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Trump officially nominates Hung Cao as Navy Secretary
Cao, who is a Navy veteran, took over the post in April on an interim basis after former Navy Secretary John Phelan departed the administration.
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Federal appeals court rules upholds whistleblowers’ ability to help fight government fraud
The ruling comes after Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley submitted an amicus brief to the Eleventh Circuit last year backing the provision.
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Judge rules Tyler Robinson's alleged murder trial of Charlie Kirk can move forward
Kirk was killed in a shooting at a Turning Point USA rally at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, and Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder. He has not entered a plea.
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Senate advances illegal migrant-related Laken Riley Act toward final vote
Senators voted 61-35 to end the debate on the bill. Every Republican senator voted for it along with 10 Democrats.
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Supreme Court upholds law requiring China-based TikTok to divest
The high court's nine justices were unanimous in the ruling
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Aaron Rodgers warns senators to 'come ready' to RFK's confirmation hearing
"Like, please, somebody try and get after him and just watch him absolutely mop the floor with any of these senators," Rodgers says
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Senate Republicans introduce Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
The 7-page bill would require health care providers to preserve the lives of infants who survive abortions with the same care they would give any other child born at the same gestational age.
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Obama, Clinton, Bush not attending Trump’s inaugural luncheon: Report
Obama, Bush, Clinton and Trump were seated together at the funeral service for the late former President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
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Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," Biden says
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Trump demands FBI retain all information on the shuttering of its DEI office, alleges corruption
Trump claimed that the DEI office, which the FBI actually calls the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), should never have been opened and alleged that it was closed before his return because of corruption within the bureau.
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China to send vice president to Trump inauguration instead of President Xi
Trump initially invited Xi to the inauguration, which will feature other world leaders or their representatives, but was rejected last month. He promised to send a high-ranking official in his stead, but China's Vice President Han Zheng is considered more of a figurehead.
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Joe Biden will not enforce TikTok ban on final day in office: Report
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the matter soon, but it is not clear if they will do so by the Sunday deadline. If Biden does not enforce the ban, it will leave the enforcement up to President-elect Donald Trump.
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Car plunges into Potomac river after crashing on Arlington Memorial Bridge
"Vehicle into Potomac River beneath the Arlington Memorial bridge," D.C.'s Fire and EMS said on X. "Vehicle submerged. In process of transporting divers out to scene. Vehicle came off the bridge after collision with another vehicle."