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Read James Talarico's Democratic candidate questionnaire for the U.S. Senate race in Texas.

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Being hospitalized for an injury, such as a car accident, increases your risk of carrying medical debt and needing to file for bankruptcy, a new study finds.

After assassinations, shootings and a deadly ICE crackdown, Minnesota lawmakers return to a razor-thin Capitol to tackle ...

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The rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency rescinds a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment ...

Read Joe Jaworski's Democratic primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Attorney General race. Note: The USA TODAY ...

Thousands of low-income families across Washington face losing critical child care assistance under proposed state budget cuts that would cap enrollment in the Working Connections Child Care ...