real math behind ICE's Guantanamo Bay operation

ICE spent more than $100 million detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay this year -- even though the base averaged just 16 people a day. A federal audit says that's only part of the waste.

Pentagon creates new office to reduce duplicate programs, wasteful spending

The Pentagon on Friday announced a new organization to cut waste at the Department of Defense by identifying inefficient spending, unnecessary administrative systems and duplicate programs.

Wisconsin brewery that taunted Trump's death faces permit closure

A Wisconsin brewery known for dangling the promise of free beer on the day President Trump dies is bracing to lose its Madison taproom after the state moved to revoke its alcohol permits.

Chris Hansen blasts Robert Pattinson's 'Primetime' as 'bizarre'

Chris Hansen has finally watched "Primetime," and he did not care for what he saw.

Peru faces human rights court over protections for isolated Indigenous peoples in Amazon

Peru faced the final day of a landmark hearing before a regional human rights court Friday over allegations that it failed to protect Indigenous peoples living in isolation in the Amazon from logging and other activities encroaching on their territory.

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Caldwell resigns after ethics inquiry

New Jersey Democratic Lt. Gov. Dale G. Caldwell has resigned following a bombshell ethics and sexual harassment inquiry.

A reprieve from rising oil prices helps U.S. stocks finish the week higher

A cooldown in oil prices helped release some of the pressure that's built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% Friday to pull within 0.7% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. Stocks got a boost after the price of a barrel of Brent oil dropped below $98. That helped Treasury yields ease shortly after the 10-year yield briefly jumped near its highest level since 2007.