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1 year ago

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

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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

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

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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

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Takeaways from Trump budget director Russ Vought's congressional testimony

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Swalwell facing DOJ investigation over sexual misconduct allegations: Report

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

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Mike Johnson scrambles to strike FISA deal with privacy hawks

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USDA opens new Office of Seafood

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Eleven House Republicans vote to rebuke Trump, protecting 350,000 Haitian migrants

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

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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shoots his wife and himself in murder-suicide: Police

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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

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Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

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

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

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

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

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

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Swalwell is just latest embarrassment in California governors race

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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?

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

10 hours ago

Foreign cash is sabotaging America in AI race against China

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What Americans can learn from Vietnam

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

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

5 hours ago

Tucker Carlson is now shilling for jihadis

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Jungle primaries and the curious timing of Swalwell's downfall

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Trump as Jesus

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Graham Platner sinks to new low with latest Nazi tattoo spin

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Pope Leo can't have it both ways

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JD Vance's hard road to 2028

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The real reason fertility is falling

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

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How Hungary matters

10 hours ago

Minnesota charges ICE officer with second-degree assault

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ICE arrests under Trump near 457,000

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

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Senate Democrats raise massive campaign funds as GOP candidates lag

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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

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How to solve the tariff refund mess

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

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Americans shouldn't cry for Orban

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

2 days ago

Judge clarifies below-ground construction of White House ballroom project can proceed

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ODNI files criminal referrals for ex-inspector general and whistleblower

4 hours ago

DeSantis delays Florida redistricting session until after Virginia map referendum

5 hours ago

NPR collects $113 million from philanthropist and anonymous donor after Trump defunding

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

7 hours ago

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

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

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Pirro opens tip line for alleged Swalwell sexual misconduct

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

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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'

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AOC goes for E-bike ride while ranting about Trump

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

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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

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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?'

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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

22 hours ago

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

22 hours ago

Gas prices: Five days of decreases at the pumps

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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

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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

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

6 days ago

Federal court halts planned ICE detention center in Maryland

19 hours ago

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

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

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

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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

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

2 days ago

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

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US expands Iran blockade to target dark fleet ships worldwide

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

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

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

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