Politics: United States

New York Times - Politics (3 minutes ago)

Numerous countries say they have been invited to join President Trump's newly minted organization, which critics say could undermine the United Nations.

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As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed?

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Vanessa Horabuena has painted presidential portraits and Jesus for Mr. Trump, and this month, he sold one of her paintings for $2.75 million in a charity auction.

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With cameras rolling, President Trump met with more than 40 international leaders in his first year back in office.

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The justices will hear arguments over whether a Hawaii law that imposes restrictions on carrying concealed weapons violates the Second Amendment.

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President Trump's policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.

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The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.

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After a century of defending other countries against foreign aggression, the United States is now positioned as an imperial power trying to seize another nation's land.

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CBS News - Politics (3 minutes ago)

A U.S. citizen detained by ICE at gunpoint in his underwear in frigid conditions in Minnesota asks, "What did I do wrong?" The Associated Press says

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The Washington Post - Politics (52 minutes ago)

Troops with the Army's 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are preparing after President Donald Trump's Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.

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The Washington Post - Politics (52 minutes ago)

The Justice Department said it would investigate the incident, which has sparked debate over First Amendment rights and the meaning of "sanctuary.”

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Three senior archbishops said recent events raise "basic questions about the use of military force” and have put America's moral role "under examination.”

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The Washington Post - Politics (52 minutes ago)

After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.

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The Washington Post - Politics (52 minutes ago)

Trump's new warning to impose tariffs on nations opposing his bid to acquire Greenland threatens U.S. military and trade alliances built up over decades.

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The Washington Post - Politics (52 minutes ago)

In social media posts before the meetings, Trump bashed the U.K. and shared what appeared to be private messages from European officials.

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The Washington Post - Politics (52 minutes ago)

Trump's push to take over Greenland and unleash a trade war with European nations has sparked the greatest transatlantic crisis in generations.

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The Washington Post - Politics (52 minutes ago)

Details about the Trump-led board have prompted speculation that it could be a U.S.-led U.N. alternative. Trump confirmed that Russia's Vladimir Putin has been invited.

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Raw Story - Politics (58 minutes ago)

A former UK Prime Minister has detailed how Europe may react to Donald Trump's ongoing push to take over Greenland. Gordon Brown, who served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, suggested there must be a tough stance from NATO member states against the US president, who has made it clear he will not rest until his administration takes over...

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New York Times - Politics (58 minutes ago)

France has said it will not join President Trump's "Board for Peace.” France's agriculture minister described the tariff threat as "blackmail.”

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National Public Radio - Politics (59 minutes ago)

"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister.

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

The following is the transcript of an interview with Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 18, 2026.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

Donald Trump's continued interest in Greenland highlights a bigger hazard than first thought according to a political commentator. Christopher Bucktin, writing in The Daily Mirror, suggested the president's interest in taking Greenland into US control highlights a larger problem for world nations to stand against. Bucktin wrote, "The real danger is...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

The former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has slammed Donald Trump over a letter the president sent to Norway.In it, Trump confirmed to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre the US would look to subsume Greenland into its territory for the purpose of national security. In his letter, Trump also told Frederiksen that NATO members would have...

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Yahoo News - Politics (2 hours ago)

Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Donald Trump has lashed out at a NATO ally in a late night Truth Social post. The president has already taken tariff action against several NATO nations in retaliation to their stance on Greenland. Trump and his administration has made it clear they want to take Greenland for national security reasons. NATO members have opposed this aim, saying it...

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Yahoo News - Politics (4 hours ago)

Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

A Trump administration initiative is upending 60 years of efforts by the federal government to prevent discrimination against minority groups in the U.S.

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Trump threats and Bukele model on crime back Latin American progressives into corner

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Yahoo News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Democrat Mikie Sherrill to be sworn in as New Jersey's 57th governor

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The Washington Post - Politics (6 hours ago)

Barbara Wien, a retired peace studies professor, believes she was confronting a threat to her community with her protest of Stephen Miller. Some say she's the danger.

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New York Times - Politics (6 hours ago)

Civil rights groups had criticized President Trump for failing to issue a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and not attending commemorative events.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump may be on the verge of changing history, but not in a way fans of his MAGA movement are expecting, according to one legal expert. Joyce Vance, law professor at the University of Alabama, argued in a new Substack essay that Trump's deportation operations have an ugly parallel in American history. She compared raids by...

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Death toll rises to 9 in gangsters' attacks on Guatemalan police as state of emergency is declared

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board is sounding the alarm, urging the Supreme Court to slam the brakes on President Donald Trump's tariff power grab. The high court is scrutinizing whether Trump's so-called "emergency" tariffs are even legal. And the timing couldn't be more urgent.Trump unleashed a tariff blitz against European allies,...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is advancing his ambitions in the far north with a huge investment in a surprising place, The New York Times reported on Monday: the tiny town of Nome, Alaska."Nome is a quiet, frozen frontier town much of the year, known mostly for the Iditarod sled race, and reachable only by air except for a few summer months when the...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A Department of Homeland Security official seemed to back herself into an "extremely implausible" corner over a recent immigration arrest, according to analysts. Over the weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials conducted a raid in St. Paul, Minnesota, where they detained a U.S. citizen, ChongLy Thao. Video shows officers taking Thao,...

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CBS News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. He had served two terms as the leader of Honduras.

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CBS News - Politics (8 hours ago)

The following is the transcript of an interview with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 18, 2026.

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The Washington Post - Politics (8 hours ago)

The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was beside himself in an interview on CNN about President Donald Trump's latest threats to annex Greenland, calling the president a "madman" who is divorced from reality and needs to be treated as such."This is a man, again, that only cares about himself," Gallego told Anderson Cooper. "First, he doesn't like commitment to...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

A GOP analyst warned on Monday that America is following President Donald Trump's recipe for doom with "depressing precision," and it could accelerate the superpower's decline. Mike Madrid, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, argued in a new Substack essay that America is already exhibiting signs of decline, from Trump's repeated attacks against...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Former Trump administration White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews shredded President Donald Trump over his escalating demands for the United States to acquire Greenland from Denmark, something both Danes and Greenlanders have repeatedly said they have no interest in.Trump raised new alarms on Monday with the exposure of an angry letter...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

The Port of Seattle is experiencing a jobs crisis courtesy of President Donald Trump's economic policies.Dispatcher Sarah Esch faced a grim reality on a recent Monday morning: 70 available shifts for 600 waiting workers, The New York Times reported Monday night. "Those numbers aren't great," she told the outlet.Trump's tariff blitz has transformed...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

A former federal prosecutor was taken aback on Monday by a jury's "staggering new rebuke" of one of President Donald Trump's hand-picked prosecutors. Last week, a federal jury acquitted a 33-year-old man named Jacob Winkler after Trump's Department of Justice charged him with crimes stemming from shining a green laser at the presidential helicopter...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Elite disease experts are trading microscopes for yoga mats and dog leashes after sweeping purges left Atlanta's public health sector in freefall. Thousands of seasoned epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists have fled the agency following the Trump administration's dramatic staff reductions to the Centers for Disease Control and...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary just revealed the "insanity" behind Trump's ploy to control Greenland, according to one analyst. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined NBC News's "Meet the Press" on Sunday to discuss Trump's efforts to wrest control of Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. Will Saletan, writer for The Bulwark,...

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

The decision permitted the Trump administration to continue restricting inspections of the conditions inside immigration detention compounds.

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New York Times - Politics (9 hours ago)

Last fall, the number of new international undergraduates fell by 25 percent compared to the previous year. That drop poses financial and competitive challenges.

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National Public Radio - Politics (9 hours ago)

The three most-senior cardinals leading U.S. archdioceses issued the rebuke in a joint statement on Monday, saying recent policies have thrown America's "morale role in confronting evil" into question.

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CBS News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Hani Duglof and his brother Mohamad Duklef left Libya more than a decade ago, unable to find relief for a rare condition that threatens to leave their skin torn and blistered at even the slightest provocation.

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CBS News - Politics (9 hours ago)

The following is the transcript of an interview with GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 18, 2026.

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CBS News - Politics (9 hours ago)

A U.S. defense official confirmed some 1,500 active-duty soldiers, currently stationed in Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid the city's protests.

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

The following is the transcript of an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 18, 2026.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's designs on Greenland seem almost perfectly calculated to be a boon to Russia and Vladimir Putin, New York University professor and authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat told MS NOW's Ari Melber on Monday evening."Ruth, what do you see as the validity of this move?" asked Melber. "On a scale of 0 to 10, we're seeing a lot...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Right-wing podcaster Katie Miller was roundly mocked on Monday after she attempted to chide one of President Donald Trump's biggest rivals on social media, according to a new report. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced that he will travel to Davos, a popular conference for the world's economic elites, and tell the crowd what he thinks...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Former GOP strategist Rick Wilson unleashed a scathing attack Monday on Donald Trump, calling the former president a threat to American democracy itself, and making the case for forcible removal if Trump doesn't willingly leave.In a fiery piece titled "Declaration of Independence From The Mad King," Wilson ripped into Trump for treating the...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

The family of a man in St. Paul, Minnesota, who President Donald Trump's immigration agents detained on a snowy day while he was wearing only his underwear, spoke out on Monday and categorically denied many of the claims the administration made about the incident. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided the home of ChongLy Scott Thao on...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A major decision was handed down on Monday that will make it harder for Democrats to hold the Trump administration accountable for conditions inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, according to a new report. U.S. District Court Judge Jia M. Cobb declined to block a new Department of Homeland Security policy that limits when...

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

Britain's prime minister, alarmed by President Trump's comments, said his country "must stand up for its values” after Mr. Trump threatened a new tariff war over acquiring the island.

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The Trump administration has pushed universities all over the country to act against student protesters.

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

Laura Sosh-Lightsy's punishment reflects the new power dynamics in the free-speech debate, especially in red states.

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

Sister Pimentel's shelter in McAllen, one of the poorest cities in America, pivoted to feed the hungry.

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

Dock workers are used to uncertainty, but nothing since the Great Recession of 2008 compares to what they have experienced this year.

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

Cubans had long benefited from legal privileges unavailable to immigrants from other countries. President Trump has changed that.

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Greensboro's economy depended on friendly relations with Canada. But after tariffs and threats to make the country the "51st state,” neighborly ties have frayed.

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

The Trump administration has used an array of pressure tactics to try to end treatments for minors, even in states that want to keep them.

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CBS News - Politics (11 hours ago)

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended ongoing immigration operations in Minnesota, and said a federal judge's order limiting the tactics federal agents can use "didn't change anything."

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CBS News - Politics (11 hours ago)

In this landmark year for American democracy, historian Lindsay Chervinsky, Washington Post columnist George F. Will, and Atlantic staff writer Vivian Salama talk about what the second year of Trump's presidency may mean for America's future.

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CBS News - Politics (11 hours ago)

A new CBS News poll shows only 41% of Americans approve of the job President Trump is doing, but there are wide partisan divides on his handling of specific issues like immigration. Willie James Inman has more.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Calls were growing Monday to invoke the 25th Amendment after President Donald Trump threatened to continue his campaign to seize Greenland because he didn't receive Nobel Peace Prize. Reports surfaced of a letter Trump sent to Norway's prime minister that included an open threat that his administration would continue to pursue acquiring Greenland,...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A DHS official was criticized Monday after admitting that ICE agents had wrongly taken a U.S. citizen who was showering and forced him outside his home in his underwear in the freezing cold. Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin attempted to respond to a social post where Louansee Moua claimed that ICE broke down the door of her...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Former Naval War College professor Tom Nichols warned in The Atlantic that if President Donald Trump continues with his escalating threats to seize control of Greenland by force, U.S. armed forces — many of whom have worked side by side with Danish forces in NATO exercises — will be faced with impossible decisions.Trump has begun to argue that...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement fumed on Monday after a former CNN host accused them of reinforcing 'white supremacy."Former CNN host Don Lemon discussed MAGA's response to a Sunday morning protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, during a podcast interview on Monday, where he described the movement's response as "entitled" and...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

It appears President Donald Trump has been able to keep one of his most odious campaign promises, according to one analyst. In 2024, Trump made major promises to bring down the cost of living for Americans and to release the FBI's investigation files into disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. However, neither of those...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Officials in both Texas and Minnesota are calling for accountability and a full investigation into conditions at Camp East Montana, the sprawling detention complex at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, following the third reported death at the facility in less than two months.Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The police in Lafayette, Ind., said they were investigating the nonfatal shootings of a Tippecanoe County Superior Court judge and his wife on Sunday.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The president has given a new class of evangelists direct access to the White House. In return, many support him without question.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

Nome, population 3,700, is accessible only by plane outside a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home of the nation's only deepwater Arctic port.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

After the Trump administration's cuts, workers at the national park are spread too thin to stop people from littering, flying drones and cliff-diving.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The earnest government disease fighter had become a kind of city archetype, alongside aspiring rappers and C-suite strivers. Now scientists are leaving.

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

Twin Falls and its dairy industry have benefited from an influx of refugees from places like Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar. That era is over.

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The Washington Post - Politics (11 hours ago)

The president promised an executive order granting an exclusive broadcast window for the game, which faces scheduling pressure if the College Football Playoff expands.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Ex-CNN host Don Lemon didn't hold back on Monday when discussing the latest "intimidation tactic" President Donald Trump is trying to use against him. Lemon discussed Trump's response to a protest he attended at a church in St. Paul on Sunday morning during an interview on the IHIP News podcast. Lemon was one of dozens of protesters who entered...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

President Donald Trump melted down in a Truth Social post on Monday over claims that his ex-fixer was "coerced" into providing testimony against him. Michael Cohen, the former counsel for The Trump Organization, testified against Trump in New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud case, which ended with Trump being charged with 34...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg had a sharp response Monday to White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller's unfounded claims that local and state police should "stand down" and "surrender" to ICE agents. Goldberg was on a CNN panel responding to Miller's comments on X that alleged police in Minneapolis — where ICE agent Jonathan...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

A reporter for Creative Loafing Tampa went to a Border Patrol recruitment event in St. Petersburg, Florida, and says she was rapidly and forcefully corralled into applying, barely with her consent, and used an artificial intelligence tool to generate her resume to expedite the process.According to Valerie Smith, "My experience with Border Patrol...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Bishop William Barber vowed to "overcome" the Trump administration in his Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech in New York City.During his MLK Day speech on Monday, Barber tied the fight against Trump to the song "We Shall Overcome.""And I stop by to say that we need to sing it and live it. We shall overcome," he explained. "I don't care what...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

World leaders were reportedly anxious after President Donald Trump's demand for his proposed "Board of Peace for Gaza" signing ceremony ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to reports Monday. The clock was ticking as the international community was pressured to decide on accepting Trump's membership for $1 billion as insiders...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is stuck in an immigration enforcement nightmare with no good options in sight, according to a political analyst.Anti-ICE protests are escalating, with protesters even storming a Minnesota church service over a pastor's alleged ICE connections, while activists elsewhere attacked a conservative influencer and blocked the...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

A new episode of drama is flaring up in the fiercely contested Republican U.S. Senate primary in Texas, where incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is accusing his highest-polling challenger, Attorney General Ken Paxton, of abusing his official powers to write a 74-page campaign ad masquerading as a legal opinion.Paxton, a far-right firebrand who previously...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump amplified a call for a former CNN host to be sentenced to 40 years in prison for attending a protest at a church in Minneapolis on Sunday. Don Lemon, who hosted CNN's "Don Lemon Tonight" from 2014 to 2022, attended a protest on Sunday morning organized by anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activists at Cities Church in...

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

Shapiro was told that the question was part of the vetting process for vice president, but he still found it offensive, he wrote in his upcoming memoir.

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

Damning new polling revealed Monday that the vast majority of the country believes the federal government is deliberately withholding explosive information about the Jeffrey Epstein case.The CNN/SSRS survey found a whopping two-thirds of Americans believe Washington is intentionally sitting on files that should see the light of day. Just16% believe...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

Trump resistance protesters have planned to pivot to disruption — signaling a major change in the movement, according to a report Monday. A "Free America" walkout slated for Tuesday has anticipated tens of thousands to participate on the day of President Donald Trump's one-year anniversary of his inauguration, according to a new Axios report....

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

A Trump-friendly right-wing podcaster is furious with the president over a recent gaudy celebration at his Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida, HuffPost reported on Monday.Comedian Tim Dillon, an influencer with a wide male fanbase who advocated hard for President Donald Trump during the election but has grown more critical of the president in...

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum quelled concerns on Monday about two recent movements of the U.S. military in the vicinity of Mexico that have the country on edge since the attack on Venezuela.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

A lawsuit by the Fed governor Lisa D. Cook has challenged President Trump's push to fire her.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

The Justice Department said it would investigate the protest over a pastor's apparent role in immigration enforcement in the state.

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The Washington Post - Politics (15 hours ago)

The president and his national security advisers contemplated striking Iran but backed away as costs loomed and Middle East allies lobbied for restraint.

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer faces mounting allegations of misconduct while her department operates largely without her showing up for work, according to The Washington Post.In addition to ongoing investigations into allegations of an affair with a staffer and drinking on the job, new reports describe alcohol stored in her office and...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Questions have mounted over whether President Donald Trump has sold off pardons in exchange for donations to his MAGA allies.The controversy surrounding these presidential pardons has "just got louder," wrote Steve Benen, producer of "The Rachel Maddow Show” and editor of MaddowBlog, in an analysis published Monday. Trump has rewarded "generous...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Today, we honor the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.Trump has removed MLK Jr.'s birthday from the National Park Service's fee-free days and substituted his own birthday of June 14 as a fee-free day.I write this more in sorrow than in angerAll told, I feel profound sorrow for America. Sorrow for the people of Minneapolis who are enduring this...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

The leading French economist Gabriel Zucman is urging European governments to inflict financial pain on American billionaires in response to US President Donald Trump's effort to seize control of Greenland, a mineral-rich island that some of Trump's rich campaign donors see as a potentially massive profit opportunity."Europe should respond to...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's administration has appealed a federal court order that protects protesters in Minneapolis from some of the most controversial and heavy-handed crackdown tactics being used by federal agents.The motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, notifies the judge that the administration will seek relief...

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National Public Radio - Politics (15 hours ago)

A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The doctor who formerly treated Dick Cheney, longtime cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Reiner, called on Congress to launch an investigation into President Donald Trump's mental health over his obsession with owning Greenland.In a recent letter, Trump linked his quest for Greenland to a failure to secure the Nobel Peace Prize."Considering your Country...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

President Donald Trump sent shockwaves across the globe Monday morning after the text of a letter he'd sent Norway's prime minister was made public, leading historian Anne Applebaum to conclude that the president "genuinely lives in a different reality” — and demanding GOP lawmakers step in before it's too late.Described by Applebaum as being...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The Trump administration has been quietly expediting plans to put a nuclear plant on the moon in a geopolitical race with China and Russia to control the future of space. NASA has awarded contracts to three companies to develop small nuclear reactors that could supply power in space by 2030, according to Politico which published a list of...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

A top Justice Department official floated the idea Monday of charging ex-CNN host and journalist Don Lemon – who had reported on an anti-ICE demonstration at a Minnesota church Sunday – under an 1871 law designed to combat the Ku Klux Klan."Whenever anyone conspires to violate the protected civil rights of American citizens, the Klan Act can be...

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New York Times - Politics (16 hours ago)

Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Lisa Cook's Lawsuit Against Trump

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The Washington Post - Politics (17 hours ago)

Takeaways from a new memoir that could help frame a presidential run.

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

European nations singled out for tariff hikes by Donald Trump could hit back with an economic sanction of their own. While the eight nations, including the UK, Denmark, France, and Germany, are set to receive a 10% tariff on the price of goods, they could counter this with a "trade bazooka" move that could cripple the president's clear hopes of...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Elon Musk's takeover and rebrand of Twitter — now X — is now ripping apart the MAGA movement, according to a report Monday. Musk rebranded the platform in 2023, changing its moderation rules and prompting a rise in hate speech that has created a series of complaints among conservatives, Politico reported. "Three years later, Musk's control of...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Department of Justice senior adviser Alina Habba insisted that federal prosecutors would "come down hard" on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) after he danced with a Somali flag, allegedly creating hostility against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.During a Monday interview on Fox News, host Brian Kilmeade noted that Attorney General Pam...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

As early as this week, the Trump administration appears poised to gut a "century-old” Justice Department ethics norm that requires the agency's attorneys to recuse themselves from cases in which they hold a conflict of interest, MeidasTouch News reported Monday.The move, revealed to MeidasTouch News by "three senior administration sources” who...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. celebrated his birthday over the weekend by posing for a photo cutting into a steak with three lit candles — a post that left online critics confused over its "deeply weird” messaging."No cake, just steak,” reads a social media post from HHS wishing RFK Jr. a "happy birthday,” a post...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Former Florida prosecutor Dave Aronson expressed disgust Monday at Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's fierce refusal on Fox News to investigate ICE agent Jonathan Ross for shooting and killing unarmed 37-year-old Minnesota mom Renee Nicole Good — and warned it will backfire on the Trump administration.Speaking with MS NOW's Jonathan Lemire,...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers reportedly grabbed a U.S. citizen while he was showering and forced him outside into the freezing cold in just his underwear.In a Sunday Facebook post, Louansee Moua claimed that ICE broke down the door of her brother-in-law Saly's Minneapolis apartment.The officers "trashed the place, handcuffed him,...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Donald Trump's floor is his ceiling. And his ceiling is his floor.That is the stark takeaway from a new Associated Press-NORC poll showing his approval rating stuck at roughly 40 percent — flatlining across every major issue. Only 37 percent approve of his handling of the economy. Just 38 percent on immigration. On foreign policy, it drops to 33...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

President Donald Trump has a plan for an instant strike back if the Supreme Court rules against his tariffs, according to a report Monday. In an interview with The New York Times, the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer — Trump's top trade negotiator — revealed that the president intends to impose tariffs no matter what. And even...

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New York Times - Politics (17 hours ago)

In the exchange on Sunday, Norway's leader sought to "de-escalate” the growing conflict over Greenland and Mr. Trump's latest tariff threat.

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New York Times - Politics (17 hours ago)

The court is set to hear Ms. Cook's case challenging her firing as the Justice Department investigates Jerome H. Powell, the central bank chair.

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Yahoo News - Politics (17 hours ago)

As faith in the US fades a year into Trump 2.0, Europe breaks with reliance on American security

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CBS News - Politics (18 hours ago)

President Trump announced Saturday that he would institute 10% tariffs on eight European countries who oppose his plan to put Greenland under U.S. control. The announcement came after a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers flew to Denmark to express support for keeping Greenland under Danish control. Ramy Inocencio has more.

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CBS News - Politics (18 hours ago)

The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.

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CBS News - Politics (18 hours ago)

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey join Margaret Brennan.

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Yahoo News - Politics (18 hours ago)

What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Yahoo News - Politics (18 hours ago)

Diplomacy or retaliation? The EU mulls its options as tensions with U.S. rise over Greenland

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CBS News - Politics (19 hours ago)

Iran's supreme leader blamed the U.S. for the protests against his regime that resulted in a violent crackdown. Willie James Inman has President Trump's response.

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CBS News - Politics (19 hours ago)

Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.

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CBS News - Politics (19 hours ago)

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the administration's immigration operations, calling the surge of federal agents an "occupying force that has quite literally invaded our city."

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New York Times - Politics (19 hours ago)

If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.

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New York Times - Politics (19 hours ago)

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Frequent CNN analyst Julie Roginsky unloaded on the network for allowing Scott Jennings, it's in-house pro-Trump conservative commentator, to be rude to his opponents while engaging in bad-faith arguments during his appearances.Along the way, Roginsky noted that his abusive treatment of women without penalty has given rise to a belief among some...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Despite claims by the Trump administration, a new study has found that Americans are absorbing about 96% of the costs of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Foreign companies have been paying only 4% through discounts and other tactics.The Kiel Institute for the World Economy study, obtained by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, concluded that the...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who polls show is losing the battle of public opinion over flooding the streets of Minneapolis with armed ICE agents, made a baseless claim on Monday morning that police in the embattled city have been told to let protesters do what they want.Contrary to viral videos of Minneapolis police showing up...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's radical modifications to press briefing procedures have drawn scrutiny from The Independent's Andrew Feinberg, a veteran of covering the White House who characterized the changes as both humorous and "chilling."In a Monday column, Feinberg highlighted significant departures from Trump's first term,...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

Conservative commentator Ike Wingate took to Newsmax Monday to complain about Saturday Night Live's latest dig at President Donald Trump, which saw the comedy show ridicule the president for accepting a Nobel Peace Prize awarded to someone else."I hope everyone had a nice holiday and got what they wanted for Christmas,” said comedian James...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat's free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

MAGA voters are beginning to abandon Donald Trump and the Republican Party as their positions look to be untenable to voters, according to an analyst.A number of voters who consider themselves backers of MAGA made it clear they would rather quietly remove their allegiance to the GOP than carry on backing the president. Writing in Salon, columnist...

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

CNN's chief data analyst Harry Enten was left floored Monday after new polling revealed that voters have "completely flipped” on Trump's immigration policy, formally among his best-performing acts."These numbers have just completely flipped – this was such a strength for the president, the net approval rating on [the] Trump administration's...

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New York Times - Politics (20 hours ago)

If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump's MAGA slogan with 'Make America Go Away' caps

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

Get ready. Something truly awful may be happening to our economy — at least for average Americans — as the result of Trump's billions in tax breaks for billionaires, looting of our treasury and economy, $38 trillion national debt, and his corrupt embrace and promotion of foreign autocracies and digital currencies.If it happens, it's going to...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

House Republicans who publicly championed releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files have largely abandoned the effort, despite having voted to force Department of Justice disclosure.According to Politico reporter Hailey Fuchs, when pressed about the DOJ's failure to meet a December 19 legal deadline for file release, GOP lawmakers are "shrugging" the...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

The GOP should act on ousting Donald Trump from his position as president, according to a political analyst who believes that now is the right time for dramatic action. The president's recent comments on Greenland and actions in Venezuela have given rise to commentators suggesting the Republican Party invoke the 25th Amendment. A letter Trump wrote...

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Raw Story - Politics (21 hours ago)

The first U.S. sale of Venezuelan oil since the Trump administration attacked the South American country earlier this month went to the company of a trader who donated millions to President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.The roughly $250 million sale of Venezuelan crude went to Vitol, a Geneva-based energy and commodity trading firm whose U.S. arm is...

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National Public Radio - Politics (22 hours ago)

Minnesota braces for federal troops amid immigration protests. And, Trump asks nations to buy into a new U.S.-led board of peace to manage Gaza and other world conflicts.

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The Washington Post - Politics (22 hours ago)

The right-wing provocateur known for incendiary rhetoric and his 10 or so supporters were outnumbered by a large crowd of counterprotesters in Minneapolis.

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

President Donald Trump issued a bizarre and threatening letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, PBS News reported Sunday night — a message in which he stated he "no longer” felt an "obligation to think purely of peace” over what he's perceived as a snub in not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize."Dear Jonas: Considering your Country...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Trump's 2024 campaign manager Chris LaCivita abruptly settled his defamation lawsuit against the Daily Beast on Friday evening before a federal holiday, abandoning demands for triple damages and claiming he had suffered millions in lost business opportunities.The sudden backtrack came as the Beast planned to serve about 50 subpoenas to LaCivita...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Donald Trump's decision to endorse a Republican candidate to run against Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has resulted in the president facing off with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).On Saturday night, seemingly out of nowhere, Trump threw his support behind Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) to go after Cassidy's seat, despite the fact she had not entered...

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's bizarre and threatening letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has sent shockwaves across the globe, prompting analysts, journalists and political commentators to openly question whether the president had suffered "some sort of serious mental breakdown.”"Whatever people's views on Trump's broader...

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

Donald Trump's clear want for Greenland and Arctic control will take "decades" for Europe to recover from, a political analyst has claimed. NATO has been pushed to its breaking point by the president's "off-the-rails" attitude to territory, with CNN commentator Stephen Collinson suggesting this could be a make or break moment for Europe's...

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Raw Story - Politics (23 hours ago)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson could be preparing a last-minute pitch to salvage 2026 for the Republican Party, a political analyst has claimed. It could be a move that makes the GOP nervous, as CNN analysts Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris argued an economic bill could be a chance for Johnson to revitalize interest in the Trump agenda. But it could...

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The Washington Post - Politics (23 hours ago)

The accusations have caught the attention of the business community in Washington, which supports the agency's priorities under Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

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Yahoo News - Politics (23 hours ago)

'No longer in my hands': How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files

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CBS News - Politics (23 hours ago)

The Justice Dept. says it's investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local ICE official apparently serves as a pastor.

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New York Times - Politics (24 hours ago)

Musicians, theater groups and others from overseas are facing visa challenges and rising costs, posing a looming crisis for the performing arts sector.

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