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Wyoming Republican governor orders review of DOJ election monitoring after primary
Gordon described the federal officials’ conduct as unusually aggressive and said he wanted state officials to determine exactly what occurred.
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Former White House teleprompter operator surrenders $100K in betting profits after CFTC settlement
Between December 2025 and February 2026, the CFTC said Perez earned $107,500 through prediction-market trades tied to language expected to appear in Trump’s speeches
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US military interdicts floating refueling station in Eastern Pacific before sinking it
SOUTHCOM said the interdiction was part of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere and in collaboration with the Ecuadorian government.
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Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, former GOP majority leader, will not seek 2026 reelection
McConnell was first elected to office in 1984 and he served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2015 to 2021.
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Real estate experts say online posts on DOGE's federal layoffs leading to DC housing selloff false
A real estate agent with Real Broker said the reason so many homes are for sale is because now is the best time of year to sell.
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Federal appeals court declines to reinstate Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship
The three-judge panel ruled that the Justice Department failed to make a "strong showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits of this appeal."
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Trump taps Virginia's Youngkin to lead bipartisan council of governors
Other Republican governors on the council are Ron DeSantis of Florida, Brian Kemp of Georgia, Jeff Landry of Louisiana and Henry McMaster of South Carolina.
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Trump to sign executive order ending taxpayer benefits to illegal migrants
The order is expected to instruct all federal agencies to review their policies and programs in order to eliminate any benefits that go to illegal migrants, including ensuring that money going to states is not used to "support sanctuary policies."
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Judge denies request to suppress key evidence in Idaho college murder trial
Kohberger's defense team attempted to get two DNA samples from unidentified males at the home thrown out, because the samples came from different people and did not match their client.
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Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon to prepare for 8 percent budget cuts for the next five years
The memo includes 17 areas from whence the reductions cannot be pulled, including operations at the southern U.S. border, modernization of nuclear weapons, and acquisition of one-way attack drones.
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Trump considering sending 20 percent of DOGE savings to US citizens and 20 percent to US debt
"There is even under consideration a new concept where we give 20% of the DOGE savings to American citizens, and 20% goes to paying down debt," Trump said. "The numbers are incredible, Elon, so many billions ... Hundreds of billions."
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Trump administration designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
The Mexican cartels that now bear the designation are: Cartel de Sinaloa, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana.
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Comer probes Biden admin's failure to enforce foreign funding reporting requirements at US colleges
The lawmakers noted that Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 mandates that higher education institutions, which receive federal financial assistance, file biannual disclosure reports with the Secretary of Education.