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Politico - Europe (57 minutes ago)

The European Commission is unveiling its new anti-poverty strategy today. The only problem is … it doesn't include any new cash. On the pod, Zoya and Ryan discuss how the EU executive is justifying the lack of new funding in this plan. They also look at how likely the bloc is to reach its target of eradicating poverty by 2050 (spoiler […]

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Yahoo News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Republican Derek Merrin projected to win Ohio's 9th District primary

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Yahoo News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

South Carolina joins Southern redistricting push after US Supreme Court ruling on minority districts

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (An hour ago)

More than $10 billion will be spent bolstering Australia's fuel security as the federal government attempts to shield the nation from the long-term consequences of the war in Iran.

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Politico - Europe (An hour ago)

Ein Jahr Regierung Merz. Statt Feierstimmung herrscht massiver Zeitdruck. Bis zur Sommerpause müssen Mammutprojekte wie die Steuerreform, das Rentenpaket und der Haushalt 2027 erledigt werden. Gordon Repinski analysiert mit Rasmus Buchsteiner, ob die schwarz-rote Koalition die Kraft für einen „großen Wurf" hat oder ob die fundamentalen...

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Yahoo News - Politics (An hour ago)

Trump-Backed California Governor Candidate Says He'd Work With Federal Government On Immigration Enforcement

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

The Supreme Court's conservative majority has quietly abandoned one of its own legal doctrines — and it did so in the middle of an ongoing election, in the dead of night, and without explanation, according to two lawyers.The so-called Purcell principle, which the Court has invoked repeatedly over the past several years to protect the rights of...

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CBS News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Derek Merrin won the GOP primary in Ohio's 9th Congressional District on Tuesday, setting up a rematch against longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in what's expected to be one of the most contested House races of the year.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's legacy hinges on an issue he has no interest in addressing, according to one of his biographers. Journalist Michael Wolff argued during a new episode of the "Inside Trump's Head" podcast, co-hosted by Nico Hines, the Daily Beast's global editorial director, that Trump's war in Iran is shaping up to end a lot like the oil...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's latest glitch at a small-business event stunned a political analyst on Tuesday.On May 4, Trump attended a small business event in the East Room at the White House, accompanied by Kelly Loeffler, his Small Business Administration secretary. During the event, Trump appeared to nod off while Loeffler was speaking, and at one...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 hours ago)

The new $10 billion fuel security package is a major shift in government policy to deal with the impacts of the Iran war.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

Officials are losing patience over lack of access to superhacking model.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

Friedrich Merz wanted to lead Europe. First he has to lead his country.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

The chancellor may not be sure-footed or consistent, but he has been more strategic than given credit for — particularly on defense and security.

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CBS News - Politics (3 hours ago)

President Trump had backed challengers to Indiana state senators who voted against his redistricting plan — and on Tuesday, most of them won.

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Two Democratic candidates for California governor traded blows as one tried to ask him questions that the other said sounded like "MAGA talking points." Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was asked to respond to comments made by his fellow Democratic candidate Matt Mahan that "suggested that you're interested in growing the...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Democratic strategist James Carville sounded an urgent alarm about New Hampshire's Senate race, calling it essential to Democratic control of the chamber. Democrat Chris Pappas leads Republican John Sununu by just one point — 45-44 — a margin Carville describes as a tied race being overlooked while national attention focuses on Georgia and...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

A GOP candidate for California governor proudly stood by his past ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right American militia that was involved in the January 6 Capitol riots."You're an Oath Keeper. We all know that," former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said while railing against Republican Chad Bianco, the Sheriff for Riverside County.Rather...

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The Washington Post - Politics (3 hours ago)

The move marks a shift after the FDA for years worked aggressively to regulate flavored vapes. The move came after President Donald Trump reportedly pressed the FDA commissioner to authorize the products.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 hours ago)

Pauline Hanson's frontrunner for a key byelection made fleeting appearances at polling booths after this masthead reported internal fears about whether he will stick with One Nation.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

The reversal came just two days after the president said the U.S. would guide vessels from neutral countries out of the strait.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

Speaking to POLITICO, the secretary general of the Council of Europe said it was the U.K.'s choice whether it wanted to stay in the treaty or not.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

The 74-year-old is betting on first-mover advantage to separate himself from the rest of the French left.

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Rahm Emanuel, the former ambassador to Japan, melted down on Tuesday during a panel debate about the direction the Republican and Democratic parties are headed before the midterms. Emanuel was joined by Glenn Youngkin, the former governor of Virginia, at the Miliken Institute for the panel. While the two former officials fielded questions about the...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) spoke to Fox News during a campaign stop at a food bank on Tuesday and her condition left people on the internet stunned and starting to question her physical fitness for office.Asked by reporter Paul Steinhauser whether her Democratic opponent, harbormaster and oyster farmer Graham Platner, would be too far left for the...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

The California Governor Primary Debate on CNN got heated on Tuesday after a fed-up Democrat gave a Republican an earful over his plan to lower energy prices. Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, has claimed that he will lower the price of gas to $3 per gallon within a year if he is elected governor. His plan includes releasing the state's...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

A billionaire real estate magnate demanded that the ultra-rich be "praised and thanked" in an earnings call reported by Politico on Tuesday — and compared New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's calls to "tax the rich" to racial slurs."I must say that I consider the phrase tax the rich — quote tax the rich — when spit out with anger and contempt...

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

Michael Marx, a 45-year-old Texan, is accused of shooting at Secret Service agents by the Washington Monument on Monday.

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

The attack was the second in two days, and the latest in an ongoing campaign against people the United States says are engaged in drug smuggling at sea.

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New York Times - Politics (3 hours ago)

The president helped unseat most of the state lawmakers he targeted after they rebuffed his call to draw new House maps to help Republicans.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

Flights have been booked for families linked to Islamic State fighters returning from Syria to Australia, with women in the group facing arrest and investigation after they arrive.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A red state sparked backlash after announcing that it will offer an alternative version of advanced history classes meant to combat the "woke." Historian Kevin Kruse warned on Bluesky that Sunshine State students could have "to suffer through the Florida Man version" of Advanced Placement U.S. History, and called out a curriculum that frames...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

One of President Donald Trump's in-laws was roasted on Tuesday night after she gave a "weird" interview on Fox News. Lara Trump, who is married to Donald Trump's son Eric, joined Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle," where the two discussed last night's Met Gala, which was hosted by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his second wife, Lauren Sanchez....

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A reporter called out omissions in a congressman's response to sexual harassment allegations after he failed to deny key details. Axios congressional reporter Kate Santaliz noted that in a Tuesday article about Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), he made glaring omissions in his denial of allegations he summed up as a "shovel of horses---.""Nowhere in this...

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

The fake image of Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was similar to a post from September that was widely denounced as racist.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Vivek Ramaswamy projected to win Ohio GOP nomination for governor

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's niece on Tuesday flagged a potentially catastrophic consequence of his war with Iran.Mary Trump, a psychologist and author, argued in a new Substack essay that the disruptions to the global fertilizer market caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will have a much more devastating impact on the world than the spike in...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

CNN commentators flagged the loss of an established Republican congressman to a Trump-backed contender during primaries on Tuesday as a "significant sign" of who's the boss in the GOP.The race for an Indiana state senate seat was called in favor of Blake Fiechter on Tuesday. Trump threw his support behind Fiechter, a real estate agent, to beat...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

The Wall Street Journal editorial board once again tore into the Trump administration's Health and Human Services officials for continuing to obfuscate why promising treatments were quashed by the Food and Drug Administration, while shuffling around people involved with that decision through important public health roles."Good news: Vinay Prasad on...

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New York Times - Politics (4 hours ago)

The fake image of Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was similar to a post from September that was widely denounced as racist.

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CBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

The EU's Ambassador to Canada, Geneviève Tuts, says the bloc is looking to "elevate" its relationship with this country and take it to the "next level."

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National Public Radio - Politics (5 hours ago)

In Ohio, where a Democrat hasn't won an election for governor in 20 years, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton could be in for a tight race this fall.

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The Washington Post - Politics (5 hours ago)

The state will play a key role if the vice president decides to run for president in 2028, and other potential GOP candidates have visited in recent months.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

The treasurer said the Reserve Bank governor was responding to a hypothetical question when she said government stimulus put pressure on inflation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

Some of the 13 Australians in Syria with links to Islamic State will be arrested and charged when they return to Australia, with all of them returning to Sydney and Melbourne.

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Vivek Ramswamy will face Democrat Amy Acton, a former Ohio Department of Public Health director, in November.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Projected To Win The GOP Primary In Ohio Governor's Race

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Political analysts and observers mocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he abruptly ended his new war initiative. Trump announced on Truth Social that he was pausing "Project Freedom," an initiative launched on Sunday to guide the ships from "innocent and neutral" countries out of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he implemented the plan...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

The White House will try to pressure two Supreme Court justices to leave the bench and make way for long-term conservative replacements before the midterms, a legal expert predicted. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito should expect the Trump and the executive branch to "do everything in its power to entice them off the bench," Sarah Isgur, a...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A former U.S. government worker engaged in a heated shouting match with Russian "Merchant of Death" arms dealer, Viktor Bout, during an appearance on The Alex Jones Show. The caller from Kansas, identified as Lee, confronted Bout about Russia's four-year war in Ukraine, questioning when Russian leadership would pressure Vladimir Putin to end the...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Pope Leo XIV poses a huge problem to far-right Christian elements who have fallen in with the MAGA movement, University of Pennsylvania religious studies professor Anthea Butler told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday — not just because he opposes much of Trump's war and immigration agenda, but because he sets an example for Christianity that...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Several Indiana Republicans who defied Trump's redistricting push may lose their primaries Tuesday night as the president's revenge campaign claims its first scalps — but at least one was projected to hold on.State Sen. Greg Goode, a conservative Republican and one of the more outspoken lawmakers against the plan to delete two Democratic seats,...

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

The vice president acknowledged economic headwinds, including rising energy and fertilizer costs. "We got a little — a little blip in the Middle East,” he said, referring to the war in Iran.

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CBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

Despite the Carney government's parliamentary majority, Canada's junior nature minister said she has no plans to back up recent commitments to protect Canada's waters and lands in legislation.

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

CBS News projected that former Sen. Sherrod Brown won the Democratic primary, while incumbent Sen. Jon Husted ran unopposed.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

David Letterman shot down claims from CBS amid its MAGA makeover that "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" is slated to end over financial reasons, TMZ reported on Tuesday. The legendary comedian told The New York Times that he was in "disbelief" when he found out that "The Late Show," which Letterman helped create and formerly hosted, was ending....

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has abandoned its review of a MAGA congressman's phone related to his campaign finances, according to a new report. Politico's Kyle Cheney reported on Tuesday that the Trump DOJ stopped its review of Rep. Andy Ogles' (R-TN) phone, which was confiscated in March 2024 as part of the federal...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A rumor is spreading about Erika Kirk, the widow of deceased far-right youth activist Charlie Kirk, and her future at the organization her husband founded.And she's having to stamp it out hard.Specifically, claims have circulated that she will step down from Turning Point USA."Erika Kirk will step down from her role in TPUSA," posted right-wing...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

An embattled MAGA Republican on Tuesday uncorked a vulgar response to the mounting misconduct accusations against him, according to a new report. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) has been accused by multiple female staffers of making unwanted advances and singling some of them out for special attention, despite Edwards being married. The House Ethics...

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Yahoo News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Indiana legislator loses primary to Trump-backed opponent as 6 other incumbents face GOP challengers

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Nasty infighting broke out last year as the leaders of two federal immigration law enforcement agencies disagreed over how to carry out Trump's mass deportation campaign promise, according to a new report.According to an NBC News report, two officials with the Department of Homeland Security detailed the fight that broke out during a February 2025...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump criticized FDA Commissioner Marty Makary during weekend calls and on Monday White House meetings over his inability to move "quickly enough" on approving flavored vaping products for retail sale. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump sought advice from advisers about Makary, emphasizing the importance of flavored vaping...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

George Wallace was sworn in as Governor of Alabama in 1963 and famously declared in his inauguration speech (written by a Ku Klux Klan leader) "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” Two years later, Alabama state troopers violently broke up a nighttime voting rights march during which a police officer shot and killed young...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had abruptly paused a new initiative to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump announced the initiative, dubbed "Project Freedom," on Sunday, where the U.S. would guide the ships from "innocent and neutral" countries out of the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from attacks by the Iranian...

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Yahoo News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Washington police put 13 officers on administrative leave in internal crime statistics investigation

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A federal judge sparred with lawyers from President Donald Trump's Department of Justice on Tuesday over their reliance on the Supreme Court's shadow docket to argue a case, according to a new report. The Washington Examiner reported that DOJ lawyer Michael Velchik told a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit that a...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

The lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court ruling that dismantled the Voting Rights Act is an election conspiracy theorist who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol, according to a new Democracy Docket report published on Tuesday. Phillip "Bert" Callais, a veteran living near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A red-state governor is facing a recall effort in his own state that was launched by voters upset with him canceling elections amid a redistricting effort. Gov. Jeff Landry suspended the U.S. House primaries on Thursday, and by Tuesday, the Louisiana Secretary of State's office confirmed that it had received a petition to recall Landry from his...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Vice President JD Vance stumbled into an awkward silence during his speech in Iowa on Tuesday. Vance spoke at a manufacturing facility in the key election state during a rally for Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), who PBS News reported is facing a "competitive" race to retain his seat this November. During the speech, Vance claimed that the Trump...

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The Washington Post - Politics (7 hours ago)

A grand jury charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, assaulting a Secret Service officer with a shotgun and other offenses.

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

Vornado Realty Trust CEO Steve Roth slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Tuesday earnings call.

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A new report found that toxic materials from the White House's East Wing demolition were dumped at a historic golf course, according to The Associated Press on Tuesday. A Virginia engineering firm report, which was shared by the National Park Service, revealed that toxic debris, which included metals, PCBs, pesticides, petroleum byproducts and...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Senate Republicans unveiled a $72 billion spending package that includes $1 billion for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, contradicting Trump's repeated claims that the project would be privately funded. The reconciliation package, unveiled by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), also allocates $38.2 billion for ICE and $26 billion for...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Republican candidates in the California governor's race appear to be following President Donald Trump's lead on a path toward another party wipeout, according to a new analysis. Candidates like Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host whom Trump endorsed in April, and Sheriff Chad Bianco have adopted an anti-immigration policy position that is similar...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A late-night comedian escalated his feud with first lady Melania Trump on Monday night with a stinging rebuke. The Daily Beast reported on Tuesday that Jimmy Kimmel blasted the first lady, who has previously called Kimmel a "coward" and advocated for his firing, during a new episode of his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" He described Melania Trump as a...

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

Venezuela must repay $60 billion in defaulted bonds as it looks to stabilize its economy.

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National Public Radio - Politics (7 hours ago)

Billions in funding were cut under President Trump were restored in 2026. Now, watchdogs say the administration is finding other ways to withhold money – and scientists are feeling the consequences.

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has escalated his attacks on Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A masked prowler was caught on video near Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona, nearly three months after she vanished, according to reports. News 4 Tucson reported that a masked person was caught on a Ring Camera stealing cacti from one of Guthrie's neighbors' homes. The report indicated that the video "surprised" Guthrie's neighbors, who said...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's acting attorney general has come under scrutiny for allegations he lied on Fox News while discussing the administration's criminal case against the Southern Poverty Law Center — but his attorneys have reportedly offered up an excuse to a federal judge in Alabama.As part of Blanche's Fox News interview on "The Ingraham...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A South Carolina veteran faces federal charges after the U.S. Secret Service arrested him last week as he was allegedly headed to D.C. to assassinate the president. Army veteran Daniel Swain, a South Carolina resident, was arrested in North Carolina while driving a BMW with the message "HEADED TO WSH TO KILL THE PRES" scrawled in white marker...

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

The employee, Dean DelleChiaie of Nashua, N.H., was accused of emailing the White House about his plans to kill the president, after using his work computer to conduct related searches.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

A grand jury approved a fourth count against Cole Tomas Allen, who prosecutors say wounded a federal officer while attempting to kill President Trump.

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National Public Radio - Politics (8 hours ago)

Billions in funding were cut under President Trump were restored in 2026. Now, watchdogs say the administration is finding other ways to withhold money – and scientists are feeling the consequences.

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

The criticism of the pontiff's stance on Iran highlighted what Vatican officials have described as an unprecedented low in relations with the United States.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (8 hours ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that next week's federal budget will include a $10 billion fuel security package.

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

A prosecutor cited "insufficient evidence” of an intent to harass the White House aide by distributing leaflets in his Northern Virginia neighborhood.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Cole Thomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Association dinner, reportedly had 100 rounds of ammunition on him at the time of the incident.On Tuesday, a four-count indictment charged Allen with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting an officer with a...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio showed an impressive command of the issues when going to bat for the Trump administration at his press conference on Tuesday, former George W. Bush strategist Mark McKinnon told MS NOW's Katy Tur on Tuesday, but it won't be enough to salvage the administration's credibility.During the speech, Rubio — who in recent...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

The Justice Department is offering $25,000 signing bonuses and retention incentives ranging from $60 to $220 per pay period through Thanksgiving to address critical staff shortages. The bonuses target positions investigating youth transgender treatments and advancing the Trump administration's immigration agenda, according to Bloomberg Law. The...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

A Pennsylvania man running for U.S. Senate is now facing federal charges for threatening a member of Congress, President Donald Trump, and the family of a U.S. official. Raymond Eugene Chandler III was running to unseat fellow Democrat Sen. John Fetterman before he was arrested on May 1, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. According to an FBI...

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

Michael Marx, a 45-year-old Texan, is accused of shooting at Secret Service agents by the Washington Monument on Monday.

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National Public Radio - Politics (8 hours ago)

Ohio voters say they're concerned by what they see as the rising cost of living. Even with statewide races on the ballot, voters say its local issues that are motivating them to cast primary ballots.

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National Public Radio - Politics (8 hours ago)

Alabama lawmakers are scrambling to change the state's congressional maps. The governor called a special session after the Supreme Court tossed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

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CBS News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Accused White House Correspondents' Dinner attacker Cole Allen was indicted Tuesday on four charges, including a new charge of assaulting a federal officer.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Reporters at the White House press briefing on Tuesday were audibly laughing after Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on a pro-MAGA correspondent to ask a question. Rubio called on Cara Castronuova, a White House correspondent for LindellTV, which is owned by Mike Lindell, a Trump ally who also founded My Pillow, when the laughter broke out....

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Alabama GOP lawmakers moved to toss out votes already cast for its May 19 primary amid a gerrymandering push without notifying voters of the changes. According to reporting on Tuesday by Democracy Docket, the Alabama lawmakers began taking votes on Tuesday to change the congressional and state senate maps as a primary election is underway. The...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

FBI Director Kash Patel appears to have used an AI-generated ripoff of a Beastie Boys music video to promote the Trump administration's anti-fraud efforts, NPR reported on Tuesday."With President Trump's leadership, this @FBI and our interagency partners are conducting massive fraud takedowns coast to coast — and we're not stopping," Patel wrote...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (9 hours ago)

Two days' worth of carbon emissions were removed thanks to the $2 billion electric vehicle tax discount. But its supporters say that put 64,000 more EVs on the road, jump-starting the struggling industry.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (9 hours ago)

The government is poised to make changes to negative gearing, the capital gains tax discount, and the tax treatment of trusts in next week's federal budget. So how do they work, and what could the changes look like?

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Billionaire Jeff Bezos was mocked on Tuesday after news that the Amazon founder has reportedly grown "unhappy" with the attention his 417-foot yacht — which has a carved sculpture of his second wife, Lauren Sanchez — has brought him and now wants to sell it. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman described Bezos' decision on his Substack,...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

People were stunned on Tuesday after President Donald Trump started touting his unpopular Iran war and discussing it in front of a group of children in the Oval Office. The kids were at the White House to celebrate Trump's signing of a proclamation to restore the Presidential Fitness Test award, and in the press briefing, the president ranted about...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision Monday allowing Louisiana to redraw its congressional map and eliminate a majority-Black district, exposing a rare public dispute between conservative Justice Samuel Alito and liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. According to CNN, Jackson, the lone dissenter, accused the majority of taking steps to...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio struggled to wrangle a room full of reporters when he hosted the White House briefing on Tuesday while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was on maternity leave."I'll be filling in for Karoline today, obviously," Rubio announced to reporters before recapping President Donald Trump's efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz....

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump endorsed a barrage of candidates in a key battleground state on Tuesday, but seemed to snub a key race. In a series of Truth Social posts, Trump endorsed candidates ranging from Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for Ohio governor as a Republican, to allies like Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and up-and-comers like Eric Conroy. However,...

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Republicans propose $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to secure Trump ballroom

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Sanchez was already nervous about receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, but nothing could prepare him for seeing the dollar amount the government said he owed them: $1,820,252.00The Cuban landscaper, who came to the United States with his family 20 years ago, was floored. The Arizona Mirror isn't identifying Sanchez by...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump lashed out at Indiana Republicans on Tuesday afternoon, with just hours to go before a crucial primary that could test his influence over the state's electorate — and the future of the legislature."Good luck to those Great Indiana Senate Candidates who are running against people who couldn't care less about our Country, or...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation restoring competitive fitness tests for schoolchildren at an Oval Office event that drew criticism for its chaotic nature. The 79-year-old president veered significantly off-topic, discussing golf, auto racing, and the Iran war to an audience including government officials, celebrities, and children....

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was hit with a serious fact check on Tuesday after denying that President Donald Trump had previously said that Pope Leo was "endangering" Catholics with his comments against the Iran war. Rubio was filling in during a press conference for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt who was on maternity leave when he...

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

Officials withheld a detainee's overseas arrest warrant from a federal judge. When she ordered his release, they used the same information to attack her publicly.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a system for designating certain "critical infrastructure” sites off limits to unmanned aircraft.

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CBC - Politics (9 hours ago)

Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour is perhaps Canada's most accomplished jurist, having served in a number of highly influential roles both at home and abroad that sometimes earned her criticism for the principled positions she took.

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Global News - Politics (10 hours ago)

Full-time international students in public post-secondary institutions decreased four per cent for the academic year 2024-25 and 26 per cent in 2025-26, Statistics Canada said.

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The Washington Post - Politics (10 hours ago)

The plaintiffs allege that Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg "personally authorized and actively encouraged” copyright infringement.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (10 hours ago)

Anthony Albanese said he would not touch negative gearing and capital gains tax during the election campaign. He's about to break that promise, but thinks voters will back him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (10 hours ago)

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has urged the federal government to use its political capital to accelerate the electrification of the economy.

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Yahoo News - Politics (10 hours ago)

'Here We Go Again': Experts Sound Off After Trump Calls Hakeem Jeffries A 'Thug'

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A man who formerly worked for the U.S. government found himself in a shouting match with Russian "Merchant of Death" arms dealer Viktor Bout on Tuesday.During a segment on The Alex Jones Show, a caller from Kansas named Lee spoke to Bout about Russia's war in Ukraine."It's quite a unique experience to be able to talk to you, sir," Lee said. "The...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Republicans won't have an easy time trying to sneak a high price tag for Trump's White House ballroom into a bill to fund federal immigration enforcement, a political analyst warned. "The White House boasted last summer that the price tag for the ballroom would be $200 million, and every penny would come from private donations," wrote Steve Benen...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A rat-borne virus that broke out aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde, West Africa, is now suspected to have spread to seven people, according to reports.The World Health Organization, or WHO, confirmed two cases and suspects five others aboard the MV Hondius cruise. Of them, one patient who is critically ill and three others with mild...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Ken Griffin, a wealthy investor and one of the largest Republican megadonors, conceded to CNBC's Sara Eisen on Tuesday that he expects Democrats to win the House of Representatives this fall."I think Trump has to deal with that reality that the American people have just had it when it comes to inflation," said Griffin. "And unfortunately, I think...

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BBC - Politics (10 hours ago)

The Reform UK leader says the gift was "purely private" and "wasn't political in any sense at all".

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (10 hours ago)

The first electoral test for both new coalition party leaders, Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan, sees the opposition at serious risk of losing Farrer for the first time since the seat was created in 1949.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday that the Trump administration would soon release its UFO and alien-life files. Patel, who has been facing rumors over questions about his job security, defended President Donald Trump on Hannity's Fox podcast "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" and claimed that the Trump administration was...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Amid a critical staff shortage at the Justice Department, Trump administration officials are resorting to desperate measures to try to hire and retain personnel, Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday."New vacancy postings show signing bonuses of $25,000 are newly available to staff offices investigating youth transgender treatments and litigating the...

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CBC - Politics (10 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will look into an expense program under which former governors general billed the government for more than half a million dollars last year. The program, which launched in 1979, has been shrouded in secrecy despite calls for greater transparency.

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National Public Radio - Politics (11 hours ago)

Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.

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The Washington Post - Politics (11 hours ago)

A spokesman for the North Carolina congressman said he welcomes a chance to refute the allegations.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

Opposition parties argue that Emmanuel Moulin would not act independently, given his proximity to current and past governments. 

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

President Donald Trump scolded his Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary last weekend over a disagreement related to flavored vapes and nicotine products – specifically, over what he said was Makary's inability to move "quickly enough” in approving such products for retail sale, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday."In a...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A former model and real estate entrepreneur who publicly accused billionaire Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has been reported missing in New York after family members lost contact with her nearly two weeks agoElisabetta Tai Ferretto, a 50-year-old Italian native who has lived in New York since 2001, returned to Manhattan in early April after...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A high-level Trump administration official warned Iran on Sunday of an impending U.S. operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, an effort to mitigate the risk of escalation, according to a report.Despite the advance notice, Iranian forces launched attacks on commercial shipping and targets in the United Arab Emirates, and claimed to...

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Global News - Politics (11 hours ago)

Louise Arbour will take over as Canada's next governor general in July. Here's a list of all of Canada's governors general since Confederation.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is also set to visit Greece, perhaps around the time of a NATO summit in Turkey in July.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

FAA employee in New Hampshire accused of sending email threatening to kill Trump

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

President Donald Trump struggled to demonstrate his athletic prowess to a group of children at the White House, failing on several attempts to putt a golf ball.After arriving on the White House lawn to "Eye of the Tiger" on Tuesday, Trump walked over to a group of kids who were on hand to promote the Presidential Fitness Test. The president...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

James Carville is pulling the alarm on New Hampshire's Senate race, warning that Democratic operatives are dangerously overlooking a contest that could determine control of the chamber."New Hampshire is keeping me up at night," Carville said bluntly, drawing on decades of experience reading electoral maps.The strategist laid out the mathematics as...

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

Called the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, it adds laser guidance to a weapon first used in the Korean War.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The money would go toward security improvements as part of an East Wing construction project, including a new ballroom that President Trump has said would be built with private dollars.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the paper had engaged in "unlawful employment practices” against the man, who did not get a sought-after promotion.

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National Public Radio - Politics (12 hours ago)

An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director.

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The Washington Post - Politics (12 hours ago)

A legal dispute that could imperil access to the abortion pill mifepristone adds urgency to an issue that had moved to the back burner in Democratic politics. 

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

Der Ton zwischen Berlin und Washington hat sich spürbar verschärft. Die USA stoppen vorerst die Stationierung von Tomahawk-Raketen in Deutschland, gleichzeitig verschieben sich strategische Prioritäten Richtung Iran-Krieg zulasten der Ukraine und der europäischen Sicherheit. Im Gespräch mit Wolfgang Ischinger, langjähriger Chef der Münchner...

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Hundreds Of Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief In Support Of Abortion Pill

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Conspiracy theories — including claims that Barron Trump is a time traveler or that 11 dead scientists were killed by aliens — distract Americans from real issues, an analyst wrote Tuesday. The Guardian's Arwa Mahdawi suggested that President Donald Trump, who once led the "birther" conspiracy that former President Barack Obama was not born in...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has tried to ignore a top issue among his base: abortion. But now that's backfiring — and could risk further fracturing his MAGA coalition and losing support from anti-abortion activists, an analyst noted on Tuesday. The Bulwark's Andrew Egger referred to it as Trump's "lose lose abortion dilemma" as Trump, "who has never...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

During a Pentagon briefing on the Iran War, Daily Wire reporter Mary Margaret Olohan asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine about "kamikaze dolphins" allegedly being deployed in the Strait of Hormuz. Olohan also inquired about the threshold for restarting major combat operations and concerns about mines in the...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who in February was exposed for lying about his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, is scheduled to be interviewed by lawmakers Wednesday about his knowledge of the disgraced financier, and on Tuesday, was taunted by one of the lawmakers set to question him."Tomorrow I question Commerce Secretary Howard...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

While Donald Trump was busy holding court in the Oval Office, answering questions and demonstrating his putting skills, the official White House X account posted a racist image of Democratic Minority Leaders Chuck Schumer (NY) and Hakeem Jeffries (NY) celebrating Cinco de Mayo.In the AI-generated picture, the two are shown sitting at table by the...

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CBC - Politics (12 hours ago)

The first stretch of Canada's proposed high-speed rail network is expected to cross approximately 1,700 properties, including at least 500 agricultural lands, the Crown corporation behind the project has told Radio-Canada.

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The Washington Post - Politics (12 hours ago)

Senate Republicans maintain their budget reconciliation proposal would authorize security construction, but not Trump's ballroom. The White House disagrees.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

FAA employee Dean DelleChiaie, 35, has been charged "for interstate communication of a threat" to kill President Donald Trump.In a press release on Tuesday, the Department of Justice said DelleChiaie "conducted various internet searches on his government work computer in late January, like how to get a gun into a federal facility, previous...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme "Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like a typical scheme: associates of an inmate gang sneaking drugs into the prison, gang members distributing them inside and bank records showing...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation restoring competitive fitness tests for schoolchildren, and the Oval Office event caught many viewers by surprise.The 79-year-old president veered off-topic from the Presidential Fitness Test Award to discuss golf, auto racing and other subjects found in a newspaper's sports section, and he also made...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, John George Edward Marck, sparked outrage after refusing to answer Senator Chris Coons' (D-DE) question about the 22nd Amendment. The 22nd Amendment explicitly prohibits any person in the United States from being elected president more than twice. When...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Friends,Last night was the Met Gala, an annual homage to the conspicuous extravagance of America's wealthy. Its honorary chairs this year were, appropriately, Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos.If you wanted a ticket to the Bezos Ball, all you needed to do was shell out $100,000 and wear something memorably daring and expensive. Oh, and...

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