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Commission approves preliminary plans for Trump arch, warns it needs revisions for final approval
The commission recommended that the Department of the Interior, which will oversee the project, reduce the mezzanine and observation level to 130 feet and 20 feet, respectively, and place the additional 40 feet on the statue instead.
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Trump terminates all members of Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
All three of the remaining commissioners were removed in some way, with the two Democratic commissioners, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, notified by email. The Republican commissioner, Christy McCormick, was allowed to resign.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado-Nebraska water dispute
Nebraska has set aside $600 million for a new canal that would start along the South Platte River but Colorado opposes project.
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Watch Live: Minneapolis police chief holds press conference regarding Catholic church mass shooting
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara holds a press conference Thursday.
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Trump’s Opportunity Zones 2.0 aims to help low-income areas become economically productive
Helping disadvantaged areas help themselves out of poverty: The goal is to spur economic development in economically distressed areas by offering tax incentives for investors to reinvest capital gains into designated low-income census tracts.
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ICE has deported nearly 200,000 people under Trump: report
Across all federal agencies, the administration has recorded nearly 350,000 deportations since President Trump took office
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RFK Jr says Texas’ MAHA legislation is model for other states to follow
Kennedy said since the “Make America Healthy Again” movement began, “40% of food manufacturers in this country have now agreed to remove nine synthetic petroleum-based dyes from their food."
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Air Force to give funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt
"On behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, I write to extend the offer for Military Funeral Honors for SrA Ashli Babbitt," Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew L. Lohmeier said
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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sues over Trump firing her
Lisa Cook filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday
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Jordan invites UK's Nigel Farage to House Judiciary panel's free speech hearing
The hearing comes after President Trump threatened to hit nations with additional tariffs if they do not remove their digital taxes
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House Republicans seek to amend Title IX to keep trans students from competing in female sports
The legislation, which was cosponsored by nine other Republican lawmakers, seeks to amend Title IX to define "male," and "female" by reproductive organs, in the same manner that the Trump administration has defined an individual's gender.
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Monarez' legal team disputes HHS' claim their client is no longer CDC director
The twist comes after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier Wednesday announced that Monarez was no longer in the role of CDC director less than a month into her term.
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Trump slams Utah judge who ordered state to redraw congressional map ahead of 2026 midterms
U.S. District Court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled on Monday that the map needs to be redrawn after it appeared that state lawmakers ignored safeguards voters put in place to ensure districts aren’t gerrymandered.