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Vance, Stephanopoulos bicker over Homan questions

Vice President JD Vance sparred Sunday with George Stephanopoulos in a discussion with the ABC host asked about White House border czar Tom Homan.The segment on "This Week" ended with Stephanopoulo...

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Zelenskyy says he sees renewed hope for peace with Russia after deal in Middle East

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that President Donald Trump's success in brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has renewed his hope that Trump can help facilitate ...

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Trump may speak with Putin about sending Tomahawks to Ukraine in effort to end war

President Donald Trump said that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed during a Sunday phone call the possibility of Ukraine obtaining long-range Tomahawk missiles.But Trump, spe...

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The 1 Senate Democrat facing dire consequences from the shutdown is holding firm

On paper, Jon Ossoff has plenty of reasons to break party ranks as the government shutdown drags into a third week: The 38-year-old Georgian is the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for re-electio...

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Vance: 'We are on the cusp of true peace in the Middle East'

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday characterized the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas as "a remarkable achievement" by the Trump administration.Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Vance said...

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Kelly says Trump 'should get a lot of credit' for Israel-Hamas deal

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that President Trump “should get a lot of credit” for the deal between Israel and Hamas as the president plans to head to the region. “How ...

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Biden national security adviser says 'of course' Trump should get credit on Israel-Hamas deal

Former Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday supported President Trump getting credit for the deal between Israel and Hamas. “Do you think he deserves credit here?” CNN’s D...

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China signals defiance in face of Trump’s 100% tariff threat

The Chinese government has come out swinging in response to President Donald Trump’s threat Friday of 100 percent tariffs on China’s imports in response to Beijing's new export curbs on rare earths...

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‘I influenced that’: A steel CEO takes a bow for Trump’s tariffs

CLEVELAND — President Donald Trump has won over one of the steel industry’s most prominent voices — despite reneging on a promise to block the foreign sale of a domestic competitor.Steelmakers have...

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Inside Uthmeier’s path to a critical Trump endorsement in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — It turns out that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has his own art of the deal.President Donald Trump last week gave a valuable endorsement to Uthmeier’s 2026 campaign...

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Trump to address Knesset, attend Middle East peace ceremony in Egypt

President Trump on Monday is set to address Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, and attend a Middle East peace ceremony in Egypt following a potential deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in...

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Trump’s War on Drugs is Also About Regime Change

The first time President Donald Trump tried to push Nicolas Maduro out of power, he wasn’t coy about it. He accused the Venezuelan dictator of stealing an election, stripped U.S. recognition from M...

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HHS rehiring some people fired through reduction-in-force efforts

Some of the Department of Health and Human Services employees fired through reduction-in-force notices Friday are being rehired, according to two people familiar with the details.The two people, an...

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Pentagon will pay military troops, Trump says

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he will direct Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to “use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th” as the government shutdown nea...

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Circuit Court walks back judge’s block on Trump’s National Guard call-up in Chicago

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily lifted a judge's order blocking White House efforts to federalize National Guard troops for use in Chicago, but left her block on their deployment in...

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7 times politicians imploded in TV interviews

California Democrat Katie Porter’s disastrous interview with a local California TV reporter could be the defining moment of her gubernatorial campaign — but she’s obviously not the only politician ...

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Johnson says Democrats are to blame for looming lapse in military pay

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday cast blame on Democrats for a looming lapse in military pay as the shutdown impasse persists, pointing to seven failed votes in the Senate t...

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The Turning Point for Israel and Hamas

Editor’s Note: Washington Week With The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings, wat...

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Trump directs Hegseth to use 'all available funds' to pay military workers amid shutdown

President Trump on Saturday directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use move all of the department's "available funds" to go toward paying military servicemembers during the government...

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Behind Trump’s Tylenol warning: A lack of data on how drugs affect pregnant women

The uproar over the Trump administration’s efforts to discourage pregnant women from taking Tylenol is highlighting a bigger problem: There has never been adequate data on the safety and effectiven...

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Oregon’s 2020 drug policy didn’t treat ‘root causes’ of use, attorney general says

Oregon’s short-lived attempt to decriminalize drug possession in 2020 failed due to an inadequate rollout, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said.In 2020, Oregon adopted Measure 110, which decr...

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