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Trump touts Israel’s approval of his Gaza peace plan. Hamas has not agreed.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the White House on Monday that they’ve reached a tentative agreement on the Trump administration’s 20-point peace plan f...

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Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation AI safety law

SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law on Monday that will force major AI companies to reveal their safety protocols — marking the end of a lobbying battle wi...

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White House shutdown summit fails to produce a deal

Congressional leaders left a high-stakes Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump without a breakthrough Monday, greatly raising the likelihood of a government shutdown starting early Wednes...

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Toni Atkins drops out of the California governor’s race

Toni Atkins, the former legislative leader who sought to leverage her Sacramento experience into a history-making bid for California governor, is ending her campaign.In a letter to supporters on Mo...

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How Cuomo plans to seize the Adams-less moment

NEW YORK — Andrew Cuomo got exactly what he wanted: incumbent Mayor Eric Adams dropped his reelection bid, making the former governor the sole middle-of-the-road Democrat vying to run the nation’s ...

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What to know about Trump's unusual meeting of military leaders

President Trump is slated to attend an unusual meeting of military leaders Tuesday in Virginia organized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The meeting, which is reportedly expecte...

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Fewer candidates = more pressure for Schumer, Jeffries in New York City’s race for a new mayor

NEW YORK — The race for New York City mayor is on hold for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries as they confront the prospect of a government shutdown in Washington — but it can’t wait too long.Mayor ...

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Is The Fix Already In To Protect James Comey?

Is The Fix Already In To Protect James Comey? Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, The swamp never wastes time protecting its own, and James Comey is no exception. The disgr...

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Trump prompts Netanyahu to apologize to Qatar for bombing its capital

President Donald Trump facilitated a phone call from the Oval Office today in which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized to his Qatari counterpart for the missile strikes earlier th...

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Trump says a Gaza peace deal is close, but he's yet to convince Netanyahu

President Donald Trump is optimistic about his administration’s 21-point peace plan for Gaza, which has drawn some initial support from other countries in the region.But getting Israeli Prime Minis...

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Why the US-Israel Status Quo Is Doomed

President Donald Trump is often at his most frank when he plays pundit, and so it went with his recent musings about Israel’s war with Hamas and the political fallout.“They had total control over C...

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Transcript: Trump Is Failing and Unpopular—Brutal New Polls Confirm It

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 29 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and pres...

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200 Oregon National Guard troops called up after Trump Portland announcement

Hundreds of Oregon National Guard troops have been called up following President Trump saying over the weekend that he was sending troops to Portland, the state’s attorney general said. ...

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SCOTUStoday for Monday, September 29

The leaves are changing, pumpkin bars are baking, and the justices are back at the Supreme Court. They’ll gather today for the annual “long conference,” the unofficial end of their three-mo...

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Michigan church shooting suspect was Marine, Iraq War veteran, officials say

The suspect in the Sunday shooting at a Michigan church was a Marine who served in Iraq, according to military officials. Authorities identified the suspect as Thomas Jacob Sanford...

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The Blue State That’s Now a Bellwether

Mikie Sherrill is not prone to hyperbole. The Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey is measured and mainstream—even “milquetoast,” in the words of one progressive activist. But when I asked...

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Trump’s strategy to get drug companies to act voluntarily is about to be tested

President Donald Trump sent letters to 17 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies at the end of July. He demanded that they voluntarily lower U.S. prices for some of their drugs to match wh...

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Leading California Dems urge Schumer, Jeffries to hold fast on shutdown

Democrats running for California governor backed shutting down the federal government if their party can’t extract health care concessions from Republicans, while promising at a forum Sunday to con...

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Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying state’s National Guard in Portland

Oregon and its largest city, Portland, are suing to block President Donald Trump from deploying the state’s national guard, calling it an unconstitutional abuse of power.“Far from promoting public ...

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Shutdown staring contest heads to the Oval Office

Congress is locked in a staring contest with less than 48 hours until the government shuts down. There’s no sign either side plans to blink.The standoff is raising the odds that agencies will at le...

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Trump to attend Hegseth's gathering of military leaders

President Trump said Sunday he plans to attend a large gathering of top U.S. military leaders organized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth early this week. Trump described the gathe...

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