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Biden administration granted woman green card months before she illegally voted in 2024 election: DHS

A Biden-era noncitizen from the Philippines living in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to illegally voting in the 2024 election after registering just weeks before Election Day, federal prosecutors said...

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Trump’s man DOGE-ing the UN

As President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations this week to deliver a speech attacking the institution’s globalist instincts, one of his ambassadors has been quietly working to reshape it...

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World shows hints of bucking Trump at the UN

President Donald Trump was again the center of attention at the United Nations on Tuesday, as world leaders scrambled to stay in his good graces.But behind the headlines, there was an undercurrent ...

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Bessent ‘inadvertently’ failed to report at least $100K of JPMorgan stock

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent failed to disclose at least $100,000 worth of JPMorgan Chase stock owned by his husband, an omission that sparked an inspector general inquiry this summer that ulti...

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The future of the ‘blue slip’ could be in Mike Lee’s hands

Donald Trump has long fumed over a Senate practice that lets Democrats effectively veto some of his judicial nominees. He might soon have an ally in a position to do something about it.Utah Sen. Mi...

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Senate Republicans stew on pre-election dilemma: Should they stay or should they go?

Facing rising gas prices, an Iran war with no end in sight and increasingly dire midterm polling, Senate Republicans are facing a crucial choice this week: fight or flight.Some GOP lawmakers are ca...

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Poll: Neither Americans nor Canadians wanted Trump’s trade war

President Donald Trump was wrong to launch his trade war on Canada, majorities of adults in both countries agree.Now Canadians of all political stripes are rallying around their government, led by ...

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The Louisiana Democrat Weighing a 2028 Presidential Campaign

AVONDALE, Louisiana — If I could only have one dinner in New Orleans, it would be at Mosca's.Yes, my favorite New Orleans spot isn't technically in the city. That's part of the charm. And that's w...

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‘Xi Jinping’s got stature’: Trump’s China summit challenge

The U.S.-China relationship is on tenterhooks amid an ongoing arms race over AI, trade feuds over rare earths and chips, a still-simmering war in Iran and a perpetual standoff over Taiwan.President...

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Trump talks peace, threatens annihilation of Iran in UNGA speech

President Donald Trump struck a contradictory tone on Iran during his address before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, calling himself a peacemaker while also warning of his willingne...

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US delegation met with Iranians

President Donald Trump's special envoys met with Iranian mediators on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.The meeting between Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Iranian of...

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‘Shame on you’: Netanyahu rips Mamdani ahead of UN visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on social media Tuesday, criticizing the progressive mayor for his stance on Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hama...

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FAA debuts its AI-powered tool for managing flight traffic

The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday rolled out its artificial intelligence-powered tool to manage flights for the three major Washington-area airports, bringing the technology live to air...

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The ICE Officer in Austin Wasn’t Wearing a Body Cam

Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man last weekend in Austin was a recent hire who was not wear...

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Chinese president arrives in US with new energy leverage as war rattles global markets

President Donald Trump plans to press Chinese President Xi Jinping on his energy posture with Iran when the leaders meet Wednesday in Washington. But there’s little reason for China to yield — espe...

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Book reviews: ‘The Disappearers’ and ‘American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey From Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump’

‘The Disappearers’ by Marlon James“Why not just say it?” asked Dwight Garner in The New York Times. With his sixth book in an already decorated career, Marlon Jame...

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Sen. Jon Husted: Iran war ‘needs to come to an end as quickly as possible’

Sen. Jon Husted became the latest battleground Republican this week to call for a quick end to the Iran war, as panic grows over how high gas prices and President Donald Trump’s agenda could imperi...

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Cybercriminal group claims to steal thousands of FBI employee records

The FBI said it is investigating a possible breach into its online jobs portal, after a prolific cybercrime group publicly claimed to have stolen personal information of FBI personnel.“The FBI is a...

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Firm behind Trump social accounts sues ex-partner alleging he embezzled millions

The political consulting firm that runs several of President Donald Trump’s top social media accounts is suing one of its co-founders, accusing him of embezzling and gambling away millions of dolla...

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Time to Revisit Trump-Russia Collusion

A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and artic...

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‘The scientific, technical term is BS’: Inside the new Bessent-China AI hotline

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a new AI safety “notification mechanism” during a Sunday meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.But the proposal is far simpler than the term suggests...

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