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Former Labor secretary allegedly fueled toxic workplace, drank on job, misused funds, watchdog report finds

Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer allegedly drank on the job and maintained an “inappropriately close” relationship with a member of her security detail, a government watchdog report relea...

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‘What is the endgame?’: Arab diplomats worry about Iran escalation ahead of midterms

Iran’s renewed attacks against Arab countries are raising the stakes for regional powers, with some saying they are losing hope that there’s any way out of the war — and that things will get worse ...

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Trump wants the Postal Service to radically overhaul mail voting. But ballots are already going out.

President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became the first state in the ...

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Red tape, not his controversial past, could sink Trump's Navy nominee

The biggest obstacle to Hung Cao’s nomination to lead the Navy isn’t his incendiary campaign rhetoric or MAGA stance on national security.It’s paperwork.Cao — known for insisting the Pentagon recru...

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MAHA leaders don’t see a 2028 champion

The Make America Healthy Again movement is eyeing the 2028 field and doesn’t yet see anyone who will champion its causes.“I haven't seen anyone that I'm excited about,” said Kelly Ryerson, a MAHA i...

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No celebrities, unpaid renewals, shuttered facilities: Medical pot in Florida faces severe headwinds

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis made his tough stance on medical marijuana a cornerstone of his conservative legacy in Florida. And as he prepares to leave office, the outlook for the more...

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I moved from New York City to Australia a few years ago. These 6 things have surprised me the most.

Living in Australia for just over two years was an interesting experience filled with surprises.Courtesy of Samantha VanderhorstA few years ago, I moved from New York City to Sydney. Life in Austra...

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Francis Fukuyama: The American Right Has Gone Off the Deep End

In 1989, Francis Fukuyama wrote a sweeping philosophical polemic in which he argued that liberal democratic capitalism was the only viable economic and political system. Countries would either conv...

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Missouri Supreme Court pauses GOP gerrymander, likely netting Democrats 1 House seat

Missouri’s Supreme Court suspended a congressional map that state Republicans drew last year that would have netted the GOP an additional House seat, likely keeping the seat in Democratic hands thi...

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Maryland Supreme Court greenlights vote on Democrats’ 2028 gerrymandering plan

The Maryland Supreme Court on Thursday gave Democrats a victory in the state’s protracted redistricting battle, allowing the Legislature’s proposed amendment on redistricting that party leaders wan...

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Trump makes surprise pick to lead Army after Driscoll’s departure

President Donald Trump made a surprise pick on Thursday when he elevated Adam Telle, the official overseeing the Army Corps of Engineers, to take over as the Army’s top civilian leader.“I am please...

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AI and crypto groups were among the biggest players in this year’s primaries. Here’s how they did.

At least one in six members of the next Congress are all but certain to have made it there with the backing of the crypto industry or artificial intelligence interests.A smattering of super PACs re...

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Democrats Cry Foul As DHS Launches Voter Fraud Probe In 9 States

Democrats Cry Foul As DHS Launches Voter Fraud Probe In 9 States The Department of Homeland Security opened a coordinated voter fraud investigation across nine states this week, and ...

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Germany Had a Strategy to Contain the Far Right. It May Have Backfired.

RAGUHN-JESSNITZ, Germany — The first brick to fall in Germany’s so-called firewall against the far right was this town of some 9,000 people in the small eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt.On Jul...

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‘We've told them he cannot come’: Republicans grapple with how to handle Trump on the trail

President Donald Trump wants to be heavily involved in Republicans’ midterm push. They’re not all thrilled.As Trump begins to unveil his midterm campaign plans, many Republicans facing tough electi...

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Messaging on data centers is hard. This committee offers a safe space.

As House Republicans fight behind closed doors about how to respond to the backlash against data centers, one committee is pushing forward on the issue publicly.The House Energy and Commerce Commit...

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25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat

A quarter century after the September 11 attacks emboldened then-President George W. Bush to launch the “war on terror,” many Americans might like to think they’re wiser than the poli...

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Secret Service failed to update protection policies for decades, report finds

The U.S. Secret Service failed to update a range of protection policies for foreign trips and emergency situations involving the president and vice president despite recent attacks and threats, a g...

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Ending ‘Christmas for criminals’: Coalition's tobacco tax cut argument

CANBERRA — Australia’s strict tobacco laws aren't working. A booming black market now accounts for more than half of nicotine consumed in the country, driving money away from government coffers and...

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Australia pledged a plan to care for its military women. They hope it's close.

Advocates who feel the Veterans' Affairs and Defence departments have taken too long to produce a strategy to help Australia’s military women — promised after a 2021 royal commission exposed "sad a...

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RFK Jr. is investigating whether troops died of Covid vaccine, Army doctor says

An Army doctor told a federal court in Virginia she’s working with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to probe whether troops died from Covid-19 vaccines afte...

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