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Trump's intel pick draws fire over politicization fears

The appointment of a Trump ally to a top intelligence position is sparking concern among observers who worry about the independence of classified information flowing to the president.Critics say th...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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California Republicans race to stay in governor's race before ballot narrows

California Republicans face a critical juncture in the 2026 gubernatorial race, where the state's unique primary system threatens to squeeze out GOP candidates unless one builds enough support to a...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Orders Early Access to Advanced AI Before Public Release

President Trump has signed an executive order designed to give his administration first look at cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems before they become available to the general public, acco...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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GOP Stalls Immigration Bill, Waiting for Trump's Fund Verdict

Senate Republicans are pumping the brakes on an immigration bill, reluctant to move forward until they get clarity on a contentious fund from the Trump administration. The delay hinges on a commitm...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Accepts Invitation to White House Correspondents' Dinner After Security Breach

President Donald Trump will headline the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner on July 24, the organization confirmed this week, reviving an event that descended into chaos whe...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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White House Correspondents Move Gala to Summer After April Shooting

The White House Correspondents Association has rescheduled its annual dinner for July, shifting the prestigious Washington event away from its traditional spring slot after a gunman interrupted thi...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Taps Bill Pulte for Top Intelligence Post

Donald Trump has named Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence, placing a loyalist in one of the government's most sensitive intelligence oversight roles. Pulte, who has cul...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Jill Biden's Memoir Reveals White House Where Loyalty Trumped Health Concerns

Jill Biden's forthcoming memoir offers an unflinching portrait of life inside a White House shaped by deference to the president's preferences, even when family members harbored serious doubts abou...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Acting Attorney General Set to Face Grilling Over Contentious $1.8B Fund

The acting attorney general is preparing to testify before lawmakers as controversy intensifies around a $1.8 billion fund that has become a focal point of political scrutiny. The testimony arrives...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump orders early peek at AI before launch, backs away from mandatory rules

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday giving federal agencies first look at the government's most powerful artificial intelligence systems before they hit the market, but stopped short ...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Congress eyes major curbs on military AI use

Lawmakers are preparing to introduce legislation that would impose strict limits on how the Pentagon deploys artificial intelligence systems, responding to growing concerns about unchecked military...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump Taps Housing Chief with No Intel Experience for Top Spy Post

President Trump has selected Bill Pulte, currently leading the federal housing finance agency, to serve as acting director of national intelligence, a move that places oversight of America's spy ap...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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New York Targets Trump Over Massive Wind Farm Buyout

New York is suing the Trump administration over a decision to hand $795 million to French energy company TotalEnergies to cancel an offshore wind project, claiming the move violates federal law. Th...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Administration Eyes Power to Reject Grants Over Political Alignment

The Trump administration is pursuing a new policy that would grant it broad authority to withhold federal funding from organizations whose work conflicts with the president's stated priorities or w...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Kenya Erupts Over U.S. Ebola Quarantine Plan as Court Blocks Facility

A proposal to house Americans exposed to Ebola in Kenya has ignited a political firestorm, with violent street protests, a court injunction, and warnings from U.S. health experts that the plan carr...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Trump Donor's $5.5M Connecticut Estate Flows to Kennedy's Health Group

A major political megadonor with ties to the Mellon fortune has quietly transferred two adjoining Connecticut properties worth $5.5 million to Children's Health Defense, the nonprofit organization ...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump taps housing chief Pulte to lead intelligence agency

President Donald Trump has appointed William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, filling a vacancy created by Tulsi Gabbard's planned resignation at the end of June.Trump announced t...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Scraps 1.8 Billion Dollar 'Anti-Weaponization' Initiative

The Trump administration is abandoning a planned 1.8 billion dollar fund designed to counter what it called weaponization of federal agencies, backing away from the proposal after facing significan...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Signals Displeasure as Netanyahu Presses Forward With Lebanon Operations

The relationship between Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is showing new strain over Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, with the former president making his concerns k...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Rubio Heads to Capitol to Defend Budget as Iran Crisis Looms

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify before the Senate, where he will make the case for the administration's budget proposal while navigating heightened tensions over Iran policy ...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Midterm Showdown Looms as Key States Head to Polls

Voting has begun in several pivotal states that will shape the trajectory of the midterm elections, marking a critical moment in the political calendar as candidates and parties mobilize their grou...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Russia Pounds Ukraine with Massive Missile Barrage, Zelenskyy Begs Trump for Air Defense

A coordinated Russian assault struck major Ukrainian cities before dawn Tuesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than a hundred, while apartment buildings crumbled under fire and thous...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Bombs Keep Falling as Trump Claims De-escalation Deal

Despite President Donald Trump's announcement Monday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, military operations continued across the Lebanon-Israel border on Tuesday with fresh stri...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Six states hold pivotal primaries as Democrats battle for the future

Voters across California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota head to the polls Tuesday for contests that will shape Democratic direction and determine matchups in critical Novem...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 12 min read

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Border Patrol Taps Career Official Vasquez as New Chief

Rosario 'Pete' Vasquez has been named the new chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, taking the helm of the agency responsible for securing the nation's land and maritime borders.Vasquez, who carries the...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Obama Center's Stark Contrast: Gleaming Park Meets Fortress Tower in Chicago Makeover

Chicago's newly opened $850 million Obama Presidential Center presents two sharply different faces to the surrounding neighborhood. On one side sits a welcoming 19.3-acre community park designed to...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Iowa Democrats Face Brutal Senate Slugfest as Montana Firefighter Shakes Up House Race

Iowa's Democratic primary will test the party's ability to unite behind a candidate strong enough to compete for a competitive Senate seat, with multiple contenders fighting for the nomination in a...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Hilton Eyes California Overhaul, Claims He's Ready for the Job

Steve Hilton has signaled confidence in his ability to reshape California policy, telling associates he is well prepared to implement significant changes across the state.The assertion comes as Hil...

Sarah Mitchell June 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Maine Democrat's Explicit Messages Trigger Campaign Crisis

A Democratic candidate running for Senate in Maine is facing a damaging new controversy involving explicit text messages that have drawn scrutiny from party observers and the broader political land...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Tightens Medicaid Work Rules, Threatens Coverage for Sick

The Trump administration is moving to enforce stricter work requirements for Medicaid recipients by narrowing exemptions for people with serious illnesses, a shift that could strip coverage from th...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Sanders Shields Platner Over Explicit Texts, Says Working Families Have Bigger Fish to Fry

Sen. Bernie Sanders is stepping in to defend Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after reports surfaced that the presumptive Democratic nominee exchanged sexually explicit text messages with wome...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Signals Shift on Iran as $1.8B Fund Appears Headed for the Axe

Donald Trump outlined his approach to stalled Iran negotiations in a conversation with NBC News, signaling the administration's willingness to walk away from a significant financial commitment tied...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Fuel spill fouls National Mall after Trump-backed anniversary bash

A 30-gallon fuel leak from generators has contaminated the underground water system beneath the National Mall, raising fresh questions about environmental stewardship at one of America's most iconi...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's Medicaid work rules carve out broad exemptions, allow self-reporting for now

The Trump administration released guidance Monday spelling out who will escape Medicaid's new work requirements, a move that could spare millions from losing coverage as the controversial rules tak...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Trump Dismisses Iran Talks as a Tedious Sideshow

President Trump expressed indifference toward the status of ongoing negotiations with Iran, telling CNBC that he has little investment in whether the talks ultimately succeed or fail. The president...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump scraps 'anti-weaponization' fund after legal pushback

The Trump administration is abandoning a controversial Justice Department compensation program that became a flashpoint for legal challenges and political backlash, according to sources familiar wi...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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California Primary Becomes Referendum on Voter Discontent

California voters head to the polls in what's shaping up as a test of public frustration with the political establishment in the nation's most Democratic stronghold. The primary elections will serv...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's early wins unravel: DOJ abandons key initiative as Iran negotiations collapse

The Trump administration faces unexpected obstacles as it attempts to execute its opening agenda, with federal prosecutors abandoning a signature initiative designed to investigate alleged abuses o...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Pelosi's Successor Rejects Jeffries for House Leadership Role

A California Democrat running to fill Nancy Pelosi's House seat has signaled he will not back Hakeem Jeffries to lead the chamber's Democratic caucus, injecting fresh tension into the party's inter...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Pentagon locks out press under Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sharply restricting journalist access to the Pentagon's press office, cutting off a longtime channel through which reporters gather defense policy information and ...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Judge Blocks Removal of Political Flag, Citing Free Speech Protections

A federal judge has ruled that demonstrators cannot be compelled to take down a flag bearing the phrase "86-47," determining that the slogan does not meet the legal threshold for a true threat. The...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Shelves $1.8 Billion Fund After Ally-Rewarding Backlash

Donald Trump is abandoning a proposed $1.8 billion fund following intense pushback over concerns it would funnel taxpayer money to his political supporters. The fund, which had been under considera...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Democrats Weaponize Corruption Pitch Against Trump in 2026 Playbook

Democrats are making corruption the centerpiece of their 2026 strategy, turning a page from Trump's own playbook and aiming to convert voter anger over government dysfunction into electoral gains. ...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Mills Keeps Door Open for Senate After Platner Stumbles

Gov. Janet Mills is signaling she has not entirely closed the book on a Senate bid, a month after stepping back from the race. The move comes as Graham Platner, the frontrunner for the Democratic n...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Admin Retreats on 1.8B 'Weaponization' Fund After GOP Revolt

The Trump administration signaled Monday it would abandon a controversial $1.8 billion fund designed to compensate allies deemed victims of what officials called "lawfare and weaponization," capitu...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Fuel spill at Trump-backed 250th anniversary event fouls National Mall

More than 30 gallons of fuel leaked onto the National Mall during a May 17 celebration of America's 250th anniversary, seeping into underground water collection systems that irrigate the iconic gro...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Beijing's Military Openly Chased Nvidia Chips, Records Reveal

China's military has been aggressively pursuing American semiconductor technology through official procurement channels for at least six years, according to an analysis of government purchasing rec...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump: U.S.-Iran Talks Accelerating Rapidly

Negotiations between the United States and Iran are moving forward at an accelerated pace, according to President Trump, who offered an optimistic assessment of diplomatic efforts that have unfolde...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read