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Americans in Congo barred from immediately returning home

The Trump administration is barring American citizens who were recently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where there is an ongoing Ebola outbreak, from returning to the U.S. until they’ve s...

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Swan predicts Trump's 'free & fair elections' speech announcement

President Donald Trump plans to use part of a primetime speech Thursday to discuss new findings about the security of American elections, among other topics — setting up yet another high-profile op...

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Senate Dems block defense bill in protest of Iran war

Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion Pentagon policy bill on Tuesday, as the sprawling legislation became a casualty in the monthslong fight to rein in President Donald Trump on Iran.The Natio...

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WATCH: Elissa Slotkin says SAVE America Act would make it 'hard for any Democrat' to win an election

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) America Act would make it harder for Democrats to win elections, prompting Republicans to argue she had finall...

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The Shooter in Maine Was a New ICE Recruit

Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.Late last night, at the end of a day that started with the killing of a 26-year-old Colombian man i...

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No end in sight for new Iran war

As the U.S. war with Iran resumes, there is little sign that diplomacy can stop it.Efforts by Arab, Pakistani and other mediators to revive negotiations or restore a ceasefire have shown no public ...

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Trump's Election Integrity Efforts Meet Resistance In Courts

Trump's Election Integrity Efforts Meet Resistance In Courts Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump's efforts to overhaul U.S. voting systems have ...

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Trump backtracks on plan to charge 20 percent fee for ships traveling through Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump on Tuesday walked back threats to charge a 20 percent fee on all cargo ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway that has been central to the renewe...

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E. Jean Carroll receives the first of Trump’s millions

E. Jean Carroll, the writer who won a pair of civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse and defamation by President Donald Trump, on Monday received the more than $5.6 million in damages he owed her, ac...

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Hochul to approve nation’s first state-level data center pause

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul is enacting the nation’s first state-level moratorium on large-scale data center construction amid concerns over the impact of the facilities meant to support a...

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Trump administration gives Tom Kean Jr. a new headache in tough midterm fight

The Trump administration is not making Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s tough reelection fight any easier.On Friday, less than two weeks after Kean explained that his lengthy absence from Congress was due to hi...

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Lindsey Graham Embodied the Republican Party’s Authoritarian Drift

The best obituary of Lindsey Graham appeared not after his death on Saturday, but exactly a year before the event that would define the final stage of his career. On January 6, 2020, Rolling Stone ...

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She Wants to Win Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat—and Impeach RFK Jr.

Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on Saturday shocked Washington, D.C. It also upended the race for Senate in South Carolina, where the longtime incumbent was facing a Democratic challenger in Dr. Ann...

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Inflation eased in June, helping Fed's Warsh delay potential rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh got a reprieve Tuesday when the government reported a steep drop in inflation last month driven by lower gas prices, which will take some of the pressure off the c...

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California tests its antitrust muscle in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — For months, opponents of Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery looked to California Attorney General Rob Bonta as their best hope of stopping a deal that would re...

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We Can't Control This: The Populist Tide Is Coming For Both Parties

We Can't Control This: The Populist Tide Is Coming For Both Parties Authored by Charles Bass and Richard Swett via RealClearPolitics.com, Who was David Brat? Many Americans...

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How best to honor Lindsey Graham’s legacy? Republicans are divided.

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham was known as a champion of American military power, strong global alliances, conservative jurisprudence and more.Cryptocurrency regulation? Not so much.So when Presiden...

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‘Predictability is important’: Estonia’s outgoing ambassador didn’t get much of it

Over the course of his second term, President Donald Trump has clashed with European allies over defense spending, the war in Ukraine and the role of NATO. Estonia has pushed back by spending enoug...

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Trump’s America First allies are eyeing the hawkish void Graham leaves behind

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, perhaps the most effective hawk in the modern Republican Party, has created a vacuum among supporters of an assertive American foreign policy. America First...

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MORNING GLORY: The VP’s new book 'Communion' is not what the Beltway expected

Father Henry Stephan is one of the heroes of "Communion," the new book from Vice President J.D. Vance. Father Stephan was integral to the Vice President’s journey into the welcoming pews of the Cat...

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Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran

President Donald Trump formally notified lawmakers this weekend that the nation is once again at war with Iran, giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region with...

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