Former Chaparral QB Jack Miller heading to Florida to play for Gators

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House, Senate fight to kickstart plan on Donald Trump's legislative agenda
The two GOP-controlled chambers are at odds on how to get Trump's agenda done.
Reuters
USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that programs helping farmers would not be affected in the government overhaul. Some of the money that has been frozen is tied to environmental conservation programs that were funded by former President Joe Biden's signature climate law, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which included about $19.5 billion for farm programs over 10 years. The White House said its January 27 proposal to freeze federal loans and grants would not affect programs for farmers.
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Trump is 'angry' that deportation numbers are not higher
ICE is under increasing pressure to boost the number of arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants.
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California approves $50M to protect immigrants and defend state against Trump administration
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Friday setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the president's mass-deportation plans. One of the laws allocates $25 million for the state Department of Justice to fight legal battles against the federal government, and another sets aside $25 million in part for legal groups to defend immigrants facing possible deportation.
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US states sue to block Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems
(Reuters) -A coalition of mostly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop a Trump administration panel led by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments. The 19 states led by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, claim Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has no legal power to access the U.S. Department of Treasury systems that contain personal information on millions of Americans. The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court says Musk and his team could disrupt federal funding for health clinics, preschools, climate initiatives, and other programs, and that Republican President Donald Trump could use the information to further his political agenda.
AFP
Trump to make himself head of top Washington cultural venue
US President Donald Trump announced Friday he will name himself to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, putting his aggressive rightwing stamp on Washington's premier cultural venue.We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!"
Politico
Labor unions expand lawsuit to protect multiple agencies from DOGE
They announced the decision during a Friday hearing, where they sought to protect the Labor Department's data systems.
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Wreckage of missing Alaska plane with 10 aboard likely found, officials say
It's the third major U.S. aviation incident in eight days.
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Trump administration preparing to restart immigrant family detention
The Trump administration is moving forward with restarting the detention of migrant families, including those with young children.
Politico
Newsom approves $50M in ‘Trump-proofing’ funds for California
The Democratic governor just returned from a 90-minute meeting with Trump at the White House.
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Ending USAID programs could undercut Trump's goal of slashing migration to the U.S., groups say
In Colombia and Haiti, U.S. funding supports farming and fishing and provides incentives for people to stay rather than migrate to the U.S.
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Time puts Elon Musk behind the Resolute desk for latest cover
Time published its latest cover Friday morning, featuring a striking image of a government leader sitting behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office.
Reuters
Trump aware, supportive of AUKUS pact, US defense secretary says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump supported the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, after Australia on Friday confirmed its first $500 million payment under the defense pact. "The President is very aware, supportive of AUKUS, recognises the importance of the defense industrial base," Hegseth said in opening remarks of a meeting in Washington with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles, according to a transcript on Saturday. Under AUKUS, Australia will pay the United States $3 billion to boost the capacity of the U.S. submarine industry, and Washington will sell several Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia in the early 2030s, while Britain and Australia will later build a new AUKUS-class submarine.
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Tech titan's murder rocked Silicon Valley. For his loved ones, it was personal.
Bob Lee, who founded Cash App and was an executive at Square and Mobile Coin, was stabbed three times with a paring knife in San Francisco.
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19 states sue to stop DOGE from accessing Americans' personal data
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.
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How Vance is carving out his role as VP: From the Politics Desk
JD Vance is carving out his role as vice president, focusing on TikTok, Capitol Hill and foreign policy issues at the outset of Trump's second term.
AFP
Trump says he's revoking Biden's security clearance
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was revoking Joe Biden's security clearance, ending his predecessor's right to receive intelligence briefings after leaving office."Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden's Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings."
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Trump wants to resettle white South Africans facing 'race-based discrimination'
South Africa adopted a law allowing the government to seize property "in the public interest.” The measure was condemned by South Africa-born Elon Musk.
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'No need': Donald Trump revokes Joe Biden's security clearances
"There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Alabama realtor Ronald Dumas, missing over 2 months, now believed abducted, 'in danger'
Ronald Leslie Dumas Jr., 37, was abducted on Dec. 15, and police say he is 'in danger of bodily harm or death." His last cellphone ping was in Memphis, Tennessee.

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