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Murphy accuses Trump of 'blitzkrieg' to 'collapse our democracy'

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) likened President Trump’s onslaught of executive action to a “blitzkrieg” whose ultimate goal is to “collapse our...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Fewer than half in new poll trust Trump, RFK Jr. to make right recommendations on health issues

Fewer than half of Americans in a new poll say they trust President Trump or his health-related nominees to make recommendations on the nation's...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Rand Paul to oppose Trump Labor nominee

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will vote against former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Labor, his...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Chicago lawmaker hopes for 'justice and mercy' amid ICE raids 

Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) said he hopes President Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, will carry out the immigration enforcement operations...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Pulitzer board asks court to pause Trump's lawsuit against them

Lawyers for the board that awards Pulitzer Prizes asked a Florida state court to pause a defamation lawsuit, which President Trump filed against board...

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Homan responds to immigration raids: 'No apologies'

Tom Homan, President Trump’s “border czar,” defended the immigration raids this weekend and pledged to continue working toward carrying out the...

yesterday 4

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Sarah Fortinsky

EU official: Europe 'not negotiating' on Greenland

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday that Europe is “not negotiating” with the United States over control of Greenland, as...

yesterday 4

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Fired government watchdog: 'So, Friday night I got an email'

Mark Greenblatt, a former inspector general of the Department of the Interior, described the moment he learned he had been fired in an interview on...

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Moreno says he will introduce legislation to sanction Colombia

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) said Sunday he will introduce legislation to sanction Colombia this week after the country’s president reportedly denied...

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Musk tells Germans to get over 'past guilt' at far-right AfD rally

Tech billionaire Elon Musk told Germans they should be proud of their heritage and should “move beyond” the “past guilt” of older generations....

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Holocaust memorial chair: Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous

The chair of Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, said Sunday tech billionaire Elon Musk’s call for Germans to “move beyond” the...

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Vance defends Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, including those who attacked police

Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump’s decision to issue sweeping pardons to roughly 1,500 individuals charged in connection to the Jan....

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Sen. Marshall 'absolutely' comfortable with Trump’s purge of inspectors general

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said he’s “absolutely” comfortable with President Trump’s decision to oust more than two dozen inspectors general...

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Vance: Gas, grocery prices 'are going to come down,' but it will 'take a little bit of time'

Vice President Vance said in an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan that prices will start coming down, but it might...

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Pennsylvania Democrat on immigration: If 'you're committing crimes, you got to get sent back'

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) said on Sunday that his constituents agree with most Americans that immigrants who entered the country without legal status...

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Harrison says Democrats should focus on ‘building on the infrastructure that we have’

Outgoing Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison said in a Sunday interview that Democrats should focus on building on the existing...

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Graham on Jan. 6 pardons: ‘I don’t like it’

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he doesn’t approve of President Trump’s pardoning of the Jan. 6 rioters, especially those who “beat up cops” who were...

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Graham defends purge of inspectors general, but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Pritzker on immigration raids: ‘We need to get rid of violent criminals,’ not ‘law-abiding’ residents

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he's eager to cooperate with federal immigration officials to "get rid" of criminals but questioned the basis for...

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US Coast Guard starts using 'Gulf of America'

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) started using the term “Gulf of America” to refer to the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, one day after President Trump...

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Percentage of Americans 'very satisfied' with personal life at new low: Gallup

The share of Americans who say they are “very satisfied” with their personal lives reached a new low in 2025, according to Gallup’s annual Mood...

23.01.2025 1

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Hegseth attorney pushes back against latest accuser

The attorney for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth pushed back on the latest claims against President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon in a...

23.01.2025 2

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Cuellar supports military at border, but must be used 'the right way'

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), whose district borders Mexico, said he supports President Trump’s decision to send 1,500 troops to the southern...

23.01.2025 4

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Bishop who made plea to Trump says she won't apologize

The reverend who called on President Trump to have mercy on transgender children and immigrants during a prayer service for his inauguration said in a...

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Laura Loomer pleads for Trump help amid Musk dispute: 'A slap in my face'

Laura Loomer, a close ally of President Trump’s and a far-right activist, asked the president to intervene as she continues to accuse billionaire...

23.01.2025 2

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Boebert vows to offer Jan. 6 protests tour of the Capitol

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said on Tuesday she would offer guided tours of the Capitol to the Jan. 6 rioters who just received a sweeping pardon...

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Jan. 6 rioter declines Trump pardon: 'We were wrong that day'

Pamela Hemphill, who served prison time for actions she took on Jan. 6, 2021, said she will not accept President Trump’s pardon and that his...

22.01.2025 1

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Trump executive orders and actions: By the numbers

President Trump took office Monday, marking the beginning of a new era in Washington. The changing of the guard was, perhaps, marked most...

21.01.2025 5

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Russia warns Trump against seizing Panama Canal

Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in...

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Musk on salute blowback: 'Frankly, they need better dirty tricks'

Elon Musk responded to criticism of his gesture during a post-inauguration speech on Monday, saying those comparing it to a Nazi salute were deploying...

21.01.2025 10

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Schiff calls Trump's' Jan. 6 pardons a 'grotesque display' of power

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sharply criticized President Trump for issuing a sweeping pardon to nearly all defendants charged in connection to the...

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Nadler condemns 'what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute' from Musk

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) was among those who sharply criticized billionaire Elon Musk on Monday for making "what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute"...

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Axelrod knocks Trump for not putting hand on bible

Democratic strategist David Axelrod knocked President Trump for not placing his hand on the bible when taking the oath of office on Monday. "It's...

21.01.2025 40

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Thune: Remaining Trump Cabinet nominees 'have a path to get there'

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he thinks President Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominees have a “path” to be...

21.01.2025 6

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Sarah Fortinsky

Homan says Trump admin 'reconsidering' details of Chicago immigration raids after leak

President-elect Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, said Sunday that enforcement officials are “reconsidering” some of the details of the...

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Newsom announces bank mortgage loan grace period after wildfires

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on Saturday commitments from five major banks to offer homeowners affected by the wildfires a 90-day grace...

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Emanuel blasts Trump for 'flexibility' on TikTok position

Rahm Emanuel, President Biden’s ambassador to Japan, sharply criticized President-elect Trump for reversing his position on TikTok, saying the app...

20.01.2025 20

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Ted Cruz: 'This is a different Donald Trump that is being sworn in than in 2017'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said the incoming president is entering the White House as a “different Donald Trump” from the man who took office eight...

20.01.2025 40

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Watch: Biden speaks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

Fighting in Gaza halted on Sunday as the ceasefire deal negotiated went into effect, ending the 15-month-long war between Israel and the Palestinian...

19.01.2025 30

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Waltz: ‘We’re confident that we can save TikTok, but also protect Americans’

Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Sunday that President-elect Trump is committed to saving TikTok while ensuring Americans are...

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Jim Jordan on bringing TikTok back online: ‘Right now, the law is the law’

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said on Sunday that a change in the law would be necessary to keep TikTok online if...

19.01.2025 10

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More Americans surviving cancer, but more younger Americans and women diagnosed: Research

The cancer mortality rate is continuing to decrease in America, but women – especially younger women – are seeing an uptick in diagnoses,...

17.01.2025 5

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Cotton knocks Gaza ceasefire-hostages agreement, offers alternate 'deal'

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) criticized the ceasefire and hostage-release deal mediators struck between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, saying the only...

16.01.2025 40

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GOP senator to Trump: Alaska 'offers all of Greenland's benefits'

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) made the case on Wednesday that his home state offers the same strategic advantages as Greenland, as President-elect...

16.01.2025 3

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Jill Biden says Melania Trump declined tea invite

First lady Jill Biden said incoming first lady Melania Trump declined her invitation for tea, according to a new report in The Washington Post. Jill...

16.01.2025 20

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Jill Biden: Relationship with Pelosi 'on my mind a lot lately'

First lady Jill Biden said she has been thinking “a lot” about her decades-long relationship with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as she...

15.01.2025 4

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Sarah Fortinsky

Jill Biden: Relationship with Pelosi 'on my mind a lot lately'

First lady Jill Biden said she has been thinking “a lot” about her decades-long relationship with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as she...

15.01.2025 3

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Sarah Fortinsky

Half in US say Greenland takeover a bad idea: Survey

More than half of U.S. voters in a new survey don’t support the U.S. taking over Greenland, a prospect President-elect Trump has entertained...

15.01.2025 4

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Musk may get office space in Eisenhower building: NYT

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is expected to get an office space in the building adjacent to the White House, as he prepares to take the helm of...

15.01.2025 4

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Ex-US attorney says Bass bears 'ultimate responsibility' for failures in fire response

Michel Valentine, former U.S. attorney, blamed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for what he described as failures in the local government’s response to...

15.01.2025 10

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