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Rubio imposes visa restrictions on European officials who attempted to censor American free speech
"The Trump Administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship," Rubio posted on X. "Today, the State Department will take steps to bar leading figures of the global censorship-industrial complex from entering the United States. We stand ready and willing to expand this list if others do not reverse course."
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SCOTUS rejects Trump administration request to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago
President Donald Trump has sought to deploy the National Guard in Chicago in the face of aggressive pushback from the citizenry and local government over Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Windy City.
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DHS replaces 'random lottery' for H-1B visa recipients with priority based on income, skill
Existing system "was exploited and abused by U.S. employers who were primarily seeking to import foreign workers at lower wages than they would pay American workers," USCIS spokesperson says.
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Thune rejects Trump's call to nuke the filibuster to end government shutdown
Thune last week dismissed the possibility of nuking the filibuster as a “bad idea," but on Thursday night President Donald Trump urged the Senate to use the tactic.
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VP Vance defends his interfaith marriage with wife Usha: 'I hope she may one day see things as I do'
The vice president and second lady are raising three children in an interfaith household, but the family attends Mass on Sundays.
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits amid shutdown
“SNAP benefits have never, until now, been terminated,” U.S. District Judge John McConnell said
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Virginia state Senate passes constitutional amendment for redistricting
The amendment must be passed again by Virginia's legislature in the next session before sending it to voters
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Speaker Johnson warns against consequences of using nuclear option to bypass Senate filibuster
"The filibuster has traditionally been viewed as a very important safeguard," House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
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Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts new congressional map to assist GOP in 2026 midterms
The redrawn congressional districts will help Republicans gain two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives next year
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Obamacare's inconvenient truths exposed during shutdown
Expert says "When he said, 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.' No you couldn't. Obamacare made a lot of those health care plans illegal." Other infirmities of ACA have been laid out, including nebulous allegations of fraud.
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Federal grand jury indicts 26 people, companies for defrauding Puerto Rico Treasury Dept over $3.5M
Two public officials, 10 individuals, and 14 companies were indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a wire fraud and bribery conspiracy
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Drug makers recalled blood pressure medicine for having potential cancer-causing chemical, FDA
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and Amerisource Health Services issued voluntary nationwide recalls of more than 580,000 bottles of the blood pressure medication
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Hegseth extends National Guard deployment in DC through February
The National Guard has been deployed in Washington, D.C., since August