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Trump Orders Immediate Payment for Thousands of Shutdown-Stranded Federal Workers

The White House has directed officials to pay federal employees who have been without paychecks during the extended government shutdown, according to a new memorandum. The order covers workers acro...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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NATO Chief Rushes to White House as Trump Fuels NATO Fury

NATO's secretary general is making a high-stakes trip to the White House next week, arriving as President Donald Trump escalates criticism of European allies for declining to participate in militar...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Pushes Forward With White House Ballroom Despite Fierce Backlash

A federal commission dominated by Trump appointees has green-lit plans to construct a new ballroom at the White House, clearing a major hurdle for a project that has drawn intense criticism from pr...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump Defends Border Crackdown in Fiery NBC Sitdown

President Donald Trump sat down with NBC News correspondent Tom Llamas at the White House on Wednesday, offering a spirited defense of his immigration enforcement actions while addressing criticism...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Signals Fresh Wave of Cabinet Shake-ups

President Donald Trump is weighing additional changes to his Cabinet in the coming weeks, signaling potential upheaval in his administration even as he consolidates power in his second term.The new...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump Weighs More Cabinet Shakeups as Confirmation Window Narrows

As midterm elections loom, President Trump is exploring potential changes to his cabinet even as he grapples with a narrowing timeline for getting nominees through the Senate.The urgency stems from...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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CONGRESS' GRAY WAVE: Nearly Two Dozen Octogenarians Racing to Keep Power

More than a dozen members of Congress have crossed into their 80s, but most show no signs of stepping aside. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's surprise retirement announcement at 85 stands as a n...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran Hours After Trump's Victory Claim

An American F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Thursday, forcing a tense rescue operation just hours after President Donald Trump declared the U.S. military had thoroughly defeated Tehran...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Team Floods Zone with Christian Outreach Push

The Trump administration is making a visible play for Christian voters through stepped-up religious messaging and policy moves.President Trump and his officials have ramped up public appeals to the...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump: Downed F-15 Won't Derail Iran Talks

President Trump said in a phone interview that the shooting down of a U.S. fighter jet will not disrupt his administration's negotiations with Iran, even as he expressed concern about how the incid...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Orders Feds Paid During Shutdown

President Trump signed a directive Tuesday instructing the Department of Homeland Security to compensate all agency employees throughout a government shutdown, expanding on an earlier order that ad...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Targets Diversity Programs in New Budget Proposal

President Trump's 2027 budget request zeroes in on federal programs centered on diversity and civil rights, marking a direct assault on initiatives his administration views as ideologically misalig...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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TRUMP'S DEPORTATION MACHINE: Where the Numbers Stand

President Donald Trump entered his second term with an aggressive mandate: sweep the nation of its estimated 10 million undocumented immigrants through what he has framed as the largest mass deport...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Ex-Defense Secretary Warns Iran Emboldened by Downed Jet

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper cautioned that Iran will grow more aggressive following the loss of a U.S. F-15 fighter jet, as search and rescue operations continue for a second pilot.Esper ma...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Shutdown Standoff Sparks Cross-Party Push to Overhaul ICE

As a Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on, two lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle are stepping forward with a plan to reshape how the government handles immigration enforcement...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump Reshuffles Cabinet, Signals Strategic Shift in Second Term

President Trump is making significant personnel changes that reshape the composition and direction of his administration, according to reporting from NBC's Kristen Welker.The Cabinet moves represen...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Democrats Eye Senate Upset in Six Critical Battlegrounds

Democrats are quietly preparing for a stronger-than-expected showing in this year's midterm Senate races, with strategists identifying half a dozen contests where the party believes it can defy his...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Capitol Goes Dark: Congress Bails as Government Shutdown Deepens

Congress adjourned for recess without resolving a Department of Homeland Security shutdown that continues to drain federal resources and disrupt operations across the nation.The departure leaves th...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump: Downed Fighter Jet Won't Derail Iran Talks

President Trump said the loss of an American F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iranian airspace will not disrupt potential negotiations with Tehran, according to remarks made to NBC News.The incident...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Iran Racing to Rebuild Fortified Missile Sites, U.S. Spies Report

U.S. intelligence agencies have detected rapid reconstruction at Iranian missile bunkers, undercutting assumptions about the durability of recent strikes against Tehran's weapons infrastructure.The...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Says War Costs Block Expansion of Medicare, Medicaid, Day Care Aid

President Trump said the federal government cannot afford to expand support for health care and child care because military spending obligations consume available resources. In remarks captured on ...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Georgia Punts on Voting System Crisis as Election Looms

Georgia lawmakers adjourned their legislative session Friday without addressing a critical voting system deadline, leaving the state scrambling just months before the November midterms.Legislators ...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. Strikes Iran's Largest Bridge as Trump Vows More Destruction

The U.S. military has confirmed striking Iran's largest bridge, which serves as a critical link between Tehran and an adjacent city, marking an escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran....

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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ALITO TAKEN ILL AT PHILLY EVENT

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito became ill during an appearance in Philadelphia last month, according to sources familiar with the incident.Details about the nature of his condition or the speci...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Alito Hospitalized in Secret: High Court Keeps Details Under Wraps

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spent time in the hospital last month, according to sources familiar with the matter, though the court has disclosed no public details about the incident or his c...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Dem Rep Bets Her Freedom on Obscure Congressional Power

Representative LaMonica McIver is mounting a legal defense that could reshape how Congress operates, but she's doing it alone and at enormous cost.The Georgia Democrat is fighting a Justice Departm...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Defense Chief Axes Three Army Generals in Major Shake-Up

Pete Hegseth, the newly installed defense secretary, has removed three senior Army leaders from their posts, signaling an aggressive overhaul at the Pentagon's largest military branch.General Randy...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Immigration Crackdown Backfires on His Evangelical Base

Evangelical churches that mobilized heavily for Donald Trump are now grappling with unexpected fallout from his deportation push. Immigration enforcement actions have triggered a wave of departures...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Hegseth Blocks Promotions for Over a Dozen Officers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has intervened to halt or stall advancements for more than a dozen senior military officers spanning all four service branches, according to nine U.S. officials with ...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Taps Epstein-Connected Attorney for Acting DOJ Chief

President Donald Trump has appointed Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general, elevating a lawyer whose career has centered on high-stakes defense work and proximity to Trump's legal battle...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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U.S. Launches Search After Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran

American military officials have initiated a search and rescue operation following the loss of a fighter jet over Iranian territory, according to U.S. authorities. The status of the aircraft's crew...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Seeks $1.5 Trillion Military Budget With Sweeping Domestic Cuts

The Trump administration is pushing for a massive expansion of military spending that would be underwritten by significant reductions across domestic programs, according to budget documents reviewe...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Proposes $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget With Domestic Cuts

The Trump administration is seeking $1.5 trillion in military spending, a significant escalation that would reshape federal priorities by directing resources away from domestic programs the adminis...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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How Billionaires Route Political Money Through Tax-Exempt Groups

Wealthy donors have discovered a legal pathway to inject substantial political funds while keeping their names out of the public record—by funneling money through nonprofit organizations designed t...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Democrats Turn to Shadowy Nonprofits to Channel Campaign Spending

Democratic operatives are increasingly channeling hundreds of millions of dollars through newly formed nonprofits designed to obscure the sources and scale of political spending, according to repor...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Liberal Group Eyes Senate Races as Potential Supreme Court Battleground

A prominent progressive advocacy organization is preparing to make the Supreme Court a central issue in this year's Senate campaigns, arguing that Republicans could secure multiple justices if they...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Georgia Lawmakers Depart Without Addressing Election System Overhaul Ahead of Midterms

Georgia's legislative session ended without resolving a pressing deadline that could disrupt the state's midterm elections this November.The core problem: state law requires Georgia to abandon its ...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Budget Proposal Faces Steeper Congressional Resistance

President Trump is preparing to pitch lawmakers on a new budget that could prove harder to advance than his previous fiscal proposals, even as Republicans control both chambers of Congress.The poli...

Sarah Mitchell April 3, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Bondi Out as Attorney General After Brief Trump Tenure

Pam Bondi's time leading the Justice Department ended abruptly this week, cutting short what she had anticipated would be a longer tenure under President Trump.Bondi, who took office as attorney ge...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Civil Rights Groups Sue Over ICE Home Entry Policy

A coalition of civil rights organizations has filed a lawsuit challenging what they describe as an unconstitutional practice by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that permits agents to enter home...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Moon Mission Offers Rare Moment of National Unity in Divided America

The Artemis II launch provided a striking counterpoint to the fractious state of American politics, demonstrating that the nation retains the capacity to undertake ambitious endeavors even as it gr...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Defense Secretary Hegseth Removes Top Army General in High-Stakes Leadership Clash

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Gen. Randy George, the top military leader of the U.S. Army, in a move that has triggered sharp pushback from senior officers across the service.The dismiss...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump's Call to Seize Hormuz Strait Glosses Over Massive Military Obstacles

President Trump has suggested that securing the Strait of Hormuz should be straightforward, urging U.S. allies to "go to" the strategic waterway "and just take it." His casual framing of what would...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Pentagon Removes Restrictions on Armed Troops at U.S. Military Bases

The U.S. military is reversing longstanding policies that prevented service members from carrying personal firearms on base, marking a significant shift in how the Pentagon approaches security at i...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Reveals Details of Secret Underground Bunker at Mar-a-Lago

President Trump has publicly discussed a classified emergency facility located beneath his Mar-a-Lago estate, breaking with typical protocol that keeps such installations out of public view.The bun...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Immigration Officials Detain Leader of Wisconsin's Largest Islamic Organization

Federal immigration authorities arrested Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, on Monday. The organization confirmed his detention and noted that Sarsour is a legal permanen...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Even if Trump loses on birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court may leave door open for Congress

The Supreme Court appears poised to reject arguments that would strip birthright citizenship from children born to non-citizen parents, but the justices may craft their decision in a way that prese...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Global Rivals Target Economic Chokepoints as Trump Returns to Office

As President Trump signals a more confrontational approach to international relations, foreign adversaries are exploring ways to inflict economic pain on the United States. Countries from Iran to C...

Sarah Mitchell April 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read