Politics

Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections

A string of text messages from Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, where he mused about violence directed toward a political rival is triggering widespread backlash and t...

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Johnson rallies House GOP after he calls off votes amid shutdown fight

Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a private call Saturday that he will give 48-hour notice if they are needed for a vote at the Capitol this week, should the Senate approve a stopgap m...

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Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says

President Donald Trump will soon federalize 300 National Guard troops in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday, a move that comes despite the governor’s opposition.“This morning, the Trump Admin...

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States try getting tough on political violence after Charlie Kirk killing

Republican state lawmakers want to get tough on political violence after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.The day after the conservative activist was killed, a New Jersey Republican pledged legislation...

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Maher roasts Hegseth military meeting: ‘A manly administration’

Comedian Bill Maher on Friday mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent speech to the nation's top generals and admirals, joking that under President Trump the U.S. has a "manly admi...

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“‘I’m leaving,’ Trump said. ‘There’s no reason to be here any more’”: inside the meeting that brought Nato to the brink

Former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg recalls the rollercoaster ride of dealing with Donald Trump – and how close the US president brought the alliance to the point of collapseNo other nation m...

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Republicans Have a Senate Map Without the Meltdowns

While Washington is gripped with the federal government shutdown, the most revealing congressional news this week may have come from Birmingham rather than the beltway. It’s in Alabama, where colle...

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‘I’m leaving,’ Trump said. ‘There’s no reason to be here any more’: inside the meeting that brought Nato to the brink

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Zelensky fumes after Russia launches 'savage' strike on Ukraine railway station

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russia for a "savage" drone strike on a railway station overnight that injured dozens of people. Zelensky said the strike...

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DOJ furloughs could impact domestic violence grants. Some fear that's the point.

Hours after the government shut down Wednesday, the Trump administration shuttered the Department of Justice’s grant-making offices, furloughing employees who help provide federal support to organi...

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From ‘goat rodeo’ to victory: How Sacramento wrangled Silicon Valley to pass sweeping AI rules

SAN FRANCISCO — California moved to set the national agenda on AI policy when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind law this week aimed at making the technology safer.But the path to get the...

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Hegseth targets IG investigations as Signalgate report looms

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sprinkled several new rules into his Tuesday speech to military leaders that will carry more serious consequences than grooming and exercise — likely undermining the ...

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Calling a ‘code red,’ Newsom says universities must reject Trump’s compact

Gov. Gavin Newsom doubled down on a threat Friday to pull funding from California universities that sign onto a pact proposed by Donald Trump, calling the president’s efforts to make in-roads to hi...

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Newsom plays Fortnite, talks Kamala Harris, Snoop Dogg and how Dems ‘lost’ young men

SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom, playing Fortnite and talking politics for an hour with one of his kids’ favorite Twitch streamers Friday, cursed his in-game deaths while waxing on about subj...

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Ciattarelli says he never saw Sherrill’s leaked military records

New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli said on Friday that he never saw Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill’s leaked military records, as his opponent has sought to attac...

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Money to oversee nuclear weapons safety will start running low after 8 days, Energy secretary says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is warning that the agency within the Energy Department that oversees the safety and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile has only enough funding to o...

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Trump pressures Portland amid National Guard standoff

The White House is continuing to pressure Portland, surging federal law enforcement and floating plans to go after the city’s pocketbook on Friday as protests continue over President Donald Trump’s...

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Shutdown will stretch into another week as Senate standoff continues

The government shutdown will go into a second week.Senators rejected another opportunity Friday to reopen agencies and are now out of session until Monday, when leadership is expected to force a fi...

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Trump wants Japan to fund his government's ambitious government spending. What's in it for them?

The Trump administration has big plans for the massive pot of money promised by Japan and other countries as part of their trade deals with the United States. But the eye-popping sums, as well as t...

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‘You lose leverage, you lose this country’: Newsom presses Dems to stand firm on shutdown

Gavin Newsom urged Democrats to stand firm amid the government shutdown Friday, saying, “You lose leverage, you lose this country.”“You take Donald Trump at his word? Come on. No one is that naive,...

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Trump says Hamas ready for ‘PEACE,’ calls on Israel to stop bombing

President Donald Trump said he believes Hamas is “ready for a lasting PEACE” after the group released a statement Friday evening appearing to agree to many of the terms of a peace deal the U.S. and...

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