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Raw Story - Politics (8 minutes ago)

During the final months of his life, the late conservative Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) wasn't shy about attacking U.S. President Donald Trump over his dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. McCain viewed Putin as a dangerous authoritarian and believed that Trump was allowing himself to be manipulated by the former KGB agent.Rob...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 minutes ago)

A shift in Department of Justice priorities since Donald Trump's return to office has led to reduced enforcement of white-collar financial crimes, according to the Wall Street Journal.The Journal reported on New Year's Eve that significant changes at the DOJ have fundamentally altered white-collar crime enforcement operations.Most notably, the...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 minutes ago)

Several remaining Project 2025 goals could "become reality" in the new year as President Donald Trump begins his second year since his return to the White House.The Heritage Foundation's playbook for new policies — once viewed as "a campaign trail boogeyman" ahead of his second term — still has some looming components that could be enacted in...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 minutes ago)

The Trump administration on Wednesday froze federal childcare funding to every state in the US after initially suspending funds for Minnesota earlier this week, a move that the state's Democratic attorney general condemned as a "hasty, scorched-earth attack” on key social services.Jim O'Neill, deputy secretary of the US Department of Health and...

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New York Times - Politics (10 minutes ago)

Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.

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Global News - Politics (20 minutes ago)

From Washington to war zones, Canadians say the U.S. shaped nearly every major story they followed this year.

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CBC - Politics (21 minutes ago)

From the ongoing legal battle over Indigenous children's rights to the controversy over the new Liberal government's major projects law or the landmark Cowichan decision in British Columbia, 2025 was a year of both familiar situations and major shifts in the world of Indigenous politics.

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CBC - Politics (21 minutes ago)

Earlier this year, former New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus was preparing to wrap up a two-decade-long career in the House of Commons, retire and write a book. Then U.S. President Donald Trump was elected and it all changed.

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CBC - Politics (21 minutes ago)

Often referred to as the one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, the waterways around Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq have historically been difficult to access. But in 2025, melting sea ice opened a path for a Canadian research icebreaker to sail through this part of the country for the first time ever.

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

An analyst Thursday described how President Donald Trump's "cultural coup" has backfired among artists and his growing attacks on the arts are "doomed to fail."A wave of artists have cancelled their performances after the renamed Kennedy Center and the Trump administration has threatened to sue them for millions over resisting the current regime...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

With millions of Americans facing health insurance premium hikes and Affordable Care Act tax credits expiring at midnight, critics, including congressional Democrats, called out Republicans on Capitol Hill for kicking off 2026 with a nationwide healthcare crisis."When the clock strikes midnight, the fallout of the GOP's premium hikes will ripple...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

The Supreme Court's anticipated decisions in 2026, including one important case, could lessen President Donald Trump's economic agenda. Trump has attempted to block lower court rulings and landed several legal victories, however, his Supreme Court tariff case could change the direction of his main policy behind ramped up tariffs, according to an...

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in early Thursday as the 112th mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist is the city's first Muslim mayor, as well as one of its youngest ever.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump expressed dismay about the reporting that he had undergone what White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called "advanced imaging” during a recent medical check-up.Trump's health has been an object of increased speculation during his second term due to notable swelling of his ankles,...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

The White House is implementing measures to address fallout over public concerns over Donald Trump either dozing off or appearing to fall asleep during televised events in the Oval Office.According to a New Year's Day Wall Street Journal report on Trump's health, the 79-year-old president has visibly slowed according to White House insiders since...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 hours ago)

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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Politico - Europe (2 hours ago)

"The introduction of the euro is the final milestone in Bulgaria's integration into the European Union," president says, but public opinion isn't so convinced.

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Global News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Abacus Data has been studying what it calls the 'precarity mindset' in Canada for the last year.

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Trump tells WSJ he is taking more aspirin than doctors recommend

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CBS News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

A video from President Donald Trump's New Year's celebration at Mar-a-Lago has the internet laughing over a cringe-worthy dance moment featuring White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.The video was captured by Miller's wife, former Elon Musk employee, Katie Miller, who also shared an image of...

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Zohran Mamdani's election to lead New York City — and what comes next.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

A bar in the municipality of Crans-Montana in Valais caught fire this morning, killing several dozens and injuring 100.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

More than 100 prominent figures have signed an open letter calling for a national inquiry, heaping more pressures on the prime minister.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

Finally, the combination of high house prices and the prospect of interest rate cuts may be taking some steam out of the nation's property market.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is bringing the conflict "into the new year" with a barrage of drone strikes on the country's energy infrastructure.

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The Washington Post - Politics (4 hours ago)

Margo Martin, a lesser-known member of the president's staff, fuels social media with a blitz of Trump content.

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CBS News - Politics (4 hours ago)

In a private ceremony at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station​, Mamdani was sworn in by New York Attorney General Letitia James as the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve.

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National Public Radio - Politics (4 hours ago)

Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A GOP strategist Thursday admitted what Republicans don't want to say out loud. Republican commentator Melik Abdul told CNN that fractures in the MAGA movement have put all eyes on President Donald Trump's legacy and the upcoming retirements among Republicans were expected to rattle the GOP ahead of the midterm elections. Abdul explained how...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Following the Supreme Court's grant of near-total immunity to Donald Trump, the president has issued executive orders at a record pace, with the conservative-leaning court approving most of them through the so-called "shadow docket."According to the New Republic's Erin M. Carr, Trump's radical restructuring of government operations relies heavily...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A legal expert Thursday warned that Supreme Court rulings in 2026 will test President Donald Trump's limits of power. Mike Leon, Anchor of the Legal Podcast Network, told CNN that two cases could be most consequential: Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. The Slaughter case could redefine the limits of presidential power over independent agencies...

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National Public Radio - Politics (5 hours ago)

Now that the Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont about the future of the ACA.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

As we bid goodbye to 2025 — and all the thuggery, corruption, squalor, and cruelty it spewed — I want to thank you for standing up to it.Thank you for your activism and your tenacity.Thank you for not giving up hope, despite the daily horrors.Thank you also for receiving my posts, sharing them, commenting on them, and becoming a member of this...

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

George Clooney "got more publicity for politics than he did for his very few, and totally mediocre, movies," U.S. president says.

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bills linked to a Colorado water pipeline and a tribal village in the Everglades.

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National Public Radio - Politics (7 hours ago)

NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic strategist Joel Payne what New York City's new democratic socialist mayor may signify for the Democratic party. Is his energy what the party needs?

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The Washington Post - Politics (7 hours ago)

The White House is seeking members likely to clear the way for President Donald Trump's controversial ballroom and other projects.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

There can be absolutely no doubt that the 2026 midterm elections will be the most chaotic, confusing, and potentially destabilizing elections the United States has ever experienced. That may sound like a lunatic exaggeration but when you connect all the dots, it reveals itself to be more of a rational explanation.What's coming isn't a single...

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

In his New Year's address to the nation, the Ukrainian president says he would only sign a "strong agreement" that preserves his country's sovereignty.

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said the hearing will take place Jan. 7.

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station

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National Public Radio - Politics (13 hours ago)

The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming mayor's private swearing-in ceremony.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

Australia's current Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay is the first government-appointed official to publicly back demands from the Jewish community and more than 200 former judges and barristers.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

We are building a world that treats translation as a problem to be solved. But translation was never just a technical challenge — it is an act of witnessing.

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

The White House is seeking to put President Donald Trump's ballroom project in the permitting fast lane, as federal agencies lack simple details about the project and are still waiting for building plans.The Trump administration already caused massive controversy by summarily razing the East Wing of the White House to begin work.According to The...

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

The U.S. military says it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed eight people, while others jumped overboard and may have survived. U.S. Southern Command did not reveal where the attacks occurred.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (14 hours ago)

Australia's trade and agriculture ministers have condemned China's decision to impose new tariffs that could cost the beef industry $1 billion a year.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

The U.S. military attacked a convoy of three boats in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, and two more on Wednesday, as part of the Trump administration's campaign against people suspected of drug trafficking.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

The assessment rebutted a claim that the Russian leader made to President Trump in a phone call this week.

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National Public Radio - Politics (15 hours ago)

Former special counsel Jack Smith also described President Trump as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a transcript of Smith's closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee.

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BBC - Politics (15 hours ago)

With devolved elections coming up, questions over Labour's direction and internal 'campaigning' already underway according to some insiders, where does this all leave the prime minister?

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

A key component of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" loaded with tax cuts and massive reductions in Medicaid and nutrition assistance funding, was an enormous budgetary surge for hiring at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with an unprecedented $170 billion budget that gives ICE more funding for prisons than the entire U.S....

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Political analysts and observers were outraged on Wednesday after the Department of Homeland Security made a social media post about President Donald Trump's deportation operations. DHS posted an image of a 1950s-style car on an idyllic beach under a caption reading, "America after 100 million deportations." The post also read, "The peace of a...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Fans of Donald Trump were left scratching their heads on Wednesday as the White House attempted to brag about key "wins" for his administration this year. In a post to X, the official White House account wrote in all capital letters, "2025 MAGA wins: Foreign Affairs." Accompanying the post was a photo touting Trump's foreign policy accomplishments,...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

President Donald Trump raged about alleged social services fraud committed in Minnesota during a brief appearance at his New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday. The debate about social services fraud in Minnesota reappeared this week after a right-wing YouTuber posted a video alleging he found $100 million in child care fraud at Somali-run...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (15 hours ago)

From expectations of a trade union backlash against controversial industrial relations reform, to concerns about "homegrown" extremism in Australia, here are what previously unseen cabinet documents tell us about Australian politics in 2005. 

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Yahoo News - Politics (16 hours ago)

7 takeaways from Jack Smith's congressional testimony

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Yahoo News - Politics (16 hours ago)

Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

Following House Republicans' release of former special counsel Jack Smith's testimony about his criminal probes of President Donald Trump, a number of pro-Trump commentators leapt to try to discredit any aspect of his testimony they could, as the revelations in the testimony were overwhelmingly damning for the president.Some MAGA allies latched...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The U.S. military struck three more vessels this week accused of smuggling narcotics on New Year's Eve, killing three people as desperate crew members bailed into the ocean for their lives.U.S. Southern Command, which runs military operations across South America, kept tight-lipped about where the explosive attacks happened, though previous strikes...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The Supreme Court released its annual end-of-year report on Wednesday, a 13-page document that is chock-full of surprising revelations. The report is usually a bland overview of the number of cases the court heard, their outcomes, and other data points about their workload. The chief justice also writes an introductory letter accompanying the...

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New York Times - Politics (16 hours ago)

The troops had nearly no presence in two of the cities, Portland and Chicago. But the decision signaled a retreat, at least for now, in one of the president's most audacious attempts to test his power.

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New York Times - Politics (16 hours ago)

The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin's maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag.

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The Washington Post - Politics (16 hours ago)

Trump is seeking to gain approvals for his ballroom in just over two months that have taken other large projects years to complete.

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CBS News - Politics (17 hours ago)

Chief Justice John Roberts says the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation's judicial system.

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New York Times - Politics (17 hours ago)

The former special counsel accused President Trump of "exploiting” violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an interview released by House Republicans.

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Maryland lost almost 15,000 federal jobs in 2025, a 9% drop in the workforce, state data showsby Nicole Pilsbury, Maryland Matters December 31, 2025Maryland ends the year with almost 15,000 fewer federal jobs than it had at the start of the year, according to the latest estimates from the Maryland Department of Labor.The department reported this...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

President Donald Trump was caught in yet another "lie" on Wednesday after he suffered a major setback in court. On Tuesday, a court ruled that Trump did not establish the necessary conditions to federalize the California National Guard and ordered him to return control to Gov. Gavin Newsom. That ruling followed another defeat at the Supreme Court,...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Judge slams Noem over termination of temporary legal status for 60,000 immigrantsby Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance December 31, 2025WASHINGTON — A federal judge in California Wednesday found the Trump administration unlawfully terminated temporary protections for more than 60,000 nationals from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.In a scathing...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas ReflectorDecember 31, 2025TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach filed scorched-earth briefs outlining their disagreement on who possessed authority to advance federal litigation on behalf of the state of Kansas.The ruckus headed to the Kansas Supreme Court was framed by Kelly and Kobach as a question...

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National Public Radio - Politics (17 hours ago)

Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (17 hours ago)

The Chinese president gave a New Year's Eve speech calling for reunification after a week of expansive live fire drills.

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Yahoo News - Politics (17 hours ago)

Trump's latest target in Washington? Public golf courses

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

House Republicans finally released on Wednesday the long-awaited transcript of former special counsel Jack Smith's deposition before the House Judiciary Committee. The 255-page document was released on New Year's Eve, a time some experts deemed suspicious. The Trump administration is currently trying to distance itself from the recently released...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

As Donald Trump's second term rolls on, growing numbers of Americans say the economic anxiety just keeps piling up, with little relief in sight. CNN reports retirees and working families alike are struggling under rising prices and shaky job prospects as tariffs and other Trump-era policies bite. Sixty-two-year-old retiree Helen Nerviano described...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is desperately trying to quell public anxiety about the cost-of-living crisis as he faces similar inflation woes that former President Joe Biden did through his term — but one former Republican official is warning that his energy policy is only making it worse.According to NOTUS, "Increases in residential electricity prices...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

MAGA fans melted down on Wednesday after reports indicated that Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration in New York City would include a historic element. The New York Post reported on Wednesday that Mamdani will be sworn in on a Quran during the oath of office ceremony, marking the first time an incoming mayor has used the religious text for the...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

A top Republican in Minnesota recently admitted to "steering" the viral fraud video that sparked recent controversy about the state's social programs. Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth said during the weekly Republican legislative press conference that the party told right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley which child care centers he should visit. Each...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

U.S. national security insiders smacked down Russian President Vladimir Putin's allegation that Ukraine tried to drone-strike his luxe lakeside pad, according to a new report.A U.S. official briefed on the intelligence flatly denied Putin's claim Wednesday, backed by a CIA assessment finding no evidence of any assassination attempt, the Wall Street...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Donald Trump appears to be on a warpath to free one of his convicted allies, but the arguments the administration has put forward in court read like the rantings of a madman, according to one legal expert. Trump has been trying to free Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who was convicted of seven state crimes related to her...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement erupted on Wednesday over a report that a deep blue city is moving forward with a plan to provide reparations for African Americans. The Daily Mail UK reported on Wednesday that San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie "quietly signed" a bill two days before Christmas to create a "Reparations Fund." The bill...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

Eric Bolling of Real America's Voice is one of President Donald Trump's biggest cheerleaders. During the federal government shutdown, he urged Trump to fire hundreds of thousands of Democrats from the federal payroll. But there's one issue on which he is feeling heartburn from the Trump administration, and that is tariffs.He let his feelings be...

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New York Times - Politics (18 hours ago)

The ruling found that the administration's cancellation of the protections for migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua was illegal.

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New York Times - Politics (18 hours ago)

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did not directly address the tensions between the Trump administration and federal judges who have blocked the president's agenda.

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The Washington Post - Politics (18 hours ago)

Chief Justice John Roberts said in his annual year-end report on the judiciary that the nation's founding charters remain robust.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (18 hours ago)

It was the year TLC's Waterfalls topped the charts and Windows 95 launched in stores, but in 1995 the Northern Territory made history by becoming the first place in the world to legalise voluntary assisted dying.

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Yahoo News - Politics (18 hours ago)

Jack Smith told House committee he had 'proof beyond reasonable doubt' in cases against Trump

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Yahoo News - Politics (18 hours ago)

Montana's Supreme Court dismisses misconduct case against the state's attorney general

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CBS News - Politics (18 hours ago)

The minutes released Tuesday indicate that some Fed officials who supported the rate cut had reservations.

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CBS News - Politics (19 hours ago)

A viral social media video has put Minnesota's long-running fraud scandal at the center of the national conversation. Here's what to know.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (19 hours ago)

Disruptions to the world trade system courtesy of Donald Trump and a reshaping of historic alliances as multiple wars drag on have set the stage for a precarious year in global affairs. 

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The Washington Post - Politics (19 hours ago)

Renee Hardman's convincing special-election win offers a hopeful signal for Democrats looking to 2026. She becomes the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Former special counsel Jack Smith told members of Congress in his testimony that he believed, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that President Donald Trump's angry tweet on Jan. 6, 2021, at 2:24 p.m., further put former Vice President Mike Pence's life in danger.Smith was in charge of the federal criminal cases against Trump, including for the conspiracy...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Hollywood power couple George and Amal Clooney have officially ditched America for sunny France, and President Donald Trump did not hold back on New Year's Eve after learning of the news."Good News!" Trump declared on his Truth Social platform, calling the A-list duo "two of the worst political prognosticators of all time." He derided the Clooneys'...

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Yahoo News - Politics (19 hours ago)

Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

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National Public Radio - Politics (20 hours ago)

President Trump issues his first vetoes of his second term.

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CBS News - Politics (20 hours ago)

A Minneapolis day care says that vandals damaged the facility early this week, after a YouTube video purporting to expose fraud among day cares in the Twin Cities metro area went viral.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

Finnish authorities suspect "aggravated sabotage" of a cable linking Finland and Estonia.

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

CBS quietly rebuffed President Donald Trump's push to rebrand the Kennedy Center during a broadcast that delivered dismal ratings. According to The Washington Post, viewership for this year's Trump-hosted Kennedy Center Honors plunged roughly 25 percent from last year, even as Trump predicted record numbers and bragged about his hosting "talent.”...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's administration has moved to terminate the lease of a nonprofit that has run the Washington, D.C. golf courses for years, putting the future of these courses in uncertainty and raising the possibility Trump could move to put his own influence on them.According to The Washington Post, "The Interior Department issued the...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

President Donald Trump spent his New Year's Eve lashing out at Democrats and vowing not to extend health care subsidies."Republicans: No more money to Fat Cat Insurance Companies. The money must go directly to the people to buy their own Healthcare," the president told fellow Republicans in one post on Truth Social.With Affordable Care Act...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's latest rant against wind energy unraveled almost instantly after he posted a photo claiming turbines were killing "beautiful Bald Eagles.” The problem: the bird wasn't a bald eagle at all, but a falcon — and the image wasn't even from the United States. Social media users quickly noted Hebrew text on the turbine, and...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

Fresh bruising on Donald Trump's left hand rekindled speculation about the 79-year-old president's health just shy of a year into his second term. Trump appeared at multiple events last week sporting discoloration on the back of his left hand — adding to the persistent bruise already visible on his right hand for months, CNN reported...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

For much of 2025, public-health debates in the United States have focused on the damage being caused by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with his reckless vaccine policy decisions, deep funding cuts, the wholesale firing of experienced public health professionals across Health and Human Services agencies, and the loss of trust in public...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

President Donald Trump appeared to be trying to save face as he caved to a Supreme Court decision that prevented him from using the military for policing in U.S. cities."We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that CRIME has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities,"...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman is warning that the MAGA movement's internal fractures are only going to get uglier — and more personal. Writing on Substack, Krugman argued that movements built around bigotry inevitably turn inward, noting that even prominent MAGA figures like JD Vance, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ben Shapiro are now being...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's administration was forced to retreat from a lawsuit seeking to wrest control of the California National Guard from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a new report. The Department of Justice said in a brief filed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday that the agency is withdrawing its request to federalize...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (20 hours ago)

Jean Lee and her two co-accused were executed for murder in 1950. Handwritten letters from the trio are among items publicly available for the first time since their trial captured the nation's attention.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (20 hours ago)

From currency changes to cleaner toilets, here's what is changing around the world in the new year.

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

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New York Times - Politics (21 hours ago)

A Colorado Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House and 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.

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New York Times - Politics (21 hours ago)

The president seems to be at war with the Democratic-led state as he raises the pressure on Colorado leaders to release a convicted election denier, Tina Peters, from state prison.

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Yahoo News - Politics (21 hours ago)

'Rot In Hell': Trump Blasts Governor For Not Honoring His Pretend Pardon

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.In a settlement agreement filed in Massachusetts federal court Monday, the National Institutes of Health and a group of Democratic attorneys general who'd...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

A former federal prosecutor on Wednesday slammed the House GOP for releasing the transcript of former special counsel Jack Smith's deposition earlier this month over the New Year's holiday. House Republicans interviewed Smith for several hours this month about his investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election....

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

Republicans got another flashing warning sign on Tuesday night as Democrats notched another stunning electoral upset in a red state amid plummeting approval ratings for President Donald Trump.Renee Hardman scored a massive 71.5 percent of the vote in the race for Iowa state Senate — a jaw-dropping 27 points higher than former Vice President...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

Just days before leaving Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) amplified a blistering, profanity-laced tirade from MAGA influencer Andy Frisella that accused President Donald Trump of betraying his own base. In the viral clip Greene shared, Frisella raged that Trump has broken his promises, echoed debunked claims about migrant-linked fraud,...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

President Donald Trump used a New Year's Eve message to brag about his tariff policies without any evidence to back up his claims."The United States has set a World Record on investments being made into a Country, and it is Trillions of Dollars more than number two, China," the president wrote on Wednesday. "This is singularly because of TARIFFS,...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

Trump Mobile has officially delayed shipping of the T1 Mobile gold-colored smartphones.The Trump Organization promised the $499 phones would be available in August when the service was first launched in 2025.According to CBS News, the company said it would ship its product by the end of January.The Trump Organization vowed to deliver "unbeatable...

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National Public Radio - Politics (21 hours ago)

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.

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The Washington Post - Politics (21 hours ago)

The Colorado Republican said she hopes Trump's action on a water infrastructure bill benefiting her district "has nothing to do with political retaliation.”

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CBC - Politics (21 hours ago)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax on Saturday during a stopover before heading to the U.S. to meet with President Donald Trump for talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

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CBC - Politics (21 hours ago)

The federal Leaders' Debates Commission says it has settled with the Green Party after the party vowed to challenge its removal from the spring election debates.

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

A reporter whose work led to the arrests of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell was surprised to find her name among flight records released by the Department of Justice.Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown's work on the "Perversion of Justice” published by the newspaper in 2018 spurred New York federal prosecutors to open a new criminal case...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Stephen Miller misses no opportunity to exult in racism and xenophobia. This Common Dreams headline gets right to the point: "'Horrible Racist' Stephen Miller Slammed for Using Classic TV Christmas Special to Bash Immigrants.”Apparently Miller spent Christmas Day watching a 1967 holiday special called Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn expressed alarm after claiming that President Donald Trump's administration was investigating them.During what was billed as an "emergency" message to Trump on Wednesday, Jones brought Flynn on his show to address concerns that the administration was...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams is reportedly plotting a last-minute power play that could saddle incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani with a Trump-aligned mess that's difficult to reverse. According to the New York Post, Adams is weighing the appointment of a hand-picked Charter Revision Commission that could reshape city elections and even...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

A major court ruling handed down on Tuesday could allow the Trump administration to enact a "back-door abortion ban," advocates warn. On Tuesday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled that the Trump administration can withhold Medicaid funding for abortion care providers, putting a lower court's injunction on the policy on hold. The...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

On the final day of 2025, the House Judiciary Committee released an interview with former special counsel Jack Smith about his prosecution of President Donald Trump.In the 245-page transcript, Smith claimed he had enough evidence to convict Trump of election interference charges. The case was dropped after Trump was re-elected."You just made some...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is scrambling to recruit hundreds of lawyers to wade through a staggering 5.2 million more pages of documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to a new report.The New York Times reported Wednesday that the DOJ is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers to review the documents, and the massive effort is...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

President Donald Trump amplified an attack against his Russian counterpart on Wednesday. Trump reposted an editorial from the New York Post that declares "Russia is standing in the way of peace." It was published at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin had accused the Ukrainians of attempting to bomb his private residence this week, a claim...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

President Donald Trump erupted on Truth Social early Wednesday, declaring that a fellow Republican deserved hell rather than holiday cheer as he raged over the imprisonment of election denier Tina Peters. Trump praised the former Colorado clerk — now serving a nine-year state sentence — as a victim for trying to stop what he baselessly called...

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CBS News - Politics (22 hours ago)

The Department of Health and Human Services said it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations. Jonah Kaplan has the latest.

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CBS News - Politics (22 hours ago)

Brian Cole was arrested and charged earlier this month for allegedly planting two pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021.

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Yahoo News - Politics (22 hours ago)

Trump administration freezes child day care payments to Minnesota 

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Yahoo News - Politics (22 hours ago)

Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (23 hours ago)

Previously secret cabinet documents from the Labor governments of John Cain Jr and Joan Kirner have been released to the public for the first time.

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

President Donald Trump went on another one of his tirades against wind energy and misidentified the national symbol.The 79-year-old president posted an image of a dead bird lying beneath a turbine late Tuesday, accompanied with the lament, "Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!"But eagle-eyed social media users noticed the photo...

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that President Donald Trump "absolutely" wants to revoke the citizenship of Somali-Americans who are convicted of fraudulently running daycare facilities in Minnesota."It's something the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State is currently looking at right now," Leavitt told Fox...

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

A federal judge in Tennessee is ordering federal prosecutors to turn over some documents to lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia as they try to show his indictment on human smuggling charges was the product of vindictive prosecution.U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw's nine-page ruling — issued under seal Dec. 3, but unsealed at noon Tuesday in...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (23 hours ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cannot continue to obfuscate on a royal commission.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (23 hours ago)

It's now clear two decisions by Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg in 2018-19 have created huge fiscal headaches for all taxpayers.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

In its parallel efforts to prosecute Mr. Abrego Garcia and to re-expel him from the country, the Justice Department has spent countless hours and untold sums of money pursuing a single immigrant.

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Global News - Politics (A day ago)

The RCMP union says the Alberta Next panel is trying to revive an idea already been rejected by Albertans, using outdated references and inaccurate policy to justify its stance.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial -- until Trump vetoed them

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

In December 2003, Jason Crow landed in the Baltimore airport on a Delta flight from Kuwait.Christmas music played in the terminal. The airport was decorated for the holidays. Families were preparing for holiday travel.Before the flight from Kuwait, Crow had left Baghdad on a military flight. Before the military flight, Crow's transport had been...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The Wall Street Journal dropped a bombshell Tuesday night detailing the incident that finally prompted Donald Trump to ban Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago — and it wasn't just bad manners. According to the report, Epstein allegedly pressured an 18-year-old spa employee sent from the club to his Palm Beach mansion for sex, prompting her to return...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

I was disheartened to read that Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is sending members of the Oklahoma National Guard to Washington, D.C. , to participate in the federal surge in the nation's capital. What's being sold as a public safety initiative is actually a political stunt that trades real solutions for optics and short-term headlines. This...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Republicans looking to gain an advantage by testing new U.S. Postal Service policy change could see their challenges backfire.The Postal Service ended a seven-decade practice of postmarking mail when it's collected, but the new policy will allow mail to be postmarked when it arrives at processing facilities, meaning that ballots dropped into...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

As President Donald Trump pushed for Republicans around the country to redraw congressional maps to give themselves extra seats, the one state where such a redraw was inevitable was Ohio, where state law required the map be redrawn anyway because the GOP's previous gerrymander there had not passed with bipartisan support.But ultimately, Ohio...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A longtime Trump biographer says a murky financial rescue involving Jeffrey Epstein may explain why President Donald Trump has never released his tax returns. Journalist Michael Wolff, speaking on The Daily Beast podcast Inside Trump's Head, recalled how Epstein allegedly helped Trump escape more than $1 billion in debt in the early 1990s by...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A caller on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program advised President Donald Trump's family to keep his grandchildren away from him."Yeah, my top story for the year is, of course, the Epstein files," Darrell, a Democrat from Georgia, explained to host Mimi Geerges. "We all know that we got a pedophile in the White House right now, and I would advise...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) erupted at President Donald Trump after his administration vetoed a bipartisan water pipeline project that would have delivered clean drinking water to more than 50,000 people in southeastern Colorado. In a blistering statement shared with reporter Kyle Clark, Boebert mocked Trump's "America First” rhetoric and...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The president said he blocked the bills to save taxpayers' money. But he has grievances against a tribe in Florida and officials in Colorado.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

'Not my first rodeo': meet the 21-year-old serving as Georgia's youngest state legislator

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