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Chuck Edwards makes plea to avoid censure after House Ethics report found he sent gifts to staffers
The conduct included writing poems for a staffer and crying during a slideshow at her going away office party and paying for a singer to go to a staffer’s birthday party to sing Ed Sheeran’s Hills of Aberfeldy, saying it was “from a special someone.”
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Ratcliffe in Moscow trip warned Russian intelligence officers not to attack NATO countries: reports
The Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022 and the conflict has shown no signs of ending, despite the best efforts of the Trump administration to broker a deal.
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Federal judge shoots down Texas drag show ban, suggesting Dolly Parton would run afoul of the law
Hittner said that the law's definition of banned performances, which references appeals to "prurient interest in sex," is "unconstitutionally vague," and could therefore "be used to cherry-pick particular aspects of performances that might be ‘in some sense erotic.'"
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Trump administration vows to cut NYC transit system federal funding unless it gets subway crime data
Duffy said that the administration wants to ensure that tax dollars are being spent on a "crime-free commute."
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Conservative commentator Tudor Dixon considering Michigan Senate bid, second governor run
Tudor Dixon ran for Michigan governor in the 2022 election.
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GOP-backed legislation would help protect residents, law enforcement in sanctuary cities
The UPLIFT Act would provide legal protections for law enforcement officers in sanctuary cities working with federal authorities on deportations.
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NASA astronauts who returned from space after nine months will visit White House
Elon Musk previously claimed that the Biden administration abandoned the astronauts for political reasons.
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Trump says administration will appeal USAID ruling
One of DOGE's goals has been to shatter U.S. Agency for International Development in an attempt to shrink the federal government.
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Immigration case of Columbia alum Mahmoud Khalil moved to New Jersey
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman argued that since Khalil was detained in New Jersey, that's where his case should be litigated.
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Trump, Zelensky to speak after ceasefire call with Putin: Report
Following the Trump-Putin call, the White House released a readout highlighting Russian interest in cooperating on security in the Middle East.
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New Jersey mayor charged with DUI after driving toddler home from daycare: reports
Lumberton Mayor Gina LaPlaca was also reportedly charged with child neglect and driving with an expired license.
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Judge blocks Trump's executive order banning transgenders from military
The judge ruled that the ban was in violation of the equal protection clause due to discrimination.
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Federal Reserve to make first interest rate decision amid trade war started by Trump's tariffs
The CME FedWatch Tool predicted that investors expect central bank to not change rates.