Politics & Policy
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Trump admin touts 96% drop in immigration from Muslim-majority countries since 2024
Some Republicans have increasingly advocated for closer scrutiny of Islamic immigration amid the war in Iran and the longer-term conflicts in the region.
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Senate Republicans make their case that Jack Smith's probe was purely political, not criminal
The hearing saw Smith appear to discuss his investigations targeting Trump. Those investigations were related to alleged mishandling of classified materials, as well as 2020 election challenges and the Jan. 6, 2021 incident at the Capitol. While they resulted in felony indictments, Smith abandoned the cases after Trump won back the White House in 2024. Lawmakers each followed party lines throughout the day.
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Cruz chastises Jack Smith over 'egregious abuse of power'
He then went on to invoke former President Richard Nixon and musical theater in his criticism.
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Texas county relents, will permit second Christian school to conduct in-person instruction
Religious liberty law firm had challenged county's closure orders
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Trump slams questions reporters asked rival Biden, says they were 'meant for a child'
"They were not meant for a grownup,” Trump said of media questions posed to Biden
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Fraternal Order of Police endorses Trump, including lodge in Biden’s home state
Delaware chapter president says Trump commitment to police safety, support key to endorsement.
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Insidious debt 'going to eat at our national income, like termites,' warns budget expert
"We can debit people's bank accounts without touching them because all we do is print more money," says Marc Goldwein. "Your bank account stays with the same dollar amount, it becomes worth less." Goldwein says average Americans should care about the nation's rising deficit and debt: "What's going to happen is your income is just going to grow a little bit slower than it otherwise would each year, year after year, and so you might not feel it at any moment in time, but it accumulates and ultimately can create a lot of pain."
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Biden responds to jobs report, appeals to working class, says 'economic pain remains unrelenting'
Biden made an appeal to middle- and working-class voters Friday by speaking about the hardships of the pandemic economy under President Trump
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District of Columbia sends 2,400 incarcerated residents voter registration forms
New D.C. law allows felons to vote from prison in the November election
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Kanye West's presidential campaign besieged by legal setbacks, missed deadlines, ballot troubles
Rapper has been knocked off the ballot in two states, accused of fraudulent filings.
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Poll: Three-quarters of Democrats believe America is a racist nation
A plurality of Americans feel the same way.
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L.A. Times journalist in China reports being detained, interrogated for hours by authorities
Incident is latest in escalating tensions between the U.S. and China over journalists working in each other’s country
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Judicial Watch sues DHS to access file, verify alleged scuffle between Biden, Secret Service agent
The file reportedly details an alleged 2019 incident in which Biden got into physical altercation with a Secret Service agent