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Yahoo News - Politics (25 minutes ago)

Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director

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Raw Story - Politics (25 minutes ago)

The weather forecast for Trump's White House UFC fight on Sunday looks perfect — for gnats.UFC Freedom 250 kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on the South Lawn of the White House, with The Weather Channel now putting the chance of rain at 78 percent — thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and carrying into the evening. Temperatures will hit 90 degrees...

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Raw Story - Politics (25 minutes ago)

On Thursday, outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) let Donald Trump know in no uncertain terms that his second term is about to become a nightmare, and he has no one to blame but himself.In an interview with the New York Times, Cornyn, stung by Trump's endorsement of scandal-plagued Ken Paxton in his primary loss, predicted the November midterm...

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Raw Story - Politics (25 minutes ago)

Energy Secretary Chris Wright admitted during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee budget hearing he was unaware the U.S. had been secretly seizing Iranian oil tankers. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH) methodically exposed the knowledge gap by playing a video clip of President Donald Trump announcing the covert operation that same morning. When...

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Raw Story - Politics (25 minutes ago)

President Donald Trump announced his nominee to be the next director of national intelligence on Thursday, snubbing Bill Pulte, who had been placed in the position as the acting director.Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that he was nominating "highly respected Jay Clayton, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the...

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New York Times - Politics (25 minutes ago)

In the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine, Ms. Haines helped devise the strategy of declassifying evidence of Russia's military buildup in an effort to rally European allies.

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New York Times - Politics (25 minutes ago)

The towering claw will be the site of an Ultimate Fighting Championship cage match on Sunday, which is President Trump's 80th birthday.

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New York Times - Politics (25 minutes ago)

Lawmakers had pressed the president to find someone besides Bill Pulte, the Trump ally who was the president's interim choice but lacked experience.

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Politico - Europe (55 minutes ago)

Pressure is on Romania's traditional parties to start governing, with the far right polling well.

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Raw Story - Politics (55 minutes ago)

Veteran journalists braced for change when David Ellison took control of CBS and installed conservative Bari Weiss as editor in chief of the news division, but six former staffers revealed they should have been prepared for a demolition.In eight months under Weiss's leadership, "60 Minutes," the top-rated news program in the country, drawing 9.1...

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Raw Story - Politics (55 minutes ago)

President Donald Trump called off his threatened strike on Iran.The 79-year-old president announced Thursday morning on his Truth Social website that he planned to order U.S forces to hit Iran "very hard tonight," which House Speaker Mike Johnson downplayed as a negotiating tactic, but Trump backed down in a subsequent post."Based on the fact that...

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Politico - Europe (An hour ago)

Chief diplomat says EEAS provides "added value" in email to staff.

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Yahoo News - Politics (An hour ago)

Biden's Mexico ambassador was so frustrated, he almost ran for president himself

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that President Donald Trump is a traitor for refusing to release the Epstein files to protect his associates. Greene said Trump called her a traitor for urging transparency, but she countered, arguing those covering up the files — including the President — are the real...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces a critical test from a key Republican vote as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) signals he will condition his support on guarantees that Blanche will aggressively restrict access to mifepristone, the abortion pill.According to Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein, Blanche's path to confirmation is already fraught with...

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Politico - Europe (2 hours ago)

The move puts Frankfurt ahead of its global peers. But risks echoing the institution's ill-fated 2011 policy response.

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Yahoo News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge to new GOP-drawn congressional maps

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Speaker Mike Johnson fled down the Capitol steps Thursday rather than say whether Congress should vote on Trump's plan to seize Iran's main oil hub.Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, was caught by CNN's Manu Raju on the Capitol steps hours after Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the U.S. "will be taking Kharg Island" — the Persian Gulf...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino's nascent 2028 presidential campaign suffered a blow when Jacob Engels, a controversial figure tasked with launching the candidate's online presence, was arrested at a budget motel and charged with felony methamphetamine possession.According to reporting from The Bulwark's Will Sommers, Engels — a...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A White House reporter drew attention to an "incredible quote" from House Speaker Mike Johnson regarding President Donald Trump's threats against Iran.The president threatened on social media to take control of Kharg Island and seize Iran's oil and gas markets, which would require the deployment of ground troops, but the Louisiana Republican...

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BBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

Epping Forest District Council says it was not expecting the latest development.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

The ranking Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee is calling for Vice President JD Vance to testify under oath about his involvement in the White House's Jeffrey Epstein cover-up.Appearing on MS NOW with host Ana Cabrera, a fuming Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) cited an explosive report in the New York Times on Wednesday that Vance headed...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Karl Rove took delight in veteran newsman Scott Pelley's firing from CBS News' "60 Minutes" and recounted his long-standing grudge against him.The Republican architect of George W. Bush's presidency published a column Thursday in the Wall Street Journal recalling an incident from nearly 20 years ago that earned his lasting disdain for Pelley, who...

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New York Times - Politics (2 hours ago)

A roundup of legal news from the last week.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

Gabriel Attal a profité de l'arrivée à l'Assemblée d'une proposition de loi sur le secteur de l'intelligence artificielle pour se faire le relais des mastodontes de la tech. Anthony Lattier discute dans Playbook Paris de l'irruption de l'IA dans la campagne présidentielle avec Océane Herrero, journaliste au service Tech de POLITICO.

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Pentagon police are in gas masks and full chemical gear Thursday as a hazmat team locks down floors 2 through 5 of the massive complex.Floors 2 through 5 in corridors 4 through 7 have been locked down, and other floors have been evacuated, three sources told CNN. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency's hazardous materials response team is on scene...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

The Trump administration has quietly floated an eyebrow-raising new "fix" for Americans struggling with skyrocketing Obamacare costs: take out a loan from health insurers, The New York Times reported Wednesday.Buried in the dense 1,121-page final rule the administration issued last month governing how the Affordable Care Act marketplace will...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

President Donald Trump warned that U.S. forces were preparing to take control of Kharg Island in a major escalation of the war in Iran, and a national security expert denounced his statements as "unhinged" and unnecessarily risky.The 79-year-old president posted on Truth Social that U.S. forces would be "hitting Iran ... very hard tonight" and...

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CBC - Politics (3 hours ago)

A day after U.S. President Donald Trump said his country doesn't need anything Canada has, U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra said America actually has a "tremendous" need for things outside its borders — and if Canada can fulfil them, it will make both countries stronger.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

"Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border,” said the pontiff while visiting the island of Gran Canaria.

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Democrats Block Spy Law In Rebuke To Trump

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Reacting to the bombshell reporting in the New York Times about the Jeffrey Epstein "war room” that was convened in the White House Situation Room, MS NOW's Sam Stein singled out a proposal about Ghislaine Maxwell that he found beyond the pale.Speaking with Morning Joe co-host Jonathan Lemire about the report from the Times' Maggie Haberman and...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche twice refused to discuss the federal lawsuit threatening Trump's White House UFC fight — with a ruling expected within hours.Blanche was appearing alongside DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin at a Thursday morning press conference on unaccompanied migrant children when a reporter tried to get him on record about...

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

The Justice Department once tried to stay out of state elections, urging caution. It is now pressing forward with claims of fraud as President Trump revives his unfounded assertions that elections cannot be trusted.

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

Die Straße von Hormuz ist blockiert, der Iran-Krieg treibt die Kerosinpreise an und die deutsche Luftfahrtbranche steht womöglich vor einem schwierigen Winter. Höhere Spritkosten treffen die ohnehin sensiblen Gewinnmargen der Fluggesellschaften im Wintergeschäft ins Mark. Dennoch bleibt die Branche stabil. Wie reagieren Airlines auf die...

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

Germany and its allies complain that the 2 percent decrease put forward by Cyprus is too small.

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Vice President JD Vance is losing his chief of staff, Jacob Reses, whose influence over foreign policy, insiders say, rivaled that of the vice president's own national security adviser.Reses, Vance's chief of staff since joining him after the 2022 Ohio Senate race, will leave the administration at the end of the summer, people close to the vice...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's birthday celebration on the White House lawn was disparaged as a "volcano of corruption" in a new legal challenge.Attorneys fighting to block this weekend's UFC matches at the White House told a federal judge Wednesday the president and his allies stand to profit from what they called "the first private, for-profit sporting...

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

A measure to temporarily continue a key surveillance law fell well short of the support needed to pass, further raising the chances that it will lapse on Saturday.

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Sordid new details are coming out about how President Donald Trump and his allies hijacked the bipartisan "America250" celebration approved by Congress and siphoned off its money to alternative celebration planning entities under his own control.According to The Atlantic's Michael Scherer, newly obtained documents behind the scenes of Trump taking...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump lobbed a series of outrageous statements about the Iran war Thursday morning during a call to "Fox & Friends."The 79-year-old president phoned in to the show he regularly watches to provide an update on the war, which he has escalated in recent days in response to the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter, and he complained at...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

As President Donald Trump's approval ratings hit record lows, far-right media outlets are experiencing a parallel collapse, with major conservative websites posting devastating traffic declines in May.According to media watchdog Status, The Righting—which monitors website traffic—reported catastrophic numbers across the conservative media...

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

Commanders do not usually speak publicly about future operations to avoid jeopardizing the mission's success.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

The court described the offense as a "political crime.”

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

As soccer fans from across the world travel to the United States this month to cheer on their countries' teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a poll released Wednesday by Data for Progress suggests Americans don't believe many visitors have warm feelings toward the host country after a year-and-a-half of President Donald Trump's leadership.Overall the...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Asked Thursday about bombing Iran's civilian water supply on Fox News, Donald Trump launched into a minutes-long rant about rigged elections instead.Brian Kilmeade, the Fox News host who fielded Trump's call-in, had framed the water strike in approving terms — describing the U.S. campaign as an "Anaconda" strategy squeezing Iran into submission....

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

One-third of Americans shoulder health care debt. Insurers are being asked to consider lending money to Obamacare consumers who can't afford higher deductibles.

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BBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

An already politically weakened prime minister has been weakened further by the resignation of the defence secretary.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

The president's post marked his most serious threat against Iran since before the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in April.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

"Football is made to connect people, and UEFA wants to show its respect to Omar and his outstanding officiating skills," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

The prospect that a group tied to White House adviser Stephen Miller may be working behind the scenes to meddle in the upcoming election has become so alarming that an Arizona county attorney, who endorsed Donald Trump for president, has asked a court to intervene.According to MS NOW reporting by Ja'han Jones, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A loyal Fox News booster of President Donald Trump told the network's own war correspondent Thursday that MAGA viewers were done with his war of choice.Ainsley Earhardt raised the alarm during a live Fox & Friends update from chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst, who had just gotten off a phone call with President Donald Trump — placed from...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) was an outspoken defender of AI data centers — until he realized it was political poison with voters.According to Axios' Andrew Solender, Bresnahan, who represents a competitive district in northeastern Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill called the Local Control Protect Act, which seeks "to restrict companies' ability...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has been on a mad dash to slap gold all over the nation's capital to reflect his personal preferences, and an essayist unpacked the meaning behind that obsession.The soon-to-be-80-year-old president has long been synonymous with a certain type of gaudy luxury, and he's festooned gold touches throughout the White House and...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump proclaimed on Truth Social on Thursday morning that not only would the United States engage in new offensives against Iran, they are gearing up for an invasion of the country and a seizure of its oil industry."The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense,...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Based upon his own reporting and excerpts from a bombshell new book penned by the New York Times ' Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, MS NOW host Jonathan Lemire claimed on Thursday morning that Donald Trump has become a man alone inside his own White House.Noting that Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles retreated to...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

The Trump administration was forced to publicly declare the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization" slush fund canceled after widespread and bipartisan outrage from the public and lawmakers over the idea that tax money would be diverted to pay off Trump's allies. But Justice Department officials have revealed it's not actually dead — just under...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

This fall's midterm election is a referendum on President Donald Trump, according to a veteran journalist, and he's not making things easy for Republicans trying to hold onto their congressional majorities.Polling has made clear that affordability remains the top voter concern, and Punchbowl News co-founder John Bresnahan told "CNN News Central"...

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BBC - Politics (7 hours ago)

Healey spells out why he has quit government in a letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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BBC - Politics (7 hours ago)

The cabinet minister says funding for a new defence investment plan "falls well short of what is required".

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (7 hours ago)

The Coalition has also gone on the attack about Pauline Hanson's admission on the Inside Politics podcast that her party was being "infiltrated by extremists”.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A former staffer for President Donald Trump gamely attempted during a CNN appearance to find a silver lining in his surprising comments about inflation.The 79-year-old president was asked Wednesday about inflation shooting up 4.2 percent last month, and he declared, "I love the inflation," and his former White House communications director from...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's birthday bash for America is hitting fresh trouble, with at least six states publicly saying they will not officially participate in his Great American State Fair, NOTUS reported Wednesday.Officials from Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Oregon told the outlet they will not send official...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Trump's U.S. ambassador to Turkey is accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein find a personal assistant who became both a recruiter and a victim in his sex trafficking network, Raw Story has learned.Sarah Kellen told members of the House Oversight Committee last month that she was working as a host at the W Hotel in Honolulu in 2001 when she was...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Trump-aligned prosecutor Bill Essayli has made threats to investigate California's primary elections for fraud, promising charges within "two months" — acting on baseless conspiracy theories spurred by MAGA-backed reality TV star Spencer Pratt failing to place in the top two of the Los Angeles mayoral race. But it's all a "bluff," Shirin Ali...

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

It's the latest blow for Britain's embattled leader, who Healey accused of being unwilling to fund the country's armed forces.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has had one clear economic statistic he could brag about — but the new inflation data shows even that is gone now.Specifically, inflation-adjusted wage gains, which were relatively strong even into Trump's term as inflation worsened, have been essentially wiped out with the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, according...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

American political history is rife with examples of corruption. The period after the Civil War was known then as the Great Barbecue, when ethics broke down in public life. There were embezzling treasurers, bribe-giving lobbyists, purchased newspapermen, and swindlers at the public trough. But the Trump administration has just tried to pull off a...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Trump is on the warpath, furiously lashing out at advisers, allies, and Senate Republicans alike as his second term spirals downward in a cascade of self-inflicted defeats and political miscalculations.According to Politico reporting based on interviews with Trump allies, GOP Senate aides, and people close to the White House, the...

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

Christian Freuding tells POLITICO that NATO allies agree Russia could be capable of attacking a member country by 2029.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

A second night of unrest — triggered by a Sudanese man's alleged knife attack on a man in the middle of a Belfast street — leaves 12 officers injured and 16 rioters in custody.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

After Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation from the Trump administration, she got an unexpected call on Tuesday from her planned successor, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, telling her she was essentially being fired effective immediately, catching her completely off guard.According to Axios,...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

The entire panel on MS NOW's "Morning Joe” burst into laughter after watching a clip of Donald Trump blithely telling reporters, "I love the inflation” on Wednesday — a phrase that may come back to haunt Republicans in the November midterms, they pointed out.Thursday's show began with the clip, where the president made the admission, followed...

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

Grim predictions add to the problems of a president already facing a sharp rise in inflation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (8 hours ago)

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CBS News - Politics (8 hours ago)

The House on Thursday defeated a last-ditch effort to extend a key spy authority until early July.

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Yahoo News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Becerra heads toward the November election with a major edge over Hilton in governor's race, poll shows

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Two of the Senate GOP's most senior figures are openly questioning President Donald Trump's massive new Pentagon funding push, throwing fresh doubt on his ambitious $1.5 trillion military budget goal, according to Punchbowl News.Trump launched his latest funding blitz on Truth Social Wednesday night, demanding Republicans "IMMEDIATELY advance and...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

A group of 10 Democratic senators and the party's top election lawyers quietly convened to game out responses to what they fear could be an unprecedented attempt to disrupt or overturn the results of this fall's midterm elections.The closed-door session, first reported by Politico, brought together a roster of high-profile legal and political...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (9 hours ago)

Can Pauline Hanson's momentum be stopped? Only if her political opponents get fair dinkum with the electorate.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (9 hours ago)

The One Nation leader on Thursday accused Beattie and Liberal Party president Tony Abbott of orchestrating a "political witch hunt” that led to her 11-week imprisonment.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

America is reportedly pushing EU countries to impose U.S.-style travel bans, against WHO advice.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

Lawyers for the European Commission argued that revealing details of contract negotiators could have opened them up to abuse.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

Under the terms of the legislation, only the national flag, that of the EU and official institutional banners would be eligible for display on public buildings.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (9 hours ago)

Treasurer Jim Chalmers hits out at Pauline Hanson's ties to Gina Rinehart and questions whether she actually stands for battling Australians.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

Headaches abound for FIFA as the biggest sporting event in the world kicks off in North America.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

"Where others fail to comply with common rules, we cannot and will not stand idly by," Germany's Merz said without mentioning China by name.

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Florida immigration arrests have quietly surged, with state and local agencies at the forefront

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

No matter how the US's illegal military assault on Iran ultimately turns out, Trump's war was lost before it even started. The war was justified by a flagrant lie and constitutes among the worst, most irresponsible misuses of American military power in modern history.Trump's claim that Iran posed an "imminent threat” to the US by building nuclear...

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

A cohort of young Millennial and Gen Z politicians have centered their campaigns this year on housing costs, and the divide is more generational than partisan.

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National Public Radio - Politics (10 hours ago)

Pulte's appointment has scrambled talks to renew a spy tool known as FISA 702, as lawmakers in both parties have been vocal about his lack of national security experience and role as a Trump loyalist.

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

McGregor, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's main attraction, had the support of the prominent sports physician Neal ElAttrache when he decided to use performance-enhancing drugs.

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CBC - Politics (10 hours ago)

Ottawa's choice of Saab's GlobalEye surveillance jet has potentially opened a new battle in Washington. Experts say fully integrating the aircraft into NORAD would require access to sensitive U.S. stealth communications technology that has never been released to foreign manufacturers, creating operational, political and technical challenges.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (10 hours ago)

Unionised workers at BHPs operations in Port Hedland could walk off the job as soon as next week after endorsing protected industrial action.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (10 hours ago)

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson gets emotional as she speaks about her brief stint in jail.

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BBC - Politics (11 hours ago)

The complaint comes after George Finch released a statement on the county's libraries on Monday.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (11 hours ago)

As Anthony Albanese stood in front of a Medicare banner and Pauline Hanson put her hand out for donations, voters could be forgiven for thinking the election was two months, not two years, away.  

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Andy Burnham’s political opponents are finding plenty of attack lines to throw at him. Are past comments and policy positions - from WASPI women to calls for an early election - coming back to haunt the Burnham campaign? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy also wonder who is to blame for Keir Starmer’s troubles? According to […]

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

A damning report from the auditor-general reveals deep vulnerabilities across critical federal government safeguards, amid warnings the system may no longer be fit for purpose against sophisticated foreign espionage.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

Nobody can see detail of who donated what to Pauline Hanson's party this financial year until February 1.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

The Treasurer has justified his contentious tax changes on the basis that "not everybody is born already at the top of the ladder like Angus Taylor”.

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BBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

How do local people feel about the Makerfield by-election?

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams 'Traitor' Trump Over Epstein Files 'Cover Up'

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

One of the three accusers against Graham Platner had a role in helping Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh survive his confirmation fight, according to a former GOP operative.In the latest episode of his podcast, "Against All Enemies," former GOP operative Rick Wilson detailed the history of Lyndsey Fifield, the ex-girlfriend featured in the New...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

One of the three accusers against Graham Platner had a role in helping Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh survive his confirmation fight, according to a former GOP operative.In the latest episode of his podcast, "Against All Enemies," former GOP operative Rick Wilson detailed the history of Lyndsey Fifield, the ex-girlfriend featured in the New...

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

Gewinnt die AfD im Herbst ein Innenressort im Osten, droht der Innenministerkonferenz die Handlungsfähigkeit. Weil das Gremium einstimmig entscheidet, könnte ein einziges Veto die deutsche Innenpolitik lahmlegen. Gordon Repinski und Rasmus Buchsteiner besprechen, wie die Innenminister im Hintergrund versuchen, dieses Problem in den Griff zu...

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

The U.S. embassy's mega 250th birthday bash in Brussels is one of the most sought-after events for the city's top brass … but it's also drawing ire. Today on the show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss why MEPs and environmental activists are growing increasingly frustrated with this American July 4th celebration. The event is […]

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

Voters punished ruling parties across the globe in 2024. They are doing it again now. The same voters who rejected their rulers without mercy on both sides of the Atlantic — throwing out Britain's Conservatives after 14 years in power and humbling Democrats in the United States — are now poised to deliver resounding defeats […]

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Yahoo News - Politics (14 hours ago)

A key congressional race in California will test progressives' appeal in a Republican district

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Yahoo News - Politics (14 hours ago)

FISA spy program at risk over Trump's pick of Pulte for director of national intelligence

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Yahoo News - Politics (14 hours ago)

The man accused of killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband is due to change plea

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New York Times - Politics (14 hours ago)

Two reports by U.S. investigators reveal how Medicare Advantage is quick to reject requests for short-term nursing home or inpatient services.

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BBC - Politics (15 hours ago)

Sir Mark Rowley has asked the home secretary to introduce legislation forcing companies to publish data on stolen devices.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (15 hours ago)

One of Pauline Hanson's closest advisers says One Nation "stole" its donation campaign slogan from Sky News host Peta Credlin.

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

The top Manhattan prosecutor in Trump's Department of Justice is alarming legal experts with his behavior.During a recent interview, Adam Klasfeld raised red flags over Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, because of his constant appearances on CNBC. Clayton "sowed doubt" over the California elections, but that...

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CBS News - Politics (15 hours ago)

California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom spearheaded a redistricting initiative that was intended to make up to five more districts more friendly to Democrats. Voters may have different ideas.

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

A MAGA senator is the target of ridicule after he made an odd demand to see an embattled candidate's lewd texts.Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) went on Fox News to talk about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D). Platner was in hot water ahead of the primaries after reporting by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times revealed he had been sending...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (16 hours ago)

State and territory ministers say NDIS participants will be left in inappropriate settings under Mark Butler's reforms.

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Politico - Europe (16 hours ago)

Fireworks, facial recognition and a Katy Perry no-show: A look inside the grand American celebration in Brussels.

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is increasingly turning his fury at Democratic Senate candidates, MS NOW's Jen Psaki said on Wednesday — because he's seen the data and he's getting scared. The president, she noted, "spent part of his time in the Oval Office today ranting about the Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate in the upcoming election. And he seemed...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The Trump administration is launching a "massive leak hunt" to find out who spilled details on a panicked conversation inside the White House.A new book by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan has the Trump White House scrambling to find out who leaked details about the Trump administration's "freakout" over the release of the Epstein...

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Politico - Europe (17 hours ago)

If the Greater Manchester mayor wins in Makerfield, his route to the top job will be clearer than ever.

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Politico - Europe (17 hours ago)

The Labour mayor has splashed £8,000 on online adverts championing niche local concerns ahead of the June 18 vote.

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Politico - Europe (17 hours ago)

Why do U.K. prime ministers keep falling? The answer might lie in their pockets.

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Yahoo News - Politics (17 hours ago)

Defiant Nancy Mace Admits She Got Her '*** Kicked' In S.C. Governor's Race

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Former MAGA congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene shocked CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins with a strong claim about President Donald Trump.Greene detailed how Trump called her a "traitor" because she urged the release of the Epstein files, but she turned the tables by saying Trump and "pedophiles and rapists of the elite class" are the real...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

An international crime expert was floored by President Donald Trump's "quantum" trail of slush funds that he's set up during his second administration. Jonathan Winer, a former State Department official who investigated international money laundering cases, said during a new episode of the "Court of History" podcast on Wednesday that Trump's slush...

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Yahoo News - Politics (17 hours ago)

China's control over indium phosphide exports threatens AI data centre rollout

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

The New York Times had historians look at President Donald Trump's presidential walk of fame and called out obvious biases and an odd writing style.Trump's "Walk of Fame" features 47 plaques and a summary of all of the 47 presidencies, including Trump's. According to a detailed article by the Times, the histories are skewed and "peppered with...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Right-wing radio pastor and host of "Wretched TV," Todd Friel, launched a tirade against former President Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago, scheduled to open on Juneteenth on a 19.3-acre campus. Friel characterized the library as a tangible symbol of Barack Obama's horrific, destructive world views and an intentional slight to God,...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Vance Boelter, the suspected assassin who killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.According to The New York Times, "The Justice Department's letter to the judge described 'a proposed plea agreement' and asked for a hearing in which Mr. Boelter could change his not...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (18 hours ago)

The former Labor leader raised concerns about the prospect of Donald Trump being elected and compromising the AUKUS deal in a cabinet meeting in 2023.

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Donald Trump proclaimed on Wednesday that he executed a "secret mission" in the Strait of Hormuz that saw 100 million barrels of oil make safe passage through the crucial shipping artery — but ranking House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) cried foul on this on CNN, saying none of it made any sense.Following the clip,...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

A prominent Trump-skeptical House Republican was targeted by a Russian cyberattack, Politico reported on Wednesday.Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) "told POLITICO Wednesday that Russian government-linked operatives compromised his account on the encrypted Signal messaging app about 'four to five months' ago," said the report. According to Bacon, both House...

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CBS News - Politics (18 hours ago)

A judge denied a request to block the DOJ's "anti-weaponization fund," noting Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had already vowed not to move forward. But the judge warned: "Don't play possum with this court."

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Donald Trump set a dubious presidential record during his latest medical checkup, according to reporting by the Washington Post.Although the White House hasn't said why, Trump was assessed by 22 medical specialists during his latest checkup, according to the Post. That's a new record for presidents, outpacing President George W. Bush by...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Donald Trump declared, "I love the inflation," while signing the Secure America Act, drawing swift criticism from Democratic leaders and political analysts. Inflation has climbed to its highest level since 2023, currently at 4.2%. Reactions poured in. "Trump really said, 'I love the inflation.' On camera. For all of America to hear. His...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's latest late-night social media ranting spree astounded one political analyst because of what it revealed about the president's personality. Late last night, Trump took to Truth Social to lambaste people who recently criticized him, like Joe Scarborough of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" and ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, as well...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has put himself in a "weak" position in his war against Iran, the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote in an analysis published on Wednesday."For nine weeks, the cease-fire has let Iran dictate events in the Gulf," wrote the board. The way things have progressed, they argued, Iran itself "gets to start each...

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New York Times - Politics (19 hours ago)

David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, worked on a highly classified China spying program with Stephen A. Feinberg, the Pentagon's second-ranking official.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (19 hours ago)

Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition has no plan to share the seats the party targets at the next federal election with One Nation as Pauline Hanson's party says it has raised $2 million since launch.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (19 hours ago)

Liberal frontbencher Tony Pasin has urged his party to negotiate with Pauline Hanson so that Liberal and One Nation candidates do not cannibalise each other's vote.

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

The projects aren't coming online anytime soon, but countries from Suriname to Syria see an opportunity to be the next energy "safe haven.”

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CBS News - Politics (19 hours ago)

One of the richest men in the world, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, testified about his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday. Gates told lawmakers he never saw Epstein engage in criminal conduct. Nikole Killion reports.

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

An election expert exposed the "great irony" behind Speaker Mike Johnson's claims that the recent California primary elections were "rigged" in a new podcast interview. Stephen Richer, a fellow at the Cato Institute, told Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News on Wednesday that Johnson's claim that election fraud exists "so far upstream that it's hard to...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) confronted North Dakota U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Mack Traynor during his 8th Circuit Court of Appeals confirmation hearing, after Traynor repeatedly refused to directly answer who won the 2020 presidential election. When Blumenthal asked the straightforward question, Traynor claimed it was political...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

The ex-wife of a GOP lawmaker broke down as she detailed a disturbing incident where he pointed a gun at her.Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), a Trump-endorsed congressman, is accused of beating his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, who is the daughter of Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH). He's even alleged to have burned his ex-wife with boiling water.CNN revealed...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Doctors are demanding that the American Medical Association step up and take a true offensive posture against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.According to Politico, "members of the group's House of Delegates are sending a clear message to their leaders: Call out Kennedy, even if it costs us in the pocketbook," and spoke up...

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The Washington Post - Politics (20 hours ago)

Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior check-ups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which specialists assessed the president.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

The AI company's CEO Dario Amodei suggested tax measures including "universal capital accounts” to respond to AI-driven job losses.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had telegraphed the action earlier in the day.

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Administration plans intensive, year-round construction schedule for Trump's triumphal arch

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

States sue Trump administration over anti-DEI terms in federal contracts

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

A political expert offered a sobering warning about President Donald Trump's latest scheme to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm electionsThe Trump administration's Postal Service has proposed rules to restrict the delivery of mail-in ballots from states that do not comply with an executive order the president signed last week, which...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

The Wall Street Journal is arguing that one detail matches its reporting about President Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein.In a new legal filing, lawyers for Dow Jones, the company that owns the Wall Street Journal, argued that Trump "cannot" dispute that a signature appearing on a typewritten note and a sketch of a naked woman sent to...

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

The report's findings are likely to further fuel claims made by Republicans and pro-AI voices that foreign entities have tried to meddle in the debate over AI data centers.

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Politico - Europe (20 hours ago)

Less than a quarter of Americans approve of how the president is managing cost-of-living issues, according to a poll released this week.

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Trump names former CFPB official Brian Johnson to be agency's next permanent director

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Judge to rule Thursday in misdemeanor arrest of congressional candidate Brad Lander

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Trump accuses Democrats of hypocrisy on Platner, despite questions about his own conduct

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