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Raw Story - Politics (22 minutes ago)

Political analysts and observers were outraged on Wednesday after President Donald Trump posted an all-caps rebuke of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, on Truth Social. "NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON'T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!" Trump wrote. Trump...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 minutes ago)

Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly criticized Trump-appointed Justice Brett Kavanaugh for failing to understand the real-world impact of the administration's immigration enforcement policies. Sotomayor, appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2009, spoke at the University of Kansas School of Law. She criticized Kavanaugh's concurrence...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 minutes ago)

Kristi Noem swore the $70 million luxury Boeing 737 she bought with taxpayer money was all about deporting immigrants, and now that she's been fired, the plane — complete with a queen bed, kitchenette and cream leather seats — will be used by Cabinet members and possibly the first lady.A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed...

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Raw Story - Politics (52 minutes ago)

President Donald Trump has spent years championing American steel, slapping tariffs on foreign metals and promising to shield U.S. manufacturers from overseas competition. But a bombshell New York Times report reveals he may have traded a lucrative tariff break for tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for his White House...

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Raw Story - Politics (52 minutes ago)

Donald Trump went after a decades-old U.S. military alliance on Wednesday in an all-caps Truth Social tirade, declaring NATO useless and taking a bizarre swipe at Greenland in the same breath.NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte reportedly met privately with Trump on Wednesday, with discussions expected to focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and...

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Raw Story - Politics (52 minutes ago)

A federal judge has paused the Trump administration's decision to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Ethiopians who came to the United States, ruling that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem didn't follow the legal procedure for doing so.U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts penned a scathing analysis of the...

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New York Times - Politics (52 minutes ago)

Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Iranian Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf declared the ceasefire and upcoming negotiations as "unreasonable" after accusing the United States of violating Iran's 10-point peace proposal. Ghalibaf cited three specific violations on X, Israeli attacks on Lebanon, an alleged drone intrusion into Iranian airspace, and U.S. denial of Iran's nuclear...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

A new report claims that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s private diaries contain entries about his battles with "lust demons" and ranking his sexual encounters on a scale of 1-10. People Magazine reported on Wednesday that a forthcoming biography of Kennedy Jr., written by New York Post reporter Isabel Vincent, included sordid details...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

President Donald Trump's Defense Secretary may be the next cabinet member to depart the administration, even though he just declared "victory" over Iran, according to one expert.Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a press conference on Wednesday that the U.S. had achieved a "decisive military victory” over Iran. That's despite multiple reports...

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The Washington Post - Politics (2 hours ago)

The president, long a NATO skeptic, has been especially angry at alliance members in recent weeks for declining to take part in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 hours ago)

From shrinking their hampers to closing waitlists, food charities in Western Australia are adapting their services to meet a surge in demand as more people struggle with rising costs.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is heading into the midterms with ruthless fundraising and a huge war chest, both in his own committees and in the super PACs supporting him, that he can use to protect vulnerable Republicans from whatever onslaught is coming their way. But there's a big problem standing in the way, former GOP strategist Tim Miller told MS...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to axe protections for one of the most iconic symbols of the West: the American Bison.Bison were once slaughtered to near extinction in the 19th century as part of a campaign of genocide against tribal groups that relied on the wild herds for their way of life. And now, under Trump, the very...

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CBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

During his brief and ill-fated time as leader of the Liberal Party, Michael Ignatieff invited Canadians to join him inside the "big red tent." This appeal obviously did not work out for Ignatieff. But perhaps he was merely ahead of his time.

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National Public Radio - Politics (2 hours ago)

Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee in June. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify for now.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi received a shot across the bow on Wednesday during a segment on CNN. Bondi has been under fire for attempting to avoid being deposed next week regarding the Department of Justice's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. She was removed from her job last week amid ongoing tensions between the White House and the DOJ...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump supporters on Truth Social called for him to reconcile with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after Trump attacked her following her criticism of the Iran war. Greene called for Trump's removal after he threatened to obliterate Iran's civilization. Trump responded by mocking Greene on Truth Social, calling her a...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Pete Hegseth went out Wednesday to sell America on Donald Trump's Iran triumph — and ended up accidentally dismantling it, according to a new analysis.The Defense Secretary insisted that Trump's threat to erase Iranian civilization is what brought Tehran back to the negotiating table. "That type of threat is what brought them to the place where...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A veteran GOP analyst flagged the "biggest concern" for the Republican Party following Tuesday's special election in Georgia during a new interview on CNN. Ashley Davis, a former official in George W. Bush's Department of Homeland Security, joined Jake Tapper on CNN's "The Lead," where the panel discussed how Republicans should view the outcome of...

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New York Times - Politics (2 hours ago)

A lot of the money flowing into the political system is ultimately untraceable.

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

'We lose the midterms': Republicans worry Iran might have already cost them Congress

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

CNN host Jake Tapper accused President Donald Trump of "lying" to Americans in a recent Truth Social post about an alleged "false statement" CNN published on Tuesday. CNN reported that Iranian officials had declared a "great victory" over the U.S. after agreeing to a ceasefire deal. Trump wrote on Truth Social that "authorities" are investigating...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

MAGA has grown increasingly divided over the Iran war and President Donald Trump's decisions — something right-wing influencers have spoken out against even more vocally in recent days, CNN reported on Wednesday. During a live broadcast, CNN anchor Kasie Hunt played a clip from MAGA podcaster Megyn Kelly, who openly criticized Trump in a fiery,...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's social media site, normally nothing more than a platform for himself to rant and his most avid fans to admire him, is plunging into warfare, as MAGA fans turn on each other over Trump's moves in the Iran conflict.According to The New York Times, "Thousands of users on the social media platform, which Mr. Trump created in...

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National Public Radio - Politics (3 hours ago)

The war with Iran has opened a rift inside of the MAGA movement. Now, some of its biggest names have gone from criticizing the war, to the rare step of criticizing President Trump himself.

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Vice President JD Vance was brutally mocked on Wednesday after he claimed not to know a high-ranking official in the Catholic church. Vance was asked at a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, about a report from the Bari Weiss-led publication, "The Free Press," about senior military leaders inviting Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who served as...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, closed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday despite President Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement requiring the waterway to remain open. Iran cited Israeli strikes in Lebanon as justification, despite Trump insisting Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire deal. BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet reported that,...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

A controversial far-right lawyer in the Trump administration is claiming executive privilege to try to stymie a misconduct investigation, left-leaning elections site Democracy Docket reported on Wednesday."In a wild new legal filing this week, Martin lashed out against the D.C. Disciplinary Counsel, which polices attorney misconduct in the nation's...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Fashion icon Anna Wintour gave a withering critique of first lady Melania Trump's wardrobe during a new interview on Wednesday. Wintour joined filmmaker Greta Gerwig, actress Meryl Streep, and reporters from Vogue Magazine for a wide-ranging interview about fashion, politics, and the upcoming "Devil Wears Prada" sequel. At one point, Gerwig asked...

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The Washington Post - Politics (4 hours ago)

The former homeland security secretary said the $70 million plane, which included a bedroom, was intended to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has repeated her comments that the ceasefire in the Middle East should apply to Israel's actions in Lebanon. Follow live. 

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt avoided addressing President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iran's entire civilization when challenged by a reporter during Wednesday's briefing. The reporter contrasted Trump's rhetoric with George W. Bush's 2003 Iraq invasion messaging, which targeted the government rather than the people. The...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) warned that Republicans will have a "tough time" holding the state House in 2026.During the Texas Policy Summit on Wednesday, Patrick devoted a third of his keynote address to the possibility that Democrats could do well in the midterm elections."I can come out here and be rah, rah, rah," the Texas Republican...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Pardoned Capitol riot participant Bryan Betancur has been arrested for alleged misconduct with women, and it's not the first time he's faced such allegations since getting his Jan. 6 charges wiped by President Donald Trump.A few weeks ago, Betancur was arrested after he allegedly touched multiple women on the D.C. Metro and livestreamed himself...

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

Oil executives are citing international treaties, sanction laws and high payments in opposing Iran's plan to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Trump has battled the drug industry. Now its top lobbyist is leaving.

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Social media influencer Dan Bilzerian shocked TMZ on Wednesday when he used a racial epithet in a conversation about his congressional opponent Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL). Bilzerian has reportedly filed paperwork to challenge Fine in the Florida congressional race and made several comments during a live interview when he was challenged by TMZ executive...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Journalist David Rohde reported Pentagon lawyers were prepared to refuse approval of target lists involving war crimes had the Pakistan-brokered Iran ceasefire not been announced shortly before President Donald Trump's deadline threatening civilization destruction. Rohde told MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire that military and former military lawyers were...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Actor Michael J. Fox made it clear on Wednesday that he is very much alive. Fox was responding to a CNN article and video titled "Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox" that led to questions about his health and confusion over whether he died, TMZ reported. The post has since been removed. "Michael is doing great. He was at PaleyFest...

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor, had seized ballots from a 2025 special election based on unsubstantiated claims of election irregularities.

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

A growing chorus of disaffected Trump supporters is sounding off in the replies to his posts on the social media platform he founded.

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

The investigation into the nation's second-largest school district was prompted by a lawsuit from parents who say the policies contributed to their child's death.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Former Republican operative Rick Wilson suggested that President Donald Trump's ceasefire with Iran could lead to an even more dangerous situation. Wilson, the co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, described in his Substack on Wednesday how the current halt on military action could reveal what might come next after the president...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Wisconsin Republicans suffered a major blow on Tuesday evening, with voters choosing the liberal candidate in the state Supreme Court race for the fourth consecutive time — handing a landslide 20-point win to the candidate backed by Democrats that flipped some longtime Republican strongholds and even the literal town where the GOP was founded,...

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

In a week in which President Trump has veered from threatening to wipe out Iranian civilization to declaring a cease-fire, Congress is out of session and lawmakers with the power to declare war are mostly in the dark.

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CBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

Deputy minister of national defence Christiane Fox broke conflict of interest rules by hiring an old acquaintance when she was the deputy immigration minister, the federal ethics watchdog has found.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

Historians say the Australian War Memorial's refusal to remove the accused murderer's uniform from its Hall of Valour must be reconsidered.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Pauline?” began as a novelty ditty, but has become a death metal banger for Labor and the Coalition. For too long they have let too many people down.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

Political staffers received an average $38,594 payout for leaving their jobs after the last election – but the average amount of time a staffer was without political work after taking a severance package was just 15 days.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

Facing voter backlash and an energy-driven economic squeeze, the prime minister is recalibrating her ties with Washington

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates were targeted by Iranian fire in the hours after the ceasefire, and Israel continued to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

US pump prices to stay elevated despite US-Iran ceasefire deal, market observers say

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Chad Bianco, the pro-Trump sheriff of Riverside County, California, was ordered by the California Supreme Court to stop a voter fraud investigation, according to reports on Wednesday. A court order issued on Wednesday stated that Bianco's office must immediately "halt its investigation and preserve all seized election materials pending further...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

MB Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's Parliament, declared a ceasefire and upcoming negotiations "unreasonable" after he accused the U.S. of violating a newly minted agreement.On Wednesday, Iran reportedly again shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Israel attacked Lebanon. For his part, President Donald Trump insisted that Lebanon had never been part...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Historian Douglas Brinkley expressed shock that Vice President JD Vance actively campaigned for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, described as Vladimir Putin's puppet, all the while the U.S. faced potential Iran war escalation. Brinkley characterized Vance's support for Orbán as "utterly nutty," criticizing the Trump and Vance...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A prominent political analyst warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump's stranglehold on the Republican Party is about to face one of its most consequential tests, and the outcome could ripple across his entire second term.Writing in the Washington Post, Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, argued that Trump's...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

Neither side of politics in Australia rushed to enthusiastically celebrate the ceasefire deal that followed US President Donald Trump's threat.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

Anthony Albanese is flying to Singapore as part of a hastily arranged regional mission to shore up crucial fuel supplies, amid warnings the global energy crisis could "sharply turn for the worse".

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

Israeli soldiers' actions against European peacekeepers in Lebanon have turned up the diplomatic pressure on their government.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declared President Donald Trump's war in Iran to be a "fiasco" after concluding that a ceasefire was "falling apart."During a Wednesday interview with conservative author Michael Savage, Jones noted that Trump's approval ratings were plunging amid the war in Iran."But admitting this is a big defeat so far...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A new report flagged the "curious excuse" used by ousted former Attorney General Pam Bondi to blow off a scheduled deposition over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.The former attorney general, fired last month, is now using her termination as justification to skip a scheduled April 14 deposition with the House Oversight Committee...

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New York Times - Politics (6 hours ago)

The conflict in the Middle East has left the Federal Reserve braced for higher inflation, with more officials open to the possibility of rate increases.

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The Washington Post - Politics (6 hours ago)

Some House members say they still intend to pursue their subpoena of former attorney general Pam Bondi, despite her firing last week.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

The engagement comes as the fragile two-week ceasefire agreed to Tuesday evening is already being tested.

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CBS News - Politics (6 hours ago)

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back after a reporter wondered how the U.S. could claim the moral high ground after President Donald Trump threatened to eliminate Iran's entire civilization."So, regarding the President's rhetoric, when the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, George W. Bush said in a message to the Iraqi people that the...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Political analysts expressed shock at the terms of President Donald Trump's announced two-week ceasefire with Iran, reached just one hour before his self-imposed deadline. According to the New York Times, ceasefire provisions include the U.S. agreeing not to attack Iran again and lifting all sanctions on Iranian oil, including those imposed during...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday welcomed news of a two-week ceasefire in Iran as a step back from the brink of catastrophe, but said the war's aggressors—the US and Israel—deserved no praise for the temporary reprieve."Ceasefires are always good news. Especially if they lead to a just and lasting peace,” Sánchez wrote on...

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New York Times - Politics (6 hours ago)

Analysts said oil and natural gas energy companies would not quickly restore production unless attacks stopped and ships started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Washington Post - Politics (7 hours ago)

The defense secretary described the state of hostilities mostly in past tense. The Joint Chiefs chairman noted that the "ceasefire is a pause” in combat operations.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly blasted President Donald Trump for threatening to end Iran's civilization despite saying she would vote for Republicans even if he dropped a nuclear bomb."I am sick of this," Kelly said a day after Trump threatened Iran's civilian population. "Can he just behave like a normal human? I mean, honestly, like the...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Famed actor George Clooney condemned President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his recent threat to destroy Iran's entire civilization – a threat he ultimately backed down from – but in doing so, ignited fury from a top White House official.On Tuesday, Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,”...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Supporters of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who also back Donald Trump's America First policies, took to Truth Social on Wednesday to implore the president to set aside his differences with the Georgia Republican after he attacked her once again.Greene has been harsh in her criticism of Trump's war on Iran and has called for him to be removed...

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Global News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Housing Minister Gregor Robertson's office is backtracking on comments he made to Global News in which he had said Ottawa is in talks with provinces to cut GST on new build homes.

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

From Gaza to Ukraine and the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump has a habit of leaving Europe to pick up the pieces.

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Bondi won't appear for House deposition next week in the Epstein investigation

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A new rule proposed by the Trump administration purportedly designed to bolster "American workers' retirement accounts” is expected to be finalized later this year, but one financial expert is warning that, in actuality, the rule is a "massive greed grab for Wall Street,” and one at the expense of Americans' retirement savings."Not for a second...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire that required the waterway to remain open.Iran had threatened to close the strait again on Wednesday morning due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. For his part, Trump insisted that Lebanon had never been part of...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

On Saturday, March 28—No Kings Day in the US—an estimated 50,000 people marched in the streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico to protest plans for "Esencia,” a proposed huge, gated, luxury ocean-side development in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The protest was spear-headed by Defiende a Cabo Rojo, a coalition of community, scientific, and cultural...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Democrats achieved significant electoral victories Tuesday in Wisconsin and Georgia, described by Politico as "one of their best election nights since President Donald Trump returned to the White House." In Wisconsin, Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won a state Supreme Court race with nearly a 20-point margin in a state Trump carried in...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Michael Avenatti, disgraced former lawyer of Stormy Daniels, was released from prison this week while facing a mountain of debt and still not completely out of custody, TMZ reported on Wednesday. Avenatti represented the adult film actress and director in her hush money payment case against President Donald Trump and also represented women who...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Donald Trump claims to have reached a successful but still evolving ceasefire agreement with Iran, but National Review editor Jim Geraghty has a different assessment: the president has been completely outmaneuvered and is poised to capitulate on nearly every significant demand.According to Geraghty's scathing analysis, Trump and Iran are describing...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Congressional Democrats called for invoking the 25th Amendment Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" if Iran missed his 8 p.m. ET deadline. A number of Democrats reacted to the president's threats. Representatives called for the impeachment of Trump and his...

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

Pam Bondi had already been working to avoid testifying before she was fired as attorney general. The House Oversight Committee said she would not honor her subpoena because she was no longer in the post.

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National Public Radio - Politics (8 hours ago)

With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the party started in 2025 when it regularly improved on its margins compared to the presidential race in 2024.

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Global News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Carney announced federal byelections on April 13 in two Toronto-area ridings of Scarborough Southwest and University-Rosedale and the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

After years of failed negotiations between the states and decades of negligent water management, we now have just months for federal officials to decide how to divide up the ever-shrinking flow of the Colorado River between the seven river basin states that share it — and the 40 million people relying on the river for drinking water, including...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

A Democratic lawmaker sounded the alarm on Wednesday that it was time for Democrats to proceed ahead with impeachment articles against President Donald Trump. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) explained to CNN anchor Pamela Brown why he has called for Trump to be removed from office for threatening war crimes against Iran — criticizing his Republican...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

This story was originally published by Mississippi Today.Billionaire Tommy Duff, a likely candidate for governor, and his brother James Duff are being sued by California-based attorneys on behalf of the federal government alleging the men and their companies improperly obtained over $6.7 million in federal pandemic loans. The lawsuit, which was...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparked outrage among Trump allies by raising questions that suggest President Donald Trump could be the anti-Christ, as interpreted by critics. Carlson asked rhetorically, "Could there be a spiritual component to this? Could it be something bigger?" adding "Is it possible what you're watching is a very stealthy...

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BBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

The Springwell solar farm in North Kesteven would cover an area the size of 1,700 football pitches.

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

Steve Ubl built PhRMA into a more aggressive operation, one that has tangled with President Donald Trump as he seeks to curb drug prices.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

A Supreme Court Justice has criticized a colleague appointed by Donald Trump for failing to grasp the severity of the administration's immigration policy. Justice Sonia Sotomayor hit out at her colleague, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, during an event yesterday (April 7). Sotomayor, appointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama, criticized the September 8...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

President Donald Trump and his administration are presenting a different proposal for the Iran ceasefire deal than Iranian officials', according to the Associated Press. The AP reported Iran's Farsi-language version of its 10-point ceasefire plan includes the phrase "acceptance of enrichment" for its nuclear program, language conspicuously absent...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

By The Conversation.In early March, a week after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the White House posted a video of real American attacks mixed with clips from popular movies, television series, video games and anime.Iran and its sympathisers responded to the strikes by flooding social media with outdated war footage allegedly from the current...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

When he asked the White House whether President Donald Trump was considering using nuclear weapons against Iran, officials refused to deny it, Mother Jones columnist Noah Lanard reported. Trump had threatened that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" if Iran didn't open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET Tuesday....

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at media outlets over their coverage of the two-week ceasefire agreement his administration reached with Iran, which has been heavily scrutinized for the concessions the United States would make to the Middle East nation.On Tuesday, Trump announced that "authorities” were investigating CNN for having...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's longstanding intimidation tactic, effective during his real estate career and first term, has now become largely ineffective, according to New Republic analyst Ross Rosenfeld. Trump attended Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship, having previously attacked justices as "dumb" and "embarrassments," yet the...

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Global News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Katy Merrifield, 42, joined Poilievre's office last fall and quickly set about changing the Conservative leader's media strategy and communications approach.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

While the president has often wielded tariffs to pressure other countries, the Supreme Court this spring took away his main legal tool.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

Critics on the left and right say the truce leaves Israel's core concerns unresolved, even as Trump hails a new opening for the region.

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Canada's Carney attracts another Conservative lawmaker to Liberal Party

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump ended a call with PBS reporter Liz Landers after she asked if he regretted threatening Iran's entire civilization.Following a press briefing with Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, Landers said she had contacted the president by phone."I asked about Lebanon still being hit and if he'd seen that," the reporter recalled."Yeah, they...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's comments on Truth Social amid the Iran war revealed how this conflict would potentially play out, a former Defense Department official said on Wednesday. Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, told MS NOW host Alex Witt that Vice President JD Vance referred to these talks as "fragile" and discussed...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

During an appearance on MS NOW on Wednesday morning, noted historian Douglas Brinkley expressed surprise that Vice President JD Vance has chosen to ally himself so closely with Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán as he seeks re-election.While the US was prepping for a massive escalation of the war in Iran, which was averted at the last moment after...

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CBC - Politics (9 hours ago)

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the federal government's probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector is not taking workers' arguments seriously.

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BBC - Politics (9 hours ago)

Leader Jane Dodds says her party can "influence the direction of the next government" after 7 May.

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Global News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Marilyn Gladu, the former Conservative MP from Sarnia—Lambton–Bkejwanong, crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

The damage that's been done — both physical and psychological — will take months to undo, analysts say.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

MAGA host Gina Loudon said she found it "very upsetting" after Democrat Emily Gregory defeated a Trump-endorsed candidate in the district where the president's Mar-a-Lago home is located.During a discussion about a special election to fill former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) seat in Georgia, Loudon said she couldn't shake off Gregory's win...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Ever since Attorney General Pam Bondi was fired last week, it has left the unsettled question of whether she still has to sit for the upcoming congressional deposition, where, among other things, she was set to be asked about the Jeffrey Epstein case files.The GOP-led commission has stated Bondi won't attend. In a letter to House Oversight...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been featured recently in a series of videos that have "flooded the internet” since the United States attacked Iran in late February, videos from pro-Iran groups that prominently feature the sexual assault allegations leveled against the current president and his top Defense...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

If the Pakistan-brokered Iran ceasefire had not been announced shortly before Donald Trump's deadline that included a threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would have been confronted by a revolt inside the Pentagon, according to new reporting.That is according to MS NOW's David Rohde, who told...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

The successor to Donald Trump will have a hard time convincing world allies of the United States' stability, an analyst has warned. A longer-term test will be put to the US by world leaders because of the two terms Trump has served in the Oval Office. Political analyst Rafael Behr, writing in The Guardian, suggested that even the first term Trump...

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military has consumed nearly 1 million gallons of coffee and an unspecified amount of nicotine.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Republicans in state legislatures across the country are increasingly worried about citizen-led ballot initiatives enacting Democratic Party policies or overturning Republicans' own policies — and they're working to clamp down on the right to get those issues on the ballot in the first place.According to The New York Times, "In North Dakota, Utah...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

The campaign manager for Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) has been let go after right-wing news outlets surfaced his old social media posts going after President Donald Trump, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported on Wednesday.Barr is currently running in a crowded GOP Senate primary to succeed the longtime departing Sen. Mitch McConnell, who served as the...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was widely ridiculed Wednesday after framing the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement tentatively reached on Tuesday as a "military victory,” and one that Iran "begged for,” despite many of its provisions directly contradicting some of the Trump administration's stated war objectives."Iran begged for this ceasefire, and...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Donald Trump spent the last 40 days bombing Iran, threatening to wipe out "a whole civilization,” and turning the world's most critical oil chokepoint into a war zone - going from the world's worst tyrant to its biggest idiot.What he got in return was a two-week pause, brokered not by American military strength or his bravado, but by Pakistan,...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (11 hours ago)

The best Herald artworks of the week from across the board.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (11 hours ago)

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

More controversial terms such as "burger" and "sausage" were not included in the final deal.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

The left-wing lawmaker also denies media reports alleging she was in possession of illegal drugs when she was taken into custody.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

DOJ Investigating Ex-White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson After Jan. 6 Testimony: Report

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

The MAGA-friendly head of CBS could be set on changing one of the channel's most celebrated shows. Bari Weiss has floated a handful of deeply unpopular changes at the station, with one including making sweeping changes to 60 Minutes. According to insiders speaking to Status, the change could cause a stir so soon after Weiss came under fire for...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insulted and cut off ABC News reporter Luis Martinez during a press briefing on Wednesday morning after the Senior Pentagon journalist put Gen. Dan Caine on the spot with a probing question about the Iran war.After earlier calling another reporter "rude” for attempting to ask a question during the press...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Fox News host Lawrence Jones pointed out that Iran achieved a ceasefire without giving in to many of President Donald Trump's demands."You said it perfectly, talking about the Iranian demands," Jones told Ainsley Earhardt on Wednesday. "All of them, all 10 of them, are non-starters for the United States.""But I will say that the president's...

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

The Defense Secretary repeatedly referred to the U.S. military operation in the past tense.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth snapped at a journalist Wednesday during a Pentagon press briefing after being asked about potential violations to the two-week tentative ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and Iran.Responding to a question about Iran continuing to launch strikes Wednesday after having agreed to the tentative...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Trump administration officials are scrambling to find "positive” media coverage of President Donald Trump regarding his decision to accept a tentative ceasefire agreement with Iran, with one senior official fearing the president's hatred of "being humiliated” may lead him to reignite the conflict and spark an "Iran-war apocalypse,” Zeteo...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Friends,Last night, 90 minutes before Trump said he'd cause the death of a "whole civilization” if Iran didn't open the Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian official said the shipping channel would be reopened for two weeks if the United States stopped bombing Iran. The U.S. has now stopped bombing Iran.So we're back to the status quo before Trump began...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

There may be a ceasefire in Iran, but war – and the run-up in military spending – leaves a long-term cost to the sick and young, new research shows.

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the measures are necessary to protect the mental health of children.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's two-week "ceasefire" agreement with Iran was quickly flagged by experts as being lopsidedly in favor of Iran — with one of the most notable aspects being the United States being open to negotiating Iran's right to collect shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, a massive concession.But in conversation with ABC...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

According to the panel on MS NOW's "Morning Joe,” if Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran holds, the US still came out as a loser after the US launched the unprovoked war.According to "Morning Joe” regular Mike Barnicle, there should be no doubt that Iran may have lost militarily, but now holds a stronger hand than before the war...

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Global News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Thousands of Liberals will be in Montreal for the party's convention just as voters in the suburban riding of Terrebonne get ready to cast ballots in a key byelection on Monday.

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Ian Cheshire is the preferred candidate to be Ofcom chair.

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Bei Umfragewerten um die 40 Prozent greift die AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt nach der Macht. Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler haben das Antragsbuch zum Landesparteitag seziert: Von der Konfiszierung privater Vermögenswerte bei Asylbewerbern über das Ende der schulischen Inklusion bis hin zur Kündigung der Rundfunkstaatsverträge. Die beiden...

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Government spokesperson remarks that the U.S. vice president may himself be guilty of interfering in the vote.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

While Donald Trump's polling numbers continue to slip amidst a rudderless and costly war with Iran that is sending gas prices soaring, he appears to be laying the groundwork to intervene in the upcoming midterm elections with a steady drip of rhetorical provocations and administrative actions.And, while he claims not to be considering calling a...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

The 10-point peace plan offered by Iran and accepted tentatively by President Donald Trump is already in jeopardy after a major U.S. ally announced their refusal to abide by a key element of the agreement.One of the 10 conditions in the peace plan is that Israel halt its strikes on Lebanon, but on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

A White House budget proposal for 2027 has infuriated experts who believe Donald Trump's administration would make air travel dangerous. Cuts to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) were flagged by the document, which if passed could see the agency's funding cut drastically. Experts speaking to The Hill warned there could be a dangerous...

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Politico - Europe (13 hours ago)

However, Paris is still unlikely to reach NATO's 2035 spending target of 3.5 percent of GDP.

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Politico - Europe (13 hours ago)

Budapest's ties to Moscow have become a key dividing line in Sunday's high-stakes election.

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that his administration would be working alongside Iran to "dig up and remove” enriched uranium as part of the two-week ceasefire agreement that was tentatively agreed to on Tuesday, and spoke optimistically about a path forward for peace."The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Donald Trump's last-minute ceasefire deal with the leadership of Iran was greeted with a great deal of skepticism on MS NOW on Wednesday morning with co-host Jonathan Lemire astounded by concessions the normally combative president agreed to.On "Morning Joe,” the ten-point agreement brokered by Pakistan was broken down point by point by a panel...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Hot on the heels of agreeing to a tenuous ceasefire with Iran's leadership, Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday morning to haul out his favorite weapon of choice when dealing with a foreign government.Despite the recent smackdown from the Supreme Court restricting Trump from imposing tariffs on a whim without congressional approval, the...

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CBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

The Indian Act marks 150 years since it was enacted this month. CBC Radio's The House spoke with First Nations leaders, historians and legal experts about the Indian Act and attempts by First Nations to move beyond it.

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CBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

For 150 years, who is considered a "Status Indian" in Canadian law has been determined by the federal government through the Indian Act. Now, a Senate bill could end the "second-generation cut-off." What would this mean for communities, and does the bill stand a chance of passing in the House?

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CBS News - Politics (13 hours ago)

A proposal to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools is putting the state at the center of another contentious battle over the role of religion in classrooms.

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Democrats had another strong electoral showing Tuesday night in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Georgia in what Politico described as "one of their best election nights since President Donald Trump returned to the White House” – a showing that sparked panic among some GOP-aligned operatives as the midterm elections fast approach.In...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Donald Trump could be approaching the "beginning of the end" for his presidency, according to a political biographer. Michael Wolff, who spent time observing the Trump team in the White House during his first term in the Oval Office, believes the Iran war could be the end of the administration's effectiveness. Speaking on The Daily Beast podcast...

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with President Trump Wednesday amid tensions over the alliance.

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

Donald Trump is sitting on a financial arsenal that could reshape the midterm elections — but Republican leadership is terrified he won't actually spend it.According to Axios's Alex Isenstadt, Trump's operation controls more than half a billion dollars spread across various PACs and nonprofits. $300 million sits in the pro-Trump MAGA Inc. super...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

Donald Trump's administration has issued a request for the medical details of millions of federal workers. A notice from the Office of Personnel Management could be changed drastically, with both current and retired federal workers' details requested. The proposal has shaken some insurers and health policy experts, who questioned why the Trump...

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The Washington Post - Politics (14 hours ago)

The eventual ask of Congress is likely to fall to between $80 billion and $100 billion, officials said, less than half the amount of an earlier proposal to offset costs of the conflict.

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Donald Trump posted an early morning message on Wednesday suggesting a significant breakthrough in Middle East peace negotiations, with Iran reportedly ready to end hostilities after years of tension, but noted that U.S. armed forces will be "hangin' around" in Iran."A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they've had enough!...

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The Washington Post - Politics (15 hours ago)

The president's ultimatum drew condemnation across the political spectrum and intensified open debate about his credibility, morality and sanity.

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