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Raw Story - Politics (10 minutes ago)

The Reflecting Pool's new murky, green color is leaving onlookers disgusted and angry after a costly renovation."The Reflecting Pool is VERY green and VERY disgusting," posted Brianne Chapman, who runs the left-wing political X account Anarc-y princess. "Even on the worst days, I never saw it look this bad before."Algae has left the Reflecting Pool...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 minutes ago)

Sen. Ted Cruz is openly defying President Donald Trump in two marquee Republican primaries, a move that doubles as an early test of whether the Texas Republican can carve out room for himself in a party Trump has dominated for a decade, new reporting suggests.According to Axios, Cruz this week threw his support behind candidates running directly...

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Raw Story - Politics (40 minutes ago)

The super agent who inspired HBO's "Entourage" is behind Trump's tough-guy image and UFC spectacle, according to an MMA writer.Ari Emanuel, the brother of former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, is known as the basis for Jeremy Piven's character Ari Gold. Behind the scenes, he's also been bankrolling a yearslong effort to give Trump "macho cred,"...

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Raw Story - Politics (40 minutes ago)

President Donald Trump reportedly refused to let his own staff strategize around his age as he barrels toward his 80th birthday, according to his longtime biographer Michael Wolff.Speaking on the "Inside Trump's Head" podcast, Wolff said the question of how to handle the milestone has become a touchy subject inside Trump's orbit. He described it as...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

The voters who powered Donald Trump back into the White House are increasingly unable to explain why they did it — and pollsters who sit in on focus groups say the war in Iran is what finally broke the spell.Molly Murphy, a Democratic pollster who worked on Kamala Harris's 2024 campaign, told The New York Times that the turn against the president...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

One of President Donald Trump's longtime pollsters is warning that the working-class white voters who built his political movement are turning on him — and that their disillusionment could cost Republicans control of Congress this fall.John McLaughlin, who has polled for Trump for years, told The New York Times that those voters are fed up with...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Susie Wiles is running out of patience with Trump amid mounting White House turmoil, a couple of political experts said.Dean Blundell, a Canadian political commentator, detailed what insiders had told him about the Trump White House Chief of Staff during an interview with ex-GOP operative Steve Schmidt. Wiles was rumored to be looking for the exit,...

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New York Times - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Trump's name was removed from the arts institution's facade overnight on Saturday. Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

The Supreme Court is expected to gut a century-old legal precedent and expand Trump's power over independent agencies, per a legal expert.Lisa Graves, a legal investigative researcher and Chief Justice John Roberts biographer, warned in a recent piece about how SCOTUS will rule in Trump v. Slaughter later this month. She fears the court will...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger tore into President Donald Trump over his handling of the war with Iran on Saturday, accusing the president of buying his way out of the conflict and walking away with almost nothing for it."Trump lies constantly and he is desperate for the Iran war to be over," Kinzinger wrote in a post on X that accompanied a...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Ex-Trump cabinet secretary Kristi Noem proved her poor geography skills on live TV, and online commentators let her have it.During an interview, the former Department of Homeland Security chief flubbed as she answered NEWSMAX anchor Greta Van Susteren's question, "Who is our best friend in South America at this point?"Noem responded, "We've worked...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Megyn Kelly spent the better part of a year positioning herself as one of the loudest cheerleaders for the Make America Healthy Again movement. She showed up at RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing. She hosted pro-MAHA guests on her podcast week after week. She called his Senate confirmation "monumental" and said she felt "so hopeful" about the whole...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a deal to end the U.S. war against Iran would be signed Sunday – a timeline Iranian media described as his "strange insistence" – and onlookers think they know why."Is this idiot trying to settle this foreign policy debacle Sunday, just so he can announce it on his birthday tomorrow during the UFC...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

Allegations of sexism no longer spark political movements. Voters' focus is on something else.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

The actor has fronted an ad campaign for Israeli real estate and declared herself an "independent”. People are outraged.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

Fuel suppliers and the federal government are preparing for another surge in petrol demand before a popular tax break is wound up at the end of the month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

As the secretive sect insists it had no role in campaigning for the Coalition, leaked recordings of a recent crackdown point to strict top-down control.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

The Democratic candidate for Senate looked to gain crossover appeal with a spot emphasizing teamwork and his own experience as a teacher in San Antonio.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Diesel mechanics queue up for Trump pardons

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump shocked onlookers Saturday after issuing a vague threat directed toward Iran, one that observers widely interpreted as a threat to use nuclear weapons if ongoing peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran collapse."Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn't, we have the...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A group of Democratic members of the US Congress on Friday condemned President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers' attempts to influence the results of Colombia's upcoming presidential runoff, calling it an "insult” to the Colombian people's sovereignty."We see actions by US President Donald Trump and other members of Congress to endorse,...

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

The removal marks the end of the president's longtime effort to assert control over the institution, one of Washington's most iconic landmarks.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

Tehran has not publicly confirmed Trump's timeline for the signing of the agreement.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Donald Trump took to social media Saturday to champion the peace deal being negotiated between Washington and Tehran – claiming it was on track to be finalized Sunday – while warning that if talks collapse, the U.S. may resort to an "ultimate alternative.""The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is...

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CBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

Ghana's government has criticized Canada's "extremely unfair” decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for his team's World Cup opener while he awaits trial on rape charges, and it threatened legal action in a bid to overturn the refusal.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

Mark Carney's trip to Ireland aims to shore up relations with a key ally — and dodge mentioning President Donald Trump at all costs.

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Yahoo News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Viktor Orbán Re-Elected As Fidesz Party Leader In Hungary Despite Election Loss

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Yahoo News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit in France

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's "quest” to help his 26-year-old son-in-law in his bid for Congress has left one prominent podcaster "utterly disgusted,” Republicans "grumbling” and senior White House officials "irritated,” the Daily Mail reported on Saturday.Duffy's son-in-law, Michael Alfonso, is running to represent the very same...

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Yahoo News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Kennedy Center official tells judge Trump's name has been removed from building and website

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Friends,The trustees of the Social Security fund said Tuesday that the fund will be depleted by late 2032, a year earlier than the trustees' projection last year of 2033. If nothing is done, benefits will automatically be cut six years from now.The common understanding is that Social Security's shortfall is due to the huge postwar baby boom, now...

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

The White House, until now, had not confirmed whether the U.S. president had accepted the French president's invitation.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

CBS' firing of Stephen Colbert has seen the Late Show time slot nosedive in ratings — and it's taking the network with it.Since CBS handed Byron Allen the 11:35 p.m. slot formerly occupied by Colbert's The Late Show — with Allen Media footing all production costs under a "time buy" arrangement — Nielsen data reviewed by Status show nearly...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), who's been endorsed by President Donald Trump in his bid for U.S. Senate, was accused Saturday by an ex-senior staffer of "intentionally misleading” voters for years regarding his military service, The Daily Mail reported.Moore's campaign told The Daily Mail that he had served in the U.S. military for "more than six...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Donald Trump was widely mocked Saturday after video emerged of workers tearing down his name from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. – an operation carried out in the dead of night and behind a large tarp.After a judge ruled that the Kennedy Center could not be renamed outside of an act of Congress, workers began setting up...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A Trump White House plan to give political appointees more power over federal grant money has sparked alarm among scientists, public health organizations, environmental groups, and others who fear that the proposal amounts to an attempt to subordinate critical funds to the whims of the president and his far-right allies.More than 300 organizations...

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

Their new deadline for the war: Labor Day.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

Sweden has become a major target of Kremlin provocations.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

The locations of several stadiums across the U.S. and Mexico, as well as the peak-summer timing of the World Cup, are expected to put players and fans at risk of overheating.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Bari Weiss' The Free Press was accused Saturday of publishing a "hit piece” designed to "trigger” the deportation of outspoken Iran war critic Trita Parsi, but the alleged effort, Parsi argued, ultimately "backfired” spectacularly."I have fought the neocons and warmongers in Washington for more than 25 years. Throughout, they have tried to...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

One of Donald Trump's personal lawyers in the E. Jean Carroll case is days away from a lifetime seat on a powerful federal appeals court, and legal experts say his written confirmation responses are riddled with "disturbing" red flags that can't be ignored.Justin D. Smith serves as the counsel of record in Trump v. Carroll, where the president has...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

House Speaker Mike Johnson just lit the fuse on Republicans' politically explosive third rail, and a Salon columnist warned Saturday it's a sign the GOP is gearing up to gut Medicare and Social Security."The largest spending items, the reason we're in trouble, are because over 74 percent of federal spending is on autopilot — mandatory spending,...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

One of Donald Trump's personal lawyers in the E. Jean Carroll case is days away from a lifetime seat on a powerful federal appeals court, and legal experts say his written confirmation responses are riddled with "disturbing" red flags that can't be ignored.Justin D. Smith serves as the counsel of record in Trump v. Carroll, where the president has...

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Major General Michael Traut said Berlin is preparing new military space capabilities, including jammers, lasers and a sovereign satellite communications network.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

The decision would move Ottawa closer to choosing between Germany's TKMS and South Korea's Hanwha Ocean for what could become Canada's biggest-ever procurement.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

If you're GenX or older, then you're old enough to remember the excitement around America's Bicentennial in 1976. I was only seven years old, and my memories are hazy from that time, but I do recall that my family spent the celebration at a resort in upstate New York. I can't remember which one, but it was probably one where a lot of Jewish...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Richard Wolff, a renowned economics professor, issued a grave prediction recently that not only would the United States ultimately "lose” its war against Iran, but that the loss would bring about an end to the U.S. "global empire” that had stood unrivaled for more than six decades."The United States operated for the last 65, 70 years on empire,...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif revealed Saturday that a peace deal between the United States and Iran was imminent, and that mediators were already preparing to electronically certify the agreement between the two nations."We are closer to a peace deal than ever before,” Sharif said in a statement published on social media. "With...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Marco Rubio's comparison that President Donald Trump's White House UFC bash is akin to the Apollo moon landing left an MS NOW panel stunned.The Secretary of State defended the controversial mixed martial arts event during a Thursday appearance, casting UFC Freedom 250 as a quintessentially American feat on par with one of the nation's greatest...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy may have an unexpected problem: his own campaign captain doesn't fully buy his pitch.At a recent county GOP Lincoln Day dinner in Piketon, Ohio, Ramaswamy delivered his now-trademark riff on opportunity in America. "We call it the American dream for a reason, because there is no Canadian dream,...

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CBC - Politics (10 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a joint news conference in Dublin with the Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin.

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National Public Radio - Politics (11 hours ago)

The U.S. and Iran continue working toward a peace deal after a week of increase hostilities, President Trump's reaction to new inflation numbers and a birthday fighting cage behind the White House.

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National Public Radio - Politics (11 hours ago)

Senator Tommy Tuberville is facing a residency challenge that could prevent him from running for governor of Alabama.

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National Public Radio - Politics (11 hours ago)

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with former Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin about the president's calls to remove his successor, Elizabeth MacDonough.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Tehran's top diplomat in Mexico says Iran's presence in the United States for the World Cup should be read as a gesture of goodwill amid talks to end the conflict.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Judge Leonie Brinkema said she'll likely dismiss a lawsuit over the project if top officials formally kill it.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

After defending President Donald Trump's deeply unpopular war against Iran, Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was pressed Friday evening on why he wasn't "on the front lines in Iran,” a question that sent the ex-Trump official into a rage.Spicer appeared on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" alongside several guests to discuss the ongoing...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Donald Trump's top media regulator just declared "open season" on ABC and a former Federal Communications Commission counselor warned the consequences could be devastating.The FCC's late-April decision forcing ABC to apply early to renew the licenses for its eight owned local TV stations has now opened a public pleading window where anyone in the...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

HOUSTON — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday said Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Rep. James Talarico will "go to hell” for his interpretations of the Bible, as Talarico has made his Christian faith a cornerstone of his campaign.Speaking at the Republican Party of Texas' convention in Houston, Patrick accused Talarico, an Austin state...

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

"The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance," Anthropic said in a statement Friday evening.

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Will Trump spend his $350 million war chest to win Texas? Republicans are worried

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

My 62nd birthday was this past Friday. I celebrated by running nine miles with a guy from my gym who is 32 years younger than me and has the most insane 90-minute workout regimen you've ever witnessed. I'm proud to be 62. But after June 12, it all goes downhill.That's because two days after my birthday, Donald Trump turns 80. He doesn't seem nearly...

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

Platner's backers in Maine say with Trump in office and Senate control on the line, the bar is low and the stakes are high: "Purity politics don't get us anywhere.”

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Politico - Europe (13 hours ago)

The first cluster of accession negotiations with the two countries will be opened on Monday.

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

Once a refuge from political division, major sports have become a partisan arena in the Trump era.

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New York Times - Politics (13 hours ago)

At a moment when even the prospects of dialogue seem far-fetched, movements to redraw state lines to link like-minded regions, or even to secede from the union, are gaining strength.

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New York Times - Politics (14 hours ago)

From his post in New Delhi, Mr. Gor has become a force in U.S. foreign policy, chasing business deals and stunning diplomats by reversing a long-planned embassy building project.

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New York Times - Politics (14 hours ago)

A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president's handling of the economy.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

As the World Cup kicks off, cracks are emerging in Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's carefully tended relationship with President Donald Trump — over trade, cartels and a brewing extradition standoff.

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Politico - Europe (15 hours ago)

The increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes as Trump and Iran continue haggling over a peace deal.

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Politico - Europe (16 hours ago)

Héctor Guerrero faced drug, weapons and terrorism charges in the U.S.

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Politico - Europe (16 hours ago)

The senior U.S. official put the chance of success for a near-term deal at 80 percent to 85 percent but said the nuclear details will take months to materialize.

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to take over Washington, D.C., on a federal basis if democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins next week's Democratic primary for mayor. Trump told Oval Office reporters he wouldn't like it if Lewis George prevails, reported The Washington Post. Currently, Lewis Georg is leading the polls. "We are not...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (18 hours ago)

The One Nation leader last night told a political fundraiser she would work with the Coalition to oust Labor at the upcoming state election.

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

Trump's lawyers urged a federal judge to reject an effort to reopen the dismissed lawsuit that led to the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, according to a new court filing.Attorneys for Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization argued in the Southern District of Florida filing that a group of 35 former federal judges have "no standing" to...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

A GOP group failed to prove a university violated its First Amendment rights by banning it for alleged antisemitism, the New York Times reported.The University of Florida College Republicans were banned by the school from its Gainesville campus in March after a photo circulated showing two people giving a Nazi salute, the Times reported. Members...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

The White House quietly elevated Chris Klomp to chief of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, counselor in February, effectively installing him as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handler to prevent the vaccine-skeptic from derailing GOP midterm prospects. Democratic senators suspect Klomp was promoted to babysit RFK because the White House...

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings embarrassingly lost his attempt to defend Trump as his name came off the Kennedy Center."Are we upset that the president of the United States took an interest in the Kennedy Center?" Jennings asked while on a CNN roundtable."A lot of people are upset about that, yes," CNN host Abby Phillip responded. "Why?"...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

Insider editor Michael Weiss cautioned that any Iran deal President Donald Trump signs based on leaked details would constitute a "major humiliation" for the president. According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, the proposed agreement grants Iran $300 billion in reconstruction money and $24 billion in cash — half before negotiations begin — while...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (20 hours ago)

In his first round of interviews as Australia's Ambassador to the US, Greg Moriarty has signalled there will be "robust" negotiations to push back on new tariffs proposed by Donald Trump.

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

Trump's announcement of killing the leader of a Venezuelan gang carries a "chilling" detail, according to a legal expert.According to Trump, the U.S. military launched a "swift and lethal" strike against the leader of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that was a hot topic during the 2024 presidential election. Ryan Goodman, a chaired professor at...

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CBS News - Politics (21 hours ago)

An American citizen who served in the Army and the Texas National Guard for roughly 20 years is desperately urging immigration officials to release his wife, who is facing deportation to Honduras.

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Yahoo News - Politics (21 hours ago)

Trump news at a glance: president's name to be removed from Kennedy Center

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

The U.S. launched a military strike against the leader of a Venezuelan prison gang, Trump announced in a Truth Social post."At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren de Aragua," Trump wrote.Tren de Aragua was at the center of...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

Annette Dombrowski and Chris Tackett, three-time Trump voters from Ohio, expressed deep disappointment with the president during interviews with MS NOW's Alex Tabet on Friday, citing economic struggles and unfulfilled campaign promises. The interviews came as a Conn-Selmer manufacturing plant in Eastlake, Ohio, announced closure, with Trump ally...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

The Texas Republican Party created a viral moment in all the wrong ways at their convention when they brought a live elephant out to promote Gov. Greg Abbott's re-election campaign — and it began to urinate loudly and dramatically on the floor.The incident prompted a predictable round of mockery from commenters on social media."Governor Abbott...

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Yahoo News - Politics (21 hours ago)

Veteran California US House member Mike Thompson will face Democratic challenger in November

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

A furious GOP Senate aide fired off at Trump for ignoring the issues that matter ahead of the midterms, the conservative Daily Mail reported Friday."People are p— the f— off that prices are too high and things are too expensive," a senior GOP aide told the Mail. "I'm just not sure the president really cares or if he's really in tune with what's...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

Ben Domenech, the husband of Meghan McCain and opinion editor at the right-wing Daily Wire, told The New York Times' John Guida in an interview published Friday that the GOP should be a lot more concerned about losing Senate races, and particularly that they are too quick to take the Maine race for granted.This comes after progressive oysterman and...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

World Cup audiences showed their anger with the United States by booing renditions of the Star-Spangled Banner.Canadian spectators at a watch party jeered nonstop during the U.S. National Anthem at the opening of the U.S. versus Paraguay match in Los Angeles, according to a social media video.Those boos followed heckling and hissing as the U.S....

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New York Times - Politics (21 hours ago)

A campus group the university banned after accusations of antisemitic behavior failed to prove it had its First Amendment rights violated, the court ruled.

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Politico - Europe (22 hours ago)

Flamingos, a pristine coastline and a glitzy resort backed by Jared Kushner prompted the biggest political demonstrations in Albania's recent history. 

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Politico - Europe (22 hours ago)

The new rules on everything from baggage fees to compensation claims, will come into effect in 2027.

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Politico - Europe (22 hours ago)

Ending Europe's dependence on U.S. capabilities is one thing, denying allies the ability to defend themselves is an entirely different matter.

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) fired back at President Donald Trump after losing her South Carolina gubernatorial primary race, vowing revenge by leaving office in January 2027. Mace lost to Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Pam Evette, reported The Hill.Mace posted on X, "People keep asking me: 'Will you get revenge on Trump for ending your political career?' The...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Mark Zuckerberg's $14 billion AI gamble hit a wall, and his own employees are losing it on internal calls.One Meta worker interrupted a livestreamed presentation to thousands of colleagues this week, blasting the company over an open mic and demanding the call's leaders pass along a personal message to a Meta AI executive: "Tell him that he's a...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (22 hours ago)

Youth Beat workers take to Perth streets at night to help young people who have nowhere else to go. 

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Trump lost his last-minute effort to stop the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center, according to CNN.The DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration's emergency stay request to delay the removal, CNN reported. The decision came as crews were already removing the lettering on the Kennedy Center.According to CNN, the appeals...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

A federal judge in Massachusetts scorched President Donald Trump's Interior Department on Friday for orders to remove all exhibits pertaining to race, sexuality, and climate from national parks — and issued an order to reverse all of it.U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, went into painstaking detail...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (23 hours ago)

Secrecy in policy development is rarely justified – and it certainly isn't for AUKUS, our eye-wateringly expensive defence deal with the US and UK.

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Yahoo News - Politics (23 hours ago)

Runoffs provide Trump's next big GOP tests: From the Politics Desk

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

A commercial airline pilot received a baffling response from the FAA after Trump's UFC lights blinded them while landing, MeidasTouch reported.The pilot spoke anonymously about how powerful lights from the UFC octagon on the White House South Lawn filled the cockpit during a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It was "10 times...

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

Florida Democrats got a surprise bit of good news on Friday: they're running unopposed in a heavily Hispanic, Orlando-area state House district currently held by the GOP — because the incumbent Republican failed to file her paperwork properly.According to Gabrielle Russon of Florida Politics, "Rep. Paula Stark failed to qualify for re-election in...

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

Conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson alleged Thursday that President Donald Trump ordered the FBI to shut down its investigation into Thomas Crooks, the man accused of attempting to assassinate the president in 2024. In his Thursday interview with Mario Nawal, a Lebanese-Australian entrepreneur and prominent podcast host, Carlson...

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

A long-simmering rift inside Florida's Republican Party erupted into open warfare on Friday, as far-right activist Laura Loomer unleashed a barrage of social media posts accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of recruiting a fringe candidate to sabotage Trump-endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds.In a series of posts on X, Loomer trained her fire on James Fishback, a...

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New York Times - Politics (23 hours ago)

The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country.

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

Paramount Skydance's greenlight to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery will lead to a major shakeup at CNN, warned a political strategist.The upheaval coming for CNN will make recent events at CBS look like peanuts, political strategist Chai Komanduri said on MS NOW. While Paramount awaited approval from the Trump administration for the Warner Bros....

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

Nobel Prize-winning economist turned liberal political commentator Paul Krugman broke down for MS NOW's Ari Melber on Friday evening why the SpaceX IPO valuation that just made tech tycoon Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire stinks to high heaven.'You make several critiques," said Melber. "I wonder if you could start with kind of what I've...

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A young woman missing for nearly 11 years has resurfaced in Jeffrey Epstein's files, her name pitched to the convicted sex offender by an alleged recruiter now under investigation in France for human trafficking.A Der Spiegel and ZDF investigation published Friday identifies the woman only as Michele — her last name withheld at her family's...

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Federal regulators recently looked into why former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is sitting on $14.5 million in campaign funds, despite not having run a campaign for office in years.According to NOTUS' Mark Alfred, "The Federal Election Commission reached out in April to Nunes' mom, Toni Dian Nunes, who is also his campaign committee's treasurer, for...

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Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill reported that Iranian negotiators have enlisted senior psychologists to assess communications intended for President Donald Trump during ongoing peace talks with Washington. According to Iranian sources, negotiators believe Trump is legitimately mentally ill and is operating in an impaired mental state,...

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New York Times - Politics (24 hours ago)

The response came after a federal judge rebuked officials for failing to immediately comply with the order he issued last week.

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

New public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people's privacy when it releases statistics.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A veteran "60 Minutes" producer is bolting after clashing with CBS News boss Bari Weiss over a "white genocide" story, per a new report.Michael Gavshon worked alongside correspondent Anderson Cooper on a story that debunked Trump's claim of "white genocide" in South Africa, which left him exasperated, according to an exclusive by The New York Post....

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The Trump Department of Justice approved a major deal that's expected to shake up the entertainment industry, according to reporting by NBC News.Paramount Skydance now has a clearer path to acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion, a person familiar with the deal told NBC News. A formal announcement is expected soon, NBC added. The Trump...

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An American oil hub that dubs itself "the pipeline crossroads of the world" is running dangerously low amid Trump's Iran war, CNN reported.Cushing, Oklahoma, usually stores about 40 million barrels of oil and has a capacity to carry up to 75 million. However, Cushing is holding just over half that amount as it reports a current inventory of 21.6...

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Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, was mocked on Friday after he announced that a batch of UFO videos and materials had been released to the public.Miller shared the government news in a post on X: "New tranche of UFO files and videos just dropped."Miller's post comes amid a broader Trump administration push to release UFO files...

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The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin faced criticism after attacking New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a press conference.Mullin said neither gets along, and added, "It's shameful, and hopefully people in New York will wise up and get a true leader in there in a few years."Critics quickly highlighted the irony of an...

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The Trump administration has filed an appeal of the order to take President Donald Trump's name off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — and legal experts immediately noticed the filing was so vitriolic and unprofessional that the president himself likely had a hand in writing it."Without the name, 'Trump' on the Building, our fundraising...

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Treasury expands bank data-sharing rules tied to Trump immigration crackdown

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

US Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico

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New details were revealed in "24" actor Kiefer Sutherland's alleged attack and threat to kill an Uber driver, TMZ reported on Friday. In a new lawsuit filed by Rafael Manvelyan, who said he speaks limited English and his languages are primarily Russian and Armenian, claimed that "Kiefer got 'agitated' when the actor was struggling to understand...

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A UFC fighter on President Donald Trump's White House birthday card once allegedly called his Black opponent a "human gorilla" — and he's far from the only fighter on the bill with baggage.Trump requested veteran heavyweight Derrick Lewis for the card after watching Josh Hokit, 28, battle Lewis' future opponent at UFC 327 in April. Hokit was...

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The Texas Republican Party decided to parade a fully grown elephant through the hall of their party convention on Friday — and it didn't go well.According to a video shared by New York Times Texas political correspondent Lauren McGaughy, the elephant "took a giant pee" on the floor just as it was passing the press area, prompting shouts of...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The president and his party have had a rough start to June, after a spring full of MAGA primary victories and redistricting gains.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The two men chatted on Mr. Newsom's podcast about Democrats, Joe Biden, Graham Platner, phone addiction and other topics.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

'Democrats want to win': Platner's support reflects a changing party in the Trump era

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Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has gotten himself disinvited from the Sunshine State Showdown, a key primary debate for the GOP, after he was caught violating party rules.According to the right-wing outlet Florida's Voice, Fishback's removal from the event came as a result of his agreeing to participate in another...

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Elon Musk's net worth surged past $1 trillion on Friday as SpaceX—the rocket company he founded and controls—made its debut on the public market, prompting global revulsion and calls for an aggressive wealth tax to rein in out-of-control inequality."Musk became the world's first trillionaire because our tax system shields the wealth of the...

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Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard faces potential contempt of court charges after appearing on Fox News in April to discuss evidence in the high-profile Charlie Kirk shooting case, allegedly violating a judge's gag order. Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. is expected to determine if Ballard's media appearance breached court...

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Despite costly renovations touted by President Donald Trump, the Reflecting Pool is already dirtied with a layer of green muck.According to reporting by Politico, workers are struggling to remove algae from the surface of the Reflecting Pool. Layers of algae keep floating to the top of the World War II Memorial side of the Reflecting Pool, Politico...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The lieutenant governor and the top elections official, both Republicans, are investigating whether the challenger coordinated with a Democrat to confuse voters.

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

President Trump is hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn on his birthday.

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Renowned political analyst Larry Sabato told MS NOW's Antonia Hylton on Friday that the public could be sleeping on a key Senate race that might help Democrats take the majority: Alaska."Larry, do you think that there is a race out there right now that people aren't talking quite enough about?" asked Hylton, noting that plenty of other races, like...

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After the Republican Party's decision to terminate subsidies that had significantly reduced healthcare costs under the Affordable Care Act for 22 million people, the White House is considering a new way to—officials claim—"help” Americans who face massive medical bills, either due to high-deductible plans that don't cover routine costs or...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

It was not immediately clear what the investigators were looking for, but a board member with a progressive group said members had been served with search warrants.

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CBC - Politics (A day ago)

The federal government tabled a bill on Friday to change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour.

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Workers were tearing President Donald Trump's name off the Kennedy Center on Friday as onlookers nearby chanted and cheered.Thousands tuned in on livestreams from ABC 7, WUSA9, Reuters, Fox 10, the Associated Press, Forbes, and MS NOW to watch it happen in real time. A crowd assembled outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Workers began removing President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center on Friday, executing a federal court order the administration's lawyers attempted to block overnight. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the renaming unconstitutional, stating Congress created the Kennedy Center and only Congress can rename it. Rep. Joyce Beatty...

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WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump plans to make history this weekend when he hosts the UFC at the White House, Mixed Martial Arts history has already been made in Washington in recent years.At the start of this 119th Congress, there were two former MMA fighters in Congress before one, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), became Department of...

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People online on Friday were criticizing the UFC fight to mark Donald Trump's 80th birthday — an event that has been touted as the country's 250th birthday celebration.The mixed martial arts event this weekend on the White House's South Lawn will be a historic first, and more than 100,000 people are expected to attend, CNN reported. Trump has...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Tony Abbott has been back in the political cycle for barely a fortnight and already the air is redolent with garment-rending, ancient feuds, biblical comeuppance and a listening tour.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

The prospect of nuclear weapons being used in either Ukraine or the Middle East, rather than being fired between Moscow, Washington or Beijing has risen.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump's administration is quietly folding on a major policy to attack the development of renewable energy in the United States.According to Heatmap, the Justice Department this week "filed a motion ... to dismiss its appeal of a federal court's December decision vacating the order to halt offshore wind projects." The motion still...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump has been ordered by a federal court to yank his name off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, losing his last-ditch appeal, and giving him no choice but to acquiesce.The moment is symbolic, Brookings Institution senior fellow Elaine Kamarck told MS NOW's Antonia Hylton on Friday — and she even compared it to one of...

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Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said that Elon Musk — the world's first trillionaire — is "a danger to every single American," in a video on Friday.The Lincoln Project co-founder called the SpaceX leader and Trump administration ally "a Nazi" and raised concerns about his influence on American and worldwide political extremism....

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Global News - Politics (A day ago)

Officials said the new bill should address concerns raised by the Trump administration, which is mulling new global tariffs over imports made through forced labour.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

She plays the suffering outsider, yet she's an insider now, and says she could be prime minister.

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

The FBI executed a search warrant at the office of an Ohio-based group known for its voter registration work as part of an ongoing fraud-related investigation, sources told CBS News.

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Amid the ongoing peace talks between Washington and Tehran, Iranian negotiators have recently enlisted the help of "senior psychologists” to help them navigate what they believe to be a pressing issue involving President Donald Trump, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill claimed Friday, citing Iranian sources."A couple of weeks ago, the...

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Several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein were left "appalled” Friday following The New York Times' essay that some said "whitewashed” the reputation of a key Epstein associate, an individual who, according to famed reporter Julie K. Brown, "enabled Epstein over the years.”The Times published a guest essay Thursday about Kathryn Ruemmler, the...

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The Trump administration has considered using settlements from a Justice Department investigation into major banks' account closures to fund compensation for Jan. 6 rioters, according to sources briefed on the matter.The Justice Department is investigating whether some of America's largest banks closed accounts of Jan. 6 defendants and other...

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

He took his wife, a Trump fan, to the president's hotel in Doral. Instead he was detained by ICE.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Daniel Siad, a prominent French modeling scout, was pressed by CNN's Katie Polglase in an interview published Thursday on his ties with Jeffrey Epstein, and appeared to be sweating profusely through his shirt during the tense discussion.Siad is not facing criminal charges, but is named well over 1,000 times in the Justice Department's release of...

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a withering dissent Thursday in a little-noticed Supreme Court decision that once again saw the 6-3 conservative majority rule appear to rule against Congress's clear intent, prompting two legal experts to sound alarms about the court's apparent disdain for the legislative branch.In FS Credit v. Saba Capital,...

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CBC - Politics (A day ago)

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will not take part in his team's World Cup game against Panama on Wednesday after his visa application to Canada was refused, FIFA said on Friday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

The One Nation leader's suggestion that her daughter could succeed her has prompted Coalition MPs to warn her about Barnaby Joyce's leadership plans.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

Australia's ability to tap Ukraine's expertise in drones and other advanced technologies is being hampered by delays in striking a security pact.

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