Politics & Policy
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Vance touts LA arrests in fraud crackdown
The LA arrests included "11 defendants who engaged in fraud totaling more than $50 million," Essalyi said in a statement. The defendants are expected to appear in court Thursday afternoon.
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Trump confirms Bondi out as AG, Blanche to take over temporarily
President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that he had removed Pam Bondi as Attorney General.
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Trump floats state taxes to fund child care: 'We're fighting wars'
A Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 66% of Americans favored a quick end to the war, even at the cost of U.S. operational success.
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Emails show Fauci, Collins plotting to circumvent 'impressive' data for COVID natural immunity
Former FDA adviser said he had meetings with feds on natural immunity as comparable to vaccination, but that they dismissed it for bureaucratic and messaging reasons. CDC official justified vaccine based on absence of evidence.
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Trump on Insurrection Act: 'If I needed it, I'd use it'
The Trump administration has ended temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalis and Trump himself has threatened to denaturalize convicted fraudsters.
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States have two weeks to make case to be among first to hold 2028 Democratic presidential primaries
“The day after the 2026 midterms, people are going to launch into action, so the window needs to be set,” South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Director Jay Parmley said
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Trump considers imposing tariffs on countries not supporting US controlling Greenland
"I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security," President Trump said
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Carney vows to stand with Denmark over Greenland issue
At the same time, Denmark has agreed to form a working group with the U.S. to discuss a purchase of the territory.
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Homan to meet with Trump on invoking Insurrection Act
His remarks follow Trump publicly stating that he would invoke the act and send the military to Minneapolis if state officials failed to crack down on anti-ICE operators.
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Trump praises Machado as a 'wonderful woman' after White House meeting
Machado dedicated the prize to Trump when she first received it last year. The U.S. president has long lobbied for the Nobel Prize and has received multiple nominations for his role in ending myriad global conflicts.
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Trump announces Gaza 'board of peace' has been formed
Trump first teased the board, which he is expected to lead and will be made up of heads of state and former heads of state, last September.
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Licensing of offshore ports shifts in effort to speed projects
The Administration, which had led other aspects of the permitting process, will now serve as the lead in federal environmental reviews of infrastructure projects located more than 12 miles off the U.S. coast that seek to import and export oil and gas.
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Importing Venezuelan oil one proposal among many to refill the Strategic Reserve depleted by Biden
Created 50 years ago in the wake of the 1972 OPEC oil embargo, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve exists today in a very different world. Some analysts are asking how it can be utilized more strategically in this energy landscape. Biden tapped into it to lower gas prices in a political pandering effort.