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SCOTUS Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan to testify to Congress about budget on Tuesday
The two justices will meet with lawmakers on both the Senate and House Financial Services Appropriations subcommittees to discuss the court's $225.1 million budget request for fiscal year 2027.
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U.S. House to vote on bill making daylight savings time permanent
The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 would end the nearly nationwide biannual clock changing and make daylight savings time permanent year-round.
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Trump reduces the sizes of two Utah National Monuments
The new proclamations reduce the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from approximately 1.87 million acres to roughly 181,500 acres, and the Bears Ears monument from approximately 1.36 million acres to roughly 121,100 acres.
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DOJ officials interviewing Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell for second day
"We just ask that folks look at what she has to say with an open mind, and that’s what Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has promised us," David Oscar Markus said
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DeSantis: DHS started flying illegal immigrants out of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
"We've already had a number of flights, in the last few days, we've had hundreds of illegals [that] have been removed from here," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said
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FCC approves Paramount, Skydance merger following Trump lawsuit
“Skydance will also adopt measures that can root out the bias that has undermined trust in the national news media,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said
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USDA to move about half of DC capital region employees to hubs closer to farmers, ranchers across US
The department has 4,600 employees in the capital region, but is looking to keep no more than 2,000 in the area
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Defense Department bars officials from left-leaning think tank events
The new order, which went into effect on Tuesday, has only directly impacted the Halifax International Security Forum in November so far, but Defense officials are still reviewing other national security summits.
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Congressional Democrats to campaign in red districts during August break
Congressional Democrats will also campaign on President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," but by highlighting how some of the moves could allegedly harm some Americans instead of help them as the GOP has pushed.
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Trump signs order to aid states, cities in efforts to take homeless people off the streets
The order, titled "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," comes after Trump promised to clean up major U.S. cities, including Washington D.C., that have become hot spots for illicit drug use and crime.
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Trump admin asks SCOTUS to permit NIH's cuts to DEI health grants
The DOJ asked the court for an emergency stay on the order, which would allow the cancellations to resume while the appeal process plays out.
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Dems fight Gabbard's disclosure with faulty Senate report that claimed Steele Dossier wasn’t in ICA
Cherry-picking from the wrong tree: Obama and other top Democrats are pointing to a faulty Senate report which missed crucial info in effort to ignore declassification revelations, and are pretending that the superseding Ratcliffe report doesn't exist.
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Ghislaine Maxwell attorney says client did not invoke Fifth Amendment during DOJ meeting
“Ms. Maxwell answered every single question," attorney David Oscar Markus said. "She never stopped, she never invoked a privilege, she never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly and to the best of her ability."