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Global News - Politics (13 minutes ago)

The former Conservative leader urged the party to 'ignore the culture war issues, ignore the floor crossings, and just focus on the long-term prosperity of Canadians.'

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Global News - Politics (13 minutes ago)

Mark Wiseman was unable to say clearly when those tensions may be resolved, noting repeatedly that Canada remains ready to discuss deals to end sectoral tariffs and renew CUSMA.

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CBS News - Politics (15 minutes ago)

President Trump's renovation kick has now reached the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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CBS News - Politics (15 minutes ago)

The soldier allegedly bet on Nicolás Maduro's removal as president of Venezuela before news of the raid was reported, a law enforcement source told CBS News.

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Yahoo News - Politics (15 minutes ago)

Amnesty International and rights groups issue a World Cup travel advisory for the US

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Yahoo News - Politics (15 minutes ago)

Trump's "gold card” visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, Lutnick says

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Raw Story - Politics (15 minutes ago)

A once-prominent support group for President Donald Trump and the GOP has warned that they may take their votes elsewhere at the midterm elections. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, writing in The New York Times, highlighted the growing dissatisfaction with the Make America Healthy Again movement. Leading MAHA figures, who backed Department of Health and Human...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 minutes ago)

A New York Times report on Thursday revealed more details behind what led to President Donald Trump's decision to fire Navy Secretary John Phelan. Trump apparently wanted Phelan to deliver on building a new class of battleships by 2028, but "the timeline was nearly impossible," according to The Times. Trump had even bragged about the planned...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 minutes ago)

A former deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Trump now running for Congress, is facing accusations of a controlling, abusive relationship with subordinates.The Daily Mail broke the story on Thursday, reporting that Madison Sheahan, who is now running for the ninth congressional district in Ohio, had a controlling, "toxic"...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 minutes ago)

Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN) confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, after Lutnick appeared to laugh while discussing job losses affecting Mrvan's Indiana district. Mrvan described British Petroleum's, BP, lockout of approximately 1,000 United Steelworkers at the nation's third-largest...

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The Washington Post - Politics (44 minutes ago)

The Russian leader has not yet committed to attend the annual gathering of world leaders, which is scheduled for December at the president's Doral golf resort.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (44 minutes ago)

Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie uses a speech ahead of Anzac Day to warn Australia must bring more to its alliance with the US, and appreciate that it is a relationship built on strategic value, not sentimentality. Follow live. 

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CBS News - Politics (45 minutes ago)

Travelers could see airline fares rise and fewer flights available in the coming weeks, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

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Yahoo News - Politics (45 minutes ago)

White House exasperated with GOP over Virginia election faceplant

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Yahoo News - Politics (45 minutes ago)

Trump on gas prices: Americans should expect to pay more 'for a little while'

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Raw Story - Politics (45 minutes ago)

The Republican National Committee's lawsuit to try to strip thousands of Americans living overseas of the right to vote has been thrown out by a Michigan court.According to the liberal elections outlet Democracy Docket, "In a sweeping opinion, the Michigan Court of Claims dismissed the case brought by the Republican National Committee and state...

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Raw Story - Politics (45 minutes ago)

Ex-Republican operative Rick Wilson said Thursday that he anticipates President Donald Trump will extend a pardon to Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. In his Substack, the co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project wrote how Trump's pervasive use of pardons could soon lead to Maxwell's exit from prison. "And the pardons....

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Raw Story - Politics (45 minutes ago)

When voters in Virginia approved Democrats' plan to redraw the commonwealth's congressional districts in retaliation for mid-decade Republican gerrymanders, President Donald Trump went to his go-to accusation that the vote had been "rigged." Close Trump allies, like far-right activist Laura Loomer, made similar claims.Republicans in Virginia,...

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CBC - Politics (45 minutes ago)

Canada's new ambassador in Washington said Thursday that trade talks need to move beyond "bluster" as public rhetoric on both sides of the border has heated up in recent weeks.

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National Public Radio - Politics (An hour ago)

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about how President Trump's Cabinet is shaping the process of the Iran war.

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

The former Trump-appointed Navy Secretary who suddenly departed amid a naval blockade in Iran didn't believe Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth when he was told to leave, a senior White House correspondent reported.Hegseth "did the firing," CNN White House correspondent Kristin Holmes reported on Thursday, by asking former Navy Secretary John Phelan "to...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

President Donald Trump fired back at a reporter who asked if his recent social media posts about destroying Iran are also a threat to use nuclear weapons in the conflict."Why would I use a nuclear weapon? Why would a stupid question like that be asked?" Trump fired back in the Oval Office on Thursday when a reporter asked him to explain his social...

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC, alleging fraud for using donor contributions to pay informants infiltrating extremist groups without disclosure, reported USA Today. The charges follow the FBI's 2025 severance of its decades-long...

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New York Times - Politics (An hour ago)

The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president's ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.

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CBC - Politics (An hour ago)

A federal public servant at Global Affairs Canada has been acquitted on all 11 charges against him in the Ontario Court of Justice.

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The Washington Post - Politics (2 hours ago)

The path of the USS George H.W. Bush to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations with Tehran.

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Yahoo News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) had a serious response on Thursday to reporting involving allegations of FBI Director Kash Patel's conduct and excessive drinking.In an exclusive interview with Raw Story, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee described what could come after midterms if Democrats take control of Congress. "It's...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump was caught sleeping during an Oval Office press conference on Thursday — and the internet didn't hold back. The president was speaking with a group of cabinet members about several topics, including health care, prescription drug prices, and the economy, when people started to notice he was nodding off. Social media users...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump attacked a reporter during a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday. Trump was taking questions from reporters following a press conference on prescription drugs, TrumpRx and affordability when he became visibly irritated by press inquiries surrounding the ongoing Israeli-U.S. war against Iran. The reporter asked...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to defend President Donald Trump's false claim that he had lowered drug prices by more than 500%. During a Thursday event in the Oval Office, Kennedy recalled that Democrats had asked him to explain why the president had repeatedly suggested that he reduce drug prices by up to...

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New York Times - Politics (2 hours ago)

The department's inspector general said it would audit the release of millions of pages of files to determine whether the agency had followed the law.

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Yahoo News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Cuban diplomat denies that releasing political prisoners is part of US negotiations

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A federal judge in Wisconsin sharply rebuked right-wing cable network Newsmax for an apparent "forum shopping" scheme to relocate their lawsuit against Fox News to a court that would be more likely to rule in their favor.Newsmax alleged in its complaint that Fox News violated antitrust law by striking "exclusionary deals" with cable providers...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A former CIA director cautioned that recent missteps by the Trump administration in its handling of the war in Iran could spell "real trouble for the future."Leon Panetta, the former CIA director, said on CNN on Thursday that "badly stalled" talks with Iran will make a military response more likely on both sides."While talks are stalemated, that...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — "Weak sauce." "A joke." "A performance artist." That's how a West Point grad and Army vet on the Armed Services Committee described Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, who is running the Department of Defense in the middle of a war.Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) didn't mince words Wednesday after Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John Phelan, effective...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

MS NOW's "Morning Joe" panel attributed President Donald Trump's worsening Iran crisis to his reliance on only three advisers: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Sen. Lindsey Graham. Co-host Joe Scarborough argued Trump ignored Pentagon experts and historical military strategy knowledge, noting the Strait...

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CBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced two new roles for members of his caucus, aimed at developing a strategic plan for the Asia Pacific and responding to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that some fear threatens property rights.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

Anzac Day is observed on April 25 every year. This year that date falls on a Saturday, but that doesn't mean a long weekend for everyone. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 hours ago)

The NDIS was forecast to serve 900,000 people by the end of the decade. Instead, it will serve 600,000. That leaves a void that the anxieties of hundreds of thousands of people will fill – people for whom the stakes are extremely high.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 hours ago)

A little-noticed candidate debate in Griffith this week was a timely reminder that what seats like Farrer wants and what Canberra demands are two very different things.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 hours ago)

Jim Chalmers' budget test is just getting tougher. More than three-quarters of people believe Australia will enter recession, or is already there.

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reportedly concerned that President Donald Trump could dismiss him from his cabinet next, which is dictating his recent moves, an analyst said on Thursday. Hegseth, who fired Navy Secretary John Phelan on Wednesday, has apparently started to show signs of paranoia over whether he will remain in the top Pentagon...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

A couple of GOP lawmakers warned gun owners that the federal government is spying on them and Congress has "one week to get this right" in a Thursday op-ed for right-wing outlet Breitbart. "Federal agencies are buying your personal data," Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Eric Burlison (R-MO) cautioned Second Amendment enthusiasts. "The data for sale...

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

The president's weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy.

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

Lawmakers in both parties said President Trump should continue allowing Afghans who worked alongside American troops to settle safely in the United States.

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BBC - Politics (3 hours ago)

The US president earlier told the BBC the UK should have given more support to the US over the Iran war.

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Yahoo News - Politics (3 hours ago)

Border Boss Tom Homan Offers Pope Leo An Invitation He'll Likely Refuse

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

The University of Georgia student who was president of the school's Turning Point USA chapter has resigned after a small crowd gathered for Vice President JD Vance — and as CEO Erika Kirk suddenly canceled her appearance, according to The Daily Beast on Thursday. Caroline Mattox shared a statement saying that joining TPUSA was a "dream" and...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Former hockey teammates of FBI Director Kash Patel have characterized him as dramatically different from the committed assistant coach they knew before his involvement with the Trump administration. According to CNN reporter Isabelle Khurshudyan, Patel dismissed media reports about President Donald Trump as "fake news" during his coaching years,...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

President Donald Trump reacted on Thursday to reports on where negotiations stand with Iran amid the ongoing Israeli-U.S. war. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he argued that reports saying he was uneasy about the ongoing conflict were inaccurate and tried to set the record straight, while also attacking The New York Times and CNN for their...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Recruiting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to gerrymander his state as a counterattack to the Democratic redistricting victory in Virginia could backfire, a political consultant warned Thursday, as the GOP looks to punch back. "We have already compacted Democrats into such tight districts, the only thing you can do when you are redrawing is cut them out...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Podcaster Joe Rogan suggested that Americans would revolt if President Donald Trump attempted to use the war in Iran as an excuse to serve an illegal third term as president.During a Thursday interview with Australian comedian James Donald Forbes McCann, Rogan pointed out that many Israelis wanted to try Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

President Donald Trump posted a cryptic statement on Truth Social on Wednesday, stating, "YOU CAN'T COMPROMISE ON SANITY AND COMMON SENSE!" amid the ongoing U.S. and Israeli war against Iran and current ceasefire negotiations. The context and intended target of the statement remained unclear. Social media users quickly mocked the post, questioning...

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BBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

Labour's Eluned Morgan says she believes Plaid Cymru is going to top the poll in her constituency.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

NDIS participants set up their lives around the scheme's rules. But now the rules are changing and they fear what lies ahead.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

NDIS Minister Mark Butler will end the practice of handwritten invoices, providers without qualifications and a "let it rip" market of profiteering operators. But the sector warns changes must be navigated carefully.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

The Albanese government is reading the room when it comes to intergenerational equity ahead of the May 12 budget. 

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

Key negotiating "clusters” will be unblocked, opening the path to the two nations joining as members of the bloc.

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A member of President Donald Trump's administration has confirmed they may lift a Joe Biden-era policy to fix an ongoing crisis. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has confirmed that a plan to shore up domestic fertilizer production, previously flagged by the Biden administration, is under consideration to fix a current problem. Trump's team is...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

The artificial intelligence boom has been wildly profitable for tech billionaires and catastrophically hollow for everyone else, a new Mother Jones report said this week. Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman have built fortunes on AI hype while delivering false promises, toxic platforms, and minimal actual job creation.According...

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CBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

At a parliamentary committee hearing on journalism on Thursday, CBC president Marie-Philippe Bouchard denied the public broadcaster's news coverage is biased or that it poaches journalists from smaller media outlets in regional markets.

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CBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

"It's refreshing to finally have a department realize what we've been saying for months — that there's not enough space," one union says.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Pennsylvania treasurer says 'no' to taxpayers footing $1M in security upgrades at Shapiro's home

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

When thousands of voters cast their ballots next month to decide who will join the Louisiana Supreme Court next, none will be registered Democrats.Louisiana's new semi-closed primary election system, pushed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, has shut Democrats out of picking the state's newest justice entirely.The only two candidates who filed to run...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) scolded Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after the Trump administration official appeared to laugh at job losses in his district.During a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, Mrvan observed that Lutnick had been supportive of union jobs outside of government."British Petroleum in my district, which is an...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have consolidated control over the country's military and diplomatic strategy, effectively sidelining the newly appointed supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains gravely wounded and in hiding following airstrikes that killed his father.Khamenei, wounded in the Feb. 28 bombing of his family's compound that...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is preparing a "revenge" attack on White House media at Saturday's Correspondents' Dinner, according to The Daily Beast. Trump plans to target publications he has accused of negatively covering his administration, particularly its role in the Iran war, consistent with recent Truth Social rants accusing news outlets of rigging...

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CBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is disappointed that Canada's ambassador to the U.S. issued an English-only invitation to MPs for an upcoming reception in Washington.

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The Washington Post - Politics (5 hours ago)

The drug company is the 17th to agree to lower its prices as part of the administration's Most Favored Nation initiative. It will make a new gene therapy available free.

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The Washington Post - Politics (5 hours ago)

The audit by the department's inspector general follows months of lawmaker complaints over the congressionally mandated release of investigative files.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Trump will unveil a deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) called out Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after he misrepresented his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.During a Thursday hearing before the House Appropriations Committee, Dean noted that Lutnick falsely claimed he had never spoken to Epstein again after a single meeting in which his wife was present."After speaking...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A French billionaire much admired by President Donald Trump warned of the Iran war's catastrophic risks to the global economy.LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault warned Thursday that failure to resolve the Middle East conflict could trigger a "world catastrophe" with severe economic consequences, as the Iran war has already halved the luxury giant's...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

In a surprise announcement on Thursday afternoon, Department of Justice Inspector General William Blier is initiating a review of his department over complaints that the release of the entire Jeffrey Epstein files is not in compliance with the law signed by Donald Trump.Posted on the DOJ's website, Blier stated, "The DOJ Office of the Inspector...

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National Public Radio - Politics (5 hours ago)

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how.

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Global News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Anand said she wants to 'gently push back' against the argument that efforts to promote Canada's values are separate from its objectives on the economy and defence.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

In a wide-ranging interview, Edi Rama defended ongoing talks with Jared Kushner to turn Sazan Island in the Adriatic into a luxury eco-resort.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

The comments follow reports that U.S. special envoy Paolo Zampolli asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at this summer's football tournament.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

U.S. border czar Tom Homan at a right-wing Turning Point USA event faced questions about immigration agents killing Minnesota resident Alex Pretti.At a TPUSA event on Thursday, host Benny Johnson invited members of the audience to ask Homan questions. One young man demanded "accountability" for Pretti's killing."Out of all three speakers, you're...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A new Fox News poll shows that voters have started turning on President Donald Trump and how he's handled the economy, according to a report published by The Daily Beast on Thursday. The poll was conducted among 1,001 registered voters between April 17-20 and revealed Trump's leadership around several major issues has come under fire "as more...

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CBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

Mark Carney and other Canadian prime ministers should be required to divest their investment portfolios when they assume office, not just put them in a blind trust, the House of Commons ethics committee recommends in a new report.

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Global News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Speaking at an event in Singapore, Trudeau said U.S. 'economic pressures and coercion' nearly drove Canadian aerospace company Bombardier 'into China's arms' almost a decade ago.

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The Washington Post - Politics (6 hours ago)

A former reality TV contestant turned candidate in Virginia and two U.S. House hopefuls in Texas and Minnesota have been banned from the prediction market for five years.

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Politico - Europe (6 hours ago)

The unusual public airing of security procedure has compounded frustration about the drama that has surrounded the former U.K. ambassador to Washington.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Kash Patel's former hockey teammates have shared what the FBI Director is really like behind the scenes. Patel recently filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick on April 20, following the outlet's bombshell investigative report detailing his alleged excessive drinking and erratic behavior. The Atlantic's...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Law enforcement veterans blasted the Department of Justice case against a civil rights group that helped take down the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups.FBI Director Kash Patel and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday, accusing the organization of defrauding donors by...

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New York Times - Politics (6 hours ago)

The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.

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New York Times - Politics (6 hours ago)

Vaccine skeptics, "organic moms” and anti-pesticide activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.

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BBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

The party has set out a plan involving the forced sale of long-term empty shops in England.

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Global News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced the move at the Ottawa Civic Space Summit today, more than a year after the Liberal government let the role expire.

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Global News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Jocelyn Downie says the committee's co-chairs are both openly opposed to the extension, as are most of the witnesses the committee of senators and MPs has called so far.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Pro-MAGA news network Real America's Voice pulled the plug on host Gina Loudon after she blamed the rising costs of fuel on President Donald Trump's war in Iran.On Thursday, co-host David Brody asked Loudon to comment on Trump's decision to order the U.S. military to fire on small Iranian boats, possibly breaking a fragile ceasefire agreement."Can...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A Republican US senator proudly declared that President Donald Trump's blockade of Iranian ports is "starving” Iranians on Wednesday, in yet another piece of counterevidence to the idea that the president's war there is meant to "liberate” the people."We have this embargo working, this blockade, and we're literally starving them,” said Sen....

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

In an alarming report from the Wall Street Journal, the already stretched-thin US air traffic control system is being buffeted by complaints from flight tower staffers that FAA protocols make them fearful of losing their jobs if they request help in dealing with the stress of their jobs or report that they are seeing someone for their mental health...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A Republican lawmaker has gone missing amid a critical reelection campaign in a New Jersey swing district as his fellow GOP colleagues have questioned what's happened to him, according to reports on Thursday. Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s team has cited health issues for why he's been missing in action and hasn't voted since March 5 — missing almost 50...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Voters in a Texas border town who supported President Donald Trump were expressing regret as a new Democratic candidate makes headway in a competitive race to potentially flip a House seat blue, according to a new report on Thursday. Democrat and Latin Grammy award-winning artist Bobby Pulido sees an opportunity to reach voters — and not just at...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

The arrest of the son of President Donald Trump's globetrotting special envoy has resurfaced after a news outlet obtained explosive body camera footage of the incident.Zach Witkoff, the son of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and co-founder of the Trump family's cryptocurrency company World Liberty Financial, was taken into police custody on New...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

In 30 years of working in corporate America in C-suites, restructurings, acquisitions, etc., I saw my fair share of turnarounds and employee turnover. But when things settled, when a company was humming along, I learned one ironclad truth: when an executive loses a single high performer over time, that's a transition.But when an executive...

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

Calvin Duncan, who became a lawyer and an advocate for incarcerated people, was recently elected criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Lawmakers are racing to eliminate the role.

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CBC - Politics (7 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday the federal government is topping up its freshly approved housing partnership with the City of Ottawa to add 100 more units to their work plan.

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Global News - Politics (7 hours ago)

When asked what specific trade issues the U.S. has raised issues with, Prime Minister Mark Carney pointed to "provincial actions.”

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

Officials debate how to define "intimate parts" in a draft ban on AI nudification tech.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao once feared that "witchcraft" was taking over the country and called himself "African American" because he lived in Africa for a period.After Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was fired this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoted Cao to fill the position temporarily despite controversial comments uncovered by...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Eric Trump appeared on Fox Business to boast about a massive Pentagon contract landed by a company he advises, triggering a wave of criticism about nepotism and corruption.The second son of President Donald Trump appeared alongside Foundation Future Industries founder and CEO Sankaet Pathak to discuss a $24 million agreement the company reached to...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

MAGA has found a new darling in a Donald Trump cabinet member as Vice President JD Vance looks to be sidelined, an expert has claimed. Trump voting members of the public backed Marco Rubio, who seems to be gaining importance in MAGA circles for his multiple roles in government. The Atlantic analyst Sarah Longwell noted the changing tide for Rubio,...

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

The annual black-tie event attracts Hollywood stars, reporters and politicians for an irreverent night celebrating press freedom.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

The rule moves F.D.A.-approved marijuana and state-regulated marijuana out of the Schedule I category, which includes drugs like heroin.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

Twentieth round of sanctions finally enters force after Hungary and Slovakia drop their veto.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

The far-right group doubles down on its calls for tougher migration policies and the dismantling of the EU Green Deal.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's scheme to strongarm Republicans around the country to redraw congressional lines to give themselves extra seats has been an utter failure at shoring up their odds of holding their House majority, CNN election data analyst Harry Enten told Sara Sidner on Thursday — and it might even have failed at tilting the maps in their...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Donald Trump's post-midterm presidency could look like a fight against the Democratic Party on criminal accountability, an analyst has claimed. The New Republic's Greg Sargent observed that, should the Dems receive a majority in the Senate or House following the November elections, they would have the opportunity to build a case against Trump....

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Donald Trump's dabbling in crypto financial instruments is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of investors who bet on the president's enthusiasm, only to have their pockets emptied.According to a report from Politico, the $TRUMP memecoin has crashed 95 percent from its January 2025 peak, leaving retail investors devastated, while Trump, his family...

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

Navy destroyers are also shadowing several other vessels that left from an Iranian port before the U.S.-imposed blockade began, a U.S. military official said.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton had some harsh words for the current administration's strategy on Iran on CNN Thursday."I want to play an exchange or one part of an exchange," said anchor John Berman. "I want to read you something else. And this has to do with Iran apparently...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam late Wednesday accused the Israeli military of war crimes after rescue workers recovered the body of journalist Amal Khalil from the ruins of a house in southern Lebanon that Israel bombed hours earlier."Targeting journalists, obstructing the access of relief teams to them—and indeed, re-targeting their...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Amal Khalifa "felt human” for the first time after she fled Egypt in 2019 for the United States and found kind treatment from police when she reported being a victim of domestic violence."When I walked into that precinct I felt like a human being for the first time in my whole life,” Khalifa said. "I like the system here — it is there to help...

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

Legal opinion is a win for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Three key Republicans in the House are breaking from President Donald Trump's strategy to pass funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in the latest complication to a process already rife with disagreement.According to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, "House Republicans are increasingly ignoring the Trump White House. First they scoffed at...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Members of the Republican Party reportedly feel less confident about pushing through a Department of Homeland Security bill that includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding. The DHS has faced a protracted funding crisis as negotiations between Democrats and Republicans have stalled over competing demands regarding immigration enforcement...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

In yet another sign that things are not going well despite all his predictions that the war with Iran is about to come to a close, Donald Trump is threatening more violence in the Strait of Hormuz where the Middle Eastern country has the upper hand.The war, which the president claims the US has already won, has now been raging since the beginning...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (9 hours ago)

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

Alors que la France préside cette année le G7, elle a choisi d'escamoter les sujets qui fâchent — au grand dam des défenseurs de l'environnement.

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Trump threats against Iran are a boon for prediction markets, including some backed by his son

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Kristi Noem may be gone from the Trump administration, but her handiwork lives on in a burst of orders that could strip land from property owners along the southern border.The Trump administration is aggressively pushing landowners in west Texas to cooperate with border wall construction, and representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

During an appearance on MS NOW on Thursday morning, Cook Political Report Senior Analyst Dave Wasserman delivered grim news to the Republican Party, with the midterm election only seven months away.Speaking with co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist, Wasserman claimed there is little at the moment that is going their way with an unpopular...

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

Hours after Republican lawmakers asked the Democratic fund-raising group's chief executive to testify, ActBlue sent a sharp letter dismissing the inquiry as a "partisan attack.”

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Data breach disclosed in UK parliament Thursday saw around 500,000 volunteers' confidential information advertised for sale on Alibaba.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

The 37-year-old is keen to stand out as the centrist candidate best-positioned to take on the far right in next year's election.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

A un an de la présidentielle, l'autorité chargée de la régulation de l'audiovisuel et des plateformes se retrouve sous les tirs croisés des politiques. En cause : sa mission de contrôle du pluralisme des chaînes. 

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Hungary and Slovakia lifted their vetoes after oil flows resumed through the Druzhba pipeline.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is attempting to halt his own overthrow with frequent cabinet changes, a pair of political analysts claimed. Bret Stephens and Frank Bruni, sharing their thoughts in The New York Times, believe Trump's hiring and firing in recent weeks have been an attempt at preserving loyalty within his cabinet selection. Trump fired...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has a sharp message for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: take January 6 seriously, or you won't be confirmed to your role permanently.This comes after Blanche delivered a triumphant speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference about how he "cleaned house" and got rid of many federal prosecutors who worked on...

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Sous la houlette de Zack Polanski, le parti pourrait renoncer à son vœu d'abolir la monarchie ou de limiter les autoroutes à 90 km/h.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A former staffer to President Donald Trump sighed heavily when discussing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's latest moved aimed at consolidating power within the U.S. military.The Pentagon abruptly announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan, a businessman and major Trump donor who lives near Mar-a-Lago, would be leaving his job effective immediately,...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Donald Trump's Iran problem is not going away and maybe worsening, and he can thank the only three people who seem to have his ear, according to the panel on MS NOW's "Morning Joe.”With the Strait of Hormuz still caught up in a stranglehold as a result of the president's unprovoked war on the Middle Eastern nation, Trump has been fuming at the...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Veteran Democrat strategist James Carville was hit by a red-hot Donald Trump attack — and he hit back with better than he got.The famed campaign mastermind schooled Trump with a basic history lesson — then challenged him to a face-to-face debate.His putdown followed a bizarrely angry broadside from the president Tuesday."Wacko James Carville, a...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Is MAGA finally over?The "finding out” part of "FAFO” we've been hoping for has arrived as the tide certainly seems to be turning against Trump, with many of his biggest supporters suddenly abandoning him in the wake of the Iran conflict. Which of course has led the rest of us to ask, What the hell took you so long?There's an internet full of...

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The Washington Post - Politics (11 hours ago)

At least five officials have left Trump's Cabinet and U.S. military leadership since the start of the war with Iran. Here's a look at who left and why.

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The Washington Post - Politics (11 hours ago)

Republicans took a step without the help of Democrats toward fully reopening the Department of Homeland Security and ending the partial government shutdown.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Reza Pahlavi's visit to Berlin has stoked controversy, and the chancellor's ministers have refused to meet with him.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

What Hispanic adults, men and young Americans think of Trump, according to an AP-NORC poll

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Tucker Carlson's putdown of a political analyst has been mocked by The Bulwark, with Catherine Rampell noting the ex-Fox News anchor got the facts wrong.Rampell, appearing in conversation with Tim Miller in a recent post from The Bulwark, responded to a clip of Carlson talking about a decade-old encounter between the pair. Carlson claimed Rampell's...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

With three Cabinet members ousted by Donald Trump since March 5, a handful of Republican senators are growing anxious for several reasons that the firing hammer is about to drop on more, in part because the president is in a "bad mood” with his administration flailing.According to a report from Politico's Jordain Carney, four GOP lawmakers are...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Pete Hegseth's new directives for US military personnel are undermining the standard set by previous administrations, a Nobel Prize winner has argued.Hegseth has implemented a contentious grooming standards directive that authorizes military members to receive government-funded laser hair removal treatments while restricting eyelash extensions and...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has all the impulses of a fascist autocrat — but there's a key weakness that stands in the way of achieving his goals of reshaping the nation, historian and professor Timothy Snyder told The Daily Beast.Specifically, he argued, Trump and his inner circle are just too greedy and distracted by their personal wealth ambitions...

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Reform UK also wants a "patriotic curriculum," and to see the Union Jack flown.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

SNAP benefits don't pay for rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan bill might change that

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

The Case Of The Missing House Republican Who Hasn't Voted Since March 5

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Republicans plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through a strictly partisan budget process this week, prompting Democrats to warn that the strategy will establish a dangerous precedent that both parties may exploit in future administrations.The GOP aims to adopt a budget resolution as soon as Thursday...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Republicans are in a state of "buyers' remorse" after President Donald Trump's demands for them to redraw congressional districts to give themselves extra seats backfired.According to Axios, "What began as an effort to create more GOP-controlled seats — and avoid a Democratic takeover that would weaken President Trump — now could be a wash, or...

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Während multiple globale Krisen die Wirtschaft einkreisen, steckt einer der größten Player mitten im Umbruch. ZF Friedrichshafen, Deutschlands zweitgrößter Automobilzulieferer, muss sich restrukturieren; tausende Arbeitsplätze stehen zur Disposition. Joana Lehner spricht mit ZF-CEO Mathias Miedreich über den massiven Druck aus China, die...

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Hungary and Slovakia tied their support for the deal to the resumption of crude deliveries to their territory.

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Andrew Puzder tells POLITICO the bloc should implement the Turnberry trade agreement without major changes.

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National Public Radio - Politics (13 hours ago)

The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road.

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National Public Radio - Politics (13 hours ago)

A budget plan with a $70 billion expected price tag for immigration enforcement advanced after an overnight session. It now heads to the House of Representatives.

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

A spate of recent ethics cases illustrates the limits of a process that is slow and prone to political calculation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

The NDIS has 760,000 participants, more than 300,000 of whom have autism. Those people and their families are the most anxious after Labor announced an overhaul of the scheme.

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