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1 year ago

Trump sets Fed showdown, Pirro opens Swalwell tip line, Golden Dome set

15 hours ago

Pressure builds on Donald Trump to find off-ramp on Iran war

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James Talarico campaign notches $27 million in first quarter

1 day ago

Japan announces $10 billion in subsidies for oil-strapped Southeast Asia

1 day ago

Trump tells pope on Iran deaths, Treasury warns banks, Kirk skips event

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Biden DOJ worked with abortion-rights groups to track conservative activists

2 days ago

Democrat Mejia wins New Jersey special election to fill Sherrill's House seat

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Russian attacks kill 18 in Ukraine as Zelensky lobbies allies for air defense support

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ZACHARY FARIA: Sports media care more about political outrage than sports

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Takeaways from Trump budget director Russ Vought's congressional testimony

7 hours ago

Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving senator, hints at a ninth term

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DHS agency to hire 200 special agents to combat immigration fraud

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Federal agency approves Trump's plan for triumphal arch ahead of America 250

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Artemis II crew shares lunar larks after historic journey around moon and back

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Mike Johnson scrambles to strike FISA deal with privacy hawks

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RFK Jr. spars with Lloyd Doggett over fraud oversight at HHS

9 hours ago

Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

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Spanberger 'voter's remorse': Illegal immigration, gerrymandering, and tax hikes

10 hours ago

Democrat Representative lays into RFK Jr. over missing CDC Director slot

11 hours ago

Hegseth says Iran is 'digging out' bombed facilities and warns of US presence

12 hours ago

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shoots his wife and himself

12 hours ago

Pope Leo says world is being 'ravaged' by 'tyrants' after feud with Trump

13 hours ago

Swalwell is just latest embarrassment in California governors race

18 hours ago

Two weeks to stop the war: Trump's trepidatious Iran timeline

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On This Day: Tensions are high as British invasion is imminent in New York

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Iran just sentenced four protesters to death. Why hasn't Pope Leo criticized Iran?

14 hours ago

340B keeps rural hospitals alive. Big Pharma wants it gone

16 hours ago

Foreign cash is sabotaging America in AI race against China

16 hours ago

What Americans can learn from Vietnam

16 hours ago

America is on the verge of bankruptcy. Nothing will matter when the crisis hits

16 hours ago

Trump's timeline: Iran, Iran, Pope, NATO. Republicans want it to be: Tax cut, tax cut

12 hours ago

Tucker Carlson is now shilling for jihadis

1 day ago

Jungle primaries and the curious timing of Swalwell's downfall

1 day ago

Trump as Jesus

2 days ago

Graham Platner sinks to new low with latest Nazi tattoo spin

2 days ago

Pope Leo can't have it both ways

2 days ago

JD Vance's hard road to 2028

3 days ago

The real reason fertility is falling

3 days ago

Democrats governed California into the ground. Now they can't field a candidate

9 hours ago

How Hungary matters

16 hours ago

Trump says it was 'a little tacky' to have McDonald's DoorDashed to White House

41 minutes ago

Mamdani friendship crumbles as Trump says mayor 'destroying' NYC

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Trump says Hezbollah is part of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

4 hours ago

Iran talks to continue, Tehran 'agreed' to no nuclear weapons: Trump

4 hours ago

The government union sinkhole: Public-sector unions are making blue states ungovernable

6 days ago

Can the Democrats get religion?

6 days ago

Kash Patel and Sen. David McCormick team up to fight fentanyl in Pennsylvania

6 days ago

How to solve the tariff refund mess

16 hours ago

The pope, the president, and a press that's just making it up

1 day ago

Americans shouldn't cry for Orban

1 day ago

If America can't build, it can't lead

2 days ago

11 House Republicans vote to rebuke Trump and protect 350,000 Haitian migrants

4 hours ago

ODNI files criminal referrals for ex-inspector general and whistleblower

11 hours ago

Jared Golden tanks Democrats' effort to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

11 hours ago

Fairfax shoots his wife and himself in murder-suicide

3 hours ago

Pope Leo says world is being 'ravaged' by 'tyrants' after feud with Trump

14 hours ago

Trump sets stage for showdown with Powell over who runs the Fed in mid May

13 hours ago

Sotomayor issues rare public apology to Kavanaugh over 'hurtful' comments

13 hours ago

Pirro opens tip line for alleged Swalwell sexual misconduct

13 hours ago

Pope vs Trump: Shocking clash over war, God, and U.S.-Israel bombings

13 hours ago

Can James Talarico help democrats find religion?

1 day ago

Gallego denies knowing Swalwell's misconduct but admits 'flirty' behavior

1 day ago

Erika Kirk skips TPUSA event with Vance over 'very serious threats'

1 day ago

AOC goes for E-bike ride while ranting about Trump

1 day ago

Pressure builds on Donald Trump to find off-ramp on Iran war

1 day ago

Republican Philip Harding running for Spanberger's old congressional seat

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Somali fugitive fleeing Minnesota fraud charges is an Ilhan Omar donor

12 hours ago

Congress mulls compelling testimony from ActBlue leadership

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Lone Democrat, Republicans who voted against housing bill have financial ties to its opponents

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State by state: Here's where ICE has made the most arrests under Trump

2 days ago

Minnesota House scrutinizes Walz's fraud prevention plan: 'Where's the accountability?'

3 days ago

Some Democrats pledge to get rid of funds donated by Swalwell's leadership PAC, others remain silent

3 days ago

Fairfax County schools retain copious cultural observance days out of 'diversity' concerns

5 days ago

Spanberger touts Youngkin-era investments in Virginia as state enters economic decline

5 days ago

Trump's Labor Department takes another hit as inspector general accused of abusing role

6 days ago

US increases economic pressure on Iran to get a deal done

1 day ago

Thune urges DOJ to wrap up Powell investigation ahead of Warsh confirmation

1 day ago

Gas prices: Five days of decreases at the pumps

1 day ago

Opposition to nicotine pouch tax grows as New York proposal remains in limbo

3 days ago

Gas prices: Three consecutive days of decreases at the pumps

3 days ago

Republicans pivot back to taxes after Iran ceasefire, eye midterm election reset

4 days ago

China to halt export of sulfuric acid as world faces fertilizer shortage from Hormuz blockade: Report

4 days ago

Progressives in Washington, California, and Hawaii want to squeeze the wealthy

6 days ago

Federal court halts planned ICE detention center in Maryland

1 day ago

Baltimore lowers fluoride levels in water, citing supply chain issues from Iran war

1 day ago

Maine lawmakers pass first-in-nation temporary statewide ban on data centers

2 days ago

Thom Tillis slams Trump's proposal to impose tolls on ships in Strait of Hormuz

2 days ago

Trump administration begins work on New York gas pipeline fought by greens

2 days ago

Maryland investigating 32,000 gallons of leaked jet fuel at Joint Base Andrews

3 days ago

Appeals court weighs whether to revive 'sprawling' climate change challenge to Trump orders

3 days ago

Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

4 hours ago

Trump administration's clash with Pope Leo strikes deeper note than other political feuds

10 hours ago

US expands Iran blockade to target dark fleet ships worldwide

15 hours ago

Trump touts meeting between leaders of Israel and Lebanon that 'will happen tomorrow'

16 hours ago

Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases in Middle East

1 day ago

Japan announces $10 billion in subsidies for oil-strapped Southeast Asia

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Magyar demands Hungarian president step down or else be removed by force

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