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GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden’ illness
“Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period," his office wrote on social media.
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US military strikes Iran again after another ship attack in Strait of Hormuz
Explosions were seen and heard in Bandar Abbas and Sirik, two towns along the shores of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump posts photos of worn White House entrance to respond to criticism of his changes to building
“The condition is deplorable, just like our Country was when I inherited it from Sleepy Joe Biden," he wrote on social media Saturday.
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Trump orders Pentagon to fight drug cartels: Report
The move marks a dramatic escalation of the war on drugs as the administration has also placed a $50 million bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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MTG says AIPAC should register as a foreign lobbyist after pushback for Gaza genocide comments
Greene said that AIPAC started sending out fundraising attack emails about her after she said that the genocide, starvation and humanitarian crisis in Gaza was horrific, like the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Immigration officials to use Texas military base to detain illegal migrants
The new facility in Texas is being constructed under a Department of Defense contract worth up to $1.2 billion, and is expected to open for its first 1,000 detainees on Aug. 17.
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US to send $93 million in food assistance to a dozen African countries to fight malnutrition
The meals will be delivered to children in Haiti, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Madagascar, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Kenya and Chad.
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Trump increases federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C. over city crime
The move comes after Trump threatened to end D.C. home rule if the city did not step up when it comes to prosecuting minors who commit serious crimes.
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Trump announces Azerbaijan, Armenian leaders will meet at White House for peace summit
The two countries have been engaged in conflict since the 1980s, but tensions most recently flared in 2023 when Azerbaijan invaded and took over the Armenian enclave Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Comer reveals House Oversight will hold hearing on federalizing Washington, D.C. after recess
Both chambers of Congress are currently out for their annual August recess, where lawmakers and senators return to their home districts in order to meet with constituents and take a month-long break from Capitol Hill.
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Nearly one-third of detainees released from Gitmo may have returned to terrorism, ODNI data shows
Guantánamo Bay's island detention center in Cuba has seen hundreds of detainees pass through its gate since 9/11. New data suggests roughly one-third of those held may be returning to terrorism after they were freed.
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Pam Bondi announces $50 million reward for information leading to arrest of Venezeula's Maduro
The reward is double the amount that the two departments previously offered, which was an increase from the $15 million offered in 2020.
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You Vote: Do you agree with President Trump's order to begin work on a new US Census report?
Trump said Thursday: "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"