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AG Blanche joins growing list of top Trump admin officials reportedly living in military housing
Blanche reportedly joins Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and other administration officials who are living in military or protected government housing amid threats from various sources.
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Huang, Nvidia CEO who resigned, agrees to brief Congress on relationship with alleged spy: lawmaker
The briefing would be before the bipartisan House committee on China.
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House passes Major Richard Star Act, a bill that aims to help medically retired veterans
Under current federal policy, veterans who have medically retired as a result of injuries suffered in combat cannot receive the full amounts of both military retirement pay and disability compensation due to mandatory offsets.
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It’s over! Trump signs resolution ending record 43-day government shutdown
The resolution will keep the entire government funded through Jan. 30.
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You Vote: Do you agree with Senate adding new provisions to the CR that brought an end to shutdown?
The Senate inserted some provisions into the continuing resolution intended to end the federal government shutdown.
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Pentagon contractor executive charged with soliciting sex from minor
Pennsylvania authorities said Gillespie allegedly tried to arrange a meeting with a young girl through an online chat platform often used by sex offenders, but an undercover agent intercepted the executive's messages.
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USDA says SNAP benefits will be paid to states within 24 hours of government shutdown ending
The House is expected to pass a continuing resolution Wednesday evening that would restore federal funding through January, after the Senate passed the same legislation on Monday.
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Watch Live: Donald Trump delivers remarks, signs resolution ending shutdown
The remarks come during a busy day in Washington, D.C., where House lawmakers passed the resolution, and sent it on to the president in order to end the longest government shutdown on record. The president's remarks are expected to begin at 9:45 p.m. Eastern
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Colombia, Brazil unite against Trump’s pressure on Venezuela, drug boat strikes
The Trump administration’s military buildup in the Caribbean aimed at pressuring Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro reached a new stage on Tuesday when the USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the region.
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Justice Department announces indictment of former Newsom chief-of-staff over corruption allegations
Williamson, who was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on 23 charges, served as Newsom's top aide from 2022 through the end of 2024. Williamson has also worked as a political consultant.
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Bipartisan House effort to force release of more Epstein files gets final signature with Grijalva
The petition itself will not force the release of the files, but is merely a vote that will force lawmakers to go on record with their position on the release.
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FBI Director Patel says China has agreed to work with US to tighten control on fentanyl precursors
Patel said the FBI has seized 1,900 kilograms of fentanyl this year, marking a 31% increase from last November, which is enough to kill 127 million Americans. Nearly 100,000 Americans died from a fentanyl overdose last year.
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House passes Senate resolution to reopen government through January, sending bill to Trump
The legislation, which passed the Senate on Monday, is expected to fund military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress through Sept. 30, and the rest of the government through Jan. 30.