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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

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Corruption becomes Democrats' centerpiece for 2026 midterms

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro hammered the corruption theme relentlessly during his primary speech last month, invoking it more than a dozen times as he connected President Trump, his administrati...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Oil Surges on Strait Closure Fears as Middle East Boils Over

Crude prices jumped 6 percent on Monday as traders grew increasingly nervous about the stability of one of the world's most critical shipping corridors. The spike reflects broader anxieties about t...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Inside Jill Biden's Account of Joe's Debate Collapse

Jill Biden has offered her own interpretation of how President Joe Biden has explained the catastrophic debate performance that upended his 2024 campaign and ultimately led to his withdrawal from t...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Maine Senate Race Explodes Over Candidate's Explicit Messages

A Maine Senate candidate faces mounting scrutiny after explicit text messages surfaced, igniting fresh controversy in what was already a contentious race for the chamber.The messages, which have dr...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Pelley Fires Back at CBS Leadership Over '60 Minutes' Direction

Scott Pelley unleashed a scathing critique of CBS News leadership during a staff meeting, accusing the network's editor in chief and the show's newly appointed executive producer of undermining the...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Jill Biden Opens Up on Marriage Strains, New Book, and Life in the Spotlight

Jill Biden is pulling back the curtain on nearly five decades of marriage to the former president, revealing the friction points that tested their relationship while defending their bond through so...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Defense Chief Removes Officers From Promotions Over Diversity Concerns

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed several female and Black Navy officers from the promotion list, a move that reflects his stated opposition to diversity initiatives within the military. T...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Jill Biden breaks silence on Joe's debate collapse

Jill Biden has offered her account of how the president is processing the fallout from his disastrous 2024 debate performance, offering a rare window into private conversations at the White House a...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Former FBI Brass Launch Support Group as Patel Overhaul Roils Agency

A new organization led by retired FBI officials has launched to provide legal counsel, mental health services, and job placement assistance to current agency employees facing what organizers descri...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Incumbent hunters circle House members nationwide as primaries turn into bloodbath

Four House members have already lost their seats in primary challenges this election cycle, and roughly a dozen more are in genuine peril. The threat extends across the country, from coast to coast...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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Texas Democrat Banks on Faith Pitch in Long-Shot Senate Race

James Talarico is gambling that Texas voters will respond to a Democrat who frames his politics through Christian conviction. The Senate candidate has woven his faith throughout his campaign messag...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump voters confront surging gas prices heading into midterms

As the midterm elections close in, Trump supporters are grappling with a nagging problem that threatens to reshape the political landscape: skyrocketing fuel costs. The sharp rise in gas prices has...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Two Outsiders Chase Iowa Senate Seat in Deep-Red Gamble

Iowa Democrats are banking on unconventional candidates to crack a Republican stronghold this cycle, with Tuesday's primary pitting two candidates whose résumés read like political anomalies agains...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Beijing's AI Surveillance Push Hits Compliance Snags

A Chinese technology company has encountered significant hurdles in developing artificial intelligence systems designed to identify political risks, according to new research examining the nation's...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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The Secular Pastor Behind Texas's Unorthodox Senate Bet

James Talarico's bid for the Texas Senate carries the fingerprints of an unlikely influence: a progressive minister who avoids invoking God in his ministry.Jim Rigby has shaped the thinking of the ...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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California's Map Leaves GOP With Slim Pickings

California's political landscape has been reshaped into a Democratic stronghold, with the state's redistricting leaving Republicans scrambling to find competitive ground. The numbers tell a stark s...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Schumer vows to force GOP votes on Trump's 1.8 billion 'slush fund'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared Monday that Democrats will wage a sustained campaign to block President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion compensation fund, using procedural tactics to forc...

Sarah Mitchell June 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. and Iran Harden Positions as Nuclear Negotiations Hit Stalemate

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff between Washington and Tehran have ground to a halt, with both sides entrenched in their demands and showing little sign of movement toward compromise. Th...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Booker Voices Worry Over Platner's Past in Maine Senate Fight

Senator Cory Booker has expressed concerns about revelations involving Maine's Senate race, as questions mount around a candidate's personal conduct and how his campaign handled the matter. The foc...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Faces Stubborn Standoffs Across Three Global Hot Spots

President Trump's confident early promises to swiftly resolve major international crises have collided with the messy realities of diplomacy and regional conflict, leaving his interventions in Ukra...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's Quick Fix Diplomacy Hits a Wall on Three Fronts

President Trump entered office with bold promises to swiftly resolve some of the world's most intractable conflicts, but his early forays into Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran have collided with the grindin...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. kills 3 in fourth Pacific drug boat strike this week

The U.S. military conducted another airstrike targeting a suspected drug smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in three deaths, according to military officials.The operation mark...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's Primary Dominance Masks a November Problem for Republicans

Donald Trump's commanding performance in GOP primary contests has cemented his control over the Republican base, but party strategists face a harder math problem heading into the general election. ...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Unleashes Military Power Across Global Theater

President Trump has authorized a series of military operations spanning multiple continents since returning to the White House, escalating U.S. involvement in conflict zones worldwide. The administ...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Beshear sees opening for Democrats in Texas Senate race after Paxton's primary triumph

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared the Texas Senate race suddenly competitive for Democrats on Sunday, pivoting to capitalize on Republican Ken Paxton's contentious primary victory over incumbent ...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Platner's wife fires back at 'shameful' coverage of sexting scandal

Amy Gertner, the wife of Maine's presumptive Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, released a video Saturday night denouncing media coverage of her disclosure that he had exchanged sexually exp...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Pence breaks with Trump on core GOP values, warns party has 'lost its way'

Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered a sharp critique of Donald Trump's second administration on Sunday, arguing that the current White House has abandoned the conservative principles that ha...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Pence Blasts GOP for Paxton Pick, Turns Fire on Democrats

Former Vice President Mike Pence launched a sharp critique of his own party's direction, saying Republicans have "lost our way" by nominating Ken Paxton for a major position, even as he delivered e...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Pence Blasts Trump DOJ Fund as 'Deeply Offensive'

Mike Pence is drawing a sharp line between himself and the Trump administration over a Justice Department initiative designed to compensate those prosecuted during the first Trump term, calling the...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Beshear breaks silence on Biden debate nightmare as First Lady reveals backstory

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has acknowledged widespread alarm within Democratic circles over President Joe Biden's debate performance in 2024, following recent public comments from Jill Biden about ...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Legal Brain Drain Hits Trump Administration Hard

The Trump administration is hemorrhaging federal lawyers at a rapid clip, with more than 10,000 departures creating staffing gaps across government agencies and enriching the opposition elsewhere. ...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump signals Iran deal breakthrough as GOP voices skepticism

The Trump administration is signaling that a potential peace agreement with Iran may be imminent, a development that has triggered immediate pushback from Republicans who remain wary of the terms a...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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State Department hollowed out as diplomats flee en masse

Kelly Adams-Smith spent nearly three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service alongside her husband, moving up through the ranks across Europe. In 2024, she was nominated as ambassador to Moldova, a car...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Joby's Manhattan Air Taxi Demo Stokes Hype, But You're Years Away From Flying

Joby Aviation brought its electric air taxi to Manhattan this week, drawing crowds and headlines for a company racing to transform urban transportation. The demonstration offered a glimpse of the f...

Sarah Mitchell May 31, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump Pivots to Rally as Celebrity Performers Flee America 250 Bash

Former President Donald Trump will headline a campaign rally at the Great America State Fair, stepping into a spotlight vacated by high-profile entertainers who declined to participate in the natio...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Drops 10 Billion Dollar IRS Suit in Surprise Settlement

Donald Trump has agreed to withdraw a 10 billion dollar lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, marking an abrupt end to a legal battle that had shadowed his presidency and financial dealings...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Ups Pressure on Iran with Stricter Demands in Nuclear Talks

The Trump administration has hardened its negotiating stance toward Iran, delivering a revised framework that imposes tougher conditions on Tehran as a potential catalyst to accelerate ongoing peac...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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CIA Officer Arrested With Gold Had Trump-Era Pentagon Ties

A CIA operative arrested in connection with a gold smuggling scheme once intersected professionally with Stephen A. Feinberg, the powerful Pentagon official who served during Donald Trump's first a...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Alaska ballot gets delightfully awkward: Two Dan Sullivans fight for same Senate seat

Voters in Alaska face an unusually tangled primary ballot this election cycle. Two men named Dan Sullivan are competing for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senat...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Maine Democrat's Campaign Rocked by Wife's Allegation Over Explicit Messages

Graham Platner's bid for the Maine Senate seat hit turbulence before it gained real momentum when his wife brought a serious allegation directly to campaign leadership. She reported that the Democr...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Jumps Into State Fair After Musicians Flee

Donald Trump will headline the opening ceremony of the Great American State Fair in Washington on June 24, a last-minute booking that came after several major recording artists withdrew from perfor...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. Military's Drug War at Sea Leaves 200 Dead, Cocaine Still Flowing

A U.S. military operation targeting suspected drug smugglers has claimed roughly 200 lives over the past year, yet cocaine continues to move through the region largely unimpeded, according to criti...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. and Cuba Hold Rare Military Talks at Guantanamo

U.S. and Cuban military officials conducted a high-level meeting outside Guantanamo Bay, marking a significant diplomatic moment as tensions between Washington and Havana have intensified under the...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Silicon Valley's AI Giants Wage Shadow War Over Midterms

Two rival artificial intelligence super PACs are flooding the midterm election cycle with millions in spending, each backed by competing tech powerhouses and willing to upend candidate campaigns wi...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Hegseth Puts Price Tag on US Backing for Asia

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out a new calculus for American military support in the Indo-Pacific region, telling Asian defense leaders that stepping up their own defense spending could posi...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Three ex-Biden officials run for governor without mentioning him

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, ex-Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, and ex-White House engagement director Keisha Lance Bottoms are walking a careful line as they seek top offices in their s...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Trump Plans Presidential Library On His Terms, Keeping Tight Control of Records

Donald Trump intends to personally oversee his presidential library, a move that would give him unprecedented control over which documents and records from his administration become public.The appr...

Sarah Mitchell May 30, 2026 0 comments 3 min read