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Kennedy Family Finds Humor in FX's 'Love Story' Despite Sharp Criticism

Caroline Kennedy laughed at her own portrayal in Ryan Murphy's "Love Story," her son Jack Schlossberg revealed this week, even as he mounted a broader critique of the miniseries for reducing his fa...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Obama Jumps Into Virginia Redistricting Fight as Democrats Worry About Confusion

Former President Barack Obama is weighing in on a Virginia redistricting referendum, urging voters to back the measure, but Democrats are bracing for a potentially messy outcome shaped by televisio...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump taps ousted FEMA chief for comeback bid

Cameron Hamilton is poised to return to the top of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly a year after being forced out for publicly defending the organization Trump wanted to dismantle. A...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Nuclear Fortress: Why Experts Say Airstrikes May Fail Against Iran's Buried Site

A shadowy Iranian nuclear facility has emerged as a major flashpoint in debates over how to prevent Tehran from obtaining atomic weapons, with defense experts warning that conventional military for...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Oil Tumbles on Iran's Strait Assurance, but Recovery Uncertain

Crude prices dropped sharply after Iran signaled that shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz remain operational, easing concerns about a major disruption to global energy supplies.The announce...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Supreme Court Hands Oil Industry a Major Victory on Coastal Litigation

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of oil companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana, clearing a path for cases to be moved away from state courts to federal venues they view as more ...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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House buys time on spy powers, sets up Senate showdown

The House fast-tracked a temporary fix for expiring surveillance authorities early Friday, punting the larger fight to the Senate. The stopgap measure extends the law for just 10 days, a compromise...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's 250-foot arch clears design review, faces public backlash and legal fight

A federal arts panel handpicked by President Donald Trump has given preliminary approval to early designs for a towering triumphal arch planned for Washington, clearing one procedural hurdle in wha...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Dead in Murder-Suicide

Justin Fairfax, who served as Virginia's lieutenant governor, is dead along with his wife in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide.The former official held the statewide post durin...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Mother Detained After Ensuring Her Newborn Got U.S. Citizenship

Diana Acosta Verde crossed the border while pregnant, determined that her child would be born on American soil. Federal agents then separated them almost immediately after delivery.Acosta Verde ent...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Texas Democrat Outraises Divided GOP Field in Senate Race

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, is pulling in more campaign cash than his Republican rivals as the GOP field remains fractured by infighting between two heavyweight cand...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons Steps Down

Todd Lyons has resigned from his position as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, marking a departure from the Trump administration's immigration enforcement apparatus at a ...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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House Defies Trump on Haiti Deportations in Rare Revolt

The House voted to block the Trump administration from removing deportation protections for Haitian immigrants, marking an unusual moment of party fracture on one of the president's core policy pri...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Progressive Democrat Mejia flips Jersey seat from centrist Sherrill

Analilia Mejia won Thursday's special election for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, claiming the U.S. House seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill. The progressive Democrat defeated Republica...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Democrats Scramble to Block Fed Nominee as Criminal Probe Looms

Kevin M. Warsh is set to face Senate confirmation hearings on Tuesday, even as a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair threatens to derail the normally routine process. The timing c...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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ICE's Acting Director Plans May Exit

Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, announced he will resign in May to focus on family priorities. Lyons has led the agency during a turbulent period marked...

Sarah Mitchell April 17, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump touts strong economy as Iran tensions escalate

Donald Trump declared the U.S. economy is performing well despite military operations involving Iran, using language that downplayed the geopolitical tensions gripping the region. Speaking on the m...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Touts Tax-Free Tips While Dismissing Inflation Fears

Donald Trump brought his economic pitch to Las Vegas, promoting a policy that would exempt tips from federal taxation while dismissing concerns about price pressures tied to his confrontation with ...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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ICE's enforcement chief Todd Lyons exits amid heated deportation battles

Todd Lyons is stepping down as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Thursday. Lyons will depart the Department of Homel...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Insurgent Democrats gain steam while Harris plots comeback

The latest batch of campaign finance reports reveals a party fractured along ideological lines, with Democratic incumbents facing unprecedented primary pressure from within their own ranks while th...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump blasts Mamdani's tax approach as economically damaging

President Trump has launched a sharp attack on Mamdani's tax policies, arguing that the approach is driving people and resources away from affected regions.Trump characterized the tax framework as ...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Human rights groups call out Cuba on prisoner claims

International human rights organizations are directly challenging statements made by Cuba's president regarding the detention and treatment of political prisoners on the island, marking a sharp con...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Kennedy defends vaccine stance as measles deaths mount, pushes through agency overhaul

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a barrage of Democratic criticism Thursday over vaccine policy and sweeping changes to federal health agencies during two House committee hearings focus...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Hegseth Invokes Bible to Blast 'Unpatriotic' Press, Compares Reporters to Pharisees

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth escalated his war with the media Thursday, reaching into Scripture to attack coverage of the Iran conflict and questioning journalists' loyalty to the country.At a Pe...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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NYC Mayor Blames Iran War for City's Spiraling Living Costs

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is tying the nation's military conflict with Iran directly to the affordable housing crisis gripping his city, arguing that the estimated $28 billion spent on the oper...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Monument Gets Green Light With Caveat from Inside Panel

A Trump-aligned advisory commission has given preliminary approval to a monumental arch project, though a senior member on the panel is pushing for significant design alterations before the proposa...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Iran's Cyber Operations Keep Rolling Despite Gaza Truce

Even as a cease-fire takes hold in the Middle East conflict, Iran's hacking operations show no signs of cooling down. Intelligence officials report that Tehran's cyber units have continued to probe...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Newsom's PAC Bankrolled Bulk Book Buy, Fueling Memoir's Sales Numbers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's political action committee spent $1.5 million purchasing copies of his memoir and distributing them to donors, a strategy that inflated the book's sales figures and t...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Young Democrats Are Cashing In on Anti-Incumbent Rage

Primary challengers are flooding Democratic races with cash, according to fundraising filings released this week, signaling a party fracture over generational leadership. At least nine House Democr...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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New Jersey's 11th District heads to pivotal House showdown

Voters in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District will choose Thursday between progressive activist Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway to fill the seat vacated by Governor Mikie Sherrill, ...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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One GOP defector won't save Iran war resolution from defeat

The House rejected a Democratic push to rein in President Trump's military operations against Iran on Thursday, falling just one vote short of passage. The tally was 213-214, with Republicans almos...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Ballroom Project Stalled Again as Judge Rejects Construction Exception

A federal judge has blocked most of the aboveground construction work on a ballroom development tied to Donald Trump, ruling that a previous exception allowing security-related work does not extend...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Pentagon Taps Big Auto to Speed Up Weapons Supply Chain

The Defense Department is reaching out to General Motors and Ford Motor, looking to accelerate weapons production and chip away at rising costs that have plagued military manufacturing. Pentagon br...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Penn and Teller Take Aim at Hypnosis in Death Row Case

The famous magician duo Penn and Teller have filed a brief with the Supreme Court challenging the use of hypnosis as investigative technique in a Texas capital murder case, arguing that the practic...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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House defies Trump, votes to keep Haitian immigrants

The House passed legislation Thursday to restore temporary protections for Haitian immigrants, marking a rare display of Republican defection that directly contradicts the Trump administration's ha...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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House Republicans Block Bid to Curb Trump's Iran War Powers

House Republicans have successfully fended off another Democratic attempt to rein in the president's military authority in Iran, rejecting a war powers resolution that would have required congressi...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Judge shuts down Trump's ballroom again, rejects 'national security' loophole

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to resurrect construction of a $400 million White House ballroom by claiming it falls under national security protections. U.S. Distri...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Hegseth's shifting story on Iran's firepower raises questions

Pentagon officials are painting conflicting pictures of Iran's military strength just days apart, even as new intelligence suggests Tehran has found ways to monitor U.S. positions across the Middle...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Justice Dept. Fighting Back on Surveillance Limits as Law Expires

The Justice Department is challenging a court decision that restricts how national security agencies can handle American data collected under a controversial surveillance authority, pushing back ju...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Hegseth Vows Long Naval Blockade Against Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. would maintain a blockade of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz for an indefinite period, hardening his stance on Iran as tensions escalate in the st...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Kennedy eyes sweeping health agency overhaul, faces grilling on vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before lawmakers that he aims to deliver transformative change at the Department of Health and Human Services, positioning himself as an agent of structural reform r...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's drug deals crumble as pharma giants hike prices sharply

Pharmaceutical companies that signed pricing agreements with President Trump have continued raising costs on hundreds of medications, undercutting his central promise to lower prescription drug exp...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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White House Downplays Economic Pain as War Drags On Past Trump's Forecast

The stock market's recent rally masks a deepening financial squeeze for ordinary Americans, even as the White House moves to distance itself from growing economic concerns tied to the ongoing confl...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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RFK Jr. Squares Off With Lawmaker Over Measles Data and Vaccine Talk

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tangled with a congressman this week over competing claims about measles cases and how to communicate vaccine safety, marking another flashpoint in the ongoing debate over imm...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax kills wife, takes own life in Annandale home

Justin Fairfax, Virginia's lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022, fatally shot his wife and himself inside their Annandale home overnight, police said Thursday. Their teenage children were present ...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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GOP Grows Restless Over Iran Conflict, Questions Mounting on Duration and Cost

Republican leaders are signaling serious doubts about the trajectory of the Iran war, with party members publicly questioning how long the conflict will persist and what toll it will exact on the n...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Stocks Surge on Iran Peace Signals as Trump Tightens Noose

Wall Street is betting big on an end to the Iran conflict, sending markets higher as President Trump declares the confrontation nearing its conclusion. The optimism centers on shifting geopolitical...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Pressure Cooker: Lashing Out at Popes, Allies, and Enemies

President Trump is managing an increasingly volatile political landscape as he confronts criticism from multiple directions, with his combative responses threatening to derail Republican messaging ...

Sarah Mitchell April 16, 2026 0 comments 3 min read