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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz 'completely open' following ceasefire in Lebanon
Iranian negotiators have tied demands for a ceasefire in Lebanon to its willingness to negotiate an end to the conflict with the United States and open up the vital waterway.
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House approves short-term FISA spy powers extension after voting chaos
Speaker Mike Johnson initially attempted to tee up a vote Thursday afternoon for an 18-month extension, but multiple failed votes forced a compromise for a 10-day extension.
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Trump to renominate FEMA acting director he fired last year: reports
The former acting director contradicted the president's position that the disaster management agency should be eliminated.
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Broke Bureaucracies: America's 5 largest U.S. cities don’t have enough money to pay bills: report
It’s Financial State of the Cities 2026 report examines the fiscal health of the cities of Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York City, with New York City again leading the U.S. with the greatest taxpayer burden.
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Illinois man arrested, charged with threatening FBI agent
An FBI agent received an email, saying, "We'll see how tough you are when I firebomb [physical address], Cincinnati, OH 45242"
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Democratic leaders drop list of DHS funding demands for fiscal year 2026
The demands come after President Donald Trump this week signed a package of five appropriations bills and a continuing resolution for the DHS package, which is set to last until Feb. 13.
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Comer says he is considering Bill Gates subpoena in Epstein probe
Gates recently apologized for spending time with Epstein, explaining he had met with the financier to find investors for global health initiatives.
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Vice President Vance labels Nadler's anti-ICE rhetoric as 'despicable'
Nadler claimed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing that the real problem in the United States is the "fascism in our streets, the attacks on American citizens by masked hoodlums," referring to federal agents.
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Waters slams Bessent in fiery exchange: 'Can you shut him up?'
Waters claimed Trump's economic policies, including the tariffs, were causing inflation and that immigration enforcement was tanking housing affordability.
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Barry Loudermilk announces he will not seek seventh term in November
Loudermilk, who has been leading the House Judiciary Committee's Select Subcommittee on the January 6th investigation, said he plans to serve the country in "other ways" but made the decision to spend more time with family.
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You Vote: With Trump announcing a 'softer touch' and Homan, a pullback of 700 ICE agents, what now?
President Donald Trump admitted Wednesday that he learned his administration could use a "softer touch" on immigration after weeks of protests in Minneapolis over its immigration enforcement operations.
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Wicker opposes new ICE detention center in Mississippi over concerns of impact to local economy
The department is currently in the final stages of purchasing a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, that would be converted into the ICE detention center, which comes as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration.
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China Syndrome: Biolabs in California, Las Vegas raided by FBI tied to indicted Chinese national
The FBI believes that a years old bio lab in California and a newly-discovered biolab in Las Vegas are both tied to a CCP-linked Chinese fugitive currently awaiting a fraud trial.