The White House has worked for months with senators on the carefully negotiated bipartisan compromise, but under pressure from Trump, even Republican senators who had previously been supportive came out against the bill.
Carol Semple
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Fishing regulators say no to catching more elvers, a most valuable species
The baby eels are harvested from rivers and streams in Maine, sold to aquaculture companies and raised to maturity, then resold as food.
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Maine must release voter rolls to conservative group, court says
State election officials and privacy advocates have raised alarms about a push by several conservative groups to access state voter rolls, fearing that the lists could be used to intimidate voters or cancel registrations.
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Senate bill would upend U.S. asylum at the border with limits and fast reviews
Asylum, once a policy afterthought, is now the border’s dominant challenge.
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With 7 matches for the 2026 World Cup, Boston expecting huge economic boost
A FIFA study projected a city hosting the World Cup would generate $400 million in spending, adding that the number would have to be adjusted now that Boston is set to host 7 games.
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Here’s how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Donald Trump can remain on the ballot in Colorado, where that state’s highest court ruled that he violated a constitutional provision targeting those who “engaged in insurrection.”
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Strike averted as hospitality union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week
The union announced last week that it would go on strike if tentative contracts weren’t in place by 5 a.m. Monday.
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Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces challenges, as Israel has dismissed U.S. calls for a path to a Palestinian state, and Iran’s militant allies in the region have shown little sign of being deterred by U.S. strikes.
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King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, will pause public duties
The king has been advised to postpone public-facing duties while he undergoes treatment, but will continue to undertake state business and official paperwork as usual, the palace says.
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A grainy sonar image reignites interest over Amelia Earhart’s final flight
A South Carolina-based sea exploration company believes it has captured an outline of the iconic American’s Lockheed 10-E Electra, which vanished in 1937.