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What We Know About the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

An outbreak of the rare and dangerous hantavirus aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius has left three passengers dead, forced the medical...

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Trump ‘Wants Action,’ May Restart Iran War

President Donald Trump continues to insist the Iran war is essentially over after an April cease-fire agreement, but his order for the United States...

04.05.2026 5

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New Details Emerge About WHCD Shooter’s Path to Violence

An annual Washington, D.C., tradition was upended Saturday when a man identified as Cole Tomas Allen rushed a security checkpoint at the White House...

27.04.2026 6

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The Whole Mike Vrabel–Dianna Russini Mess, Explained

Football fans and team executives alike descended on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this week for the start of the NFL draft, one of the most highly...

24.04.2026 8

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Kathy Hochul Finds a Way to Tax the Rich

A New York Democratic leader is proposing a new tax targeting the ultrawealthy who largely live outside the city limits, but it might not be the one...

15.04.2026 8

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Swalwell ‘Best Friend’ Ruben Gallego Is Now on the Hot Seat

Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress on Tuesday amid several allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Now, one of Swalwell’s formerly closest...

14.04.2026 4

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When Will Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales Go Away?

It briefly looked as if Congress might do something unprecedented this week: simultaneously expel four House members currently engulfed in scandal....

14.04.2026 8

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Congress May Kick Out 4 of Its Most Problematic Lawmakers

The race to become California’s next governor was thrown into disarray late last week following the emergence of numerous allegations of sexual...

13.04.2026 8

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Noem. Bondi. Who’s Next?

For the better part of a year, President Donald Trump largely avoided the seemingly endless revolving door of staff firings, resignations, and...

04.04.2026 6

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Trump Ousts Pam Bondi as Attorney General

Weeks after dismissing Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, President Trump has reportedly fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to...

02.04.2026 8

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Airports Won’t Snap Back to Normal When the Shutdown Ends

The Department of Homeland Security has been shuttered for more than a month as congressional lawmakers remain at an impasse over funding for the...

27.03.2026 10

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Another Good Sign for Dems: Flipping Mar-a-Lago

Seven years after officially decamping to his Palm Beach estate from New York, President Donald Trump will be represented by a Democrat in the Florida...

25.03.2026 10

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Pritzker Flexes Political Muscle in Illinois Senate Race

The race to succeed five-term Democratic Illinois senator Dick Durbin, which exposed political fault lines from Illinois to Washington, D.C., all but...

18.03.2026 20

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Rand Paul–Markwayne Mullin Feud Explodes in Surreal Hearing

Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing to become the next Homeland Security secretary soon became a battleground of old grudges as...

18.03.2026 20

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Trump Casually Muses That Maybe Iran War Was a Mistake

President Trump has been ramping up the pressure on U.S. allies to help untangle problems caused by the Iran War, calling on them to deploy warships...

16.03.2026 10

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Pelosi Is Really Trying to Make Jack Schlossberg Happen

The race to succeed longtime Democratic representative and New York City mainstay Jerry Nadler has become one of the most highly anticipated contests...

12.03.2026 20

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‘I Can’t Imagine If It Goes Another Month’

As the war in Iran approaches its third week, the economic crisis it touched off is worsening. Iran has largely blocked shipping in the Strait of...

12.03.2026 20

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What We Know About the Strike on an Iranian Girls’ School

When the U.S. and Israel launched a series of air strikes on Iran last weekend, the target was key infrastructure and top officials in Iran’s...

06.03.2026 20

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Don’t Call It War, But Trump Wants to Pick Iran’s New Leader

During the opening day of the U.S.’s incursion into Iran, Trump administration officials insisted that it would be a strategic operation unlikely to...

05.03.2026 20

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Ascendant Graham Platner Can’t Quite Shake Controversy

Things had been going well for Graham Platner. The military veteran and oyster farmer’s bid to dethrone Republican incumbent senator Susan Collins...

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Mamdani and Trump Bromance Continues, This Time With Props

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump met for a second time Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C. — and it looks like the...

27.02.2026 30

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DHS Agents Detain Columbia Student in Residence Building

Federal agents detained a Columbia University student in her university residence on Thursday morning, according to a statement from school...

26.02.2026 20

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GOP Incumbent Under Pressure to Resign a Week From Primary

Texas representative Tony Gonzales’s reelection campaign has been roiled by accusations that he had an affair with a female staffer who died by...

24.02.2026 20

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CBS Capitulates Again, Spikes Colbert’s Talarico Interview

Stephen Colbert, the host of CBS’s The Late Show, is alleging that the network refused to air a prescheduled interview with Texas U.S. Senate...

17.02.2026 20

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When Are Federal Immigration Agents Leaving Minnesota?

On Thursday, border czar Tom Homan announced the end of Operation Metro Surge, the federal operation that brought thousands of immigration officers...

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Did Bondi Spy on Lawmakers’ Epstein Search History?

12.02.2026 20

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Did Bondi Spy on Lawmakers’ Epstein Search History?

12.02.2026 9

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Why Did the FAA Suddenly Close El Paso’s Airspace?

12.02.2026 10

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Why Did the FAA Suddenly Close El Paso’s Airspace?

11.02.2026 10

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Outrage Builds Over Pride-Flag Removal at Stonewall Monument

11.02.2026 10

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Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Problem Isn’t Going Away

10.02.2026 10

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Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Problem Isn’t Going Away

10.02.2026 10

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Ghislaine Maxwell: I’ll Talk for a Pardon

10.02.2026 20

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It’s Nadler vs. Pelosi on the Upper West Side

09.02.2026 10

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The Mamdani-Hochul Lovefest Continues Apace

05.02.2026 10

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How Big Is the Minnesota ICE Drawdown?

05.02.2026 30

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What’s Going on With Texas’s Democratic-Primary Mess?

04.02.2026 10

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What’s Going on With Texas’s Democratic-Primary Mess?

04.02.2026 10

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Kathy Hochul Is Living Her Best Political Life

03.02.2026 20

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DoJ Makes Appalling Mistakes in Release of New Epstein Files

02.02.2026 10

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Don Lemon Arrested in Connection With ICE-Protest Coverage

30.01.2026 10

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Don Lemon Arrested in Connection With ICE-Protest Coverage

30.01.2026 10

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Susan Collins Claims ICE Is Ending Maine Surge

29.01.2026 10

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Republican Revolt Forces Trump’s Hand on Minnesota

26.01.2026 10

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Republican Revolt Forces Trump’s Hand on Minnesota

26.01.2026 10

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Is Mamdani Ready for NYC to Get Buried in Snow?

24.01.2026 20

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White House Posts AI-Altered Photo of Arrested Protester

23.01.2026 30

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A Major Snowstorm Looks Increasingly Likely for NYC

23.01.2026 20

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Is New York City About to Lose Its Only Republican in Congress?

22.01.2026 10

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Is NYC About to Lose Its Only Republican in Congress?

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