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Vance dismisses online Usha speculation: 'Our marriage is as strong as it’s ever been'

Vice President Vance dismissed online speculation about the state of his relationship with second lady Usha Vance, saying the couple’s marriage was...

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Surina Venkat

West Virginia governor: Hospitalized National Guardsman looking 'more like himself'

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) said Friday that a National Guardsman injured in last week's shooting in Washington is “slowly healing”...

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Surina Venkat

Greene says Trump was 'furious' with her after she signed Epstein files discharge petition

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said President Trump was furious with her after she signed a House petition compelling the release of all...

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Stephen A. Smith knocks Trump for calling affordability Democratic 'con job'

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith blasted President Trump for calling the affordability crisis a Democratic “con job,” saying that he “wants to...

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Chi Ossé drops bid to challenge Jeffries after opposition from Mamdani

New York City Council member Chi Ossé has dropped a bid to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in a primary after New York City...

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Surina Venkat

American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel's vaccine vote as 'reckless'

A trustee of the American Medical Association (AMA) denounced a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) panel’s vote to change hepatitis B vaccine...

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Surina Venkat

Trump hails vaccine panel's hepatitis B vote as 'very good decision'

President Trump praised a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) panel’s vote to change guidance for hepatitis B vaccinations as a “very good...

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Surina Venkat

Vance dismisses online Usha speculation: 'Our marriage is as strong as it’s ever been'

Vice President Vance dismissed online speculation about the state of his relationship with second lady Usha Vance, saying the couple’s marriage was...

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Surina Venkat

DeSantis: 'Big pool' of Trump voters an issue for GOP in midterms

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said President Trump’s voters may be an issue for the Republican Party during next year’s midterms because this...

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Grijalva says ‘very aggressive’ ICE officer pepper-sprayed her during Tucson raid

Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said Friday a “very aggressive” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer used pepper spray against her...

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Lloyd Doggett won't seek reelection in light of Supreme Court's Texas redistricting ruling

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) has announced that he will not seek reelection in wake of the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the state’s new...

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Mamdani’s win has progressives eyeing New York City House seats

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win has sparked progressives to target House seats across the city, including some currently held by...

29.11.2025 10

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Bondi files to release sealed Epstein grand jury transcripts

Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed an expedited motion seeking the release of the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case amid an...

22.11.2025 6

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Maxwell to plead Fifth in House Epstein investigation: Comer

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator...

22.11.2025 20

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Fox News host on Trump-Mamdani meeting: 'I think JD Vance is jealous'

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade said that President Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had gotten along “fantastic” during their...

22.11.2025 9

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Trump administration targets immigrant truck drivers in Pennsylvania

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to revoke nearly $75 million in federal funding from Pennsylvania for “illegally” issuing...

22.11.2025 7

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Federal judge blocks IRS from sending ICE taxpayer information for deportations

A federal judge has blocked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from handing over the home address information of taxpayers who may be undocumented to...

22.11.2025 10

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Surina Venkat

Chiefs special teams coach dismisses Trump kickoff rule criticism: 'He has no idea what's going on'

Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub brushed off President Trump’s criticism of the National Football League’s (NFL) new kickoff...

22.11.2025 4

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House Ethics panel investigating Georgia Republican Mike Collins, top aide

The House Committee on Ethics is investigating Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and his chief of staff Brandon Phillips for an ethics complaint it received...

22.11.2025 8

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Warren: Trump ‘trying to take a little of the shine that Zohran Mamdani has'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said President Trump was “trying to take a little of the shine that Zohran Mamdani has” after a friendly meeting...

22.11.2025 5

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GOP-led states challenging FDA approval of generic abortion pill

Three Republican-led states have challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone...

22.11.2025 10

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Duffy announces $2 billion intended to deliver 2,400 buses nationwide

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration will invest more than $2 billion in transportation projects across 45 states...

22.11.2025 8

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Surina Venkat

4 hemp THC products that could be banned by Congress: Gummies, vapes, drinks and creams

A last-minute amendment slipped into the bill that ended the government shutdown has thrown the hemp industry and its consumers into a panic as...

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Archives releases first batch of Amelia Earhart records pledged by Trump

The federal government has begun releasing files related to the aviator Amelia Earhart after President Trump ordered their release in September.  ...

15.11.2025 3

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Scarborough: Trump's 'coalition' ends when he exits 'scene,' like Reagan, Obama

“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said President Trump’s “coalition” would end with his administration, just like the coalitions of former...

15.11.2025 9

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Trump ally will fight Maurene Comey's lawsuit for DOJ

A U.S. attorney who the Trump administration helped keep in office will defend the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a lawsuit filed by the daughter of...

14.11.2025 2

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Cities starting to push back against data centers: Study

At least 16 data center projects, worth a combined $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed as local opposition mounts to the developments, according...

14.11.2025 10

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Surina Venkat

Greene will introduce bill for 'aggressively phasing out' H-1B visas

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Thursday announced plans to introduce a bill that will “aggressively” phase out the H-1B visa program and...

14.11.2025 10

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Minority health researchers walk tightrope amid NIH funding cuts

As the Trump administration slashes and transforms the National Institutes of Health (NIH), minority health researchers are walking a tightrope,...

08.11.2025 20

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Senate Republican: Leadership 'ignores me' on shutdown solution

Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said the Senate has done “zero, zilch, nada” since it passed the tax and spending megabill in July and that...

08.11.2025 10

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Greene: US 'may be headed for a recession'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned the U.S. “may be headed for recession” in her latest break with the GOP and President Trump, who has...

07.11.2025 3

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Greene pushes back on Trump: 'Affordability is a problem’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on President Trump’s claim that grocery prices are falling, arguing that affordability — an issue...

07.11.2025 10

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No hospitalizations after multiple people fall ill at Joint Base Andrews

No one was hospitalized following multiple people falling ill at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after an individual opened a “suspicious package”...

07.11.2025 3

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Clashing GOP proposals throw HIV services into deep uncertainty

Some lawmakers and advocates are increasingly uncertain whether critical HIV and AIDS services will survive the federal government’s funding fight....

02.11.2025 30

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Americans more likely to oppose boat strikes, military invasion of Venezuela: Survey

A YouGov survey has found that Americans are more likely to oppose U.S. strikes against boats near Venezuela than support them after a month of...

31.10.2025 2

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Graham Platner, Maine Democratic candidate, loses another top campaign official

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has lost another top campaign official after a series of controversies centering around old social...

31.10.2025 4

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Trump-appointed judge praises prosecutors removed from Jan. 6 rioter's case

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by President Trump, praised two prosecutors removed from the case of a Jan. 6, 2021, rioter,...

31.10.2025 6

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Venezuela's Peace Prize-winning opposition leader backs Trump's boat strikes

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has backed President Trump’s boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea, placing blame for deaths from U.S....

31.10.2025 10

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Top universities ramp up lobbying amid Trump higher education crackdown

The nation’s top schools have ramped up their spending on lobbying the federal government this year amid President Trump’s crackdown on higher...

28.10.2025 40

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House Republican slams Trump's Argentina beef imports plan

Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) criticized the Trump administration’s recent plan to quadruple the tariff-rate quota for imported beef from Argentina,...

25.10.2025 4

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Liberal Supreme Court justices decry nitrogen hypoxia executions: 'Excruciating suffocation'

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the court’s other two liberal justices in penning a dissent that condemned the use of nitrogen hypoxia in...

25.10.2025 10

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Paul says he's tired of being GOP's 'whipping boy'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he was tired of always being the Republican Party’s “whipping boy” and of his colleagues wanting him “to do their...

24.10.2025 2

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Planned Parenthood moves to block Medicaid termination in Ohio

Two Planned Parenthood affiliates have moved to challenge the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) from prohibiting their participation in Medicaid....

24.10.2025 2

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Why is Trump mad about Ontario's Ronald Reagan tariffs ad?

President Trump called off trade negotiations with Canada on Thursday after the government of Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, released...

24.10.2025 10

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Former Jill Biden aide: East Wing demolition 'sad,' but ballroom 'probably needed'

Michael LaRosa, an aide to former first lady Jill Biden, called the demolition of the White House’s East Wing “sad” but said it was “probably...

24.10.2025 7

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Democratic young guns come for old guard in post-Biden primaries

Young challengers are jumping into Democratic primaries against elder party stalwarts, putting age squarely on the ballot in the wake of former...

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Maine Senate candidate faces more resurfaced Reddit posts

Reports have found additional controversial social media posts Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner made years before his bid to oust Sen. Susan...

18.10.2025 10

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Republican lawmakers ask for DOJ to investigate Jack Smith

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and other GOP lawmakers requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate former special counsel Jack Smith on...

18.10.2025 20

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Vermont state senator 'weighing all of' his options amid GOP group chat blowback

Vermont state Sen. Samuel Douglass (R) said he was weighing his options following calls for him to resign after a report of his involvement in a...

18.10.2025 3

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Mamdani rips Trump after order to halt work on NYC busway

New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani (D) ripped the Trump administration’s order to halt work on the city’s bus system, the latest in...

18.10.2025 10

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