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Trump says accusation against Platner 'really a question of whether you believe the woman'
The president told reporters on board Air Force One that Platner is in a "bind" over the situation but that it's really a matter of whether voters believe the accuser.
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Senate Judiciary officially schedules Blanche's attorney general confirmation hearing for next week
The confirmation hearing will take place on July 15 at 9 a.m. Eastern and will be held in the Hart Senate Office Building.
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Feds buy two immigration detention centers in California for $1.5 billion
Facilities were sold to the Homeland Security Department by the private prison operator CoreCivic.
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In sending military to DC, Trump uses strategy that led to El Salvador's drastic drop in murders
In 2015, El Salvador recorded 6,656 homicides. But after the mass arrests, the numbers plummeted. Seven months into this year, there had been about 40 murders.
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Bondi announces expansion of human trafficking taskforce: 'The cost of human smuggling is huge'
Bondi claimed in a press conference that too many people are dying during human smuggling and trafficking operations and that she is expanding the task force with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to cover more ground.
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FBI seized phones, files, computer equipment during John Bolton raid
The bureau raided Bolton's Maryland suburban home last month as part of a national security investigation that started under the Biden administration, but was not heavily pursued until FBI Director Kash Patel took office earlier this year.
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GOP Arizona state senator files ethics complaint against Democrat for sharing ICE location
"Senator Ortiz's actions were not only reckless – they were dangerous," Arizona state Sen. Jake Hoffman said
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Convicted FBI agent tipped off Hunter Biden-linked Chinese company about criminal investigation
A disgraced FBI official tipped off a Chinese company about a criminal investigation while Hunter Biden was pursuing lucrative deals with the CCP-linked business.
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Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn to run for Congress again in Florida: report
One source told Axios that Cawthorn met with GOP leaders on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss the bid.
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DC sues Trump over National Guard deployment
The move is noteworthy as Mayor Muriel Bowser has been generally cooperative with the federal effort. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb brought the suit, however.
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Farage warns Americans coming to U.K. could be arrested for speech like anti-transgender comedian's
Famed TV show creator Graham Linehan's arrest at airport for months-old posts complicates House Judiciary Democrats' attempts to paint U.K., Europe speech restrictions as same "line-drawing exercises" on First Amendment.
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Tech CEOs to attend first event in newly renovated Rose Garden
"The president looks forward to welcoming top business, political, and tech leaders for this dinner and the many dinners to come on the new, beautiful Rose Garden patio," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said
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Trump DOJ opens criminal probe into Fed governor Lisa Cook: Report
It remains unclear whether Trump has the authority to fire Cook and she has sued to challenge her termination.