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Trump Claims Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Experts Say the $14.7 Million Renovation Did That Itself.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become the most expensive puddle in Washington, and…
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Senate Republicans Reverse Course on Iran War Powers After Trump’s Closed-Door Shouting Match
The Senate’s position on presidential war powers in Iran did a full 180 in…
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$14.6 Million Blue Reflecting Pool Turned Green in a Week and Paint Coming Peeling
President Trump drained the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this spring, painted its floor “American…
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Trump Torpedoes His Own Intel Chief Nomination in Bizarre FISA Standoff
President Trump blew up the confirmation hearing for his own intelligence director pick on…
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Trump Invokes the Defense Production Act to Ramp Up Weapons Manufacturing as Iran War Drains Stockpiles
President Trump signed a memorandum invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950 to accelerate…
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House Passes $70 Billion Secure America Act in Razor-Thin 214-212 Vote
The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday squeezed through a $70 billion immigration enforcement package that…
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Trump’s $250 Bill Push Has a Problem: Even MAGA Is Not Sold on It
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a proposed $250 bill featuring President Trump’s face in…
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Florida’s Plan to Eliminate Property Taxes for Most Homeowners Sounds Great Until You Read the Fine Print
Governor Ron DeSantis has called the Florida Legislature into special session this week to…
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Newark Imposes Curfew as ICE Detention Protests Enter Second Week of Clashes
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka imposed a mandatory 9 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew Saturday night around…
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50,000 Evacuated in Garden Grove as a Cracked Chemical Tank Keeps Orange County on Edge
A 34,000-gallon chemical tank is threatening to explode in Garden Grove, forcing 50,000 to…
Politics
Green Card Overhaul Could Force Hundreds of Thousands to Leave the U.S. to Apply
The Trump administration will require most green card applicants to leave the U.S. and…
Government
Twenty-Five US Spy Flights Off Cuba Since February, and the Pentagon Wants Havana to See Them
The U.S. military has flown at least 25 intelligence-gathering missions within range of Cuba’s…
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17 Americans From Hantavirus Cruise Ship Land in Nebraska Quarantine, One Tests Positive
Government
Makary Out as FDA Chief One Day Before Senate Testimony, Pushed Over Mifepristone and Vape Fights
Politics
Pentagon Blocks 165 US Wind Farm Projects: Trump Administration Cites National Security to Freeze All Onshore and Offshore Wind Development
Politics
Project Freedom Begins in Strait of Hormuz: Iran Claims Missile Hit on US Warship as Ceasefire Unravels
Politics
US Withdrawing 5,000 Troops From Germany: Trump Punishes NATO Ally Over Iran War Criticism
Politics
Iran War Clock Doesn’t Apply Because Of Ceasefire Says Trump: Why The 60-Day War Powers Deadline Matters
Labour & Workers
TSA Funding Crisis: DHS Says Airport Security Workers Could Go Unpaid by May as Shutdown Drags On
War & Conflict
Trump Fires Navy Secretary During Iran War As Approval Ratings Hit New Lows
Politics
RFK Jr. Testimony 2026: Kennedy Faces Congress on Measles Outbreaks, Vaccine Rollbacks, and the Dismantling of Public Health
Government
Missing Scientists 2026: White House Probes Deaths and Disappearances of 11 Officials With Access to U.S. Secrets
Entertainment
A Jury Just Called Ticketmaster What Everyone Already Knew: A Monopoly. Now the Real Fight Begins
Entertainment
Federal Judge Blocks Nexstar Tegna Merger: Trump Urged Approval to ‘Knock Out the Fake News,’ but a Court Said Not So Fast
Entertainment
Live Nation Ticketmaster Trial: Closing Arguments Reveal ‘Robbing Them Blind’ Internal Emails as Jury Deliberates
Politics
Georgia Runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Old Seat Could Tighten the House to a Razor’s Edge
Politics
Trump Gives Iran Until Tuesday to Reopen Strait of Hormuz or Face “Hell” as Tehran Rejects 45-Day Ceasefire
Law & Justice
Musk’s Armed DOGE Bodyguards Got Federal Badges Without Basic Law Enforcement Training
Law & Justice
Trump’s Personal Lawyer Now Runs the Justice Department: What Todd Blanche as Acting AG Means for America
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