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National News

Homeowners insurance rates up by double digits 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  Insurance premiums of American homeowners rose last year, with rates increasing by more than 20% in six states, according to a recent report from S&P Global. 

Courts filler

Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s order limiting birthright citizenship.  U.S. District Judge John Coughenour after a hearing in Seattle issued a temporary

National News

SEC launches task force to overhaul crypto policy 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new leadership has announced the creation of a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, marking the

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo. by Madalina Vasiliu.

An overview: Trump’s flurry of Day 1 executive orders 

Actions addressed border, Jan. 6 pardons, energy, inflation, bureaucracy and more  By Nathan Worcester, Jacob Burg, John Haughey, Darlene McCormick Sanchez, Andrew Moran Contributing Writers  President Donald Trump set a breakneck

Courts filler

Supreme Court upholds law that bans TikTok  

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away TikTok’s request to halt a federal law requiring indirect owner ByteDance to divest itself of the company by

Israel news filler

Israel Approves Cease-Fire Deal, Set to Begin Sunday

UPDATED with approval of full cabinet. By Chris Summers Contributing Writer   Israel’s cabinet approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early on Saturday local time, paving the way for a six-week pause

Politics and government

Whitesides announces committee assignments 

News release  U.S. Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, announced his House Armed Services Committee and subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress.  Within the HASC, Whitesides will serve on the Cyber,