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1 year ago

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

15 hours ago

James Talarico campaign notches $27 million in first quarter

11 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

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

18 hours ago

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

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Mike Johnson raises $500,000 to fight Spanberger's gerrymandering

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Gerald R. Ford becomes longest-deployed US aircraft carrier since Vietnam War

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How red and blue state tax cuts differ in 2026 legislative session

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

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Congress mulls compelling testimony from ActBlue leadership

10 hours ago

Federal judge strikes down Indiana ban on student IDs for voting

9 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

Hundreds of hospice providers suspended over $600 million in suspected fraud

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US increases economic pressure on Iran to get a deal done

8 hours ago

Bessent 'optimistic' gas prices will fall to $3 a gallon by mid-summer

10 hours ago

OMB Director Russ Vought interrupted by protesters during opening statement

13 hours ago

Elizabeth Warren has tense exchange with IRS chief over call wait times

14 hours ago

Warner on impacts from tax returns and firing inspector general employees

14 hours ago

Donald Trump says China agreed not to send weapons to Iran

14 hours ago

Iran threaten to halt Red Sea trade if US blockade of Strait of Hormuz continues

15 hours ago

Democrats admit higher taxes aren't worth it

21 hours ago

Tucker Carlson is now shilling for jihadis

17 hours ago

MICHAEL BARONE: How Hungary matters

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On This Day: Despite pending British attack on New York, George Washington sends troops to Canada

16 hours ago

Hylton bait and switch robs America's veterans

17 hours ago

Working families tax cuts delivered historic tax refund season

19 hours ago

Trump would be justified to pull US out of NATO. He still shouldn't do it

19 hours ago

To fight civic ignorance, don't just teach students. Test them

19 hours ago

The King is coming. Don't mention the war!

15 hours ago

Jungle primaries and the curious timing of Swalwell's downfall

21 hours ago

Trump as Jesus

1 day ago

Graham Platner sinks to new low with latest Nazi tattoo spin

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Pope Leo can't have it both ways

1 day ago

JD Vance's hard road to 2028

2 days ago

The real reason fertility is falling

2 days ago

Trump budget proposal shows he understands freedom isn't free

5 days ago

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

4 hours ago

Federal court halts planned ICE detention center in Maryland

4 hours ago

Democratic secretary of state was 'prepared' for FBI raid in Arizona, emails show

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California disbars John Eastman over effort to reverse Trump's 2020 election loss

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

5 days ago

Can the Democrats get religion?

5 days ago

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

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

19 hours ago

Americans shouldn't cry for Orban

19 hours ago

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

1 day ago

Boston Tea Party spirit lives on in tax cuts for working families

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Uninsured Americans want health coverage worth buying

2 days ago

Longest reported times at select US airports

13 days ago

NYC terrorism suspects plead not guilty in Gracie Mansion bomb case

8 hours ago

Johnson forced to cancel foreign spy powers vote over privacy-hawk opposition

7 hours ago

Democrats may move to expel Cory Mills if GOP targets Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick: Pete Aguilar

7 hours ago

Jeanine Pirro accused of trying to 'circumvent' Jerome Powell investigation through unprompted 'tour'

8 hours ago

Philadelphia advances $35 million line of credit in bid to bring DNC back in 2028

1 hour ago

Can James Talarico help democrats find religion?

10 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

AOC goes for E-bike ride while ranting about Trump

10 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

Republican Philip Harding running for Spanberger's old congressional seat

19 hours ago

Yeas & Nays: Orbán's defeat deals a blow to Trump

1 day ago

Spanberger inks bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines

1 day ago

Democrats react to Eric Swalwell's resignation

1 day ago

Vance tells Vatican to 'stick to matters of morality' after Trump rebukes pope on Iran

1 day ago

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

20 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

China-linked hedge fund executive showers vulnerable Democrats with cash as midterms approach

5 days ago

Gas prices: Five days of decreases at the pumps

17 hours ago

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

2 days ago

Gas prices: Three consecutive days of decreases at the pumps

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

5 days ago

Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps for the first time after announcement of ceasefire

5 days ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Chris Wright warns gas prices may stay high throughout the summer

2 days ago

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

6 hours ago

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

6 hours ago

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

14 hours ago

China is also 'hurting' from the Iran ceasefire: Tiana Lowe Doescher

14 hours ago

Trump says China agreed not to send weapons to Iran

17 hours ago

Iran threatens to halt Red Sea trade if US Hormuz blockade continues

18 hours ago

Trump wants Pope Leo to know that 'Iran has killed 42,000 innocent' protesters

18 hours ago

Vance heckled at TPUSA event over US action in Middle East: 'You're killing children!'

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