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The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue, on Aug. 30. The House voted Tuesday to extend government funding past this fall's midterm elections.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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AP
Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms
Sam Gringlas
With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December.
A new album from Erykah Badu and The Alchemist (pictured) is out to spark something revolutionary, and it feels as if it's in conversation with another record from poet Saul Williams.
Texas Maragh
The week in hip-hop: Gettin' dead fresh with Erykah Badu and Saul Williams
Rodney Carmichael
A federal agent's body camera records as they question a woman before she is released as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in March 2026 in New York City.
Michael M. Santiago
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ICE says it has enough body cameras now, after series of deadly shootings
Ximena Bustillo
NPR
14 new books in September to help ease you into fall
Colin Dwyer
Texas Standard
Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall just east of Beaumont, moving slowly through southeast Texas
The storm, which is expected to bring its heaviest downpours on Tuesday, could bring flash flooding to southeast Texas. Though meteorologists currently predict rain to be a greater concern than...
Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas is anything but conventional. Why is it happening?
John Whitmire had big plans for Houston. But the city’s strong-mayor system has been hitting walls
New Texas laws expand repair rights, regulate solar sellers and recognize gold as money
Texas Standard for Sept. 1, 2026: Marfa’s Palace Theater could soon see new life
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