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CBS News - Politics (12 minutes ago)

The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. It also proposes using AI to track threats.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 minutes ago)

President Donald Trump's sliding polls on inflation and cost of living stunned MS NOW's Chris Hayes — who presented the latest data in a striking graph that could barely even fit how far his numbers had plummeted."The lesson is that people really care about gas prices," said Hayes. "Oil and natural gas, gasoline are the most important commodities...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 minutes ago)

The Supreme Court has fired the starting gun for a "race to the bottom" in a gerrymandering war that will be "a nightmare for democracy," according to a new legal analysis. In a Slate report on Thursday, political writer Jim Newell cautioned that the GOP has "carte blanche" to gerrymander after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Louisiana v. Callais, a...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 minutes ago)

A system implemented by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency program accidentally leaked the Social Security numbers of health care providers, The Washington Post reported on Thursday."The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last year created a directory to help seniors look up which doctors and medical...

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New York Times - Politics (12 minutes ago)

The top Senate Democrat and the Maine contender had what was described as a cordial conversation despite Schumer's backing of his primary opponent.

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Raw Story - Politics (42 minutes ago)

A CNN segment featured a supercut of the growing opposition against Trump's "Make America Healthy Again" movement."We are on the brink of falling apart," a MAHA influencer is shown confessing in a report by CNN's Meena Duerson. "I am a diehard conservative, and I got this group of moms, and I'm trying to keep us together."Health and Human Services...

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Raw Story - Politics (42 minutes ago)

A group of Republicans sounded off to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday after a Trump administration official hinted that they are considering avoiding Congress on yet another issue. Under the War Powers Act, the president must notify Congress of a military action within 48 hours and withdraw the troops within 60 days. However, Defense Secretary...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (An hour ago)

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is under review, but with submissions due to close today, we take a step back in time to remember when dried lake beds were turning acidic, dairy farmers were selling up, and there was talk of water carting for Adelaide.

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Politico - Europe (An hour ago)

Administration officials say Tehran is days from crisis, but analysts see a slower squeeze with global price shocks already hitting U.S. consumers and reshaping the political fight.

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Veteran political journalist Maggie Haberman highlighted damning comments by President Donald Trump in the wake of the Hollywood director Rob Reiner's death."One of the things that's striking here is President Trump celebrated," when Reiner was killed, Haberman said on "The Lead" with host Jake Tapper on Thursday. "President Trump said something...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Reporters Without Borders warned Thursday that the United States is facing a "press freedom crisis” as President Donald Trump and his subordinates wage an aggressive assault on the media that has included threats of treason charges and imprisonment against journalists.The Trump administration's active disdain for press freedom has pushed the US...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Fox News host Jesse Watters on Thursday revealed the "questionable quip" that got him pulled away from Queen Camilla during the recent state visit, according to a new report. Watters, who co-hosts "The Five," said during Thursday's broadcast that he chatted up the Queen about her visit to Washington, D.C., and made a joke that the royal staff found...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

With the sudden exit of Gov. Janet Mills from the Democratic Senate primary in Maine, criticism has begun to pile up around Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who played an essential role in coaxing Mills into the race to begin with.But Schumer's allies are laying the blame squarely at the feet of Mills herself, for running a lackluster...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement freaked out on Thursday after a high-profile progressive influencer posted a rage-bait photo on social media. Hasan Piker, a podcaster who has hosted multiple Democrats on recent episodes, posted two photos on X of him riding a train while reading "What is to be Done?" by Russian communist leader...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's family appears to have struck a shady deal with the Department of Defense that has outraged political analysts and observers. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the Defense Department had agreed to purchase drones from a company backed by the president's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. The Trumps acquired the...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A GOP lawmaker's odd choice to ban protesters from six of his McDonald's franchises has resurfaced as he faces a House Ethics Committee investigation. "A Republican congressman banning his own constituent from McDonald's for protesting his vote to cut SNAP benefits?" wrote Mother Jones national correspondent Tim Murphy on Thursday. "I'm not sure...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is prepared to do something reckless in his Iran conflict that will get large numbers of people hurt or killed, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) warned CNN's Erin Burnett on Thursday evening.This comes hours after after Blumenthal clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a congressional hearing on the matter."We just...

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New York Times - Politics (2 hours ago)

The secretary was also questioned over civilian deaths, an accusation of antisemitic remarks and women in combat.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 hours ago)

Police have raided a Gold Coast apartment owned by the partner of former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

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Politico - Europe (2 hours ago)

Tech and cyber companies were sent questions about artificial intelligence-led cybersecurity threats, including those posed by Anthropic's advanced AI model, Mythos.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

The Washington Post editorial board published a scathing assessment on Thursday of President Donald Trump's newest plan to sabotage wind power in the United States.Trump, who has hated wind power ever since an installation in Scotland altered the view from his nearby golf course, has repeatedly and falsely suggested turbines cause cancer and...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

The Trump Department of Justice's new indictment against one of his political foes revealed the "real story" behind the dark "message" the president is trying to send, according to his niece. Mary Trump, a psychologist and author, argued in a new Substack essay on Thursday that President Donald Trump's efforts to indict former FBI Director James...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

State law enforcement found the dead body of a Republican Oklahoma state Senate candidate in the trunk of his own car, according to reports.Barry Christian, 54, was found dead on Thursday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations told media outlets including News9. Christian disappeared Tuesday and was reported missing the next day after being...

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New York Times - Politics (2 hours ago)

While the defense industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in.

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CBS News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Seven seconds passed between when the alleged gunman at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner — carrying a shotgun initially concealed by a jacket — first encountered federal law enforcement and when he was subdued, sources told CBS News.

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

A conservative comedian warned on Thursday that President Donald Trump appears to be leading the U.S. toward the country's "greatest military defeat" in its history. Dave Smith, a libertarian and prominent critic of Trump's foreign policy decisions, argued during a new episode of the "Breaking Points" podcast that Trump is posturing as if he is...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Political analysts and observers were aghast on Thursday after a new report suggested President Donald Trump's family had engaged in a dubious deal. The Financial Times reported that Trump's sons, Don Jr. and Eric, had taken a stake in a Kazakh mining company that had recently been awarded a $1.6 billion loan from the U.S. government. The brothers...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

New details have come to light about the ethics investigation into a GOP congressman.CNN senior correspondents Annie Grayer and MJ Lee revealed on Thursday that a House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) over sexual harassment accusations. "The committee was recently contacted by a witness, who described...

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a ceremonial farewell at the White House before attending a block party in Front Royal, Va.

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

In naming only an interim successor as acting attorney general, President Trump has established even greater incentives to execute his most extreme demands, current and former officials say.

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

The MAGA civil war descended into vulgar chaos on Thursday after a new defamation lawsuit was filed against a prominent influencer. Brian Harpole, the former head of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk's security team, filed a lawsuit against Candace Owens alleging that the influencer defamed him by alleging that he conspired to have Kirk...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

A Trump diplomat left the internet absolutely creeped out with a video she posted that seems to be digitally touched up.Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Callista Gingrich, who is the wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, posted a video from her office's official account on Thursday announcing an upcoming summit. Social media users...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

German officials were caught flat-footed and outraged after President Donald Trump's administration moved to reduce the number of U.S. troops stationed in that country.According to Politico, "Taking out American forces could remove a major military deterrent against a rearming Russia, which European officials believe is preparing to attack NATO...

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

Senators voted unanimously to prohibit betting practices in the chamber after some users made hundreds of thousands of dollars online by accurately predicting U.S. military actions.

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CBC - Politics (3 hours ago)

A higher number of military recruits are failing to pass basic training since changes were implemented to boost enrolment, says a leaked report circulating within Canada's defence community.

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National Public Radio - Politics (4 hours ago)

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday that she is suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate. That move shakes up a race Democrats see as critical in gaining the majority in the U.S. Senate.

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation's disaster preparedness reinstated after 8 months

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Republicans have been doing 180s to defend their position on redistricting, undermining their insistence that they're guided by moral arguments, according to a new report. The Bulwark highlighted a series of "pirouettes" by GOP leaders by comparing their statements on gerrymandering in Texas last year to what they said on the issue in the wake of...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Elon Musk's baby mama and former conservative influencer described the secret world inside MAGA and "the Real Housewives of Mar-a-Lago" in an interview this week with ex-GOP operative and The Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson. Ashley St. Clair, who was recruited to join Turning Point USA around age 19, spent nearly a decade as an insider with...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the federal government is in "denial" about the situation in town camps following the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby. Follow live.

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

Brussels and EU capitals are mulling restrictions on non-EU players.

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CBS News - Politics (4 hours ago)

The Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday about Louisiana's congressional map could have implications for several states as it narrowed the section of the Voting Rights Act about majority-minority districts.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Gillibrand, McCormick team up to crack down on prediction markets

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Watching the loathsome Pete Hegseth testify over the last two days in front of both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees gave me a slight sense of déjà vu.I struggled with why, because Hegseth just comes off like such a jerk. And that's when it hit me. Former President George H.W. Bush once famously referred to former Defense Secretary...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A GOP lawmaker is standing up to Trump's crusade against his enemies once again, questioning the latest efforts. "I can't find one example where the number 86 had anything to do with any violent threat," Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told reporters on Wednesday, speaking about the second James Comey indictment, according to the Bulwark. "I searched to...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

The hosts of the Fox News show "Outnumbered" were mocked on Thursday after they called for more restrictions on an app they argued could soften an individual's brain tissue. Emily Compagno, an attorney and co-host of the show, reacted to a new op-ed that claimed the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter, Cole Allen, was often on social...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is losing in his military campaign in Iran, former Trump administration Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday's edition of "Deadline: White House" — and the way he's talking about the conflict gives it away.This comes as Trump escalates his rhetoric, threatening greater and greater...

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

The president credited the king and queen in helping make his decision to lift the restrictions.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Trump administration report accuses Biden of anti-Christian bias

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Congress approves short-term extension of divisive US surveillance program hours before expiration

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Right-wing pollster Rich Baris revealed that he was "really worried" about Republicans' ability to win midterm elections after a recent poll suggested that the party would be "crushed."During a Thursday discussion on the Real America's Voice network, Baris told host Jack Posobiec that President Donald Trump's approval rating "isn't looking great."...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has reversed her original vote against a war powers resolution curtailing President Donald Trump's ability to wage war in Iran, crossing the aisle to vote in favor of the measure with Democrats.At the start of March, Collins toed the party line on the issue — and explained her reasoning in a lengthy press release."We...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

By Claudio Bozzi, Lecturer in Law, Deakin UniversityAs the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations' International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related humanitarian crisis: the plight of the crew stuck on ships at or near the strait.Up to 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 vessels remain stranded in and around the...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Watching the loathsome Pete Hegseth testify over the last two days in front of both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees gave me a slight sense of déjà vu.I struggled with why, because Hegseth just comes off like such a jerk. And that's when it hit me. Former President George H.W. Bush once famously referred to former Defense Secretary...

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BBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

The two women remain in police custody, according to the Metropolitan Police.

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The Washington Post - Politics (5 hours ago)

The platforms, which have gained scrutiny recently, allow people to place bets on future events such as election results. The ban also applies to Senate staffers.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Momentum builds in Congress to ban AI chatbots for kids

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Senate Republicans again block effort to halt Trump's war in Iran

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

The sudden decision of the Justice Department to bring an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey was linked to the dismissal of former Attorney General Pam Bondi, MS NOW's Carol Leonnig reported on Thursday.The new indictment charges Comey with threatening violence against President Donald Trump, based on an Instagram post he made last...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Donald Trump took a jab at The New York Times and CNN during a press conference at the White House on Thursday. The president had a meltdown over some of the important reporting around the Iran war and his administration when he pointed to The Times, a news organization Trump has had a contentious relationship throughout his political...

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

The redrawing of America's congressional districts is sure to escalate after the Supreme Court's decision, with some maps that would have seemed laughable a year ago.

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National Public Radio - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Trump says he's nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means' path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

Belgium's federal government on Thursday approved a ban on flavored vapes, with only tobacco-flavored and unflavored e-cigarettes allowed on the market from September 2028. Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke framed the move as a direct attempt to curb youth addiction. "We want to protect the health of our children and young people and prevent a...

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CBS News - Politics (6 hours ago)

A Pentagon official publicly placed the Department of Defense's cost for Operation Epic Fury at $25 billion.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

House Republicans on Wednesday passed a budget resolution that sets the stage for GOP lawmakers to draft and approve more funding for immigration enforcement without any support from Democrats, who condemned the proposal as another "blank check” for rogue agencies.The resolution, which cleared the GOP-controlled Senate last week, gives...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Friends,I was driving my car yesterday, heading home after doing some errands, when someone ran a red light and just about hit me. I swerved to avoid him, then stopped my car, got out, and stood in the middle of the road screaming at the vanishing a--hole and giving him the finger.Are drivers becoming more belligerent, or am I becoming...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has set his sights on becoming one of history's "great men" — yet he still has concerns that his efforts could be ruined, according to a new report from The Atlantic. And although the president has said he's not as concerned about "legacy," or even whether his Republican party maintains control of Congress in the midterms,...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A Republican lawmaker is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for unspecified allegations, according to a breaking report on Wednesday.Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) responded on Thursday to news that he was under investigation, which Axios confirmed through a lawyer from the House Ethics Committee and aides who have worked with Edwards. "I...

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New York Times - Politics (6 hours ago)

The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.

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National Public Radio - Politics (6 hours ago)

Louisiana suspended its upcoming primaries for the U.S. House, following Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander."

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BBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

The prime minister said the use of the chant on marches had left Jews feeling scared and intimidated.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 hours ago)

When One Nation voters strongly support a policy backed by the Greens, Labor's rank-and-file and the likely future leader of the Liberal Party, it might not happen overnight, but it will happen.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 hours ago)

Labor is expected to make some of its most ambitious tax changes in the federal budget. Baby Boomers will be among the big losers – and it's a calculated gamble that most voters won't care.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's announcement Wednesday that he was considering pulling some U.S. troops out of Germany stunned defense officials, who scrambled to figure out if the president was serious about following through on his threats this time. Trump's social media post was the first that many had heard of a potential new push to take […]

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CBS News - Politics (6 hours ago)

The House and Senate on Thursday passed an extension of a key surveillance authority that allows U.S. intelligence agencies to spy on foreigners without a warrant, the latest in a back-and-forth over the expiring program.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

People were mocking President Donald Trump on Thursday after he claimed he "aced" his cognitive exams and mistakenly claimed he has served three terms as president.Trump argued that he thinks all presidential or vice presidential candidates should be "forced" to do the same exams and tried to put down his predecessors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden....

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A purported "suicide note" by Jeffrey Epstein may soon be made public if a major media outlet is successful in convincing a federal judge to unseal it.In a Thursday report, The New York Times revealed that it had petitioned a judge to make the note public after it was sealed as part of a case against Nicholas Tartaglione, a cellmate who found the...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A lawmaker grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for shamelessly using an anti-Semitic term against his enemies. "You compare journalists, you compare us, you compare so many to 'Pharisees,'" Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) told Hegseth during a hearing on Thursday. "'Pharisses' is a problematic and historically weaponized term that casts Jewish...

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New York Times - Politics (6 hours ago)

The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight.

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CBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

Canada's new parliamentary budget officer says the government's spring economic update lacks details on spending targets and results.

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CBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed Conservative MP Jamil Jivani's recent trade trip to Washington D.C., saying on Thursday that Jivani can go where he wants, but he won't learn anything Carney doesn't know already.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (7 hours ago)

The $120 billion federal infrastructure pipeline has emerged as a part of the budget where spending will be slowed.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Pete Hegseth left yet another senator frustrated by dancing around tough questions, this time regarding how the military will be used if the 2026 presidential election ends unfavorably for Trump."Dude, dude, just answer the question," Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said as she pressed Hegseth during a hearing on Thursday. "It's not a hypothetical. Tell...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's ability to grill Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during her five minutes of questioning during a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing was hampered by his raising his voice and loudly talking over her on Thursday afternoon.The Massachusetts Democrat got under Hegseth's skin when she cited a Financial Times report that the...

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, considered the Maine governor his top recruit for winning the majority. Critics said her collapse showed he is out of touch with the party's voters.

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BBC - Politics (7 hours ago)

Reform UK mega donor Christopher Harborne gave the money to Nigel Farage in early 2024.

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

Commission chief promotes expansive "European champions” agenda as her Spanish No. 2 defends the foundational rules of the EU single market. 

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

The American president seems to be seething over criticism that the U.S. has been "humiliated" in Iran, and is threatening to pull Washington's forces out of Germany.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Podcaster Joe Rogan expressed the view that President Donald Trump's war with Iran would be to blame if a nuclear weapon were used on New York City.During a discussion with comedian Ari Shaffir on Thursday, Rogan lamented Israel's bombardment of Gaza following Hamas' Oct. 7 attack."They've destroyed Gaza," he explained. "Gaza's just a wasteland...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has served three terms as president and bragged about passing his cognitive exams — something he thinks all presidential or vice presidential candidates should be "forced" to do. The boast about his mental fitness came amid a flurry of Truth Social posts in which he inaccurately referred to...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A top aide of Donald Trump has been mysteriously demoted after a meteoric rise through the administration's ranks.Josh Gruenbaum, 40, will now only work for Trump's Board of Peace, according to a report by Politico.White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told the outlet that Gruenbaum "will continue to advance the President's agenda of enhancing...

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National Public Radio - Politics (8 hours ago)

Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

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Global News - Politics (8 hours ago)

There is only one trade negotiator for Canada and it's the federal government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said when asked about Conservative MPs meeting U.S. trade representatives.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

The group resignation caps months of political tensions over Moscow's return to the prestigious art show.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

The Reform UK leader said he finds the far-right German party's ties with dictators "very, very difficult."

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Yahoo News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Trump drops MAHA favorite for surgeon general pick who has critiqued RFK Jr.

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Yahoo News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Partial US government shutdown ends after Congress votes to fund DHS

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

President Donald Trump signaled he was planning to keep up his redistricting war on Thursday — this time in Tennessee. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform and indicated he aimed to gain an additional Republican seat in the House in a new map that would favor Republicans. "I had a very good conversation with Governor Bill Lee, of Tennessee,...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

King Charles III endured another diplomatic gaffe during his visit to the United States.The 77-year-old monarch wrapped up his visit with a trip across Virginia, but sharp-eyed observers noticed American service members were holding an up-side down British flag as the king and his wife, Queen Camilla, visited Arlington National Cemetery, reported...

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

Nicole Saphier, Trump's third pick for the role, is a radiologist and longtime Fox News contributor. Means's nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned her credentials and stance on vaccinations.

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Yahoo News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Trump drops Casey Means as surgeon general nominee, names Nicole Saphier

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Internal polling has spooked an influential conservative group, which issued a warning that the Republican Senate majority is increasingly at risk.The powerful GOP super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action implored Republicans to improve their cost-of-living messaging or risk a return to minority status, according to a new memo obtained by...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) crashed out in an interview with TMZ on Thursday when a reporter pressed him about the upcoming 10-day break for Congress as a stalemate over funding the Department of Homeland Security continued. Meuser was walking on Capitol Hill when TMZ asked him if he was frustrated over the funding bill, which had stalled in Congress...

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

The measure exposed rifts within the G.O.P., pitting lawmakers aligned with the Make American Healthy Again movement against those representing traditional agricultural interests.

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democratic cooperation to push it through.

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

Dr. Means's nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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CBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

It's been less than a week since the federal Liberals took control of parliamentary committees, and they're using their new-found power to take proceedings behind closed doors.

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The Washington Post - Politics (9 hours ago)

After the Supreme Court limited the Voting Rights Act, Johnson said states should consider redrawing House maps before the midterms. New boundaries would help the GOP.

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The Washington Post - Politics (9 hours ago)

The high court a decade ago explicitly overturned the legal standard that prosecutors are now citing to charge Comey with threatening President Trump.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

An American drawdown from Germany would take years, cost billions — and potentially damage the U.S. military campaign in Iran.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

One of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers was met with a fact check during an appearance on Fox Business.Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, appeared Thursday morning on "Varney & Co.," where host Stuart Varney confronted him with bad economic polling amid the war in Iran."Another poll on the public and and voters'...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump blasted a Republican senator — claiming he has been playing "political games" and pushing back against the president's nominee for surgeon general — calling for voters to unseat him in the Republican primary. Casey Means, the Make America Healthy Again movement's pick for surgeon general, has faced a stagnant Senate...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

On Thursday afternoon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bristled and snapped at a Democratic senator who pressed him about his continual invocations of Christianity as part of his briefings and what it says about how he is running the Pentagon.That led the former Fox News personality to accuse Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) of questioning his faith and of...

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court's ruling could be felt for a generation.

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Chuck Grassley Caught On Hot Mic Asking Why Trump Nominees Won't Say He Lost In 2020

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday was confronted to his face with statistics on the unpopularity of the war in Iran during a budget hearing.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat, took the opportunity to question Hegseth during a hearing that was marked by multiple outbursts.At one moment, she cited statistics about Americans not approving...

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

Since his early days as a lawyer and in his first years on the bench, the chief justice has worked to limit the force of the Voting Rights Act.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

A new report is the latest effort by the Justice Department to argue that it is removing political bias from prosecutorial decision-making.

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BBC - Politics (10 hours ago)

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch spoke to BBC Radio WM ahead of the local elections on 7 May.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Governments are taking a bigger role in the sector as private operators balk at the cost and risk of aging plants. 

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Kaja Kallas argues Russia is stalling over Ukraine talks and that Europe should not embarrass itself "by being the demanders."

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Yahoo News - Politics (10 hours ago)

ArcelorMittal donates steel for Trump ballroom

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A protester interrupted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a congressional hearing on Thursday as the Trump administration official faces heightened scrutiny over the Iran war and Pentagon budget. The Pentagon chief testified for the second day before congressional leaders, this time speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee and defending...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya was reportedly "clearly annoyed" after President Donald Trump's Department of Justice prosecutors tried an "unprecedented" move at a detention hearing for the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner gunman.During Thursday's hearing, attorneys for Cole Allen conceded that their client would be...

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

Senator Reed, a Democrat, attacks Hegseth right out of the gate.

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BBC - Politics (10 hours ago)

Helen Jenner refused to call for a member to apologise over a comment before learning Nigel Farage had done so.

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Global News - Politics (10 hours ago)

A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

The president also threatened to reduce U.S. troops in Germany this week.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil hat die Haushaltseckpunkte für 2027 vorgelegt. Während die Ausgaben für Verteidigung und Infrastruktur massiv steigen, wächst gleichzeitig der Druck, an anderer Stelle radikal zu sparen. Doch wie stabil ist dieses fiskalische Fundament in Zeiten von Zinsanstiegen und geopolitischen Krisen? POLITICO-Chefreporter...

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Yahoo News - Politics (10 hours ago)

The pastor of the nation's largest Methodist church is running for the US Senate in Kansas

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Yahoo News - Politics (10 hours ago)

Trump administration appeals court order in effort to cut vaccine recommendations for kids

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

In yet another outburst on Truth Social on Thursday morning, Donald Trump aimed his ire at the Senate Republicans for not doing everything within their power to push his agenda through, claiming they are getting played by Democrats.Moments after harshly criticizing German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for calling him out on Iran, Trump took to social...

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

The changes stem from student loan provisions in a sprawling tax and domestic policy bill signed into law last year.

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National Public Radio - Politics (11 hours ago)

The move likely sets up a battle this fall between incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins and progressive Democrat Graham Platner, who is closely aligned with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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National Public Radio - Politics (11 hours ago)

Lawyers made arguments in hearings for two separate lawsuits against President Trump and the Kennedy Center's board this week. Both lawsuits want to halt plans to close the performing arts venue for two years for renovations.

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BBC - Politics (11 hours ago)

Eluned Morgan told reporters "we're all a little bit exhausted" after making the gaffe.

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BBC - Politics (11 hours ago)

Protesters gathered as the prime minister arrived in the north London suburb where two men were stabbed.

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The Washington Post - Politics (11 hours ago)

The War Powers Act requires that the Trump administration seek lawmakers' consent to continue hostilities beyond 60 days, a time limit that expires Friday.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

Mark Sanford quits latest bid for Congress and says he'll set up a debt-focused nonprofit instead

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to definitively say that a gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner shot a Secret Service agent.During a Thursday interview on Fox News, anchor Dana Perino revealed that the network's sources were told that the gunman, Cole Allen, shot an agent when he discharged his...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has delivered a devastating assessment of Donald Trump's Iran war: the president is steering the United States toward humiliating defeat, and the only way out requires acknowledging a loss his fragile ego will never permit.According to Krugman, there is no viable path to reopening the Strait of Hormuz...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

International Workers Day on May 1 commemorates the great labor struggles of the 19th and early 20th centuries, when workers fought and died for decent wages and working conditions.The militant energy of the early labor movement, long dormant in the United States, has been making a comeback recently as Americans chafe at economic instability, the...

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The Louisiana secretary of state said the House primary election would be delayed after the court ruled the state's congressional districts unconstitutional. The Senate primary will go forward on May 16.

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BBC - Politics (11 hours ago)

Eluned Morgan accidentally told Labour members to "vote Plaid Cymru" at an event ahead of the election.

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BBC - Politics (11 hours ago)

Christopher Harborne tells the Telegraph he could return to the UK to get around a donations cap.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

The move frees up Emmanuel Moulin to run for central bank governor.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen sparred with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Thursday morning, after Scalise made a number of false claims about inflation and gas prices under the Trump administration vs the Biden administration."Prediction markets aren't friendly to the GOP's chances for holding the House," said Kernen. "Do you think there's...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

President Donald Trump took another slap at Germany's leader over his criticism earlier this week of the U.S. war against Iran.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faulted the 79-year-old president for launching the war without an apparent exit strategy, saying the U.S. has been "humiliated" by Iranian leadership, and Trump lobbed another social media...

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Maine Governor Janet Mills drops US Senate bid to unseat Republican Susan Collins

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

The Michigan Supreme Court adopted a rule on Wednesday to prohibit civil arrests, including the civil immigration warrants commonly used by ICE, which are administrative warrants, not judicial warrants.Specifically, the new rule, which will go into effect on May 1, states that "Parties, attorneys, and subpoenaed witnesses are not subject to civil...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

President Donald Trump signaled his impatience with ABC over his long-simmering feud with late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.The 79-year-old president demanded the network remove Kimmel from the airwaves over a joke he made last week in which he described first lady Melania Trump as having "the glow of an expectant widow," and his Federal...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, revealed that half the world dislikes her because of her last name.In a recently resurfaced interview with conservative influencer Jake Paul, Kai Trump admitted that "some people don't like me.""I mean, 50% in the world doesn't like me," she remarked, "because my last name, but like they don't...

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Global News - Politics (12 hours ago)

A news release issued late Wednesday says the defence bank will allow member countries, including Canada, to leverage shared resources to 'meet today's defence challenges.'

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Rejecting Ming Yang was not a "Huawei moment,” says top net-zero official.

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