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Global News - Politics (27 minutes ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to travel to Europe to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday, with the goal of "intensifying" discussions.

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Global News - Politics (27 minutes ago)

A Quebec judge unsealed search warrants in the case on Thursday after a joint application by major Canadian news outlets, including Global News, Quebecor Media, CBC and La Presse.

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Global News - Politics (27 minutes ago)

China imposed the tariff of nearly 76 per cent last week, causing the price of one of Canada's most valuable crops to fall and wiping out millions of dollars in its value.

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New York Times - Politics (31 minutes ago)

President Trump's planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.

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CBS News - Politics (36 minutes ago)

The U.S. will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday.

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CBS News - Politics (37 minutes ago)

A July 20 memo ordered U.S. intelligence agencies not to share information about Russia-Ukraine talks with Five Eyes partners U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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CBS News - Politics (37 minutes ago)

Texas Republicans took a victory lap after an early morning vote Saturday that sought to give their party an edge during the 2026 midterms. Democrats in Texas plan to challenge the legality of the new congressional map, saying it dilutes the power of minorities. Willie James Inman has the details.

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CBS News - Politics (37 minutes ago)

Israel has called the United Nations' declaration of famine in parts of Gaza an "outright lie," but multiple U.N. bodies, more than 100 humanitarian groups, and several of Israel's own allies have warned for months that the war and Israel's restrictions of food into Gaza are causing starvation among civilians.

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CBS News - Politics (37 minutes ago)

Residential electricity rates are expected to increase by as much as 18% in the next few years, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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CBS News - Politics (37 minutes ago)

The Justice Dept. released transcripts of Deputy AG Todd Blanche's two-day interview with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

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CBS News - Politics (37 minutes ago)

Several municipalities in Florida have received letters from the Florida Department of Transportation demanding that they paint over rainbow crosswalks or face funding cuts. This includes the one outside Orlando's Pulse nightclub. Cristian Benavides has more.

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CBS News - Politics (37 minutes ago)

Lt. General Jeffrey Kruse is no longer Defense Intelligence Agency director, a senior defense official confirmed Friday.

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Yahoo News - Politics (An hour ago)

Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that's nearly complete

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 hours ago)

Jim Chalmers has dropped hints on future tax changes without committing to specific measures.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

David Speers interviews Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Insiders. The pair discuss the outcomes of the three-day economic reform summit in Canberra this week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 hours ago)

Only three G20 nations have yet to secure a meeting with Trump: Brazil, Mexico - and Australia. It's getting embarrassing for Anthony Albanese.

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CBS News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Speaking with reporters on Friday, President Trump said the deal came out of a meeting last week with Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan.

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CBS News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

Mike Bowers talks the week in pictures with Fiona Katauskas

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Photos of Donald Trump's hand went viral as experts speculated he was using makeup to cover up bruising, and online observers had a lot to say.It was reported over the weekend that the viral pictures of Trump's hand were "breaking the internet." Political analysts and observers were no exception.scary lawyerguy posted on X on Saturday, "The lack of...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

The states have been warned to get on board with a new scheme to divert children with mild autism from the NDIS, with the treasurer reminding them that a five-year hospital funding deal is tied to their support for NDIS changes. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

David Speers is joined by Phillip Coorey, Jane Norman, and Shane Wright to discuss the events of the week.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Congressman Jim Jordan went on TV over the weekend to declare President Donald Trump's innocence in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's child sex abuse conspiracy, but onlookers had a lot to say about the lawmaker's own past.Jordan, a Republican lawmaker from Ohio and a staunch ally to Trump, used the government's release of edited transcripts of...

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Trump news at a glance: after 50 years of growth US immigrant population in decline amid wider crackdown

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Trump also said he's willing to bring in the "regular military," not just the National Guard.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency could look significantly different by next year's hurricane season, with state and local governments shouldering more of the responsibility for natural disaster response and recovery.Members of both political parties have long criticized FEMA, but a bipartisan bill moving along in Congress...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Saturday set off a MAGA meltdown when she made a comment on social media.Greene has been a staunch supporter of "America First," but has at times bumped heads with top Donald Trump allies and even the president himself in rare cases.On Saturday, the Georgia Republican posted on X a passionate plea for the...

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BBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

Plans outlined by the Reform UK leader would see the country taken out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

Business and political leaders tackle Australia's biggest economic challenges at the economic roundtable, while a significant shake-up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme is announced by Health Minister Mark Butler.

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CBS News - Politics (6 hours ago)

The Texas Senate approved the measure after a heated debate, marking a major step in a mid-decade redistricting effort backed by President Trump.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

"A chump, a fool, a know-nothing." That's how former Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton portrayed the president before he was raided by the FBI, according to conservative lawyer and activist George Conway. Conway, the prominent conservative attorney and "never Trump” Republican turned independent, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday to discuss the...

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CBS News - Politics (7 hours ago)

The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.

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BBC - Politics (7 hours ago)

A divide appears to be opening up between young women and young men in the way they vote and view the world.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Republican lawmakers recently released some documents about disgraced financier and convicted child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, but with that disclosure came a red flag for one Dem lawmaker.California Congressman Robert Garcia, the Democratic leader on the House Oversight Committee, talked to journalist Aaron Parnas about the release."This...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent victims, is "outraged" at the Trump administration.Journalist Aaron Parnas on Saturday published an article in which he highlighted how a Democratic lawmaker says some Epstein documents are still being withheld by the administration and Republican lawmakers.But Parnas also...

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CBS News - Politics (9 hours ago)

The Department of Homeland Security figure comes with caveats, researchers who study population demographics told CBS News, and it's too early to conclude that there's been a mass exodus.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Two of Donald Trump's political enemies are showing the Democrats how to "fight back," according to a conservative strategist Saturday.Mike Madrid, who served as the Golden State's GOP political director before co-founding the group of current and former anti-Trump Republicans known as the Lincoln Project, has previously commented on Trump's...

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The Washington Post - Politics (9 hours ago)

No evidence suggests Trump ordered the FBI raid of John Bolton's home and office. Significant evidence shows that Trump was angry about Bolton's criticisms.

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The Washington Post - Politics (9 hours ago)

While some far-right influencers hailed fresh vindication for Trump, Democrats blasted the Justice Department for releasing little that's new about the case.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

The mayor of Orlando, Fla., said that the crosswalk mural, which featured the Pride flag's colors, was removed overnight this week. Community members protested and have, for now, repainted it.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Donald Trump is engaging in the "set-up of the century," according to the president's former trusted operative over the weekend.Former Trump associate Lev Parnas, who says he used to be "deep inside the Trump machine" and now reports from the outside, published an article Saturday called, "The Theatrics Are Over-Trump's Dictatorship and the...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

President Donald Trump spent months aggressively pushing his "big, beautiful bill," telling members of Congress what he wanted the megabill to include, and warning Republican lawmakers that there would be hell to pay if they voted "no." But one thing Trump didn't release in the spring was release a fully detailed federal budget.In an op-ed...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (11 hours ago)

The changes are being announced just days after the government was urged to take action by the Economic Reform Roundtable.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

California "bluffed" its way into flipping the script on Republicans and Donald Trump, according to a new report.Politico on Saturday published a story called, How California bluffed its way into a redistricting war with Trump, in which the outlet quotes "nearly 50 people involved with the effort" who "shared details with POLITICO about the tightly...

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Global News - Politics (11 hours ago)

Canada drops select retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, aiming to align with CUSMA exemptions and improve conditions ahead of upcoming continental trade talks.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A former state attorney predicted that not only will Ghislaine Maxwell be pardoned by President Donald Trump, but said exactly when such a pardon would take place.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking charges related to Jeffrey Epstein, who was also facing sex-trafficking charges until his death in 2019. Epstein...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Former Donald Trump lawyer Todd Blanche's interview with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was dismissed by a former FBI supervisor who admitted he was stunned at how poorly it appears to have been conducted. Coming on the heels of the Department of Justice releasing audio and transcripts late Friday, where Maxwell downplayed Trump's...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

I'm writing to you from Houston, Texas, where I'm flogging Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America to every Texan who might be interested. So far, I think I've sold two copies.Just kidding. Last night, in fact, I met hundreds of Texans who seemed interested.Texas wasn't always the bastion of right-wing extremism it seems today. Remember Ann...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A county in North Carolina where nearly 70% of voters favored President Donald Trump in 2024 is facing an exodus of educators following budget cuts to the Department of Education, cuts that have left some residents feeling betrayed.During Trump's second term, the Education Department has seen its workforce nearly cut in half, around $900 million...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (11 hours ago)

Just because the tradwife concept is anathema to feminists like me doesn't mean we shouldn't interrogate why women are drawn to its simplistic promises.

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Global News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for the first time since Carney was elected in April.

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Bernie Sanders in urging US to end Gaza famine

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

The 'overwhelming majority' of the material provided to a key investigative committee in response to a subpoena had already been released, according to Democratic members.

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

The freshman Arizona senator is making the rounds on the traditional early presidential circuit with a diagnosis of his party's problem and a pitch for winning Trump voters.

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Donald Trump and Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought were raked over the coals on Saturday for breaking with a decades-long tradition of releasing the entire budget bill which was recently signe .In an accusatory column in the New York Times, the ex-staff director of the House Budget Committee,Thomas Kahn, claimed the Trump...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

GOP strategist Kristin Davison stunned a CNN panel Saturday after blurting out a bizarre and debunked claim regarding merchandise carried at the retail store franchise Target.The discussion on CNN's "Table for Five” Saturday centered around Target's latest quarterly earnings report, which showed the franchise taking a 42% nosedive in share value....

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He's making good on it

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New York Times - Politics (13 hours ago)

Officials dangled an offer to send Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to criminal charges, the lawyers said in a filing, then threatened to send him to Uganda if he did not.

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

The Department of Homeland Security admitted to what experts called a "violation” of federal law when pressed by a watchdog organization in late July, according to reporting from The New York Times Friday.American Oversight, a nonprofit watchdog group, filed a public records request with DHS related to the deployment of National Guard troops in...

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

The president's showy effort to "clean up” D.C. crime, streetlights and even the Kennedy Center has ruffled city leaders who say he has overstepped his authority.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

Migrants arriving in Britain by small boats should be arrested on arrival, detained in Royal Air Force bases, denied the right to asylum, and deported within 30 days, Reform UK leader tells The Times.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

Work on the security guarantees accelerated following a meeting of European leaders with Trump in the White House last Monday.

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

A Democratic lawmaker who is leading the charge to force the Department of Justice to release the entire files they have on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein appeared on MSNBC on Saturday morning where he revealed that what was released on Friday was a lot less than it appeared.Speaking with "The Weekend” co-hosts, Rep Ro Khanna (D-CA) , who...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon was promptly cut off Saturday during an appearance on CNN after launching a tirade in defense of President Donald Trump, whose administration fired a top general Friday following their assessment of the U.S. strikes on Iran.Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was fired on Friday, with no official cause given from the White House....

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Yahoo News - Politics (15 hours ago)

A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump's education crackdown. Here's what happened

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

During a segment on the transcripts the Department of Justice released of Todd Blanche's interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and partner of Jeffrey Epstein, MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart had his producers put up a screenshot of a remark the high-ranking DOJ official made that drew his scrutiny."There's something unusual...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

Cory Ruth, a CEO and former GOP consultant whose worked on Republican presidential campaigns, was shut down Saturday during an appearance on CNN after pushing false claims about Black wealth in the United States."Right now, we as African Americans put a lot of attention on what we're not getting,” Ruth said, who also leads the Atlanta-based...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The animated and irreverent "South Park," like comedian Bill Burr and "Real Time" host Bill Maher, isn't shy about brutally mocking liberals and progressives along with conservatives and MAGA Republicans. And the show's disdain for left-wing "woke" culture and "political correctness" is intense.But recent "South Park" parodies of President Donald...

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CBS News - Politics (16 hours ago)

A federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to further construction or expansion at "Alligator Alcatraz," in a setback for the Trump administration and Florida officials.

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The Washington Post - Politics (16 hours ago)

After Texas and California, the legislative action in a nationwide redistricting battle is set to move to Missouri and three other Republican-led states.

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The Washington Post - Politics (16 hours ago)

The transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's interview of Ghislaine Maxwell spans more than 300 pages, the audio more than six hours.

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Politico - Europe (16 hours ago)

The December draw will gather delegations from 48 nations to determine the opening matchups for the expanded tournament.

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Yahoo News - Politics (16 hours ago)

Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it's his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead

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CBS News - Politics (16 hours ago)

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been reunited with family and plans to travel to Maryland before returning to Tennessee in January for his criminal trial.

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Politico - Europe (17 hours ago)

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned abruptly late Friday in protest against the government's reluctance to impose tougher sanctions against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Branded as an effort to crackdown on overall crime, President Donald Trump's federal takeover of Washington, D.C. was likely designed from the start with an ulterior motive, Mayor Muriel Bowser suggested Saturday.A CNN review of crime data in the nation's capital found that, since Aug. 7, just two days after the Trump administration took control of...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Last week, Donald Trump directed hundreds of masked agents and soldiers, who may soon be armed, to "do whatever the hell they want,” presumably to whomever the hell they want, on the streets of the US capital. Someone should do Trump a solid and explain, slowly, that when ICE starts murdering civilians on his request, he will be criminally liable...

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The Washington Post - Politics (17 hours ago)

He became an evangelical broadcaster in the late 1970s, denouncing abortion and same-sex marriage through his radio show and nonprofit, Focus on the Family.

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Yahoo News - Politics (17 hours ago)

Texas GOP passes the House gerrymander Trump asked for

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CBS News - Politics (17 hours ago)

A federal judge in Miami blocked new detainees and construction at the controversial Everglades facility, siding with environmental groups who argue it threatens wildlife and drinking water for millions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (18 hours ago)

The federal government will fast track the assessment of 26,000 homes held up by delays in the environmental approval process as it tries to meet its targets.

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BBC - Politics (18 hours ago)

As well as representing Belfast South in parliament, he served as the Grand Master of the Orange Lodge at the height of the Troubles.

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

Hours after FBI Director gave the go-ahead to his agents to raid the home and office of John Bolton, Vice President J.D. Vance was well prepared and ready to discuss it with NBC's Kristin Welker during an extensive interview to be released in full on Sunday.During an interview on Saturday on MSNBC, one former official from Donald Trump's first term...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago is the next city in his crosshairs for the kind of federal invasion and occupation currently underway in Washington, DC—a threat that sparked defiant pushback from officials in the Windy City and beyond."After we do this, we'll go to another location, and we'll make it safe also," Trump told...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

When "Real Time" host Bill Maher cautions liberals and progressives against reacting to every offensive thing that President Donald Trump says and does, his point is that they should save their energy for Trump's most egregious actions. Maher had a lot to say about Trump during "Real Time's" Friday night, August 22 broadcast — warning that...

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

Ottawa drops elbows in an effort to de-escalate trade war with the United States.

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

Now comes the waiting game as congressional Republicans and the DOJ coordinate on redactions.

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

"Massive sanctions or massive tariffs or both," Trump warns as he appears to give Putin a two-week deadline.

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Despite disavowals from Donald Trump that he was not aware of a planned raid on the home of John Bolton, White House insiders claim he had been obsessed with his former national security adviser for the past few weeks.Questioned about the raid afterward, the president told reporters he was out of the loop and knew nothing about it, however, in...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

By Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen, Alexander Theodoridis, Jesse Rhodes, and Raymond La Raja, UMass Amherst.Has President Donald Trump survived the latest and most serious firestorm of controversy over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal? Or has the Trump administration's handling of the release of information concerning the prosecution of a convicted child sex...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's latest attempt to move past the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in releasing interview transcripts of Epstein-associate Ghislaine Maxwell will likely only fan the flames of the controversy, one journalist argued Saturday morning on CNN."If anything, they've sort of started another firestorm,” said Errol Louis, journalist and host...

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Donna Noade Reardon, mayor of St. John, New Brunswick, about how President Trump's tariffs have affected her province as well as Canada's relationship with the U.S.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

We discuss the latest political developments, including President Trump's crackdown in Wahington, D.C., and redistricting efforts in Texas and California.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Politico's Ankush Khardori about what legal checks remain as the Trump administration flexes presidential power.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

The Department of Justice has been in the news all week, both over its handling of the Epstein investigation and its search of a home of Trump's former national security adviser.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (21 hours ago)

As the government looks to rein in the NDIS and create new Medicare pathways for children, parents could face thousands in new costs.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

Some postal services blamed Washington for not giving them enough time to prepare for new rules on mailed packages.

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

Most of us humans have scant ability to hold in our minds things that seemed of tremendous importance not that long ago. We seldom hark back to an incident that at the time seemed momentous, only to be shoved to the back of our minds by a succession of more recent attention-grabbing events.Thus, far too seldom do we think back on one of the most...

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The Washington Post - Politics (21 hours ago)

Texas Republicans forced a vote and blocked Sen. Carol Alvarado, a Houston Democrat, from a planned filibuster.

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New York Times - Politics (22 hours ago)

President Trump has embraced an array of far-right views and talking points in ways that have delighted many right-wing activists who have long supported those ideas.

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New York Times - Politics (22 hours ago)

Some museums are changing or canceling exhibits, especially those that involve artworks that engage with gender, sexuality and race.

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National Public Radio - Politics (22 hours ago)

Trump has swapped out the grass in the Rose Garden with stone, turning what had been a lawn into a patio that bears a striking resemblance to one at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

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Politico - Europe (22 hours ago)

The president said he is looking to continue sending troops to major cities after deployments in D.C. and Los Angeles.

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Politico - Europe (22 hours ago)

In an unusual deal with the struggling chipmaker, the U.S. takes a holding in a private company.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (22 hours ago)

Nationals are promising to introduce a nuclear power policy at the next election, despite it previously causing a rift in the Coalition.

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BBC - Politics (23 hours ago)

The High Court refused a last-minute request by the Home Office to intervene in the Epping asylum hotel case.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (23 hours ago)

A community group is accusing the WA Government of "spinning" the results of public feedback on a controversial proposal for a community hub and racetrack in Perth.

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Yahoo News - Politics (24 hours ago)

Texas senate gives final approval to redrawn congressional map that heavily favours Republicans

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The Washington Post - Politics (A day ago)

Republicans in the Texas Senate approved a map backed by President Donald Trump that would give the GOP up to five more U.S. House seats in the midterms.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Less than a day after Texas Republicans muscled through their new redistricting plan, cracks are already showing as some party members admit the map could come back to haunt them. Conservative journalist David Drucker told Morning Joe that while the GOP expected to net up to five new House seats in 2026, the lines they drew may have created far...

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The Supreme Court has indicated that there are distinctive reasons to shield the Federal Reserve from political interference.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The order expanded a previous one in April that barred the Trump administration from withholding federal funding to 16 cities and counties over their local laws.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Grattan Institute CEO Aruna Sathanapally joins David Speers for this week's Insiders: On Background.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding from dozens of "sanctuary" cities and counties — covering several of the largest cities in the U.S.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

Shortly after, the Trump administration informed his lawyers that it might re-deport Mr. Abrego Garcia to Uganda within three business days, people familiar with the matter said.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

In a courthouse interview with the deputy attorney general, Ms. Maxwell, who has been convicted of sex trafficking, maintained that President Trump and other famous figures were not involved.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. government was now a part-owner of a major publicly traded tech company. The reaction among his base was less than enthusiastic.Trump announced via his Truth Social platform that as of Friday the U.S. is a multibillion-dollar shareholder in Intel as part of an agreement with CEO Lip-Bu Tan...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The FBI raid on President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton appears primarily to be payback against him for years of criticism — but there might be some even more sinister motives at play here, wrote Shane Harris for The Atlantic on Friday.Specifically, he argued, it could also be a ploy to scare the broader intelligence...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Grattan Institute CEO Aruna Sathanapally was part of the roundtable meetings and joins David Speers for Insiders: On Background.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Former Trump adviser John Bolton returns home after FBI raided his house and office.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The agency's response to public records requests indicated potential violations of federal records laws, experts said.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

Nadine and Robert Menendez, a former senator, were convicted of taking bribes. Seeking leniency, Ms. Menendez's relatives and friends agree she is "not a criminal mastermind.”

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Vice President JD Vance is facing strong criticism from legal and political experts after commenting on the FBI's seven-hour raid on Friday morning on former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton's Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office, reportedly in a search for classified documents."The information that provided the basis for the...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The FBI raid on the home of President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton is yet another alarming escalation to an authoritarian state, the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote on Friday.Bolton, a frequent critic of Trump since leaving office, appeared undeterred, posting criticisms of Trump to X as the...

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Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, dropped explosive testimony on Friday that Epstein may have gone on a date with Princess Diana.Maxwell, 63, testified in an interview with the Justice Department last month while serving her sentence for sex trafficking and other offenses. She agreed to participate as part of a DOJ...

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

President Trump called on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign on Wednesday after one of his appointees accused her of mortgage fraud.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The Trump administration's Justice Department has declared it believes a decades-old Hispanic college grant program is unconstitutional and will not defend it from a legal challenge brought by the state of Tennessee.According to The Associated Press, the DOJ announced its intentions not to defend the Hispanic-Serving Institution program in a memo...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The audio and transcript of a two-day meeting between President Donald Trump's Justice Department and Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, didn't pass the smell test for a former FBI official.Andrew McCabe, who served as the deputy director of the FBI from 2016 to 2018, joined "OutFront" with anchor Erin Burnett on Friday evening for a...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is releasing new materials from the 2019 investigation into convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to the House Oversight Committee in response to a congressional subpoena. But one longtime Republican strategist is urging Americans to take it all with a grain of salt.On Friday, Mark McKinnon — who was an advisor to...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The release of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's interview with convicted Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell only proves what a dishonest and self-serving exercise all of this was for the Trump administration, former federal prosecutor Kristy Greenberg told MSNBC's "The Weeknight" panel on Friday evening."You...

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Justice Department won't defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The State Department offered few details about its plans for the 55 million visa holders, and it was unclear if it was culling travel documents, or making less drastic changes.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The president focused on cities like Los Angeles and Washington as he deployed federal troops and railed against crime. But on Friday, in reference to San Francisco, he said, "We'll clean that one up, too.”

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

The Justice Department released transcripts of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's two-day interview with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Nikole Killion has details.

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

The FBI searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house in Bethesda, Maryland, early Friday morning, the bureau confirmed to CBS News. Ed O'Keefe reports.

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The Washington Post - Politics (A day ago)

The GOP-controlled chamber cleared for final approval by Friday evening a map to create five new U.S. House districts in Texas that favor Republicans. The plan has sparked a broader partisan battle over redistricting.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Casper Veldkamp's resignation further weakens the Netherlands' government after it collapsed in June.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

During a press conference in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump dismissed the new release of documents relating to convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein as a "hoax" concocted by Democrats. His claims didn't pass muster after two CNN hosts conducted a prompt fact-check.On Friday, CNN hosts Boris Sanchez and Brianna Keilar interrupted Trump's...

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man whom the Trump administration wrongfully deported in violation of a judge's order earlier this year, was released from custody in Tennessee on Friday."Today, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free," his attorney, Sean Hecker, said. "He is presently en route to his family in Maryland, after being unlawfully arrested...

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President Donald Trump's warning that imported furniture will soon face tariffs sent stocks reeling for major retailers, according to a report. On Friday, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that his administration was conducting a major tariff investigation into furniture imports. The administration plans to impose tariffs at a rate still to...

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A tour guide in Washington, D.C. blasted the Trump administration's decision to send National Guard troops into the city to address crime, calling it a "spectacle" for tourists seeking a new photo op.Elijah Edwards wrote a letter to the Washington Post editors on Friday, calling it "fitting" that most federal agents and troops were clustered along...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The Trump administration is planning once again to deport Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia — this time, to Africa.According to a new memo submitted by the Justice Department to Abrego Garcia's counsel, "Pursuant to the court order issued in the District Court of Maryland on July 23, 2025, Civil Action No. 8:25-cv-00951-PX, please let...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Five people were killed in a tour bus crash on Friday in upstate New York, officials said at a news conference.A bus carrying 52 passengers, mostly of Indian, Chinese, and Filipino descent, crashed on Interstate 90 near Pembroke in upstate New York. The bus was traveling back to New York City from Niagara Falls when it lost control, rolled over,...

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

President Trump on Friday said his administration will be launching a $2 billion project to renovate the streets of Washington, D.C.

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

Less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, the agency is facing additional turmoil.

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

The Trump administration may try to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda days after he was released from pre-trial detention, according to a DHS official.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Lawyers for wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez request 1-year prison sentence

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Trump visits a DC gift shop and the Kennedy Center during military crackdown

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

What's next after a court cut Donald Trump's $515 million fine to $0

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The president's attacks on the Smithsonian Institution and other museums have become an effort to redefine why such places exist.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

As head of presidential personnel appointments, Sergio Gor placed thousands of people across government, the president said.

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The Washington Post - Politics (A day ago)

Shahed Ghoreishi recommended expressing condolences for slain journalists in Gaza and opposing the forced displacement of Palestinians. He was fired days later.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The deal is among the largest government interventions in a U.S. company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 financial crisis.

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