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There's no such thing as a free lunch. Vermont schools say there should be for kids

Vermont is inching closer to passing a bill to make school meals free for all public school students. It could be the next to join five other states to make the move after pandemic-era benefits.
- Ximena Bustillo
A president has faced arrest before Trump — for carriage speeding, 150 years ago

The nature of Trump's indictment is unprecedented, but the first time a president faced arrest was over 100 years ago.
- Dustin Jones
Mayor Harrell 'swings for the fences' with big, proposed property tax hike to fund affordable housing

Bruce Harrell wants to triple a Seattle property tax to raise nearly $1 billion dollars to fund affordable housing. In making the announcement on Thursday to a room filled with hundreds of affordable housing developers, Harrell admitted it’s a lot of money.
- David Hyde
Trump's historic indictment comes during his presidential primary run

Donald Trump will become the first former president to face criminal charges — and it's happening right in the middle of a presidential primary campaign.
- Domenico Montanaro
As debt ceiling talks stall, Speaker McCarthy says GOP may move its own bill

President Biden and Speaker McCarthy continue to spar over the next steps in negotiations on the debt ceiling. The country faces a historic default if no deal is reached before the summer deadline.
- Deirdre Walsh
Biden asks banking regulators to toughen some rules after recent bank failures

President Biden on Thursday urged banking regulators to take additional steps to reduce the risk of more mid-sized bank failures like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
- Washington Desk
All eyes on Beijing as Taiwan's president makes stops in the U.S. and Central America

Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen is arriving in New York Wednesday afternoon on what the administration official calls "a transit" before headed to central America.
- John Ruwitch
Union showdown: Starbucks' Howard Schultz faces Bernie Sanders in the Senate

A hearing for the history books: The resolutely anti-union architect of the modern Starbucks gets questioned by the outspoken mascot of the union movement in Congress.
- Andrea Hsu
President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.
- Barbara Sprunt
5 things we learned from the Senate hearing on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

A top federal regulator called the failure of Silicon Valley Bank a "textbook case of bank mismanagement" during a Senate hearing about what led to its spectacular collapse
- Scott Horsley

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