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Trump names federal housing official Pulte as acting director of National Intelligence
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social.
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Outdoor apparel company Patagnonia sues environmentalist drag queen for trademark infringement
Wyn Wiley, who uses the name "Pattie Gonia," started selling apparel branded with his drag queen name online. Apparel maker Patagonia asked Gonia to stop, but he filed a trademark application on the "Pattie Gonia" name.
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Jury finds prominent short seller Andrew Left guilty of securities fraud
Left was also convicted of 12 of 16 other counts related to specific trades on stocks like Tesla, Nvidia, Palantir and Meta, and was acquitted on four counts.
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MTG calls to oust Trump after 'civilization will die' comments
Greene was formerly a close ally of Trump while in Congress, but grew increasingly critical of what she deemed to be his drift towards establishment GOP politics and foreign adventurism.
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Vance backs up Trump on Iran ultimatum: 'I hope they make the right response'
“We’ve got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use,” Vance said.
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U.S. hits Iran's Kharg Island as deal deadline approaches: AP
The reported strikes come before Trump's Tuesday evening deadline, after which he has promised to target Iranian energy and civil infrastructure.
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GOP lawmaker who admitted to 2024 affair with staffer sent lewd texts to 2nd aide in 2020: report
Gonzales announced in March that he would not seek reelection following revelations about a 2024 affair with married congressional staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who later died by suicide.
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Trump: If Iran doesn't meet tonight's deadline to open Hormuz Strait 'whole civilization will die'
The strait is a critical passage the world's oil supply.
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Anna Paulina Luna urges expulsion for House GOP's Tony Gonzales, Dems' Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
The call comes after a former staffer accused Gonzales on Sunday of seeking a sexual relationship with her in 2020, stating that he sought nude photos from her more than 12 times in three days during his 2020 congressional campaign.
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Fresh off SCOTUS loss, Colorado orders lawyers 'under penalty of perjury' to refuse ICE cooperation
Colorado businesses including XX-XY Athletics appeal judge's ruling, in another speech mandate case, that refused to block state's public accommodations law on gender identity.
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Treasury says Bank of New York will manage initial Trump Accounts ahead of program launch
The pilot program allows parents, guardians and family members to invest up to $5,000 a year starting in July, and the Treasury Department will be making a one-time $1,000 investment into funds for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028.
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Ron Johnson breaks with Trump on bombing civilian infrastructure: 'Not at war with Iranian people'
Johnson said he supports the president's decision to begin the conflict against Iran before it got too powerful, but does not support actions that could harm the Iranian people that the U.S. is attempting to "liberate."
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Trump upends China’s lucrative sanctioned oil import scheme after Iran, Venezuela interventions
For years China has exploited U.S. sanctions on oil producers Russia, Venezuela and Iran to fuel its own growth and fill its strategic reserves at a steep discount. Trump may be putting an end to that windfall.