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Appeals court decides to let White House ballroom construction move forward
The ruling was procedural rather than final.
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Trump scheduled to participate in Bible-reading event from the Oval Office
The organizers revealed that this particular section was saved for Trump because of the long history of the chapter's call for prayer.
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Congressman Gomez seen kissing younger staffer during Swalwell party in 2023: report
A Gomez spokesperson denied that the incident happened in response to the New York Post report, citing sources
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DOJ charges Minnesota man who appeared to spray Democrat Rep Ilhan Omar at town hall event
The defendant faces a charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar
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Wisconsin GOP Rep Steil introduces election reform bill titled 'Make Elections Great Again'
Among the key points in the bill are: required photo ID to vote and for state to verify citizenship of individuals when registering to vote.
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Mamdani seeks wealth tax to plug NYC's $12B budget gap
In a highlight of his upcoming budget, Mamndani told reporters on Wednesday that his administration will be pursuing his campaign pledge to raise taxes by 2% on millionaires and increase the combined corporate tax rate to just over 22%. He said the tax hikes are needed to whittle down the $12 billion deficit he "inherited" from the Adams administration.
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DOJ joins suit alleging UCLA med school discriminated against white, Asian-American applicants
The filing by the Trump Justice Department alleges the school uses a “systemically racist approach” to admissions that privileges black and latino applicants over white and Asian-American applicants.
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Homan says federal law enforcement plans to 'drawdown' Minnesota operation but continue mission
Homan said a "sanctuary city" is a "sanctuary for criminals."
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US Trade court requires disclosure of third-party litigation funders
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments the tariffs case in November. A ruling is expected any day now.
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Alex Pretti scuffled with federal agents the week before he was fatally shot, new video shows
The incident occurred Jan.13 as agents were leaving an intersection they had blocked that morning.
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Immigration judge grants asylum to Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in homeland
Guan fled to the United States after secretly recording human rights abuses at detention facilities in Xinjiang, where as many as a million people of ethnic minorities, including the Uyghurs, have been detained.
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Justice Department tells courts it will complete Epstein files review 'in the near term'
The update comes after the Justice Department missed its initial deadline to release all the files by Dec. 19, 2025, which was mandated in a law that Congress passed in November.
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Federal judge blocks DHS from arresting, detaining refugees in Minnesota
The department announced earlier this month that it was reviewing the cases of 5,600 refugees in Minnesota who had not formally received a green card as a part of its crackdown on fraud in immigrant communities.