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NEWARK, New Jersey — Minutes after getting sworn in as governor of the Garden State, Democrat Mikie Sherrill tore into President Trump in a divisive inauguration speech — accusing him of “illegally usurping power.” Read More.

Since 2020, fraudsters have scammed at least $36 billion and as much as $3 trillion in tax money from federal entitlement programs, dwarfing the amount federal prosecutors claim was stolen in Minnesota's federal food aid scandal known as Feeding Our Future, an investigation by The Center Square found. Read More.

Donald Trump on Monday threatened 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne over France’s intentions to decline the US leader’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace.” Read More.

Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, recently pre-filed Senate Bill 1105, which allows Arizona counties, cities and towns to restrict ADUs from being used for vacation or short-term rentals. Read More.

The dollar sank 0.31% against the euro to $1.16 and tumbled 0.32% against the yen to 157.58. Meanwhile, gold rose 1.95% to a fresh record of $4,684.30 per ounce. Silver jumped 5.66% to $93.53, also a new high. Read More.

The Goldwater Institute and the Idaho Freedom Foundation sent a letter this week urging Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador to investigate whether state colleges and universities are complying with a law banning mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Read More.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina ‍Machado ‍said she ⁠presented U.S. President Donald Trump with her Nobel ‍Peace Prize medal ⁠during their meeting on Thursday. She ⁠did not ⁠answer ‍reporters' questions as to ‌whether he accepted ⁠it. Read More.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating among Arizonans declined 16 percentage points from February to December, a new poll shows. Noble Predictive Insights released a poll showing that Arizonans' favorability toward Trump fell from +3% to -13% over a nine-month period. Read More.

President Donald Trump confirmed that a person who allegedly leaked classified information regarding United States operations in Venezuela was in jail. Read More.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne applauded a recent ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals that allows a parent to sue Mesa Public Schools after the district did not inform a parent that their child sought to change their gender. Read More.

The latest CDC data, which runs through January 3, shows the weekly rate of hospitalizations, largely driven by H3N2 subclade K or the 'super flu' strain, is up 53 percent from the week before. Overall hospitalizations for the season are also up 37 percent compared to the week before. Read More.

Arizona taxpayers will actually save more than the original estimate of $1.1 billion over the next three years if the Republican majority in the Legislature passes its tax plan, according to a think tank. Read More.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is set to reach agreements with major technology companies to prevent the rapid expansion of data centers from increasing utility bills in the United States. Read More.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a massive multi-state coalition, has expanded a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Read More.

US President Donald Trump has told several of the world’s major oil companies that he guarantees “total safety” in Venezuela, urging them to invest $100 billion in the South American nation’s oil industry. Read More.