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Texas Democrats have returned home, ending redistricting standoff

Texas Democrats who left the state to stymie Republicans over redistricting have returned to Austin, ending a two-week standoff over President Donald Trump's plan to carve out five new GOP congress...

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Trump-Zelensky meeting: What each side wants

President Trump is set to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Monday for the first time since their disastrous meeting in February. Trump appears s...

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Trump and Zelenskyy play nice during Oval Office meeting

President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back to the Oval Office on Monday for the first time since their blow-up in February, refusing to say which country “h...

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What to know about Crimea, peninsula Trump wants Zelensky to abandon

President Trump outlined two of the parameters for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to pursue peace with Russia ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Monday: Give up ...

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Democrats are wary of impeachment even as the GOP uses it to motivate voters

Republicans have a warning for their base: If you let Democrats retake the House, they’ll impeach Donald Trump again.“Democrats would vote to impeach (Trump) on their first day,” Speaker Mike Johns...

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The unusual GOP alliance pushing earmarks in this fall’s funding fight

Vulnerable incumbents and deficit hard-liners are joining forces in an unlikely partnership, pushing House GOP leaders to put earmarks on the table to head off a government funding fight this fall....

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Why this swing seat House member is doubling down on Trump’s megalaw

NEW YORK — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is betting big on President Donald Trump’s controversial megalaw — embracing the tax-and-spend package with a series of five ads as he runs for reelection in ...

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Inside the DNC's money problems

The Democratic National Committee has fallen far behind in the cash race.After a brutal 2024 election and several months into rebuilding efforts under new party leadership, the DNC wildly trails th...

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How Red-State Republicans Thwart the Left-Wing Desires of Their Voters

Last November, Missouri voters approved a ballot measure guaranteeing paid sick leave to workers in the state and raising the minimum wage, which will reach $15 an hour in 2026. It passed by a soli...

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So, what exactly is the “New Right?” | The Gray Area

A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics. They’re called the “New Right,” and they share a basic hostility to American liberal democracy, a real desire to fundamental...

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'Lone Star Lockup': Trump admin opens largest immigration detention center in US

(NewsNation) — As the federal government continues large-scale deportations of undocumented migrants, the Trump administration has opened what it calls the largest federal immigration det...

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Here's Trump's schedule with Zelensky on Monday

President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders on Monday following his controversial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alas...

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Lindsey Graham has a strategy to end Russia's war in Ukraine

Fresh off President Donald Trump's Friday summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Sen. Lindsey Graham thinks the next phase of American diplomacy over the war in Ukraine needs to target Moscow's pock...

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Poilievre’s rural reboot

OTTAWA — Four months ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was vying to become prime minister of Canada. He now faces a different challenge: winning over voters in the rural heartland of Albert...

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Maryland Democrat says Trump 'once again got played' by Putin

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday that President Trump “once again got played” by Russian President Vladimir Putin following their recent meeting in Alaska. “You’re on the Foreign Re...

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California promised wind and solar developers a 270-day permitting process. They’re still waiting.

SACRAMENTO, California — A wind power farm in the mountains of far-Northern California was the first through the door of a new permit streamlining program that came with a lofty promise to renewabl...

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The tech company stocking up on Democrats as Silicon Valley turns right

SAN FRANCISCO — Sam Altman, the driving force behind ChatGPT’s meteoric rise, is running a team of veteran political operatives, campaigning to secure his company OpenAI’s future. Only in this case...

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Witkoff claims Trump-Putin meeting victory, says 'Article 5-like' security on the table for Ukraine

Special envoy Steve Witkoff says the White House extracted critical wins from its Friday summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, even as President Donald Trump failed to walk away with the ceasefire ...

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States are trying to keep disasters apolitical in the new Trump era

Governors face a new challenge as they barrel into natural disaster season: navigating President Donald Trump’s increasingly personal approach to awarding federal aid.In recent weeks, Trump has her...

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Rubio says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire possible, but not close

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said the U.S. is still holding out hope for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump failing to secure one during Friday's sum...

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Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news

A pro-Russian propaganda group is taking advantage of high-profile news events to spread disinformation, and it’s spoofing reputable organizations — including news outlets, nonprofits and governmen...

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