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Leavitt blasts statement by WHCA leaders
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday the West Wing is "seriously considering" making changes to the White House press briefing room seating chart and blasted the White ...
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GOP senator: Trump 'wasn't advocating' for third term
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) on Monday argued President Trump “wasn’t advocating” for a third term when he floated a possible 2028 run over the weekend, adding that such a move would require a "highly ...
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How loose lips and fingertips sink war plans
The first question is, why did this happen and what are the immediate and longer-term consequences?
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GOP’s Florida jitters; Trump’s tariff week spooks the market
{beacon} Happy Monday. With the combination of perfect spring weather, cherry blossoms reaching peak bloom, the kite festival and a Nationals day game, Washington was positively bursting this ...
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Bondi dismisses Biden-era lawsuit against Georgia election law
Attorney General Pam Bondi has dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a controversial Georgia election law that limits voting practices and was accused of suppressing Black voters, despite record ...
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John Dean on Trump third term talk: 'He likes constitutional end runs'
John Dean, former White House counsel for the Nixon administration, weighed in on President Trump contemplating a third term, saying the president “likes constitutional end runs.” Dean during an ...
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Klobuchar: ‘Israel was incredibly angry’ about Signal leak
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Israel was “incredibly angry” about the plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen leaked in a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials and a journalist. ...
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Trump sets a new record for strategic partnerships with Latin America
President Trump's administration is strengthening U.S. presence and partnerships in Latin America, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and other ...
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Disaster as Trump's energy policy totally disregards climate change
Although Trump claims that global warming is a scam, the real scam is his energy policy. It is designed not for energy security but to satisfy big oil's greed and maintain its support of Trump's ...
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Morning Report — Wild week ahead: Trump tariffs, elections
In today’s issue: President Trump will shake up global trade again this week, add new pressures to a slowing U.S. economy and pay new attention Tuesday to voters in Wisconsin and Florida, who may ...
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Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts
Republican senators are warning that any efforts to impeach James Boasberg, the judge who ruled against President Trump's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members and is now handling a ...
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Oliver Stone to testify at House hearing on JFK files
American filmmaker Oliver Stone — whose political thriller, “JFK,” made waves more than 30 years ago — will testify on Tuesday before a House committee on the release of new documents related to ...
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Ex-British ambassador to US who criticized Trump urges Starmer not to concede on retaliatory tariffs
Former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs, saying ...
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Former Trump intel official says 'risk of loss' from Signal could have been 'profound'
Sue Gordon, the former deputy director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration, said the “risk of loss” from the Signal group chat could have been “profound.” Gordon joined CBS ...
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Wes Moore: Trump order over Smithsonian museums is ‘deeply disrespectful’
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s order looking to control the “divisive narratives” at Smithsonian museums and federal sites is “deeply disrespectful.” Moore joined CNN’s “State ...
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US at risk of losing health designation it's had for 25 years
We recently came close to crossing the key threshold, but barely avoided it.
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Musk's influence faces first big test in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday will put Elon Musk’s political and financial influence to the test after he poured millions of dollars in the race to support a conservative candidate. Musk ...
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Shouted questions at Trump have consequences: New actions by White House
"Mr. President! You talked about some of the violence that’s been going on at dealerships,” a reporter yelled to President Trump as he stood next to Elon Musk and a Tesla parked near the White ...
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Trump’s denial of Mexico’s Colorado River request sparks concerns over future water negotiations
The Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to deny a delivery of water to Mexico is raising alarm among experts, who fear it could jeopardize future cross-border negotiations in an ...
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Close call between Delta flight, Air Force jet reported near DCA
A Delta flight received an onboard alert that an Air Force jet was close by as it took off near Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Friday afternoon, just months after the region ...
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Why do gas prices always have an extra 9/10 of a cent added on?
In case gas prices weren't high enough already, there's always that pesky fraction added onto the end: nine-tenths of a cent tacked on to every gallon.
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CDC cuts environmental health employees
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Staff who worked on lead, asthma let go from CDC Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer ...
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Trump backs Luna push for House parental proxy voting
President Trump said Thursday he supports the effort to allow for proxy voting for new parents in Congress, while the standoff between House GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) ...
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Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state and local health ...
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Progressive groups: Attacks on judiciary 'unprecedented constitutional danger'
More than 80 national and local progressive groups are warning that the country is facing an “unprecedented constitutional danger” over recent attacks against judges by President Trump and his ...
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Pence to be honored with Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library
Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his role in certifying the 2020 presidential election despite facing grave personal and political ...
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Pentagon watchdog investigating Hegseth's use of Signal
The Defense Department's internal watchdog is investigating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the messaging app Signal to discuss highly sensitive military information, according to a newly ...
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Canada announces 25 percent tariff on non-USMCA compliant US auto imports
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday his country will impose 25 percent tariffs on U.S. auto imports that do not comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on free ...
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Impeaching judges should never be off the table
The anti-federalists, who were critics of the proposed Constitution of 1787, saw danger in total judicial independence.
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Trump admin threatens to withhold funds from schools that don't drop DEI programs
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold funds from K-12 public schools that have programs the federal government deems are related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). A Thursday ...
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Trump approval slips to lowest point in second term: Survey
President Trump’s approval rating slipped to its lowest point during his second White House term amid his handling of the economy and the recent Houthi Signal chat leak, according to a survey ...
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What’s next after Trump’s sweeping tariffs?
It’s Thursday. Sooooo, who thinks there will be a TikTok deal by this weekend? In today's edition: THE FIRST 100 DAYS *Awkwardly waves at the rest of the world*: ^To quote the TikTok meme, "heyyy, ...
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Trump’s high-risk, high-reward Liberation Day tariffs
Are President Trump's Liberation Day a masterstroke of economic nationalism or a reckless gamble that could upend international trade laws and the broader economy? The smart money is on Door No.2.
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Collins 'concerned' budget language could lead to Medicaid cuts
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who will be one of the Democrats’ top political targets in 2026, says she is “concerned” about language in the budget resolution that she fears could result in ...
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ICE has long acted with impunity. Americans are only noticing now.
Simply by moving a detainee to a different jurisdiction, ICE can increase the likelihood of deportation.
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Save NPR and PBS — but without the government money
The best strategy for public broadcasting would be to take their own decisive steps to ditch federal funding and move on.
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More Americans worried about financial issues: Gallup
More Americans are now worried about financial issues, including affordability, inflation and the federal budget deficit, along with health care and Social Security, according to a survey released ...
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Trump versus Obama: 'Fundamental transformation' is in the eye of the beholder
If your guy does it, it’s fine. If the other guy does it, it’s tyranny. If your team wins, it’s democracy in action. If the other team wins, it’s the end of the republic.
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DOGE-driven layoffs in March third-highest recorded
Layoffs driven by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts to the federal workforce totaled 275,240 in March, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the third-highest monthly amount ever ...
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The Navy can’t fight for freedom while banning books
Our warriors need body armor, not censorship. The best of them want to build their intellectual resilience.