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Jahrelang war Donald Trump ein Vorbild für die AfD. Aber im Schatten des Iran-Kriegs und drohender LNG-Lieferstopps bröckelt die Allianz. Während Alice Weidel intern eher vorerst eine Abkehr von den US-Republikanern wünscht, ignorieren andere Abgeordnete die Weisung. Es geht um einkassierte Pressemitteilungen und den Richtungsstreit zwischen...
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) threatened to derail a funding plan for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the demand that the Trump administration obtain judicial warrants before snatching immigrants from their homes."I don't think that's going to happen in the House," Jordan told CNBC on Wednesday, talking about demands the Democrats have made...
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MS NOW's Joe Scarborough was incredulous as one of his guests offered to defend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's handling of the Iran war.The "Morning Joe" host mocked Hegseth for boasting "we negotiate with bombs" during an Oval Office event with President Donald Trump, and Scarborough said he doesn't understand what the 79-year-old commander in...
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The Republican Party could be nearing an explosive breaking point over a potential Pentagon request, an analyst has claimed.A request from the defense department for Congress to approve a $200 billion fund for the Iran war is set to be filed in the very near future, according to Slate writer Jim Newell — and will put massive strain on the party...
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House Democratic lawmakers have revealed previously undisclosed documents that indicate President Donald Trump shared a classified map with airline passengers in 2022, while he was out of office and jetting to his Bedminster, New Jersey golf property.According to former CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane, the allegation was detailed by Rep. Jamie...
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The Trump administration has set aside tens of millions of dollars for police officers who help carry out its mass deportation policy, including incentive payments for processing "unaccompanied alien children,” newly leaked documents obtained by journalist Ken Klippenstein revealed Wednesday."An internal ICE financial ledger I obtained shows how...
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While the felony charges against President Donald Trump regarding his alleged mishandling of classified documents were ultimately dismissed in 2024, newly released documents show that investigators had established a "motive” behind Trump's actions — and one was potentially tied to his "business interests,” MS NOW reported Wednesday.Trump was...
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As disabled U.S. Navy veteran Steven Francisci built his mental health advocacy community, he connected with veterans who, like him, started questioning their support of President Donald Trump. Since Trump returned to the White House, some MAGA supporters have found "vulnerable pain points” that are tipping them away from backing the president,...
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Donald Trump has already built an excuse if the Republican Party gets a midterm election drubbing in November, according to his biographer. The president has seemingly cleared a path for a case against the Democratic Party performing well by trying to push the SAVE Act through Congress — a bill many have said he knows has no chance of...
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Republican Party representatives warn new tax cuts brought in by Donald Trump's administration grinding up the operation of America's deep red states.Party members from across the country aired their grievances against Trump's signature tax and spending bills, with some suggesting red-state citizens would prefer to pay more tax if it meant...
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American veterans are disturbed that President Donald Trump's communications team has been treating the Iran war as a joke on social media — but the administration isn't likely to change course because the outrage the tactic creates is driving up online engagement, according to a report.Joe Buccino, a retired U.S. Army colonel, told the...
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Two advisors to Jeffrey Epstein made a startling admission to lawmakers recently that appeared to undercut the Trump administration's claim regarding its investigation into the disgraced financier.Esptein's accountant Richard Kahn and lawyer Darren Indyke testified earlier this month before the House Oversight Committee as part of the panel's...
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Conservative activist Harry Wait said he ordered ballots in the names of prominent local politicians four years ago to expose the risks of voter fraud. Prosecutors determined he was right that voter fraud was an issue — and he was the culprit.On Tuesday night, a jury in Wisconsin convicted Wait of one felony count of identity theft and two...
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When a gentle, thoughtful, holy man like Pope Leo XIV denounces what Trump has done by killing thousands in an illegal and unnecessary war of choice — he called it a "scandal to the whole human family” yesterday — the world knows our president has descended into something truly and profoundly evil.There's a single through-line connecting...
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How does the government plan for making sure the country has enough fuel without accidentally triggering a change in public behaviour that causes shortages? Sam and Anne discuss that tightrope this morning. Ministers will be frustrated by comments from the CEO of Shell about ‘ripple effects’ from the Iran war. The UK says supplies are […]
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The Trump administration has initiated deportation proceedings against 34 former military members and arrested 125 others for immigration violations over the past year, reversing Biden-era protections for service members and their families. Federal data obtained by The New York Times shows 248 relatives of veterans were placed in deportation...
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Europe is facing another energy shock — so what can it actually do to keep prices down? Zoya Sheftalovich speaks with Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen in a conversation recorded live at POLITICO's Competitive Europe summit, on how the EU is responding to rising costs linked to the war in Iran — and what happens if […]
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Twenty of President Donald Trump's 23 Cabinet members have donated substantial financial gifts to him totaling at least $30 million since 2023, according to reporting by The Daily Beast's Substack outlet The Swamp and Citizens for Ethics watchdog group. Education Secretary Linda McMahon leads with $20 million, followed by Commerce Secretary Howard...
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Ein Jahr nach seinem erneuten Amtsantritt zeigt sich Donald Trump als außenpolitisch kurzsichtig und wirtschaftspolitisch fatal. Ohne Exit-Strategie ist er in den Iran-Krieg gestürmt und agiert nun mit einer gefährlichen Realitätsferne. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum Trump den Planeten wie ein Kind im Sandkasten behandelt und wie seine...
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A former official in President Donald Trump's first administration lost it during a panel discussion on CNN's "NewsNight" after a Democratic analyst raised Trump's threat to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places for the midterm elections. Ken Cuccinelli, Trump's former acting deputy secretary of the Department of...
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President Donald Trump inadvertently revealed the chaotic nature of his Iran war planning while boarding Air Force One on Monday, admitting that Iran's regional retaliation caught military planners off guard. Trump drew attention to what he alleged was Iran's unexpected attack on its neighboring countries, claiming, "That was not supposed to--...
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Republicans in Congress are fretting that President Donald Trump has given them "nowhere to go" in negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security. Part of DHS has been shut down for more than a month, meaning employees at the Transportation Security Administration and others have not been paid. Security lines have been growing at...
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Lawmakers and President Trump appear to be edging closer to a framework to wrap up the Department of Homeland Security shutdown — but a breakthrough has remained out of reach. CBS News contacted every House and Senate office to ask what they're doing to end the shutdown.
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Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement ate their own on Tuesday night after Democrats flipped a Florida House seat. Emily Gregory won the Florida House District 87 race against Trump-endorsed Republican Jon Maples by roughly 700 votes. The district includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, and drew national attention because Trump voted by mail,...
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University of Missouri virologist Marc Johnson revealed Monday that his institution's helium supply will be cut in half due to the Iran war, with potentially severe consequences for medical facilities nationwide. Qatar, which supplies one-third of the world's liquified helium, was forced to halt production after Iran struck the country housing Al...
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Florida Democrats followed up their bombshell victory in President Donald Trump's home state house district by narrowly flipping a state senate district in the Tampa area.According to Decision Desk and the Florida Phoenix, Democrat Brian Nathan, a veteran and local union leader, has defeated state Rep. Josie Tomkow, giving Democrats two out of the...
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One of the more than 200 Venezuelan men whom US President Donald Trump sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador last year, Neiyerver Adrián León Rengel, sued the United States of America in a federal court on Tuesday, seeking $1.3 million in damages.León Rengel entered the United States at a port of entry in June 2023, during the Biden...
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was seen wearing an arm sling following surgery to repair his rotator cuff, but he appears to have taken it off while doing a press conference.According to The Daily Beast, "Kennedy's left arm was secured with a black sling as he attended an event for Ag Day, which celebrates agriculture,...
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito drew sharp criticism from legal analyst Elie Mystal on Tuesday after suggesting the Supreme Court should invalidate Mississippi's mail-in ballot counting law because "losing candidates…would not accept" election results where late-arriving ballots changed the outcome.Mystal, writing for The Nation, wasn't having...
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A former Republican congressman was floored on Tuesday after reviewing the terms of a leaked 15-point peace plan for the war in Iran. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, said in a new video on his X account that the peace plan "makes Obama's deal with Iran look like Churchill." The plan includes Iran agreeing to stop enriching uranium,...
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U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Elon Musk's authority as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. More than a dozen state attorneys general and nonprofits alleged Musk exercised executive power without Senate confirmation, violating the Constitution's...
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The Corpus Christi City Council voted on Tuesday to launch a removal hearing for Mayor Paulette Guajardo over allegations of misconduct.The decision comes as the city faces a growing water crisis. A water emergency may be just months away, according to city leaders. But the controversy surrounding the mayor stems from a hotel development project,...
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Academics and human rights experts were aghast on Tuesday as President Donald Trump condemned an advocate to what amounts to a "civil death." Francesca Albanese, who worked as a special rapporteur for the United Nations in Palestine, has faced significant public pressure from the Trump administration since she recommended that the International...
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) secretly took sides in a Republican civil war that unfolded in his home state and toppled longtime state Senate President Phil Berger in his own primary.According to The New York Times, Tillis held a Zoom call with wealthy Republican donors and sent a clear message that Berger's time was up."His comments — including that...
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President Donald Trump is privately panicking that longtime far-right adviser Stephen Miller is steering his presidency into the ditch, per recent reports — but doesn't actually seem to be doing anything to stop that, Greg Sargent wrote for The New Republic on Tuesday.This comes amid reporting from the Wall Street Journal that Trump wants to...
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Vice President JD Vance's scheduled attendance at three $100,000-per-couple fundraisers has raised eyebrows and ire as Americans struggle to make ends meet due to the Trump administration economic policies and experts warn that the US-Israeli war on Iran could cause tens of millions of people in the Global South to suffer acute hunger.Vance—who...
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Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such weapons and their capacity to cause massive destruction, we often overlook the risks associated with what still passes for "peaceful” nuclear...
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CNN data guru Harry Enten issued a staggering prediction after Democrats flipped a state legislative seat in Florida that represents President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Harry Enten, CNN's chief data analyst, said during an interview on "Erin Burnett OutFront" that the election is a harbinger of what's to come for Republicans in the...
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Writer Amanda Marcotte argued in a Substack analysis that President Donald Trump's contempt for his most loyal MAGA supporters is worsening, despite their unwavering backing. Marcotte highlighted Trump's decision to deploy ICE agents to airports nationwide to address government shutdown staffing shortages, which negatively impacts Trump voters who...
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A Republican voter in Florida chided President Donald Trump in an interview with CNN for voting by mail in the Palm Beach County election on Tuesday. Trump has consistently railed against mail-in voting since he was first elected in 2016. On Monday, the president called mail-in voting "mail-in cheating" during an anti-crime meeting in Memphis,...
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The Trump administration's Justice Department quietly capitulated this week on one of its most brazen power grabs, accepting a federal court's authority to appoint a U.S. attorney in New Jersey after eight months of defiance — and one legal analyst characterized it as the most significant retreat from Trump's sweeping executive power theory to...
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Florida Democrats achieved a major symbolic victory on Tuesday evening, with multiple outlets projecting them to flip a Palm Beach County state house district that not only was carried by President Donald Trump by double digits in 2024, but physically includes his Mar-a-Lago country club residence.According to Decision Desk and CNN anchor Erin...
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People seeking a host of professional licenses in Texas, from electricians to dog breeders, will soon have to prove they are in the country legally after the state's Commission of Licensing and Regulation on Tuesday adopted a new rule that could affect thousands of workers.Commissioners unanimously approved the change after hearing from a parade of...
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President Donald Trump's Pentagon faces a new legal threat after a Department of Defense official admitted to tossing up a word salad press policy in response to a court order. On Monday, the Pentagon released a new press policy after a federal judge ruled that the agency's current policy is unconstitutional, The New York Times reported. Those...
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Texas Republicans moved to strip newly elected Democratic state Senator Taylor Rehmet of legislative power by excluding him from committee assignments, according to Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporting. Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick announced committee vacancies Monday without naming Rehmet, preventing him from participating in interim policy hearings...
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.San Diego County Sheriff's officials failed to investigate at least seven reported sexual assaults at the privately run Otay Mesa immigration detention center in 2025, and records show the agency has ceded control of the cases to civilian administrators employed by the...
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Political analysts and observers were astounded by a new report on Tuesday that included leaked details about a potential peace deal for the war in Iran. Phil Stewart, chief national security correspondent at Reuters, posted a few details leaked to Israel's Channel 12 on X. The 15-point plan includes stipulations that Iran agree not to enrich...
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A jury in New Mexico found Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, liable for harming children and ordered the company to pay an eye-popping $375 million fine, according to a new report. The ruling concludes more than six weeks of testimony from company representatives and officials from New Mexico. Officials claimed that...
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President Donald Trump was caught in the crossfire on Fox News between Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Watters on "The Five" about the war in Iran. Tarlov claimed that Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have told the American public "completely backwards" stories about how the war is progressing and the administration's goals for ending it. For...
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Iranian officials have apparently refused to continue talks with President Donald Trump's two closest allies behind key negotiations in the Middle East, according to reports on Tuesday. Negotiations involving Iran, Pakistan and the United States were expected to take place in Islamabad as early as this week or next; however, Trump's picks to...
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A 15-point document containing terms of a potential peace deal for the war in Iran was leaked to Israel's Channel 12 on Tuesday, according to a report. Phil Stewart, chief national security correspondent at Reuters, posted four of the deal terms on X. They include Iran agreeing not to enrich any uranium in the country, agreeing to decommission the...
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During oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee, right-wing Supreme Court Justices signaled they may strike down state laws allowing ballots postmarked before Election Day to be counted after polls close. Conservative justices questioned the validity of grace period provisions, with Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh...
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Jeffrey Epstein's former attorney and co-executor Darren Indyke might have committed perjury in his testimony to Congress, legal expert Lisa Rubin told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez on Tuesday's edition of "Deadline: White House" — but it's unclear partly because the FBI never bothered to look at him as closely as they should have.Indyke and another...
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Basil Zempilas is "not fearful" of the soaring rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the west, but acknowledges his WA Liberals will need to decide whether to direct preference votes to the controversial party or distance themselves.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders' path to a 2028 presidential run is hitting serious turbulence in her own backyard — a grassroots rebellion of conservative Arkansas voters who feel blindsided and betrayed by her aggressive push for a massive new prison.The former Trump White House press secretary leveraged her Trump connections and family political legacy...
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Political analysts and observers bashed the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday after it issued a decision that some argued disregarded the law. In a 4-3 ruling, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the Republican-controlled state legislature's efforts to redraw the state election map were constitutional. The ruling paved the way for Republicans to...
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President Donald Trump's autocratic tendencies are doing more than terrorizing Americans, University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez on Tuesday's edition of "Deadline: White House" — they are undermining America's future ability to grow and prosper.Wolfers expounded on this amid reporting that Trump is going out...
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President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has been accused of withholding evidence in a high-profile case where 39 people were arrested after protesting the administration's immigration policies at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Earlier this year, protesters attended a church service at City Church in St. Paul, where David Easterwood, the...
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U.S. officials made the startling admission recently that achieving the Trump administration's primary goals in its war against Iran had become "unlikely,” The Washington Post reported, and that undoing the damage caused by the conflict had "emerged as perhaps” the war's new "paramount objective,” a revelation that left several notable...
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The Senate confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as homeland security secretary Monday in a 54-45 vote, with crucial support from two Democrats breaking ranks. Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) voted for Mullin despite Democratic opposition, while Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against his party colleague following their...
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In an explosive development in an ongoing legal battle, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for contempt of court, unless he pays a $500 cash bond and complies with the court orders he has ignored.According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the judge accused Bevin of repeatedly refusing orders to disclose financial...
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was angry about settling the Iran war. Trump was taking press questions after swearing in new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office when he gave a frank response about the status of the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East,...
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President Donald Trump attempted to get revenge on six Indiana Republicans who refused to go along with his demand to have new district maps drawn up before the midterm elections.In a flurry of Truth Social posts on Tuesday, Trump endorsed primary challengers to the Republicans who had defied him.State Senators Greg Walker, Eric Bassler, Greg...
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Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) revealed that he was insulted by a TSA agent who didn't know he was a congressman.On Tuesday, Harris told Real America Voice host Steve Gruber about his experience at a TSA checkpoint in Charlotte during the partial government shutdown, which was preventing agents from being paid."I spoke to some TSA agents, in fact, on the...
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An earlier report revealed that ousted Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino claimed minority status, identifying as a Cherokee Native American since age 8, despite admitting in 2018 testimony to calling undocumented migrants "scum," "filth," and "trash." Legal documents obtained by The New York Times show Bovino testified in a discrimination lawsuit...
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The Missouri Supreme Court handed down three rulings Tuesday that could shape the 2026 election, saying lawmakers had the authority to pass a new congressional map last year, leaving intact the state's photo-ID requirement for voters and striking down limits on voter-registration and absentee-ballot outreach.The decisions gave Missouri Republicans...
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Vice President JD Vance had a grim comment on Tuesday amid the looming five-week government shutdown as time was running out on funding SNAP benefits. A reporter asked Vance about the mounting concerns that an estimated 42 million Americans could lose their benefits and go hungry, while the federal government has invested billions in the military...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday in a federal criminal case involving his once-roommate and friend, former Rep. David Rivera, saying during cross-examination that he did not know about Rivera's alleged crimes, CBS News reported. Rivera has been accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government. Rubio and Rivera had a close...
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Stephen Miller, the far-right White House adviser responsible for many of President Donald Trump's most controversial and unpopular crackdowns on immigrants, has a new proposal to attack a 40-year-old Supreme Court civil rights ruling — and a prominent legal expert warned the consequences could be dire.Reports this week indicated that Miller met...
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Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem may have been fired from that role following President Donald Trump's rage over her massive taxpayer expenditure on a commercial promoting herself, but she wasn't cast out of the Trump administration entirely — and her new assignment was met with widespread mockery as it was widely seen as a move...
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