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Lindsay Clancy jury heads home after fourth day of deliberations, no verdict
Clancy stands accused of killing her three children in 2023. She has admitted to the act but argued she was suffering form severe mental illness and should not be held criminally liable.
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ActBlue board member becomes latest to plead the Fifth in House investigation
ActBlue board member Kimberly Peeler-Allen invoked the Fifth Amendment as lawmakers probed her in their investigation into how the company vets foreign donations and whether it weakened its fraud protections during the 2024 election.
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Two House Democrats help Republicans advance slate of GOP-backed bills
The rule was adopted in a 210-208 split, with five Republicans voting in opposition and two Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, voting in favor.
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Senate confirms Hegseth as Defense secretary, Vance casts tie-breaking vote
The 44-year-old Hegseth is an Army veteran who rose to the rank of major and served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was most recently a Fox News Channel host.
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Trump in California stands beside Newsom, vows to work 'together' to fix deadly wildfire problem
Trump, as president, and Newsom, as the state's lieutenant governor, met in 2018 under similar circumstances.
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Rubio’s first foreign trip aimed at confronting Panama Canal security, immigration head on
Rubio’s Latin American trip highlights the region’s importance to U.S. national security and immigration crisis.
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Supreme Court will review Oklahoma funding of Catholic school
The case marks a potential landmark for the First Amendment's establishment clause.
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Warren suggests reducing arrests, defunding charter schools as DOGE alternatives
Warren says the Department of Homeland Security could “conserve resources by deprioritizing costly arrests and other enforcement actions targeting marijuana activity” and by releasing elderly criminals from the prison system.
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Ways and Means chairman promises Trump tax cuts renewal, relief for tip workers and seniors
Smith will likely play a key role in shaping the legislative agenda for Republicans as they work to implement key economic provisions, especially tax and spending cuts.
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Elon Musk and DOGE could put U.S. penny on chopping block as they look to trim spending
'The penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in FY2023,' the official DOGE account wrote on X
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Ogles proposal would allow Trump to run for a third time
If approved by voters, it would allow President Donald Trump to run for a third term, which the Tennessee Republican said is the motivation behind the bill.
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On Arizona border, police and residents describe surge of illegal crossings, see hope in Trump
Brennan described human smuggling as an “ever-present theme.”
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Progressive Khanna, libertarian-minded Paul unite in Congress on free speech, join to save TikTok
TikTok faces an uncertain future in the U.S. due to ongoing legal challenges and national security concerns.