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Head of Social Security challenged by lawmakers over long lines, wait times arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/r...
Case against Trump weaponization fund paused following Blanche reversal arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/r...
Lawsuit filed in Arkansas over secret agreement for military drone manufacturer arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/l...
Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/r...
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Check out Advocate reporter @tessmvrbin.bsky.social on @lrpublicradio.bsky.social talking about efforts to restrict access to certain library materials. www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-region...
‘What’s the alternative?’: US Sens. Cruz, Cantwell urge buy-in on college sports bill arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/r...
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US House passes bill to combat ‘ghost’ federal student aid applicants arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/r...
US House Dems urge Congress to increase protections for trans and diverse students arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/r...
Billions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law arkansasadvocate.com/2026/06/10/r...
WASHINGTON — The head of the Social Security Administration testified before Congress on Wednesday that customer service has drastically improved during the last year, though he declined to offer ways...
A University of Arkansas professor is suing Fayetteville over its nondisclosure agreement for a military-grade drone manufacturer, as the secrecy surrounding data centers and other economic deals in t...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge denied a temporary restraining order Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, saying the issue is moot after acting Attorney Ge...
Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released o...
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The Arkansas Advocate's Tess Vrbin spoke to Little Rock Public Radio about the new rules proposed by the state board.
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators promoted their legislation Wednesday to set national standards for college athletes’ compensation, calling the compromise bill the best available option...
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday blamed the Biden administration’s “open-border policies” for the six confirmed cases of the New World screwworm that have reached the Uni...
WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. House on Wednesday called for greater protections for transgender and diverse students, criticizing congressional Republican and Trump administration efforts to diss...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration enforcement Wednesday when he signed into law a nearly $70 billion package that will keep key federal agencies opera...
