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Watch Live: Trump delivers remarks on the economy in North Carolina
The speech is part of the president's national affordability tour, where he is expected to highlight his economic agenda in an effort to boost GOP support ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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California woman gets 30 years in prison for leading ‘transnational 'Terrorgram’ group from her home
The Justice Department said 35-year-old Dallas Humber served as a leader of the white supremacist transnational terrorist group from July 2022 to September 2024.
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Trump announces deal with nine pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices
The three holdouts remaining are Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie and Regeneron, but Johnson & Johnson is expected to meet with the Trump administration next week.
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DC sandwich thrower charged with misdemeanor after lack of felony indictment
Prosecutors were not able to convince a grand jury to charge Dunn with the more serious offense, according to sources cited in an ABC News report.
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FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend is suing a podcaster for defamation and $5 million in damages
According to the complaint, which was first posted by Court Watch in its newsletter on Friday, Seraphin falsely alleged that Wilkins was a foreign agent “assigned to manipulate and compromise the Director of the FBI.”
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Federal Judge blocks expanded fast-track deportations by Trump administration
This is another controversial ruling following the Supreme Court's June 2025 ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc., which held that such broad injunctions by district courts exceed the authority granted to federal courts by Congress.
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Chief Data Officer of Social Security resigns, citing 'culture of panic and dread'
The outlet notes that some of the young DOGE officials hired by Elon Musk were granted viewing privileges for the purpose of combating “waste, fraud and abuse” as seen by the Trump administration.
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US will deny visas for Palestinian leadership in advance of annual UN General Assembly in New York
Since there is a treaty that governs the U.N. headquarters in New York, the State Department will continue issuing visas for Palestinian diplomats who staff the Palestinian Authority mission before the United Nations meeting in September.
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FBI agent who blew whistle to protect women finally gets justice after nine-year battle
This story out of New Orleans comes just days after FBI Director Kash Patel announced that his agency had concluded agreements with 10 whistleblowers to restore their positions and security clearances, as well as to provide back pay.
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Border czar Tom Homan says ICE operations will ramp up for Seattle, Portland after Labor Day
Homan said some other states are complying and working with ICE: “We don't have that problem in Texas and Florida, where all the sheriffs are working with us."
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National debt to rise to 120% of GDP by 2035, budget watchdog warns
"To hold debt at 100% of GDP, approximately $4 trillion is needed over five years, or $9 trillion over the decade," analysis says.
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Pentagon to build new task force to counter drone threats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Department of Defense wants to address the growing threat and to improve its systems to protect people and equipment at home and overseas.
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Exclusive: U.S. generals ran cover for Taliban, despite violent attacks during bungled withdrawal
Generals Milley, McKenzie, and other Pentagon officials claimed the Taliban wasn't attacking the U.S. during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, then contended that the Taliban was businesslike and helpful during the chaotic and deadly evacuation that ensued. Neither narrative was true.