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GOP's Iran Gambit Backfired: Party Loses Leverage Over Trump's War Powers

Republican lawmakers squandered months of opportunity to rein in the president's military authority over Iran, leaving the party with diminished leverage to demand exit strategies or operational li...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Alito refuses to step aside from major climate case as liberal groups cry conflict

Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting pressure to recuse himself from an upcoming Supreme Court case involving energy companies and climate liability, with a court spokeswoman confirming he has cleared...

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China spy fears grip Chinese American communities

Rising concerns about Beijing's intelligence operations abroad are creating a climate of suspicion that extends far beyond diplomatic circles, touching the lives of Chinese Americans who find thems...

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Trump green-lights CBD experiment for senior health costs

The Trump administration is launching a pilot program that will allow certain Medicare beneficiaries to access cannabidiol, or CBD, at no cost as part of a broader effort to test whether the cannab...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Massie's Iran Stance Tests Trump Loyalty in Kentucky GOP Showdown

Thomas Massie's long record of skepticism toward military intervention is colliding with Donald Trump's embrace of force in the Middle East, creating turbulence in what should be a routine reelecti...

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Beijing Rolls Out Red Carpet for Trump Despite Frosty Relations

China orchestrated an elaborate reception for President Trump this week, complete with ceremonial fanfare and a lavish state banquet, even as underlying tensions between the two nations remained un...

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Xi Rolls Out Red Carpet, Takes Trump on Rare Tour of China's Secret Garden

Xi Jinping brought Donald Trump behind the gates of Zhongnanhai, the fortified compound at the center of Chinese power, for a personal tour that underscored the diplomatic significance of their two...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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GOP Lawmaker's Silent Health Battle Exposes Congress's Opacity Problem

A Republican representative's unexplained absence from Capitol Hill has once again laid bare a stubborn reality: members of Congress operate under virtually no obligation to disclose health informa...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Fed Enters New Era as Warsh Takes the Helm from Powell

Jerome Powell's tenure as Federal Reserve chair is ending, and Kevin Warsh is stepping into one of the world's most consequential economic roles. The transition marks a significant shift in leaders...

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Medicaid Cuts Force Families Into Impossible Care Choices

Melissa Gonce remembers the calls. She would stand in her Parkville, Maryland home, phone pressed to her ear, asking where her son Jason was. The van from his day program was hours late. When it fi...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Democrats' New Think Tank Pushes Free Primary Care as Party Seeks Fresh Healthcare Edge

A newly influential Democratic think tank is urging the party to adopt a bold healthcare message for the 2026 midterms: making primary care free for all Americans. The proposal, developed by the Se...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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DHS Creates New Task Force to Strip Green Card Holders of Legal Status

The Department of Homeland Security has established a specialized unit focused on stripping permanent residency from thousands of immigrant families, marking an aggressive shift in how federal auth...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Senate hopeful's class paradox: oysterman, veteran, prep school kid

Democrats see Graham Platner as their ticket to flipping a Senate seat, but the candidate himself resists a simple narrative about who he is. Platner's life story contains contradictions that compl...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Sanders Goes All In on Progressive Pipeline with Wave of Endorsements

Bernie Sanders is throwing his political weight behind a broad slate of candidates nationwide, signaling a renewed push to build out the progressive movement beyond his own electoral pursuits. The ...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Medicare's Gamble on Weight Loss Wonder Drugs

Medicare is testing whether taxpayers should foot the bill for GLP-1 medications prescribed purely for weight loss, marking a significant shift in how the federal health program views obesity treat...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump wraps China summit with trade deal claims and Taiwan tensions simmering

Donald Trump left China on Monday after a two-day summit at which he claimed significant trade agreements had been reached with Xi Jinping, while the two leaders navigated the persistent friction o...

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Trump Claims Major Trade Wins at Beijing Summit with Xi

President Trump wrapped up a high-stakes summit in China by touting major trade agreements struck during bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, describing the deals as fantastic and sig...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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U.S. and China to Begin AI Safety Talks, Bessent Signals Shift

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the United States and China will begin discussions on artificial intelligence safety, marking a potential opening in one of the most contentious area...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump, Xi wrap Beijing summit with praise and pledges of partnership

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping closed their high-stakes summit in Beijing with public expressions of goodwill and mutual respect, each emphasizing what they characterized as progress...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Xi hosts Trump at leadership compound as summit winds down

President Donald Trump sat down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai, the seat of China's top leadership, as the two countries worked to close out a high-stakes diplomatic visit aimed at r...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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CIA Chief Makes Rare Trip to Cuba for High-Level Talks

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency has traveled to Havana for direct talks with Cuban government officials, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the United States and th...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Rubio in Beijing: China won't get the tech crown

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in China as a man with a past, having been sanctioned by Beijing years earlier for his outspoken criticism of the country's human rights record. Now sitting a...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Rubio warns of Cuba's deepening humanitarian emergency

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has raised alarms about a worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba, signaling that the Biden administration views the island nation's deteriorating conditions as a press...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump lands in Beijing for showdown with Chinese leadership

President Trump has arrived in China for a high-stakes summit with top officials, marking a pivotal moment in U.S.-China relations as tensions between the two powers continue to shape global politi...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Shadow Looms Over GOP Midterm Strategy

Republicans face a familiar predicament as they prepare for the midterms: President Donald Trump has become both their greatest asset and their biggest liability. Trump himself frames it simply. "I...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's China Investment Play Hits Wall of U.S. Security Fears

A potential opening for increased Chinese investment in the United States may sound appealing in theory, but the political reality is far more complicated. While some see economic benefits in welco...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Justice Dept. Warns States Against Trump Citizenship Lists for Voter Rolls

A Trump administration order that seeks to compile citizenship data for voting purposes has drawn sharp criticism from federal prosecutors, who say the resulting lists are too flawed for states to ...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Spencer Pratt's AI-Generated Hero Campaign Shakes Up Los Angeles Mayor Race

Viral deepfake videos casting Spencer Pratt as a cinematic savior have unexpectedly thrust the reality TV star's Los Angeles mayoral campaign into national conversation, raising urgent questions ab...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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CIA Chief Ratcliffe Delivers Trump's Message to Cuba in Havana Showdown

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana on Thursday for direct talks with Cuba's top intelligence and government officials, marking an intensive push by the Trump administration to reshape t...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Border Patrol Chief Exits in Trump Immigration Overhaul

Michael Banks has stepped down as chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, marking another significant departure from the Department of Homeland Security as the Trump administration presses forward with sw...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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High Court Preserves Mail Access to Abortion Pill

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancies, to continue reaching patients through the mail, rejecting efforts to restrict how the drug is dis...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Top U.S. Commander Says Iran School Strike Was Only Civilian Casualty in War

A senior U.S. military commander has pushed back against reports of widespread civilian deaths, asserting that a strike on an Iranian school represents the sole civilian casualty incident to emerge...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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McMaster forces special session on South Carolina redistricting, targeting Clyburn's seat

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster abruptly called a special legislative session Thursday to redraw the state's congressional districts, a move that would likely eliminate the majority-minority...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Ethics Committee Opens Fire on Edwards Over Sexual Harassment Claims

The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation Thursday into Rep. Chuck Edwards, the North Carolina Republican facing allegations that he fostered a hostile workplace and sexually haras...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Supreme Court shields remote abortion pill access as telehealth surges

Telehealth abortion services have become a major workaround for women in states with strict bans, accounting for more than a quarter of all abortions nationwide. The practice has quietly reshaped t...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Vance Blasts Dems on Welfare Fraud as Trump Team Freezes Medicaid

Vice President JD Vance took his anti-fraud message to Maine this week, launching a political attack on Democrats while the Trump administration simultaneously halted Medicaid payments in a move th...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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High Court Blocks Abortion Pill Restrictions, Keeps Mail Access Intact

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that threatened to disrupt nationwide access to mifepristone, the abortion pill that can be obtained by mail without an in-person clin...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Top U.S. Spy Chief Lands in Cuba as Washington Turns Up Heat

John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, has traveled to Cuba in a significant diplomatic move that marks the highest-level visit from the Trump administration to the island nation. The journey underscore...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Court Blocks Effort to Limit Mail-Order Abortion Pills

A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge that sought to restrict mifepristone distribution through the mail, allowing the medication to continue reaching patients across the country without...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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South Carolina Governor to Convene Lawmakers for House Map Redraw

South Carolina's governor is preparing to call a special legislative session focused on redrawing the state's House district maps, according to reporting on the move.The decision to convene lawmake...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's Legal Pressure on Firms Hits Court Skepticism

A federal appeals court panel expressed serious doubts about the administration's push to force law firms into taking on government work, signaling that the judges may block the effort during a hea...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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DHS Launches New Push to Strip Green Cards From Long-Term Residents

The Department of Homeland Security has established a dedicated unit focused on revoking permanent residency status from thousands of immigrants, marking an aggressive shift in enforcement prioriti...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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GOP Fracture Shows as Republicans Break Ranks on Iran War Vote

A bipartisan push to require congressional authorization for any military action against Iran has once again stalled in the House, exposing deepening Republican anxieties about the conflict.Two vul...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Rubio Draws Hard Line: 'We Don't Need China' on Iran Strategy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pushed back sharply against suggestions that the administration is relying on Beijing to help navigate the Iranian standoff, drawing a clear distinction between W...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Open Primaries Fall Out of Favor Even as Research Backs Them

Louisiana voters are heading to the polls this weekend to participate in a primary system that hasn't existed in the state for nearly half a century. The shift to a closed primary marks a striking ...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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DOJ Alleges Discrimination at Yale Medical School in Latest Admissions Challenge

The Justice Department has accused Yale School of Medicine of discriminating against White and Asian applicants in its admissions process, marking the second major medical school targeted by the Tr...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump and Xi flash smiles in Beijing despite trade tensions

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down in Beijing for talks that offered a studied display of cordiality even as fundamental disagreements linger between Washington and Beijing on trade policy and Ta...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Senators Vote to Skip Paychecks During Shutdowns

The Senate unanimously backed a measure Thursday that will strip lawmakers of their paychecks whenever the federal government shuts down, though they will receive the withheld funds once operations...

Sarah Mitchell May 14, 2026 0 comments 5 min read