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The Washington Post - Politics (3 minutes ago)

President Donald Trump is reviving his criticism of pop star Taylor Swift as he wraps up...

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The Washington Post - Politics (3 minutes ago)

The Trump administration accused the former FBI director of insinuating a call to violence in an Instagram post, which he denied.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 minutes ago)

GREENBELT, MARYLAND — A federal judge said Friday the Trump administration has "pretty broadly” invoked the state secrets privilege to withhold information on its efforts — or, the judge indicated, a possible lack of effort — to return a wrongly deported Maryland man from a prison in El Salvador. President Donald Trump's administration...

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New York Times - Politics (7 minutes ago)

President Trump's trip, during which he received opulent welcomes in wealthy Gulf capitals, yielded a turnabout with Syria and announcements of multibillion-dollar agreements for U.S. companies.

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New York Times - Politics (7 minutes ago)

Many Saudis say they are big fans of President Trump, calling him a "straight shooter” who shares their values. Others were not impressed.

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New York Times - Politics (7 minutes ago)

The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump's hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.

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Global News - Politics (7 minutes ago)

The May long weekend marks the start of the summer camping season and many Canadians say they're cancelling trips to the U.S. and will camp north of the border this year instead.

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Global News - Politics (7 minutes ago)

Speaking in Ottawa Thursday morning, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said his party intends to contest the result.

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The Washington Post - Politics (57 minutes ago)

The injunction had frozen the president's order seeking to remove collective bargaining rights from workers at dozens of government agencies and offices.

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National Public Radio - Politics (59 minutes ago)

President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership.

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CBC - Politics (An hour ago)

The Bloc Québécois is calling on the Superior Court of Quebec to order a byelection in the riding of Terrebonne, where the party lost by one vote, as Elections Canada revealed issues with five more mail-in ballots.

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CBC - Politics (An hour ago)

The Conservatives know more today about when their leader could return to the House of Commons, now that Damien Kurek has been officially declared the member of Parliament for Battle River—Crowfoot.

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CBC - Politics (An hour ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Rome for his first official trip to the Vatican where he will attend the inaugural mass for Pope Leo XIV on Sunday. He's expected to meet with world leaders, including members of the G7.

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CBC - Politics (An hour ago)

The recently re-elected Liberal government isn't planning to release a budget this year, opting instead for an economic statement later this fall. But experts warn that not providing a fiscal snapshot could erode economic confidence and delay the government's agenda.

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CBC - Politics (An hour ago)

A report by the commission charged with examining Canada Post's finances has called for the end of door-to-door mail delivery to homes — one of the main reasons for the work stoppage in November. 

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Politico - Europe (An hour ago)

Liberal campaigners and politicians say social media crackdown to prevent Russian interference has gone too far.

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

The Florida woman and mother of three was charged $500 for every day she has remained in the U.S. since the removal order was issued in April 2005.

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

The greatest benefits would go to high-income households, while low-income families would see a much more modest boost, analyses show.

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan that he isn't sure if you can judge Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions in a face-to-face meeting. In the interview airing Sunday, Gates said he believes President Trump is "getting the sense" that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is tapping him...

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

Trump administration officials claim former FBI chief James Comey called for violence against the president — which Comey has pushed back on.

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

Georgia's "heartbeat law" ​is among the restrictive abortion statutes that have been put in place in many conservative states.

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

Former President Joe Biden's speech is marked with long pauses and a halting delivery in a recording of his interview about classified documents released Friday.

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

Five Republicans on the House Budget Committee blocked the legislation from advancing on Friday.

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Republicans seek to boost AI while tightening grip on social media and online speech

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Bernie Sanders and AOC are popular with Democrats. Here's a timeline of their alliance

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Republicans forge their tax bill in Trump's image, with 'MAGA accounts' and more

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CBS News - Politics (4 hours ago)

CBS News reported in March that the defense secretary ordered a pause in cyber operations against Russia. Rep. Don Bacon disclosed its duration during a hearing.

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CBS News - Politics (4 hours ago)

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return — and has sparred with government lawyers since then.

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Global News - Politics (5 hours ago)

The margin narrowed from 29 votes to 21 with the recount.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

The reforms of the 80s and 90s, often sentimentalised by people who were not there, came about through a mixture of policy intelligence and political rat cunning.

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

A 2023 audio recording released by Axios comes on the heels of other recent disclosures that have prompted recriminations among Democrats over their handling of the matter.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Friday ramped up his scrutiny over Joe Biden's mental capabilities while in office, as he promised a new probe into the former president's use of the auto pen."Joe Biden wasn't capable of making decisions, he wasn't coherent,” Comer said. "We want to find out who was making the decisions in...

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Audio of interview confirms Biden memory lapses

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

Ley said her mother's parish priest told her to "hang on” to see her daughter become Liberal Party leader, promising they would celebrate with champagne.

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

House Republicans have included in Trump's domestic policy bill a 5% tax on cash payments sent by non-citizens to family in their home countries.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents lied to federal judges about the reasons they needed warrants to enter the homes of Columbia University students and arrest them, according to attorneys investigating the matter.Per The Guardian, "a recently unsealed search warrant application shows that ICE told a judge it needed a warrant because the...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A former prosecutor said President Donald Trump's social media outburst shows the Supreme Court "wounded" him Friday.The high court blocked Trump from moving forward with deporting Venezuelan migrants under a rarely used 1700s-era law known as the Alien Enemies Act. The court extended its previous order temporarily blocking Trump's administration...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Outrage erupted across social media Friday after Axios published newly obtained audio of former President Joe Biden appearing to struggle with memory lapses during a special counsel interview, which quickly triggered criticism of the outlet itself.The audio, obtained by Axios, captures Biden occasionally slurring his words and losing his train of...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump made a bizarre claim during his interview with Fox News' Bret Baier released on Friday, regarding the value of the "deals" he has inked with Middle Eastern countries in his tour of the region."Think of it, this trip, I made 12 times the money that we're talking about," Trump told Baier. "I made that money in a few days. I've...

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The Washington Post - Politics (6 hours ago)

Although a transcript of the interview had already been released, the recording is striking and fleshes out the picture of the high-stakes session.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (7 hours ago)

The WA government's controversial $217 million plan to build a street motorsport circuit at Perth's Burswood Park has incurred the wrath of many — and don't dare call it a motorplex.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

Republicans have long sought to make public a recording of the 2023 interview, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s mental acuity.

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Trump administration, reversing Biden, allows 'forced reset triggers' for guns

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The Washington Post - Politics (7 hours ago)

Trump and top officials in his administration are suggesting Comey should be imprisoned for a phrase that has frequently been used innocuously in politics in recent years.

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CBS News - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Trump's domestic policy bill hit a major snag after conservatives blocked it from advancing out of the House Budget Committee. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports and Marc Goldwein joins for analysis.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Meghan McCain, former co-host of "The View" and daughter of the late Sen. John McCain, compared CNN anchor Jake Tapper to O.J. Simpson this week.The comment came during an episode of "Next Up with Mark Halperin" on Thursday, in which she was asked her view on Tapper's explosive new book, "Original Sin," which accused former President Joe Biden's...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

The White House is lashing out at a New York Times report that a top Trump appointee ordered a career analyst to "rethink” findings that undercut Donald Trump's use of wartime powers to deport Venezuelan migrants.A political appointee to Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, ordered senior analyst Michael Collins to redo a classified...

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

Trump administration officials say that the term refers to assassination, but lexicologists say it emerged from diner slang.

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

Whether the ultraconservatives dig in and force big changes to the megabill carrying President Trump's agenda or capitulate, as they have in the past, will determine the fate of their party's signature legislation.

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration's broader pressure campaign against the university.

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New York Times - Politics (8 hours ago)

Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers "86 47” — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States sided against President Donald Trump's administration on Friday in a high-profile case.Slate legal writer Mark Joseph Stern reported Friday that the Supreme Court determined that the Trump administration violated the due process rights of more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants it deported to El...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) launched a tirade against CNN's Jake Tapper in the latest episode of his "The Verdict" show. Tapper, along with Axios' Alex Thompson, are unveiling a new book, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," which details several new allegations about former President Joe Biden's...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

NRA appeals to U.S. Supreme Court on FL ban of purchases of long guns by under-21-year-olds by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix May 16, 2025 The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge to Florida's ban on firearm purchases by adults under 21. It's the latest move by the gun-rights group in its...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

CNN's Jake Tapper delivered a fierce pushback Friday after Joe Biden's team attempted to downplay newly released audio of the former president appearing to struggle with memory lapses during a special counsel interview.The audio, obtained by Axios, captures Biden occasionally slurring his words and losing his train of thought during questioning by...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

House Republicans got a tongue-lashing from the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board on Friday, after the spectacular failure to advance President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" on tax cuts, energy deregulation, and border security.The Budget Committee, a crucial step for the bill, failed to recommend it, with a handful of GOP...

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Yahoo News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Why Americans can still expect higher prices even after Trump temporarily lowered tariffs on China

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Yahoo News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoes slavery reparations study, citing need for 'the work itself'

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BBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

The move is among several tweaks to the assisted dying bill which were debated by MPs.

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BBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

The summit between the UK and EU on 19 May will be the first since Brexit - the very idea of it has polarised opinions

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CBS News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Multiple staff members at the Kennedy Center said they are sounding the alarm that the mission and legacy of the storied arts institution are at risk.

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CBS News - Politics (8 hours ago)

While Trump was in the air and on his way back to the U.S. from his first major overseas trip of his second term, the president posted about Taylor Swift.

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's first major international trip of his second term wound down with events in the United Arab Emirates.

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Global News - Politics (8 hours ago)

Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault appeared to contradict Prime Minister Mark Carney's openness to building more pipelines, something western provinces have called for.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (9 hours ago)

With his feet just barely under the desk, newly installed Environment Minister Murray Watt will take to Western Australia to restart talks on contentious conservation reforms and a decision this month on whether to extend Woodside's Karratha gas facility beyond 2030.

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Court rejects Trump bid to swiftly deport migrants to countries not their own

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The Washington Post - Politics (9 hours ago)

The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk's disruptive cost-cutting team.

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The Washington Post - Politics (9 hours ago)

The first week of Diddy trial testimony ended with Cassie Ventura's final remarks, explosive testimony from Dawn Richard — and a question mark.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (9 hours ago)

Australia's ambassador-designate to the Holy See says a formal invitation for the Pope to visit to Australia is a major priority for the embassy as the new papacy begins.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

Following the president's overhaul of the center, Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has made a substantial gift to the National Symphony Orchestra.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Moody's Ratings Service downgraded the United States' credit rating on Friday, citing rising government debt and increased interest payments, according to media reports.The ratings agency lowered the U.S. from Aaa to Aa1 – the first time Moody's has issued such a downgrade in modern history. The rare and sobering distinction was quickly noticed...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

After President Donald Trump suffered a major loss at the Supreme Court, he took to his Truth Social platform to blast the justices over the decision. But he wasn't satisfied with a single post.Later on Friday, the president followed up with a far lengthier post venting his grievances."The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

The internet let out a collective gasp as President Donald Trump referred to the word "nuclear" as the "N word" during a light moment with Fox News anchor Bret Baier.Baier and Trump's interview aired Friday night, in which Trump talked about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. "It was tit for tat. And it was getting deeper and more — I mean,...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

The Republican civil war over President Donald Trump's sprawling budget bill so no signs of slowing down Friday as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) unloaded on Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and other GOP colleagues.At the center of the drama is the bill's treatment of the state and local tax deduction, also known as SALT. Lawler, like others in the New...

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

"Putin feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

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National Public Radio - Politics (10 hours ago)

It's been six months since President Trump first announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative, which has dramatically shrunk parts of the federal government. And with so many individual stories about federal workers losing their jobs around the country, the big picture can sometimes look blurry.A team of NPR...

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National Public Radio - Politics (10 hours ago)

An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.

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The Washington Post - Politics (10 hours ago)

Sean "Diddy” Combs's federal sex-trafficking trial continued on Day 5, Cassie Ventura, Dawn Richard and special agent Yasin Binda testified.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Democrats hit out at Derrick Van Orden after the Wisconsin Republican representative called for the Trump administration to implement cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs."So when are we going to cut the VA?” Van Orden asked at a U.S. House hearing on Thursday."Derrick Van Orden isn't even trying to hide it – he wants to cut the VA,”...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A showdown is brewing between the Department of Government Efficiency task force, and the Government Accountability Office, NOTUS reported on Friday.Thus far, DOGE, the pet project of tech billionaire Elon Musk to downsize the federal government, has kept to targeting executive branch agencies. But the accountability office, which serves the same...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

President Donald Trump and the House GOP suffered an embarrassing defeat Friday as multiple Republicans joined with Democrats to block what Trump calls the "big, beautiful bill" combining tax cuts, energy deregulation, and border security from even clearing the House Budget Committee — sending everyone back to the drawing board and leaving some...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

President Donald Trump reacted to his latest loss at the Supreme Court with a furious post on his Truth Social platform on Friday evening."THE SUPREME COURT WON'T ALLOW US TO GET CRIMINALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!" Trump posted.The decision, which saw some conservative justices turn against Trump, temporarily blocks the president from using the Alien...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett once again found herself the subject of a full-on MAGA meltdown on Friday as diehard supporters of President Donald Trump targeted her for siding with the Supreme Court's liberal justices.The ruling that triggered the MAGAverse came Friday and blocks the administration's mass deportations of accused Venezuelan...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, says Trump's tariffs are "too high” and it will have to raise prices because of them."Given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week … the higher tariffs will result in higher prices,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said yesterday.Walmart is the largest retailer in the...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

After Democratic Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar earlier this week opted not to move forward with an effort to force the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump, another lawmaker on Thursday filed a single article of impeachment against Trump, calling him a threat to democracy.In a Thursday statement, Rep. Al...

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Yahoo News - Politics (10 hours ago)

DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

A Justice Department lawyer mirrored Trump officials' aggressive position in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador in March.

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CBS News - Politics (11 hours ago)

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will continue to block the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men detained in northern Texas.

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Politico - Europe (11 hours ago)

The measures will be discussed during a meeting of the leaders of more than 40 countries in Albania.

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The Washington Post - Politics (11 hours ago)

Both men have much at stake as the World Cup heads to North America next year, with the potential for President Donald Trump's immigration policies to chill international attendance.

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The Washington Post - Politics (11 hours ago)

The justices did not address the broader question about whether Trump officials can legally invoke the Alien Enemies Act to target alleged gang members.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump a big blow on Friday by blocking the administration's mass deportations of accused gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.The Trump administration has been using this act by declaring certain groups of migrants terrorists, which under the DOJ's interpretation of the AEA allows them to be...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

In a legal blow to President Donald Trump's sprawling immigration crackdown, the Supreme Court on Friday blocked the administration from moving forward with mass deportations of a group of accused Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.The decision reversing a lower court order quickly spread throughout social media, with legal experts...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Multiple Republican "fiscal hawks" on Friday voted with Democrats on the U.S. House Budget Committee to block the GOP's budget reconciliation package—and while high-level negotiations are expected to continue, members were reportedly told they could go home."They couldn't agree on how many people to take healthcare away from in order to give...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

The Trump administration is being accused of "deliberately stonewalling" in a case involving a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported without being afforded due process, according to The New York Times.Judge Paula Xinis said, "top government officials in depositions have demonstrated, 'just a willful refusal to answer the question”' as to when...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

In an effort to save President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," House Republicans have put a new "heightened state-and-local-tax deduction" (SALT) on the table that they hope will push Republican holdouts over the finish line.On Friday, GOP lawmakers Chip Roy (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Josh Brecheen (R-OK) and Lloyd...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Another strike for Donald Trump Friday as a federal judge blocked the administration from cutting nearly $11 billion in grants "for a wide range of public health programs," related to infectious diseases, mental health, substance abuse, and other concerns, according to The Boston Globe.Last month, attorneys general in 24 states and the District of...

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The justices sent the case back to a lower court to consider whether the Alien Enemies Act can be used to deport immigrants accused of being members of the Venezuelan gang.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

A federal judge's order had barred dozens of federal agencies from moving ahead with the largest phase of President Trump's efforts to downsize the government.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

Ohio's Republican attorney general suspends his governor bid against a Trump-backed candidate

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

AI regulation ban meets opposition from state attorneys general over risks to US consumers

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

The Government Accountability Office rejected the request, saying it reports to Congress and is exempt from oversight by Elon Musk's budget-cutting group.

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

The lawmakers introduced resolutions as anger erupted over a series of deals involving the president, businesses linked to his family and several countries.

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.

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CBC - Politics (12 hours ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he is dismayed that the new Liberal government has decided to forgo a federal budget for now, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Canadians a plan during the election campaign and he should deliver one sooner rather than later.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to lift lower court orders preventing him from continuing his mass firings of the civil service, reported The Associated Press on Friday.These firings have been on hold in part due to a ruling by a federal judge in San Francisco last week.The report noted that the lawsuit in question was brought by...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Republican pollster Frank Luntz tried to turn down the temperature on Friday in a heated online feud being waged by former Barack Obama campaign strategist and press official Johanna Maska.Maska took particular umbrage over Luntz's appearance on a podcast with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and said she "wanted to slap" him over it in a video posted to...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the suspension of his gubernatorial campaign in an email to supporters on Friday. Yost said he has enjoyed traveling around the state engaging with Ohioans in his bid to succeed term-limited Governor Mike DeWine, but "it is also apparent that a steep climb to the nomination for governor has become a...

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Republicans Quietly Try To Give Trump Even More Power In Their Budget Bill

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

If You Believe Trump, He's Brought In New Investments Totaling Half Of The Entire GDP

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BBC - Politics (12 hours ago)

A ban was introduced last year - but the law has now been changed to help cash-strapped publishers raise funding.

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Global News - Politics (12 hours ago)

One applicant trying to reenlist describes the system as slow and cumbersome, saying: 'Any enthusiasm I had for re-enlisting has completely evaporated.'

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

The inability of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to deliver Donald Trump's "big beautiful" budget bill out of the GOP-dominated House Budget Committee has supporters of the president spitting mad.Republicans were sent home for the week by the leadership after the bill cobbled together by the Republican leadership failed on a 16-21 vote.Worse...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

CNN anchor Boris Sanchez tried to keep the reins on a Friday interview with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) as the two repeatedly talked over one another regarding the House spending bill and her concerns over Medicaid fraud. "If you're not eligible, you should not be receiving benefits. It's as simple as that," Malliotakis said. "That makes you a...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

People keep asking: How can Trump do this?It's not just a legal question about how Congress and the courts can allow his outright corruption, open use of the Justice Department to target perceived enemies, explicit threats to universities and law firms if they don't cede their independence to the regime, direct attacks on media that criticize him,...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

The sale of bump-stocks, a device which enables regular firearms to fire like machine guns, will be permitted by the Trump administration, NBC News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian reported Friday."The Trump Administration has decided to permit the sale of devices that enable regular firearms to fire like machine guns, a move...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Sean "Diddy” Combs is approaching Donald Trump looking for a presidential pardon, according to a Rolling Stone report. The move was confirmed by multiple sources."He's willing to do anything to get out of jail,” a source who has known Combs for a decade told the outlet. "He's always been this way. He's always going to do what he has to do to...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump didn't hide his disgust when asked Friday why he was allowing white South African farmers into the United States but "closed off that door" to many other refugees.A U.S.-funded charter flight brought close to 60 Afrikaner families to the the U.S. state of Idaho earlier this week under a humanitarian program designed for...

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New York Times - Politics (13 hours ago)

"I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded and children killed with impunity,” wrote the former ambassador, Bridget A. Brink, in an opinion essay published on Friday.

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BBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych is charged in connection with blazes in north London linked to the prime minister.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

Taiwan is urging Australia to stare down opposition from Beijing and support its admission to a sweeping regional free trade pact.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

Even in defeat, the Liberal Party faces a wicked conundrum. How can it distance itself from Trumpism while in coalition with the increasingly Trumpy National Party?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

Detailed analysis of around 8000 polling booths across Australia has revealed the swings that transformed the electoral map into a sea of red.

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

The president forged stronger friendships and reveled in the spectacle of wealth and power over four frenzied days of dealmaking this week.

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

The competition series was pitched by Rob Worsoff, a Canadian-born writer and producer who was behind A&E's "Duck Dynasty” and Bravo's "Millionaire Matchmaker.”

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his government downsizing plans to proceed

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning.

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CBC - Politics (14 hours ago)

Newly named Foreign Minister Anita Anand accused Israel on Wednesday of using a lack of food as a political tool in its Gaza operation and urged further work on a ceasefire with Hamas, the militant group that controls the Palestinian enclave.

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CBC - Politics (14 hours ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre closed his constituency and Parliament Hill offices following his election defeat in Carleton, but is expected to stay in Stornoway — Canada's residence for the leader of the Official Opposition — despite losing that title.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

First direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in three years made little substantive progress toward peace.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

Turnout is high in Moldova, a nation with many Romanian voters who did not back ultranationalist Simion in the first round.

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Politico - Europe (14 hours ago)

Joint appeal from Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain seeks a u-turn from Israel.

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Yahoo News - Politics (14 hours ago)

Jury convicts ex-Tennessee House speaker and his aide in legislative mail scheme

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Yahoo News - Politics (14 hours ago)

Board of Florida's only public HBCU picks a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis as its next president

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

The Supreme Court is "captured by far-right conspiracy theories,” according to law professor Leah Litman. She sat down with Salon, breaking down what she thinks is breaking the high court. "The Supreme Court has been running on these fast and loose characterizations of the facts for a while,” Litman said. "We all can have a good laugh at the...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence program, known as Grok, placed the blame Friday on an "unauthorized modification" to its system prompt that caused it to spew information about a "white South African genocide" no matter what it was asked.In light of Musk's support for white Afrikaners who were granted asylum in the United States by President...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Donald Trump called on his favorite pollster to measure whether Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) had a shot at winning a U.S. Senate race against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) – and to convince her to stay out.The president's political team enlisted GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio to survey a potential matchup between the MAGA firebrand...

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New York Times - Politics (14 hours ago)

"What's happening these days,” the singer said at the start of a Joe's Pub residency, "is weird, and not cool.”

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is purging the weak links in her New York district now that her bid to become UN ambassador has fallen apart, according to reporting in the Times Union. President Donald Trump chose up-and-comer Stefanik to become ambassador to the United Nations after his...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

The White House heralded $2 trillion in investments secured by President Donald Trump this week during his Middle East trip, but a new analysis found that at least a half dozen of those contracts were announced before he took office in January.The administration released daily lists of the agreements reached by "the dealmaker in chief" during his...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

President Donald Trump went into a childish sulk over a gift handed to him as he left the United Arab Emirates Friday.In video posted to X by Trump's special assistant Margo Martin, the president finished his first foreign diplomatic trip by accepting the present.He immediately mocked it — to his host's face.EXCLUSIVE: Breastfeeding mom of US...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

James Comey set off a firestorm of criticism from president Donald Trump's allies after posting a photo featuring the numbers "8647," but others called out their hypocrisy on social media.The former FBI director shared a photo of an anti-Trump protest he spotted on a beach – "86" means to throw out or nix something, and "47" refers to Trump as...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Republican House members were sent home for the weekend after an attempt to hammer out a compromise budget bill crashed and burned on Friday after five House Budget Committee Republican hardliners joined with Democrats to kill it with a 16-21 vote.According to a report from NBC News, Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-WI, stated after the failed vote, "It's...

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Yahoo News - Politics (15 hours ago)

Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

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Yahoo News - Politics (15 hours ago)

Trump administration again blocked from cutting billions in federal health money

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans' spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

Conservatives are demanding deeper cuts in federal spending, including the elimination of clean energy tax credits and work requirements for Medicaid recipients to start earlier.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said the agency was happy to review "out-of-the-box pitches.”

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

The ruling preserves, for now, billions of dollars in grant money for 23 states and the District of Columbia.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

"What's happening these days,” the singer said at the start of a Joe's Pub residency, "is weird, and not cool.”

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CBS News - Politics (15 hours ago)

President Trump said his administration "will be sending letters out" in two to three weeks to alert other nations of the tariff rates the U.S. will impose.

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National Public Radio - Politics (15 hours ago)

DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency.

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CBC - Politics (16 hours ago)

Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen says she found out just before midnight on May 15 that a judicial recount had confirmed her victory in the federal Ontario riding of Milton East-Halton Hills South.

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

A new profile on Project 2025 mastermind Russell Vought reveals he was a 'nerdy” boy frequently targeted by bullies.The article in The Atlantic digs deep into the formation of Vought's ideas. Now Trump's Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Vought was the co-author of Project 2025.The document is considered to be blueprint for Trump's...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

While I am typing this, members of the Democratic National Committee aren't spending every second fighting the greatest threat to America in its history. They are wasting everybody's time attacking themselves.Instead of spending the gobs of money they have raised from countless hundreds of thousands of scared, hardworking Americans to form and...

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