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Trump's War Chest Hits 1.8 Billion as DNC Scrambles

Donald Trump has amassed roughly $1.8 billion in campaign funds, a staggering sum that underscores the financial gulf separating the former president from Democratic rivals as the 2024 election cyc...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump hits Hudson Valley for vulnerable GOP star who walks the MAGA tightrope

Trump descended on Rockland County Friday to deliver a full-throated endorsement of Rep. Mike Lawler, one of the few Republicans clinging to a House seat in a district that backed a Democrat for pr...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

$GOP fractures over Trump's Jan. 6 defense fund$

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GOP fractures over Trump's Jan. 6 defense fund

Republican lawmakers are openly breaking with Donald Trump over his decision to financially support individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot, marking a rare moment of party dissension on ...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Democrat Eyes Upset in Nebraska Bacon Country

A Democratic candidate is making a bold play for one of the most competitive congressional districts in the nation, setting sights on Republican Don Bacon's Nebraska seat with confidence heading in...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Deportation Poster Boy Case Falls Apart in Court

A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who became a central figure in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement messaging....

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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McMahon Backs Civil Rights Staff While White House Seeks Deep Cuts

A sharp divide has emerged within the Trump administration over the future of federal civil rights enforcement, with Education Secretary Linda McMahon pushing to expand legal capacity even as the W...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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White House Greenlights 9 Billion Dollar Push to Arm Spies with AI

The White House has authorized a 9 billion dollar allocation aimed at modernizing the artificial intelligence capabilities of the nation's intelligence agencies, according to reporting on the fundi...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Gabbard exits intelligence post, Trump taps Lukas as acting replacement

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as Director of National Intelligence, stepping away from a role that proved turbulent during her time in the Trump administration. Aaron Lukas will serve as acting chief ...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Maryland Dems Set Sights on Wiping Out Final GOP House Seat

Maryland Democrats are moving to eliminate the state's only Republican congressional seat before the 2028 election cycle, according to a prominent state lawmaker who previously resisted redrawing d...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Team Orders Green Card Applicants Out of the Country

The Trump administration is implementing a policy requiring prospective permanent residents to leave the United States before they can finalize their green card applications, a shift that immigrati...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Fired Jan. 6 Prosecutor, Law Professor Sue to Block Trump's $1.8 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund

A federal prosecutor fired by the Trump administration and a California professor acquitted of assault charges have joined a lawsuit filed Friday challenging a $1.8 billion fund created to compensa...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Gabbard Quits as Intelligence Chief, Citing Husband's Cancer Battle

Tulsi Gabbard, the nation's top intelligence official, announced her resignation on Friday in a letter to President Donald Trump, citing her husband's diagnosis with a serious and rare form of bone...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Classified files reveal pilots, astronauts describe unexplained craft in declassified trove

The Trump administration released a second batch of declassified documents Friday detailing encounters with unidentified anomalous phenomena, featuring accounts from military pilots, astronauts and...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Lutnick's $5M Gift to House Republicans Raises Eyebrows

Howard Lutnick, now serving as President Trump's secretary of commerce, donated $5 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund last month, marking an unusually large contribution from a sitting ca...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Team's $1.8 Billion Fund Claims Crumble Under Scrutiny

The Trump administration is facing pushback over its characterization of a newly announced $1.8 billion fund, with top officials including the president, vice president, and acting attorney general...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Warsh Takes the Helm at Fed as Rate-Cut Dreams Fade Fast

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair on Friday in a ceremony staged at the White House, a theatrical flourish that underscored President Donald Trump's desire to keep close tabs on the...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Trump Gives Warsh a Loose Leash at the Fed

Donald Trump has signaled he will not micromanage Kevin Warsh if the financier takes over as chair of the Federal Reserve, offering what amounts to a hands-off endorsement of his potential appointe...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Wasserman Schultz's Bold Gambit Sparks Friction With Black Democrats

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is pivoting to a new congressional battleground after Republicans redrew her district, but her choice to compete in Florida's 20th has ignited backlash from within her own ...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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House Republicans Shelve Votes as Trump's $1.8B 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund Triggers Firestorm

House Republicans abruptly postponed scheduled votes as a controversial $1.8 billion fund tied to Donald Trump sparked sharp pushback from both sides of the aisle. The so-called 'Anti-Weaponization...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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E. Jean Carroll: Why She Finally Broke Decades of Silence

E. Jean Carroll has secured two court victories against Donald Trump, but the path to those wins stretched across decades of uncertainty about whether to go public at all. A new examination of her ...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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House GOP Abruptly Shelves Iran War Powers Vote

House Republicans yanked a war powers resolution off the floor Thursday after realizing it had the votes to pass, forcing a showdown that will now play out after Memorial Day recess when lawmakers ...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Spanberger warns Democrats to drop redistricting talk ahead of midterms

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is pushing back against fellow Democrats who are publicly discussing the potential for redrawing congressional districts to gain partisan advantage, warning that th...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Warsh Steps Into Fed's Hot Seat as Inflation Pressures Mount

Kevin M. Warsh is taking the helm of the Federal Reserve at a moment of economic tension, stepping into a role that will test his ability to navigate conflicting pressures from the White House and ...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Democrats Find Unexpected Unity in New Poll

A new poll suggests the Democratic coalition may be less fractured than recent infighting implies, revealing surprising agreement on core issues even as the party grapples with high-profile divisio...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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DNC Chair Martin's Autopsy Fiasco Triggers Revolt Within Party Ranks

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin forced open a document Thursday that he had spent months keeping under lock and key, only to trigger a fresh crisis that left the party fractured and ...

Sarah Mitchell May 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Women's Museum Plan Derailed Over Biological Female Language

A push to establish a Smithsonian institution dedicated to women's history has collapsed over a controversial amendment that would restrict recognition to those born with female biology. The legisl...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Owens and Hunter Biden find common ground in unlikely two-hour sit-down

Candace Owens and Hunter Biden sat down for an extended conversation that defied the typical partisan script, with the conservative commentator and the president's son exploring personal struggles ...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Kean's Mystery Illness Tests New Jersey Voters' Patience

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey has been absent from Congress for two months due to an undisclosed medical issue, and the lack of transparency is dividing voters in his district over whe...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Reflecting Pool Work May Continue as Judge Signals Doubt on Halt

A federal judge offered little indication Tuesday that he would order construction work halted on the Reflecting Pool, casting doubt on efforts to block President Trump's rapid renovation of the ic...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's Fund Faces GOP Skeptics as Ballroom Project Draws New Scrutiny

Donald Trump is encountering pushback from fellow Republicans over both a compensation initiative and spending tied to a ballroom construction project, raising fresh questions about how money is be...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Signals 'Try' at Son's Wedding, Cites Bad Timing

Donald Trump said he will attempt to attend his son's wedding but acknowledged the timing creates complications for his schedule. The comment came as Trump balanced family obligations against what ...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Suicide Crisis Explodes in ICE Detention as Trump Administration Doubles Down on Detentions

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers are experiencing a catastrophic mental health emergency. Five detainees have died by suicide in 2025 alone, already the highest toll in two dec...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Senate Republicans Rebel Against Trump's Loyalty Fund

President Trump's push to establish a $1.8 billion fund designed to reward his political allies has triggered unexpected resistance from within his own party, with Senate Republicans lining up to o...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's Retribution Campaign Backfires on Republicans

President Donald Trump's recent purge of fellow Republicans from office reveals a troubling paradox: his ability to punish dissent within the GOP comes at the cost of the party's broader midterm pr...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Orders Sudden Reversal on Poland Troop Deployment

The Pentagon is scrambling to execute a major policy reversal after President Trump ordered the immediate deployment of 5,000 troops to Poland, just days after military leadership had canceled the ...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Kennedy Democrat takes on cash-flooded race, Schlossberg challenger in New York House fight

A Democratic candidate running for Congress in New York is fighting an uphill battle against well-funded opposition and a field shaped by outside money, according to reporting on the race. The cand...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump's $1.8B 'Weaponization' Fund Swamped With Applications Before It Officially Exists

The Justice Department's newly announced $1.8 billion settlement fund hasn't opened its doors yet, but hopefuls are already flooding in with applications and demand letters. The unprecedented payou...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Trump Weighs Wedding Gambit: Damned If He Goes, Damned If He Doesn't

President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind over his son's nuptials this weekend. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, Trump acknowledged that attending Donald Trump Jr.'s weddi...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Bottoms Makes Trump's Chaos Central to Georgia Governor Bid

Keisha Lance Bottoms is betting that voter frustration with Donald Trump's unpredictability will propel her to the Georgia governor's mansion. The Democratic candidate has made opposition to what s...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's $1.8B Fund Raises Constitutional Questions Over Presidential Power

The Trump administration moved this week to establish an $1.8 billion fund that would distribute federal money to the president's political supporters, while simultaneously shielding him from tax a...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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DNC Chair Under Fire: Democrats Demand Martin's Head Over 2024 Collapse

Democratic Party insiders are mounting an open campaign to force Ken Martin out as Democratic National Committee chair, blaming him directly for the party's electoral disaster in 2024. The backlash...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Democrats Blame Harris for Clinging to Biden Amid 2024 Collapse

Internal Democratic Party analysis of Kamala Harris's defeat in the 2024 presidential race has zeroed in on a central strategic failure: the vice president's inability to establish clear distance f...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Court Rules for U.N. Critic After U.S. Retaliation Claim

A federal judge has sided with a United Nations official who alleged the U.S. government punished her for public statements critical of Israel, marking an early victory in her legal challenge to th...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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GOP Senators Eyeing Immigration Bill to Block Trump Compensation Fund

Republican senators are weighing how to use an immigration bill as a vehicle to restrict a fund that President Trump wants to access for paying claims related to alleged government mistreatment. Th...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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U.S. Funnels Travelers Through Single Airport Over Health Fears

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered all incoming flights carrying passengers from affected regions to land exclusively at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, marking a significant...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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NYC Mayor Takes Fireside Chat to Twitch, Going Live This Week

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching a livestream series called "Talk with the People" on Thursday afternoon, tapping into platforms where millions of younger voters already congregate o...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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GOP delays border funding vote as Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund divides party

Senate Republican leaders shelved plans to vote on a major immigration spending package Thursday, pushing the measure into June after internal fighting erupted over the Trump administration's contr...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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U.S. Charges Castro in 30-Year-Old Plane Downing as Military Postures in Caribbean

The Trump administration indicted Raúl Castro on Wednesday for murder and conspiracy to kill American citizens, bringing federal criminal charges against the 94-year-old former Cuban leader over th...

Sarah Mitchell May 21, 2026 0 comments 9 min read