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Raw Story - Politics (22 minutes ago)

U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer makes wildly inaccurate claim about Somali crime on national TVby Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer December 4, 2025U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer cited false statistics about the percentage of crimes committed by Somali-Americans on Fox Business Wednesday, joining a wave of Republicans engaging in anti-Somali rhetoric lately."It's not...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 minutes ago)

A Jan. 6 defendant pardoned by President Donald Trump, who was arrested while livestreaming near former President Barack Obama's house with a stash of guns and weapons, has turned up in Washington, D.C. again — and alarmed Justice Department officials urged a judge to jail him, Politico reported on Thursday evening.Taylor Taranto's pardon did not...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 minutes ago)

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing a growing mutiny from his Republican colleagues as the looming 2026 midterm causes "fear and anxiety" in the caucus, according to a new report. Johnson has faced significant criticism from Republicans in recent weeks over his leadership. Republican women like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) have publicly...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 minutes ago)

President Donald Trump has been flouting his pardon power during his second term, and a legal expert on Thursday revealed how the Supreme Court helped pave the way for Trump's actions. Investigative researcher Lisa Graves, author of a book on the Supreme Court called "Without Precedent," wrote in a new essay for Substack that Chief Justice John...

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Politico - Europe (24 minutes ago)

As the party meets for its annual congress, many members see the EPP as their new main enemy.

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Politico - Europe (24 minutes ago)

Gen. Alexus Grynkewich's comments come as European countries worry about the reliability of their alliance with the U.S.

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Politico - Europe (24 minutes ago)

Brussels was jolted this week by dawn raids and an alleged fraud probe involving current and former senior EU diplomats. Host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Zoya Sheftalovich — a longtime Brussels Playbook editor who has just returned from Australia to begin her new role as POLITICO's chief EU correspondent — and with Max Griera, our […]

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Politico - Europe (24 minutes ago)

The U.K. government this year shocked its progressive base with deep cuts to Britain's aid system. But there was little political fuss, and some now wonder if Chancellor Rachel Reeves could repeat the great aid robbery.

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Politico - Europe (24 minutes ago)

Crossing the epicenter of the EU is a difficult business.

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Politico - Europe (24 minutes ago)

But some say she may be aiming at other — even more powerful — targets.

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Politico - Europe (24 minutes ago)

A politicized Fed could be bad news for central banks everywhere, officials fear.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

The U.S. has increased its reward to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of an alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Pentagon watchdog finds Pete Hegseth's Signal chats put troops at risk, sources say; D-Day veteran Charlie Shay dies at 101

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

President Trump said he would support releasing the footage of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat on Sept. 2.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

The current architect, with whom President Trump has some disagreements, will remain on the White House ballroom team, sources said.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that Democrats will offer a clean three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for a vote next week.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

The Trump administration proposed rules that would weaken fuel economy standards for vehicles set under President Biden in 2024.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Federal prosecutors on Thursday presented an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

The Trump administration said it would reduce the period of time that work permits are valid for refugees, asylees and other immigrants granted legal protections in the U.S.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

The GAO has accepted a request from Senate Democrats to investigate Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

President Trump suggested Americans won't have to pay personal income taxes "in the not-too-distant future" because of rising U.S. tariffs.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

The White House confirmed this week that there was a second strike, but denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered it.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Details about the strikes on an alleged drug boat on Sept. 2 have alarmed legal experts and lawmakers.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

At least 87 people have been killed since the vessel strikes began in early September.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Investigations released by the Navy into accidents involving the Truman Carrier Strike Group recommended ensuring processes are followed even when faced with adversity.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill and testified that there was no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to kill everyone on board, multiple lawmakers said. Charlie D'Agata has more.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Texas approved a new congressional map this summer after Trump urged state GOP lawmakers to craft new House district lines to help Republicans hold onto their majority in the 2026 midterms.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service," Democratic Rep. Jim Himes said.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

A U.S. District Court decision to end the deployment of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., is now on hold.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Luigi Mangione arrest video played in court as defense fights evidence; $1.6 million raised for 88-year-old man working at grocery store

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

President Trump has recently attacked Gov. Tim Walz over the fraud cases, calling Minnesota a "hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" and lashing out against the state's Somali community.

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CBS News - Politics (24 minutes ago)

The Pentagon watchdog released its report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about operations in Yemen.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (25 minutes ago)

Australia will begin manufacturing multiple-rocket guided missiles this month with the opening of a new factory in South Australia.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (25 minutes ago)

The Victorian government has backed down on key parts of an unpopular tax used to fund the state's emergency services as part of its budget update.

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The Washington Post - Politics (28 minutes ago)

Alejandro Andres Carranza Medina's family alleges that the Trump administration committed human rights violations in its campaign against suspected drug trafficking.

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The Washington Post - Politics (28 minutes ago)

The Trump administration is sending Border Patrol agents right into the heart of some of America's biggest cities. We investigate how their tactics are shaping immigration operations from Los Angeles to Chicago to, as of this week, New Orleans.

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The Washington Post - Politics (28 minutes ago)

The Truman aircraft carrier group conducted airstrikes for 52 days straight. Investigators found that not all of its ships or crews were ready for such intensity.

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The Washington Post - Politics (28 minutes ago)

Adm. Frank M. Bradley is set to meet with lawmakers Thursday to discuss the boat strike he oversaw that killed 11 people, including two who died in a follow-up attack.

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The Washington Post - Politics (29 minutes ago)

The footage was shown on Capitol Hill, where Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who oversaw a deadly attack on alleged drug smugglers, faced a day of difficult questions about the operation.

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BBC - Politics (34 minutes ago)

The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.

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BBC - Politics (34 minutes ago)

This week, the PM was trying to set the scene for what is to come on the UK-EU relationship, sources say.

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BBC - Politics (34 minutes ago)

The child poverty strategy also includes making childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit.

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Global News - Politics (35 minutes ago)

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon told a House of Commons committee the updated strategy will come next year, after saying in the fall it would come this year.

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Global News - Politics (35 minutes ago)

Alberta's UCP government is changing the rules to make it easier for citizens to force a referendum on issues such as the prospect of the province leaving Confederation.

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CBC - Politics (37 minutes ago)

A controversial pipeline agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith triggered a chain of events that included a cabinet resignation, a cabinet shuffle and — eventually — a fiery debate about the French language in Quebec.

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New York Times - Politics (40 minutes ago)

The president trumpeted a peace pact in a meeting with the two countries' leaders that includes incentives for U.S. access to minerals. Fighting in eastern Congo has continued in the months since an earlier agreement.

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New York Times - Politics (40 minutes ago)

Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.

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New York Times - Politics (40 minutes ago)

Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams at the National Institute for Standards and Technology. The fate of some experiments hangs in the air.

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New York Times - Politics (40 minutes ago)

President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.

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Yahoo News - Politics (An hour ago)

Melania Trump lights the National Christmas Tree after president counts down

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Yahoo News - Politics (An hour ago)

Trump administration to direct more water to California farms

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New York Times - Politics (An hour ago)

Two survivors of the attack were said to struggle to cling to the boat before a second strike. After the briefing with lawmakers, the military disclosed a boat strike on Thursday that killed four people.

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New York Times - Politics (An hour ago)

After a judge dismissed the Trump administration's first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter.

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New York Times - Politics (An hour ago)

Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 hours ago)

A deal for the sale of operations at Ayers Rock Resort, near Uluru, and the Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre, in Far North Queensland, is one step closer after the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation reached an agreement with Journey Beyond, an Australian-based "experiential tourism" company owned by an American private equity firm.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 hours ago)

South Australian Liberal leader Vincent Tarzia will step down from the leadership, just three months out from the next state election. He told a press conference he made the decision on Friday morning.

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CBS News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released "never-before-seen" images of Jeffrey Epstein's private island.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

The White House reportedly will be submitting plans for President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom to a federal planning commission later this month, after the East Wing of the White House has already been demolished and as the president replaces the project's top architect."The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will dwarf the White House itself, at...

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The Washington Post - Politics (2 hours ago)

As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.

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Yahoo News - Politics (2 hours ago)

White House brings in new architect for Trump's sprawling $300 million ballroom

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Yahoo News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Florida lawmakers urge Trump to reject drilling off state's western coast

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Yahoo News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Supreme Court allows Texas GOP to use new redistricted map for now

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 hours ago)

Senators are seeing massive spikes in social media views and followers as they mimic the combative style of US congresspeople.

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CBS News - Politics (2 hours ago)

ICE began enhanced operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this week, as President Trump rails against Somali people in Minnesota.

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New York Times - Politics (2 hours ago)

Congress is focusing on two deaths in one strike. But nine other people died in that same attack, and the United States has killed 83 in all. Were any of those killings legal?

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Layoffs in the United States have surpassed 1.1 million in 2025, according to a new report, and even one Fox Business host who is typically in President Donald Trump's corner is taking notice of the dire economic picture heading into 2026.During a Thursday segment on Fox Business, Maria Bartiromo – who Trump was reportedly considering naming as...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

One retired Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) officer says officials in President Donald Trump's Pentagon may have been aware they were breaking international law when carrying out a controversial strike in September.During a Thursday interview with CNN, Dan Maurer — a 22-year U.S. Army veteran who served as a military attorney — broke down...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A top Virginia lawmaker uncorked an eyebrow-raising response after the conservative-leaning Supreme Court issued an unsigned order Thursday night allowing Texas to use a Trump-backed redrawn congressional map for the House aimed at flipping several Democratic districts. A three-judge panel blocked the map in October, finding that challengers would...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's administration announced on Thursday night that it had carried out another strike against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, an operation that killed four people. U.S. Southern Command, a division of the Department of Defense, announced the operation in a post on X and included a video of the strike. It comes at a time...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

CNN's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, borrowed one of President Donald Trump's favorite phrases on Thursday night to describe the president's precipitous fall in support from a key part of his coalition. Over the last couple of months, Trump's approval rating among young men aged 30 years and under has dropped by more than 56 points, Enten said...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A top military official undercut a key claim made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the now infamous "double tap" bombing operation on an alleged drug boat in September, according to a new report. During a briefing with lawmakers, Adm. Frank "Mitch” Bradley said that the survivors of the Sept. 2 bombing were "in no position to make a...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A scandal-plagued Republican congressman was illegally running an arms-export business to foreign countries while serving in the House of Representatives, reporter Roger Sollenberger revealed in an investigative Substack post — and his company to do so was run into the ground and is now in foreclosure.Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has faced a series of...

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CBC - Politics (3 hours ago)

Defence Minister David McGuinty assured MPs on Thursday that the federal government is on its way to meeting NATO's old, politically charged spending target of two per cent of GDP — just as the Western military alliance resets the bar.

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Global News - Politics (3 hours ago)

AFN Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has said Budget 2025 failed First Nations because it did not include more infrastructure funding and educational resources for their communities.

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Global News - Politics (3 hours ago)

In a post on his LinkedIn account, Simon Donner says he resigned on Tuesday and he is grateful for the opportunity to help shape climate policy in Canada.

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Gov. Walz denounces Trump for calling Minnesota's Somali community 'garbage'

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

The president had clashed with the original designer and insisted on increasing the size and scope of the ballroom on a short timeline.

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Legal experts bashed the Supreme Court's unsigned order on Thursday that allows Texas to use an election map that significantly favors President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. On Thursday, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court's order prohibiting Texas from using the map state Republicans created during a special session that eliminated...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

The right-wing justices on the Supreme Court handed Republicans a win on Thursday evening by allowing Texas' extreme mid-decade gerrymander of its congressional seats to take effect, staying a lower three-judge panel's finding that it was illegally determined using racial criteria. But buried in a concurrence by the three farthest-right justices...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday sent President Donald Trump's Justice Department a stark message after grand jurors in Virginia failed to secure a re-indictment on allegations of mortgage fraud charges. The news came after a judge tossed an initial indictment about 10 days earlier, declaring the appointment of the...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

News that a grand jury declined to indict one of President Donald Trump's political foes on Thursday set off a firestorm of reactions from legal analysts and court watchers. A grand jury on Thursday refused to return an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged bank fraud and lying to a financial institution. It was the...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Following the Supreme Court's decision to allow Texas Republicans to use their heavily gerrymandered new congressional map that attempts to delete five Democratic seats, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig and CNN anchor Jake Tapper agreed that the ruling could have significant implications beyond the specific map at hand."Jake, this is going to...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

The New York Times reports U.S. diplomacy is floundering, with fully 98 percent of diplomats reporting plummeting workplace morale since the Trump administration took over in January."The Foreign Service is in crisis,” said John Dinkelman, president of the American Foreign Service Association, or AFSA. "Damage is being done to America's...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) was recently heard discussing California's mid-decade redistricting plans, which included criticism of one of his Republican colleagues for running against an incumbent GOP member of Congress.Spectrum News reporter Cassie Semyon posted the clip of Issa's remarks to X on Thursday, in which he's heard speaking to someone...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump fired his own ballroom architect after clashing with an architect over expanding the project. The boutique architecture firm led by James McCrery II was reportedly replaced after three months when questions surfaced over whether the group could manage the large-scale plan, The Washington Post reported Thursday. "It is unclear...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A federal judge signaled she is prepared to disqualify yet another improperly-appointed Trump administration prosecutor, this time in the Northern District of New York — just as he is starting to work on an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James.According to Politico, "During oral arguments, U.S. District Judge Lorna...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas can use the election map favored by President Donald Trump in the 2026 midterm election, according to a new report from CNN. The ruling paves the way for Texas Republicans to use a map that will give them a significant advantage over Democrats in the election. It also blocked a lower court's ruling...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A federal grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday refused to return an indictment for New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking yet another setback for President Donald Trump's Justice Department in its bid to prosecute her.However, reported MS NOW's Carol Leonnig, two sources tell her this isn't the end of the DOJ's attempts to bring...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that he doesn't see the "simmering antisemitism" on the right, as some of his Republican colleagues have claimed, according to a new report. Vance told NBC News in an interview that it is "anti-American" to judge someone by their immutable characteristics, and that he doesn't see "simmering antisemitism" in...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Three Supreme Court justices issued a blistering dissent on Thursday to yet another unsigned order from the high court. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas can use the new election map its Republican-controlled legislature drew during a special session during the 2026 midterm. The new map is designed to eliminate five Democrat-controlled...

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CBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

The federal government says it's working on a long-term strategy to address problems at the Canada Revenue Agency as the agency's 100-day plan to improve its services reaches its end point next week.

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CBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

The Liberal government's long-awaited bill to address sexual misconduct in the military is facing pushback from some victims, former military officials and opposition parties.

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The Washington Post - Politics (4 hours ago)

Although the president and the original architect had clashed over the size of the project, the decisive factor was the small firm's limited capacity to handle such an enormous project.

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The Washington Post - Politics (4 hours ago)

Before a Virginia grand jury's ruling Thursday, a judge had dismissed an earlier indictment after finding that the prosecutor had been unlawfully appointed.

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The Washington Post - Politics (4 hours ago)

The decision marks the latest development in a battle between Republican and Democratic states that seek partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

The minister attended the event celebrating a Labor figure while taking part in official business in June.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

5 years later, authorities arrest a suspect in Washington pipe bomb case. Here's what to know

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National Public Radio - Politics (5 hours ago)

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional.

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Global News - Politics (5 hours ago)

The three leaders will be in Washington, D.C., for the FIFA World Cup draw, marking the first time they will be in the same room together.

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Global News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, the MLA for the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat, appears to be the latest UCP MLA in the province to face a recall campaign

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

The updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans will not come until the new year, a government official said.

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

The move was the latest in an intensifying crackdown on legal immigration after an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Federal courts will probably "kill" President Donald Trump's latest attack on one of his political foes "in the cradle" before the case gets off the ground, a legal analyst said Thursday.Adam Klasfeld, editor-in-chief of All Rise News, discussed a subpoena that Trump-aligned prosecutor, Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone, served to New York Attorney...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has completely remade the Kennedy Center in his image — and now he wants to name it after himself.According to The New Republic, Trump let this plan slip "during a speech at the U.S. Institute of Peace for the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Coincidentally, the Institute of...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has paused an order requiring President Donald Trump to remove National Guard troops from policing operations in Washington, DC.In a ruling on Thursday, the court lifted an injunction ordering the troops to leave by Dec. 11.A Nov. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb found Trump's deployment of the...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Thursday that people are driving by his home, rolling down their windows and yelling a slur for developmentally disabled people, mimicking President Donald Trump after he used the derogatory term to attack him.The Democratic governor said he has concerns after Trump started the attack in a Truth Social post and...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt mocked Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during her show "The Arena" on Thursday over the pushback he's receiving from women in the Republican Party. Johnson has faced sustained criticism from his female colleagues over his leadership, according to recent reports. Some women like Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Marjorie Taylor...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is being roundly condemned for making bigoted attacks on Somalis, whom he referred to collectively as "garbage” earlier this week.During a Tuesday Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump unleashed a racist tirade against Somali Americans living in Minnesota, whom he falsely portrayed as layabouts who sponge up welfare...

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

President Petr Pavel applauds the anti-establishment tycoon for resolving an issue with the Agrofert holding that had overshadowed the election aftermath.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

President Donald Trump will feature prominently at Friday's Kennedy Center ceremony and participate in a ceremonial ball draw with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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The Washington Post - Politics (5 hours ago)

The announcement comes after two crashes involving mobile lounges used to transport passengers. The airport is already undergoing a massive renovation.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Sen. Kelly Blasts Trump 'Suck Up' Pete Hegseth By Sharing Old Video That Didn't Age Well

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

US judge questions Trump administration's continued targeting of pro-Palestinian Tufts student

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CBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

Two members of the federal government's Net-Zero Advisory Body have resigned, saying its work is being ignored by Ottawa as it moves away from previous climate commitments and toward new oil and gas projects.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

This is "the golden age of America, because we are doing better than we've ever done as a country,” President Donald Trump declared last month, standing before a backdrop emblazoned with "The Golden Age,” as he promoted a central theme of his administration.On the White House's social media page on X, it declares, "The Golden Age of America...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump amused onlookers when he appeared to nod off — again — Thursday at a peace-themed signing ceremony for a U.S.-brokered pact between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.The event was being held at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., where Trump was hosting Presidents Félix Tshisekedi of the...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Federal authorities on Thursday released more information about a man suspected of planting pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic party headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2021.An affidavit revealed more information about the investigation and arrest. The FBI has not released an image of the suspect yet. The bombs were placed outside the...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Mark Twain allegedly quipped, "God created war so Americans would learn geography.” Whether or not he actually said that, might it not be a good test, that the world's most mighty military power be prevented from waging war if a majority of Americans failed to find the alleged enemy on a world map?Frivolity aside, this should not need to be said,...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated an arrest in the case against the alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber by immediately discussing conspiracy theories with Donald Trump Jr.Following the arrest of Brian Cole on Thursday, Trump complained to Patel that the case seemed to "disappear" while the Biden administration prioritized the prosecution of Jan. 6...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

The Justice Department filed a criminal affidavit on Thursday afternoon in the case of the Jan. 5, 2021, pipe bomb plantings at the Democratic and Republican National Committees.In particular, the affidavit outlined a key piece of evidence that federal investigators used in their effort to solve the nearly five-year-old mystery and zero in on a...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A top intel committee lawmaker warned Thursday that the video showing a second strike on an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela appeared to confirm the U.S. committed a war crime. The video from a Sept. 2 attack in the Caribbean Sea was shown to lawmakers during a briefing with Admiral Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley and Joint Chiefs of Staff...

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The Washington Post - Politics (6 hours ago)

The defense secretary's actions "created a risk to operational security,” according to an independent assessment by the Pentagon's inspector general.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

The Liberals argue Labor's industrial relations concessions to the unions are a "handbrake on productivity" but this area has been tricky for the Coalition since John Howard's disastrous overreach. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

A new report from Australia's peak doctors' body says private health insurance is increasingly failing to deliver value to the roughly 15 million Australians who hold a policy.

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National Public Radio - Politics (6 hours ago)

The Defense Secretary faced scrutiny on two fronts Thursday: over a strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean and his use of Signal to discuss U.S. attack plans on Yemen.

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National Public Radio - Politics (6 hours ago)

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, after his meeting with Adm. Frank Bradley about the military strike off the coast of Venezuela.

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National Public Radio - Politics (6 hours ago)

The Trump administration's actions show they are aware of the potential fallout on the kill strike and are working to contain it - despite what they are saying.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

The suspect was described as a 30-year-old man from Prince William County, Va. His arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the mysteries arising from the Jan. 6. attack.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

The inspector general concluded that the defense secretary violated the Pentagon's instructions on using a private electronic device to share sensitive information.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

A week after the president surged more members of the National Guard to Washington, an appeals court halted an order that would have required the Guard to pull out after Dec. 11.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

His plans for the library have been slow to take shape, but he has invited potential donors to a holiday reception in Washington this month.

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies 'kill them all' order

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

US solar companies urge Congress to address Trump's solar permit freeze

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Appeals court allows Trump National Guard deployment in DC to continue 

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Georgia ethics panel decides a GOP candidate for governor can loan $10M to his campaign

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CBC - Politics (7 hours ago)

The Bloc Québécois leader is promising political consequences if the Liberals back down from accepting his party's controversial amendment that would remove a religious exemption for hate speech from the Criminal Code.

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CBS News - Politics (7 hours ago)

The former officials said the FDA's plans to revamp how certain life-saving vaccines are handled would "disadvantage the people the FDA exists to protect, including millions of Americans at high risk from serious infections."

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (7 hours ago)

Pornographic image results will be blurred and searches for self-harm information will redirect to mental health supports under new Australian online safety codes.

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Suspect arrested and named in case of pipe bombs planted on eve of January 6

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Senators unveil bill to keep Trump from easing curbs on AI chip sales to China 

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Damning New Poll: Americans Say Cost Of Living Is 'Worst They Can Ever Remember'

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa to stay in California after flirting with US House run in Texas

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BBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

The Home Office hopes a new public consultation will lead to new laws expanding the use of the technology by more police forces.

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BBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

The partnership aims to protect undersea cables, which Western officials say face increased threat from Moscow.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

Europe's firewall against genetic modification gets a major crack with a new deal on gene-edited crops.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

Broadcasters from multiple European countries officially announce they won't take part in next year's music festival.

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

Trump joined leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign an accord — and to marvel at the new name his administration gave the building.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Public reaction to a recent Christmas card greeting posted on the White House's official X account probably isn't what President Donald Trump was expecting. A graphic of Trump giving his signature thumbs up, along with the words "Daddy's Home," accompanies the White House's exuberant greeting of "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!" posted late Wednesday night....

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Republican Party insiders have a precise date in mind for when more party members, sick of "daily humiliation," will finally break with President Donald Trump, according to Politico's politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin.Martin made an appearance on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" on Thursday, where he was pressed about the recent high-profile instances of...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has planned to ask a judge to release her from federal prison, citing concerns over her safety if the Jeffrey Epstein files and grand jury records are released. Arick Fudali, who represents several Epstein survivors, told MS NOW on Thursday that he hopes Maxwell remains behind bars and called her...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Press freedom advocates on Thursday welcomed The New York Times' lawsuit over the US Department of Defense's "flatly unconstitutional” press policy, filed on the heels of the first briefing for what critics call the "Pentagon Propaganda Corps.”The newspaper and Times reporter Julian E. Barnes, one of several journalists who refused to sign the...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Republicans have started to sense a potential loss in Miami, where a Democrat and a Republican backed by President Donald Trump will face off next week. The Dec. 9 runoff between former County Commissioner and Democrat Eileen Higgins against former Miami City Manager and Republican Emilio Gonzalez has Republicans worried, Politico reported...

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CBS News - Politics (8 hours ago)

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday formally announced a new immigration enforcement crackdown in New Orleans, dubbed "Catahoula Crunch."

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

The government's largest party, the Social Democrats, has yet to reckon with a court verdict against the head of their Dawn of Nemunas coalition partners.

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BBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.

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Global News - Politics (9 hours ago)

In 2020, after signing the deal, Trump had praised the trade agreement, which is referred to as CUSMA in Canada and USMCA in the United States.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

Democrats won an agreement for a floor showdown after the shutdown, but consensus still eludes the Senate. Will Republicans pay a political price?

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

As a 19-year-old medic, he won a Silver Star for his service during D-Day. Later, in the Korean War, he earned a Bronze Star.

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