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Cornyn threatens to block Blanche nomination over Trump's IRS settlement
Cornyn says he is in active discussions with Blanche and other Justice Department officials but has not yet secured the revisions he is demanding to the settlement.
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Fauci details hot-and-cold relationship with Trump during COVID-19 pandemic in diary entries
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul shared the diary entries as he prepares to question the former Trump and Biden administration official later this week.
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You Vote: Trump meets Tuesday with Zelensky and Netanyahu. Which war, Ukraine or Iran, ends first?
Trump and Netanyahu will be talking about the conflict in Iran, efforts to expand the Abraham Accords, and the framework agreement for peace in Lebanon.
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DC Dem Mayor Bowser says City Council 'soft on crime' for not extending curfew to curb teen violence
Incidents of after-dark gunfire, fist-fights and vandalism in big-city neighborhoods across the country is being called "teen takeovers."
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Democratic leaders sue Trump admin over president's mail-in voting executive order
The Democratic leaders claimed the executive order, which Trump signed Tuesday, is an unconstitutional interference in state power to regulate elections.
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Hegseth says US military service members can carry personal guns on bases
The order allows service members to formally request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial capacity on War Department property within the United States.
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You Vote: With Thursday's firing of Pam Bondi as Attorney General, what do you think?
Bondi will be replaced, at least temporarily, by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump said.
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Trump warns Iran to 'make a deal' as country's largest bridge tumbles from US strike
The bridge was considered an important link between Iran’s capital of Tehran and the western city of Karaj.
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National debt over 4x greater than reported, accounting group says
Unlike Treasury’s calculations, Truth in Accounting included all of the federal government’s unfunded obligations.
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Brazil reasserts itself as global censorship threat with Stanford's help, House Judiciary GOP says
Brazil Supreme Court targets persecuted ex-president's U.S.-based son, committee report says. Stanford convened regimes with "worst track records of extraterritorial censorship" at roundtable to "coordinate a global digital censorship initiative."
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WH blasts Politico preview of Trump speech as example of why Americans should not trust legacy media
The news outlet cited six anonymous sources in an article promoted as a preview of the president's address, which was headlined: "‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address."
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Trump places 100% tariff on brand-name pharmaceuticals produced overseas
The European Union, Japan, Liechtenstein, South Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are exempt from the new duties because of existing trade deals with the United States.
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Hegseth boots Army chief of staff as Iran war intensifies: Report
The war itself has become a political liability for Trump, with a clear majority of likely voters favoring a quick end to the conflict, even at the cost of operational success.