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President Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects.

If county supervisors vote to approve updates to the county’s reserve policy Tuesday, county employees are set to receive bonuses.

Chronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Utah is finding a way to offer all that plus jobs.

Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.

In separate hearings on Capitol Hill this week, the Education Secretary answered questions about a range of issues, from student loans to mental health programs.

With heat indices over 100 degrees across much of the country, it's hot out there. But is it too hot for kids to be outside?

Even though none of Booker's current committee assignments give him authority over Tijuana River issues, the senator's visit is bringing more media attention to the crisis.

A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alley' has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.

As the government shutdown reaches its ninth day, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on Republicans to resume negotiations in Washington as Congress remains divided over health care and funding.

Descendants and others reflect on the legacy of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal which pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression, as the Trump administration slashes the federal government.