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WATCH: Pentagon publicly releases video of US military disabling 2 additional Iranian tankers
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) enforced blockade measures against two Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers attempting to pull into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman," read a CENTCOM statement.
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Small Georgia town reinstates police force after mayor fires them over social media posts
The Cohutta town council voted to reinstate the officers with backpay after learning that the firings did not follow the town charter which mandated that employees be given 30 days notice.
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Trump indicates US could move troops from Germany to Poland
The Pentagon previously indicated that the U.S. would move 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months.
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Tillis to end block on Fed chair nominee Warsh after Justice Department drops Powell investigation
Tillis had sworn that he wouldn't vote for Warsh so long as the Justice Department continued its investigation of Powell, who Tillis supports.
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Supreme Court hears landmark Roundup case, with ruling expected to impact tens of thousands of suits
The high court's ruling on Monsanto Company. v. Durnell is expected to shape the future of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that Bayer-owned Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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British officials say U.S. visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla Monday proceeding as planned
The visit will be the first time a British monarch has come to the U.S. since the late Queen Elizabeth visited in 2007.
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Obama reacts to WHCD shooting: ‘Reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy‘
It’s also a sobering reminder of the courage and sacrifice that U.S. Secret Service Agents show every day. I’m grateful to them – and thankful that the agent who was shot is going to be okay," Obama says
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Alleged White House gala gunman was a Kamala supporter, game developer, radical Wide Awakes member
“I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary."
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DOJ asks group to drop lawsuit challenging Trump's White House ballroom after WHCD shooting
Brett Shumate, who leads the department’s civil division, wrote a letter to Gregory Craig, a lawyer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, with a deadline of 9 a.m. on Monday to voluntarily drop the lawsuit.
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Trump and cabinet 'will not stop' doing events like WH correspondents' gala after shooting: Blanche
"It will not stop him [Trump] from doing his job. And not only him, but the vice president, the Cabinet, the law enforcement, you all journalists, you're not going to stop doing your jobs either because of this — this lone man that did what he did," Blanche says
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GAO finds U.S. Army software delay leaves $130 million in cost savings on the table
In the report, the GAO found that the Department of Defense identified 14 weapon systems with what it classifies as “critical” operating and support cost growth out of 36 systems reviewed in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
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Secret Service agents respond to WH correspondents' dinner shooting while unpaid due to shutdown
"Secret Service agents ran toward danger last night to protect and put their lives on the line for others —while serving under an unfunded DHS," says Congressman Juan Ciscomani, an Arizona Republican, reference the DHS shutdown that has gone on for more than two weeks.
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Trump says US is working to remove mines from Strait of Hormuz, experts say it could take months
Experts caution that clearing underwater explosives could take months, even with a fragile ceasefire in place after weeks of fighting between the United States and Iran, according to the Associated Press