Government
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Senate Republicans confirm dozens of Trump nominees to civilian roles
The en-bloc vote means that the Senate has confirmed more than 60% of the president's civilian nominees and marks the fourth time the Senate has used new rules to bypass the filibuster since last year.
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State Department adds more sanctions on Cuban regime
Rubio said Monday the latest sanctions target 11 Cuban regime elites and three government organizations, including government officials and military figures associated with Cuba’s security apparatus.
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Trump says he's delaying planned strikes on Iran, citing negotiations, 'Deal will be made'
Trump previously backed off a threat to destroy Iranian civil infrastructure due to the advent of a ceasefire brokered by Pakistan.
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Biden-era censorship initiatives involved 90 agencies, independent report concludes
"Congress should reassert its constitutional authority and rescind its vast, unconstitutional delegation of power to independent agencies" like NLRB and SEC, watchdog says.
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You Vote: After today's phone call between Trump and Putin, do you think a ceasefire is imminent?
An energy and infrastructure ceasefire appears to refer to a cessation of attacks on those types of facilities while a maritime ceasefire presumably would be the end of Ukrainian strikes on the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
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Trump-Putin call advances ceasefire talks as Washington pivots from Ukraine to Middle East
“The leaders spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts,” the White House said.
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Schumer defends vote for Trump-backed funding bill, says Democrats must "fight smart"
The Democratic leader in the Senate says his party must "fight smart" against the Trump agenda, arguing a government shutdown would have made programs more vulnerable to cuts from Elon's Musk's DOGE.
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Federal judge rules Musk may have acted unconstitutionally to shutter USAID
The federal judge paused DOGE's efforts to reduce the international aid agency and called for the shutdown to be delayed while litigation is ongoing.
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Judiciary Committee demands testimony from Special Counsel Weiss, DOJ officials on weaponization
Jordan re-ups his probes into politicized and weaponization cases under a friendly Justice Department.
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FBI extradites 'senior leader' of MS-13 gang from Mexico
The individual, Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, is one of the agency's “Ten Most Wanted” from Mexico.
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Trump, Putin agree to seek limited ceasefire in Ukraine
"This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts," a readout of the call stated.
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GOP Rep. Gill files articles of impeachment against judge in deportations case
The allegations include abuse of power, and assert that he "did knowingly and willfully use his judicial position to advance political gain while interfering with the President's constitutional prerogatives and enforcement of the rule of law."
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Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump for saying judge in deportation case should be impeached
Justice Roberts said that Trump's response to the judge was not appropriate.