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Jelinda Montes

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Victims criticize Melania Trump’s statement on Epstein connections

Democrats are now demanding the first lady testify under oath

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Fragile Iran war ceasefire under strain as Americans feel economic impacts

JD Vance will lead peace talks in Pakistan Saturday as Iran calls Israel's assault on Lebanon a ceasefire violation

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Trump hails fragile Iran ceasefire as a win. Can it last?

The deal involves opening the Strait of Hormuz for 14 days and halting U.S. military operations

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“Delusional”: Iran calls Trump’s bluff as he threatens “a whole civilization will die”

The US and Israel are ramping up attacks in attempts to force a ceasefire

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“Disgusting overreach”: Critics call Trump’s voter roll executive order blatantly “unlawful”

A new executive order from the president looks to create a federal voter roll. Critics say that's against the law

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“Stupid”: Trump huffs after Supreme Court questions birthright citizenship order

The president sat in on oral arguments around his birthright citizenship executive order

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Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on conversion therapy

In an 8-1 decision, the court found a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors violated the First Amendment

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Hegseth allegedly tried to invest in defense fund ahead of Iran war

A new report alleges Hegseth’s broker attempted to investment in defense companies prior to Iran war

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Iran-linked hackers breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email

Hackers posted pictures and documents from Patel’s email

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“No blank check for a lawless ICE”: Senate funds TSA, leaves out immigration groups

Airport chaos drove the compromise to fund DHS without immigration enforcement. But House approval is uncertain.

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SCOTUS set to deal major blow to mail voting ahead of midterms

Over a dozen states currently accept late mail-in ballots postmarked on election day. That could change

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“Baseless”: Trump admin denies involvement in suspicious Iran prediction market bets

Huge bets on unlikely futures have repeatedly popped up right before Trump announcements about the conflict

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Environmental groups and states sue EPA over Trump’s emissions rollback

EPA says it can’t regulate greenhouse gases — NRDC, Earth Justice and 24 Democratic-majority states beg to differ

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“Deeply troubling”: Farm labor activist Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse

An investigation into the labor icon unveiled stories of sexual abuse of minors

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Trump is going all in on the SAVE America Act. It could make voting harder for millions

Republicans are pushing to get historically restrictive voter ID bill to the president’s desk

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US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq, killing 6

This is the fourth known US aircraft to crash under non-hostile circumstances since beginning efforts in Iran

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RFK Jr.’s vaccine adviser under scrutiny ahead of key vaccine meeting

Public health experts criticize Retsef Levi’s studies ahead of a key vaccine advisory meeting

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“Unhinged”: Sen. Sheehy accused of breaking Iran war protestor’s arm

Brain McGinnis' arm was broken as Sheehy and police removed him from the Capitol

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Noem under fire for Coast Guard quarters, FEMA funding holdup

The DHS secretary is facing accusations of hindering other departments of the sprawling agency she leads

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DOJ admits to removing nearly 48,000 Epstein files from database, including Trump allegations

The files, including allegations against Trump, are expected to be returned to the database after review

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Democrats accuse Bondi of Epstein files coverup, demand special investigation

Lawmakers says Bondi perjured herself on Trump’s involvement in Epstein files

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DHS’s REAL ID hypocrisy

Proof of legality isn’t a priority for immigration officials targeting the Latino community

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Social media age verification is full of risks and unclear rewards

Efforts to protect children’s mental health online raise unresolved data privacy concerns

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AIPAC’s $4 million campaign badly backfires in NJ Democratic primary

The pro-Israel group's preferred candidate finished third as little-known progressive surged

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Trump posts and deletes racist Obama video, sparking outrage across the political spectrum

Multiple Republican lawmakers denounced the post on social media

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GOP resists call to “nationalize voting” — but Trump’s trying it anyway

The president continues to deny his 2020 election loss, claiming voter fraud is why Republicans must "take over"

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“Didn’t just walk out”: “Today” host Savannah Guthrie’s mother missing

The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1

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Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein investigation

The former president and first lady relent to deposition demands ahead of a contempt of Congress vote

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Top Dem calls out Graham’s “temper tantrum” over “multi-million-dollar slush fund”

The senator blocked a vote to avert a government shutdown over a provision that could net him $500K

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Trump claims Alex Pretti’s “stock has gone way down” after new video

The president called Pretti an "agitator" after newly surfaced video showed him kicking an officer's car

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South Carolina measles outbreak hits record high

This is largest measles outbreak since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.

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“We are Minnesota strong”: Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked at town hall

The Democratic representative was sprayed with a strong smelling liquid, but is unharmed

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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino demoted after Pretti killing

The face of Trump's Minnesota crackdown is being shown the door after the killing of Alex Pretti

27.01.2026 4

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“Uncharted water”: Caribbean boat strike victims’ families sue US

The families of several Trinidadian men killed by U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean filed wrongful death suits

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Philadelphia sues after Trump orders removal of slavery exhibit

An exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park was removed on Trump's orders

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Trump cheers as TikTok sale is finalized

China’s most popular social media app is getting a U.S. investor-owned spinoff after lengthy legal fight

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“Bigger than Oasis”: Tenacious D’s Gass says band will return following Trump gaffe

Tenacious D co-founder Kyle Gass said the act will return after a Trump joke spurred an unexpected hiatus

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“We would be frankly unstoppable”: Trump dances around Greenland threats at Davos

The president spoke of Greenland with the noncommittal menace of a mobster at the World Economic Forum

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“There can be no going back”: Trump pushes forward on Greenland

Despite European leaders’ pleas, Trump refuses to back down on Greenland

21.01.2026 10

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“The bargain no longer works”: Canada’s Prime Minister calls out America’s economic hegemony

Mark Carney called the global order based on rules a “fiction” in a World Economic Forum speech Tuesday

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Protesters enter church run by ICE official, drawing DOJ outrage

Local activists protested a St. Paul ICE field officer’s church. Now they’re under federal investigation.

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Dine and detain: A new ICE arrest tactic

ICE officers are arresting staff in Minnesota after eating from their restaurants

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“A classic showoff”: Trump accepted Machado’s Nobel and Norwegians aren’t happy

Norwegian politicians speak out against the Venezuelan opposition leader’s choice to hand off her Nobel Prize

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“Highly unusual and aggressive”: FBI raids Washington Post journalist’s home

The journalist was not the subject of the investigation that lead to the search

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Claudette Colvin, pioneering civil rights activist, dies at 86

Before Rosa Parks made civil rights history, a defiant teen refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus

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“ICE needs to de-escalate”: O’Reilly calls on DHS to tone down tactics

The conservative pundit said DHS has to de-escalate in the wake of Renee Good's killing

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Scott Adams dead: “Dilbert” creator turned conservative commentator dies at 68

Scott Adams’ extremely successful newspaper comic fell out of favor following racist comments from the cartoonist

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The US used a disguised plane in the first drug boat strike — some experts say it’s a war crime

The US may have committed a crime by using an aircraft disguised as a civilian plane in Caribbean boat strike

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Trump rejects new Venezuela election until US can “rebuild the oil”

“We’re going to rebuild the oil, and the oil infrastructure, we’ll be in charge of it,” Trump told Fox News

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“I’m not mad at you”: ICE officer’s video shows Renee Nicole Good’s last words

New video recorded by ICE officer Jonathan Ross shows new angle of deadly shooting

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