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Appeals court declines to restore Trump name to Kennedy Center pending appeal
The dispute arose after the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees, whose members were appointed by President Trump, voted in December to rename the institution “The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”
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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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Trump demands Hamas release all 20 hostages: 'IT WILL END!'
Hamas was originally estimated to have taken as many as 200 hostages in its Oct. 7 raid, with the majority of them either now released or dead.
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Trump return-to-office order for federal employees is working but percentage still under 50: Gallup
The Gallup survey found an increase of nearly 30 points in the second quarter of the year and is now at 46%.
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Disney reaches $10 million settlement with FTC over unlawful collection of children's data
The agreement follows the FTC filed a lawsuit against Disney for mining the data from kid-directed YouTube videos without notifying parents or obtaining their consent, which the agency said violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule.
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Luna says foreign governments worked with Epstein
"Foreign governments (as in more than one) were named to be working with Epstein," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said
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Appeals court blocks Trump admin's deportations of Tren de Aragua members using Alien Enemies Act
“TdA was not the kind of organized force or engaged in the kind of actions necessary to constitute an invasion or predatory incursion,” Judge Leslie Southwick wrote
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Vance to visit Minneapolis on Wednesday, pay respects to mass shooting victims
"On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance will visit Minneapolis, Minnesota, to pay their respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting," the White House said.
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Senate Republicans consider rules change to speed up approval of Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are hoping to move quickly on changing the rules to approve scores of Trump's nominees. The most popular idea appears to be based on a Democratic proposal from two years ago that would allow a single vote on up to 10 nominees.
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House Appropriations chairman supports pushing government funding debate until November
Cole said that he would prefer to see a stopgap measure, which would freeze federal funding, that pushes the debate into November because he wants to get a "negotiated agreement" on all 12 appropriation bills.
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Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador to discuss cartels, tariffs and migration
Rubio is expected to meet with Mexican leaders, including President Claudia Sheinbaum, on Wednesday and Ecuadoran leaders on Thursday.
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Walz teases Minnesota special session on gun reform in wake of mass shooting
Walz said he expects to call lawmakers about the proposed package later this week to work on the plan and that he is open to Republican ideas.