Reno Gazette Journal
Trump criticizes top U.S. allies over war
President Donald Trump slammed top U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, as the war with Iran expands and warned Americans that they may have to deal with “a little high” oil prices as crude costs soared and the stock market tumbled. “If we have...
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U.S. fighter jets crash in Kuwait
The Trump administration’s conflict with Iran will not be “endless,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 2, as the United States and Israel’s joint air strikes against Iran expand, the death toll rises and a congressional debate over President...
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Hi-Way 40 Motel to be affordable housing
The Hi-Way 40 Motel in Reno is being converted into affordable housing, with leasing expected to start in April 2026, according to city officials. City officials started working with Volunteers of America to rehabilitate the motel at 1750 E. Fourth...
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‘No Tax on Tips’ policy now in effect
Tax returns filed in 2026 will be the first with President Donald Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” policy in effect — and it may be confusing for some filers because not all tipped occupations qualify and neither do all tips. h “There are some folks,...
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UNDERSEA DIPLOMACY
Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people. As global competition intensifies and climate change accelerates, the world’s oceans...
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Push to automate science with AI has constraints
Consistent with the general trend of incorporating artificial intelligence into nearly every field, researchers and politicians are increasingly using AI models trained on scientific data to infer answers to scientific questions. But can AI ultimately...
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President Trump touts economic gains in speech
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump declared the country is booming, his opponents are “crazy” and his administration is engaged in unprecedented levels of “winning” in a marathon State of the Union address that comes as polls showed deep skepticism of...
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Premium pushback
State lawmakers are eyeing solutions to address Nevada’s high auto insurance rates, which are among the 10 most expensive in the country. Insurance rates rose 13% in the state in 2025 and are expected to keep rising this year, according to the...
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Truckee grieves avalanche deaths
Aname was neatly stamped in the center of each blue wooden heart nailed to a white post, the first public memorial to the nine people killed in the Feb. 17 Sierra Nevada avalanche. h At a candlelight vigil Sunday night in downtown Truckee, exactly one...
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Telling time by tree
Who knows more about time than one of the oldest living organisms on Earth? In western society, time is measured by human constructs. However, a new permanent installation at the Nevada Museum of Art aims to make people aware of the other perceptions...
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6 Tahoe avalanche victims identified as friends, mothers
The families of six women killed in the Feb. 17 avalanche near Lake Tahoe released a statement Thursday asking that the focus be on supporting the children of those who died. h The statement named the victims as Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle...
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STUDY: PLANET IS IN WATER BANKRUPTCY
The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages. h About 4 billion people – nearly half...
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What we know about private ski school linked to accident
Some of the people killed in the Feb. 17 avalanche near Truckee had ties to Sugar Bowl Academy on the Sugar Bowl Resort mountain, the school announced in a statement Wednesday. The private 501(c)(3) ski academy confirmed that members of its community...
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8 SKIERS NOW CONFIRMED DEAD
For the latest news on the avalanche and its victims, see RGJ.com. Of the nine missing skiers that were caught in an avalanche near Castle Peak on Tuesday, eight are confirmed dead and one is still missing and presumed dead, according to the Nevada...
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Civil rights icon ‘kept the dream alive’
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights icon who battled alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., negotiated global hostage releases and shamed corporations for their lack of diversity and failure to support voting rights, died on Feb. 17. He...
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No relief for renters
Renting continues to be an expensive proposition in the Reno area as apartment rents posted yet another record high. Apartment rents in Reno-Sparks topped the $1,700 mark, according to two reports that track the multifamily market each quarter — with...
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Reno police release bodycam footage
The Reno Police Department released the edited body camera footage Thursday, Feb. 12 of the Wells Avenue bridge shooting that left a man dead. Officers were conducting a welfare check when the encounter resulted in the man being shot and killed by law...
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Tax increase bringing billions to WCSD
Ten years ago, the hallways in Washoe County schools were as jam-packed as Spaghetti Bowl rush hour traffic. h With severe overcrowding and not enough money, the district was on the brink of extreme measures: rotating students through packed classrooms...
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AI COMPANIES GEAR UP TO SELL ADS
Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development hadn’t consolidated under a small number of big tech firms. Nor had it capitalized on consumer attention,...
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Attendance up, violence down
Washoe County School District Superintendent Joe Ernst released his midyear self-evaluation this week, giving the district high marks on several goals he set during his first full year on the job. “We have made strong progress,” Ernst said,...
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Vigil held in Reno
The number of homeless people who died in Reno jumped again to 93 in 2025, up from 77 deaths in 2024. This makes 2025 the third-highest year in the past decade for homeless deaths in Washoe County. Interfaith leaders from Northern Nevada held a...
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6 more suspects found in Epstein files, officials say
WASHINGTON – Two House members who led the effort to force the Justice Department to release more documents about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein said they discovered at least six more suspected accomplices. The department began Feb. 9...
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DMV has five days to produce records
Carson City District Judge Kristin Luis says she’s leaning toward imposing civil penalties against the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles for failing to comply with the law in its responses to requests from the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada...
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Former Reno mayor Jeff Griffin dies at 81
Former Reno mayor and local businessman Jeff Griffin died Thursday, Feb. 5. Griffin, 81, served as Reno’s mayor from 1995 to 2002. In 2002, facing opposition from Bob Cashell and buffeted by criticism over his support of the proposed downtown train...
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Balancing Reno’s economic changes
Northern Nevada’s economy rallied to mitigate the impact of tariffs and higher interest rates last year, but high housing costs and inflation continued to squeeze many area households. Despite the challenges, the Economic Development Authority of...
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Social media reshaping research on substance use
When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the stories shared on social media platforms are offering unprecedented insights...
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Consumer-driven future seen for GLP-1 drugs
LONDON – Ask executives in the health care industry about the future market for weight-loss drugs and the analogies are telling: monthly GLP-1 medicine subscriptions like a streaming video membership; dose decisions managed on a smartphone app; access...
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‘Not a viable option’
The Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects is hoping federal efforts to find states willing to host sites that can handle the full nuclear lifecycle will steer nuclear waste storage away from Nevada. Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced...
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Gov. Lombardo shows over 50% approval
Gov. Joe Lombardo seeks applicants to replace Washoe District Court Judge Bridget Robb, who is retiring after a temporary stalking protection order was granted against her. Robb’s last day is Friday, Feb. 6. The application period opens Monday, Feb....
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‘A little disappointed’
Nevada’s solution to the problem of homeowners being dropped en masse by insurance companies over growing wildfire risk is receiving a tepid response. Assembly Bill 376 created what’s known as a “regulatory sandbox” — permission for insurance...
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Students walk out in protest against ICE
Middle and high school students across Washoe County walked out in force Friday as part of peaceful anti-ICE protests in Reno. Hundreds of students including from Reno, McQueen, Sparks, Wooster and Damonte high schools filled sidewalks and streets,...
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SLOWING GROWTH
Nevada is starting to feel the effects captured in new U.S. Census data showing population growth slowing, driven by a drop in international migration. The number of foreign migrants coming to the Silver State plunged by more than half from 2024 to...
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Shutdown still possible despite DHS compromise
Lawmakers appeared to be closing in on a deal endorsed by President Donald Trump to avoid an extended government shutdown, but a key player said a brief government closure may be inevitable as there still was work to be done Jan. 30 as funding was set...
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Former WCSD employee convicted of sexual assault
Caitlin Rock was convicted Wednesday of sexual assault and sexual seduction of a former Billinghurst Middle School student starting when he was 13. Rock, 47, was an intervention specialist with Washoe County School District and married with two...
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‘Difficult but necessary decisions’
The Washoe County School District has eliminated 39 positions to help offset what started as an $18 million budget deficit for the 2026-27 school year. Through the cuts and other cost-saving measures, the district said it went into a meeting Tuesday,...
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Stalking report puts cases in question
Washoe District Court is investigating past cases involving Judge Bridget Robb and the McDonald Carano law firm after details came out in an alleged stalking case. “We are looking into any potential of undisclosed conflict of interest in past cases,”...
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Simon seeking ownership of Greater Nevada Field
A group tied to real estate magnate Herb Simon is looking to restructure its agreement with the city of Reno over Greater Nevada Field. Nevada Land wants to address an issue with its lease while also seeking to acquire ownership of the downtown...
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Nevada regents OK 12% tuition hike plan
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents approved a multi-year tuition and fee increase plan Friday, Jan. 23 to offset the expiration of temporary state funding and avoid widespread layoffs across Nevada’s public colleges and...
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Reno airport posts highest passenger count in 2 decades
Reno-Tahoe International Airport continued its upward trend in annual passenger counts for 2025, posting its best year in nearly two decades. The Reno airport served 4.9 million passengers last year, its fifth straight annual increase since the...
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Polluting plants – disproportionately located in low-income communities – forced back into service ‘VERY DISAPPOINTING’
CHICAGO – In Chicago’s workingclass Pilsen neighborhood, a 1960s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children climbing on its colorful playground and zooming down...
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Feds seek talks on Colorado River plan
Negotiators for the seven states that share the shrinking Colorado River met in Salt Lake City the week of Jan. 12 but could not agree on a deal to split up the water, Arizona’s lead negotiator said. “I didn’t see enough progress,” Arizona Water...
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President calls for Greenland negotiations
President Donald Trump said in remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he was seeking “immediate negotiations” to acquire Denmark’s Greenland territory and that he does not intend to use military force to gain control of the...
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CONTESTED QUARTER$
A new report says investors own 24.84% of Nevada’s single-family homes, equating to about 303,000 properties. That’s 6% higher than the national average and the seventh highest share in the nation behind Wyoming (30.9%), Maine (29.76%), Montana...
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Partisanship colors views of Trump term
President Donald Trump swept back into the White House one year ago, Jan. 20, 2025, laying out a series of promises during his inaugural address: Prosperity. Security. Respect. Hope. Trump’s popularity is slipping nationally, with one recent poll...
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PARTY CHANGES
As the 2026 midterm elections get closer, voter registration numbers for the Democratic and Republican parties continue to plummet in Nevada. The final 2025 numbers for active voters show Democrats lost 33,509 registered party members over past year...
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Trump threatens Insurrection Act in MN
President Donald Trump on Jan. 15 threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would give him power to deploy armed forces domestically, as tensions ratcheted up yet further in Minnesota following a second shooting involving a federal agent. The...
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7 Reno High students get guilty sentences
The punishment wasn’t what the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office wanted for the seven former Reno High students charged with gross misdemeanors after a senior prank turned into a rampage on May 22. Four avoided any jail time. Two were sentenced...
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Tens of thousands protest ICE in U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS – Native American dancers performed in a snow-covered park here, wearing traditional outfits. The smell of incense wafted through the air as an estimated 3,000 demonstrators shouted their displeasure with federal immigration agents. Across...
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Furor continues over ICE shootings
Tensions remained high Jan. 9 as shootings involving immigration agents in Minneapolis and in Portland, Oregon, drew protesters to the streets and deepened fractures between federal and state officials. h In Portland, a U.S. Border Patrol officer shot...
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A shot at vaccine policies
With the federal government revamping children’s vaccine recommendations, questions arise about how this might affect Nevada and what the state requires now. Jim O’Neill, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, formally...
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Jacobs Entertainment files permit for first soccer field
Plans for a downtown Reno youth sports association took the next step with the filing of a permit for a new soccer field. Jacobs Entertainment filed a grading permit with the city of Reno on Dec. 23, according to public records obtained by the Reno...
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Maduro’s tight grip on power ends
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change. His rule abruptly ended on Jan. 3,...
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Tourism worries
As Nevada’s tourism industry struggles with a decrease in visitors, U.S. Customs and Border Protection put forward a proposal in December that could throw another wrench into the mix. Aimed at bolstering national security, the plan would put new...
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Study looks at climate change, asthma in kids
Better bike lanes, electric buses and more charging stations for electric cars – these are all ways cities can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. But for those who think curbing the planet’s warming is a lofty goal, two...
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Ultimate Rush ride taken down after nearly 30 years
Nearly three decades after it first towered over a corner of the former Reno Hilton, a longtime extreme thrill ride has finally come down to earth. The Ultimate Rush thrill ride was taken down at the Grand Sierra Resort to make way for a...
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Big events on calendar for 2026
As a new year dawns, many Americans are reflecting on 2025, a year marked by historic events including the inauguration of a president, the appointment of the first American pope, and major pop culture moments like the release of “Wicked: For Good” and...
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Experts expect economy to grow
A seesaw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a late-year run of...
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Bryant looks back at one year on the job
After a contentious start, Jackie Bryant officially marked her first year in the Reno city manager position. As the fourth city manager in 10 years, Bryant must lead the city through projected financial shortfalls, an ongoing housing crisis, a...
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Why is Las Vegas in a slump?
As Las Vegas’ economy goes, so goes Nevada’s. It’s simple mathematics because of the region’s size, accounting for 70% of the state’s population and a similar amount of its gaming and tourism business. And the math doesn’t look good. A new report by...
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Regenerative farming making a comeback
At Troon Vineyard, in southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley, Garett Long has turned composting into an art form, using it to support soil microbes and eliminate the need for petroleum-based fertilizers. h When Andrea Malmberg and her husband, Tony, bought...
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‘FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE’
LONDON – The West’s push to build a homegrown magnets supply chain to reduce its reliance on China – led by massive U.S. backing for Nevada-based MP Materials – is running into a critical problem: the scarcity of so-called heavy rare earth...
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Merry Christmas
There is no print edition of the paper today, but you can find today’s puzzles, comics, national news and sports here in the eNewspaper.
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‘DEEP CONNECTION’
The places Indigenous peoples call home have intertwined with their ways of life for millennia. Their stories, foodways and cultures relate directly to their homelands. Lands, waters, plants and animals, the creatures that inhabit the waters below and...
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FREQUENT FLYERS
Folks traveling through the Reno airport for the holiday season may want to avoid these four days — or at least be prepared for a crowd. Reno-Tahoe International Airport is expecting between 14,000 to 15,000 passengers daily on the following dates: h...
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Lake upgrades
The University of Nevada, Reno is upgrading Manzanita Lake and the adjacent grassy field with the goal of making the once hot spot on campus a bustling destination again. h A$7 million construction project includes structural and utility upgrades, but...
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Turning Point USA gains ground on campuses
Apair of students stood in the Indiana University Indianapolis student center asking a simple legal question: “Is ‘hate speech’ protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution?” Students slowed to read the white board, and many shuffled toward...
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States take up conservation goals terminated by Trump
WASHINGTON – With a snappy title and a laudable goal, “30 by 30” was a landmark plan hatched to help save at least 30% of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030. Alongside this multinational push, the United States had its own trailblazing version of...
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Enrollment climbs in charter schools
All but three public school districts across the state saw student enrollment drop this year, according to the data compiled by the Nevada Department of Education. Statewide enrollment in K-12 public school districts dipped by around 2% for the...
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Police arrest son in Reiners’ deaths
Police have arrested Nick Reiner, the son of actor-director Rob Reiner and his film producer wife, Michele Singer Reiner, following the deaths of the couple. Nick Reiner, a 32-year-old screenwriter, was taken into custody on Dec. 14, and is being held...
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Jacobs to demolish Bonanza Inn
Jacobs Entertainment is changing its plans for the Bonanza Inn, opting to demolish the West Fourth Street property instead of renovating it due to higher than expected costs. The demolition will allow for the development of a new and larger project at...
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Graduation rates fluctuate
It used to be easy to blame Clark County for Nevada’s place near or at the bottom of national education rankings. Now, the giant district — fifth-largest in the U.S. — has a higher graduation rate than the state and Washoe County. Clark County jumped...
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Private firms snap up mobile home parks
One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away. At manufactured home parks – sometimes called trailer parks or mobile home parks – rents are rapidly rising due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. Although private...
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‘Present for all of our teachers’
Under a new two-year contract for teachers, the Washoe County School District is giving raises, bonuses, stipends and 17 days of paid time off that no longer has to be claimed as sick leave. h Most teachers will get a 2% raise. Some in tough-to-fill...
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UNR works to keep local food business center operating
Federal funding for local food production was hit hard earlier this year when the Trump administration cut several agricultural programs supporting home-grown food and farm businesses. Despite those cuts, the University of Nevada, Reno says the local...
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Congress working on $901B defense policy bill
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Dec. 7 unveiled an annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in national security spending next year, billions more than President Donald Trump’s request, and provides $400 million in military assistance to...
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