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“Invalid, unsafe and infirm”: Ghislaine Maxwell files petition to vacate conviction

The filing lands days before a deadline to release sealed records released to Jeffrey Epstein

19.12.2025 30

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“Like nothing they have ever seen”: Trump orders blockade of Venezuela

The president said the Maduro regime was "completely surrounded" in a post to social media

17.12.2025 2

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House poised to vote on MTG bill criminalizing trans health care

Civil rights groups warn the bill would be among the most extreme anti-trans efforts

17.12.2025 20

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Democrats ask DOJ watchdog to prevent “tampering” with Epstein files

With the Epstein files release deadline looming, Democrats want to keep the DOJ from pulling a fast one

12.12.2025 8

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Florida and Texas sue FDA to restrict abortion pill access

The filing marks a fresh attempt by Republican-led states to use the judiciary to limit access to mifepristone

11.12.2025 5

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Judge orders release of grand jury files in Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case

A judge reversed course on releasing grand jury docs from the 2019 sex trafficking case against Epstein

11.12.2025 10

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“Got all the answers”: GOP Rep. says Caribbean boat-strike probe is “done”

The Armed Services chair is ready to wrap up the investigation, but questions remain

10.12.2025 4

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“Crushing” Trump’s candidate: Miami elects first Democratic mayor in nearly 30 years

Eileen Higgins' double-digit win comes amid a string of races where her party has outperformed expectations

10.12.2025 3

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Judge moves to unseal Maxwell grand jury records

The decision accelerates the DOJ’s effort to meet a new congressional deadline after law passed last month

10.12.2025 3

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“Insult to injury”: Trump’s USIP rebrand wields an olive branch as a weapon

Trump’s name was added to the independent institute months after his administration purged staff

05.12.2025 3

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“Created a risk”: IG report says Hegseth’s use of Signal could have put troops in harm’s way

The Pentagon claimed the report is a "total exoneration"

05.12.2025 9

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ACA subsidies on the brink as Congress struggles to reach a deal

Stalled negotiations leave millions facing potential premium increases with no clear path to a extension

04.12.2025 3

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“Either lying or incompetent”: Bipartisan scrutiny of Hegseth intensifies

New reporting on a September strike has prompted bipartisan calls for clarity

04.12.2025 10

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How Trump’s National Security memo targets political dissent

Critics say the NSPM-7 policy is a "frontal assault" on First Amendment rights

21.11.2025 20

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Trump admin’s Ukraine peace proposal sparks swift backlash from European officials

Ukrainian and EU leaders say the draft plan’s concessions go too far

21.11.2025 5

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Florida Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick charged with stealing $5 million from FEMA

Indictment alleges she retained a pandemic overpayment and used funds to boost her campaign.

21.11.2025 3

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Larry Summers exits OpenAI following Epstein emails release

The former Harvard University president has beat a treat from public roles

20.11.2025 20

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“Clearly erroneous”: Texas appeals midterm redistricting ruling to Supreme Court

In 2-1 ruling, a lower court said Republican state lawmakers relied on race to draw new maps

20.11.2025 5

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“Not going to work”: Megyn Kelly tries to downplay Epstein emails

The podcaster admitted that the emails from Epstein "sound bad” for Trump

14.11.2025 10

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“Permanently impaired”: Trump administration won’t release economic data for October

White House says October jobs and inflation reports can’t be verified; critics accuse Trump of a cover-up

13.11.2025 2

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Progressive Wilson on the brink of victory in nail-biter Seattle mayoral race

After trailing by over 10,000 votes on Election Day, Katie Wilson now leads Seattle’s mayoral race

13.11.2025 3

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“Unreal”: MAGA fury after Trump “broke everyone’s heart” with visa comments on Fox News

The president argued Americans "don’t have certain talents" while defending the H-1B worker visa program

12.11.2025 2

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“Indict first, investigate later”: Judge criticizes Comey case, orders DOJ to hand over evidence

“We’re going to fix that and we’re going to fix that today,” a judge said about DOJ's handling of the case

07.11.2025 20

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“Mass chaos”: FAA to cut flights at 40 major airports as shutdown strains aviation system

The FAA will scale back flights nationwide starting Friday

06.11.2025 2

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“New York City has Fallen”: MAGA erupts after Mamdani’s victory

Trump allies and right-wing pundits unleashed Islamophobic and anti-immigrant attacks after Mamdani's victory

05.11.2025 4

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Dick Cheney, powerful and polarizing former Vice President, dead at 84

The leading architect of Iraq invasion remains divisive in death

05.11.2025 10

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Tennessee man jailed for meme freed after charge dropped

Larry Bushart spent over a month in jail for posting a Trump meme after Charlie Kirk's assassination

30.10.2025 4

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Trump fires federal design oversight commission, barrels ahead with White House overhaul

Dismissal comes as his administration moves forward with White House ballroom and proposed “Arc de Trump"

29.10.2025 5

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“There’s a cost”: Maddow blasts Comcast for donating to Trump’s White House ballroom

MSNBC host called out her network's parent company for paying for Trump to "take an excavator to the White House"

28.10.2025 2

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Tensions rise between Trump, cattle ranchers over Argentine beef plans

Cattle ranchers warned that Trump's plan to buy Argentine beef could undercut the domestic industry

23.10.2025 2

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“Be careful what you wish for”: Republican warns NC GOP their redistricting could backfire

North Carolina Republicans drew a new map that added a GOP seat ahead of the 2026 midterms

23.10.2025 3

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ICE recruits struggling to pass fitness test with 15 push-ups and 32 sit-ups

More than a third of trainees in Ga. failed ICE’s fitness test after administration already lowered requirements

22.10.2025 3

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“Not gonna pass”: Special Counsel nominee Ingrassia’s racist texts spook Republican senators

White House staffer shedding GOP support after offensive chats surface

22.10.2025 5

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“He must be eliminated”: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for alleged Jeffries death threat

The top House Democrat said it was more evidence the rioters "should never have been pardoned"

21.10.2025 5

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Trump swipes anti-terrorism funds from Democratic states

Democratic-led states accuse the administration of shifting funds to GOP allies to punish its political opponents

16.10.2025 2

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“Absolutely appalled”: Young Republicans face fallout after racist messages leak

But Vice President JD Vance said he refuses to "join the pearl clutching"

15.10.2025 4

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“Can I meet Eric?”: Trump convo on hot mic raises ethical concerns

The presidents appeared to be discussing the Trump family business at a recent summit

15.10.2025 5

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“Without precedent”: News outlets reject Pentagon’s new press rules

Hegseth's demand that outlets not report on leaked material a draws unified backlash from the press

15.10.2025 40

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Professor targeted by MAGA says “someone” canceled his flight

Rutgers Prof. Mark Bray, who studies anti-fascism, said his flight to Europe on Wednesday was mysteriously canceled

09.10.2025 2

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Supreme Court ruling could let GOP add 19 House seats and “clear the path for a one-party system”

Supreme Court case could wipe out all Democratic-held seats in some deep-red Southern states

08.10.2025 5

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California candidate threatens to cut off testy interview over “follow-up questions”

“I don’t want to have an unhappy experience with you, and I don’t want this all on camera,” Katie Porter said

08.10.2025 3

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“Not going to discuss anything about that”: Bondi dodges Epstein questions in Senate hearing

The attorney general spent Tuesday dodging questions from senators about her tenure at the DOJ

08.10.2025 4

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“Do something”: CBP’s Chicago shooting story contradicted by bodycam footage, attorney claims

A defense attorney claims that body-camera footage contradicts the government's version of a weekend shooting

08.10.2025 20

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Federal agents storm Chicago apartment building, detain kids

Federal agents interrogated U.S. citizens and terrified children in an early-morning raid, witnesses said

02.10.2025 3

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Trump threatens to use government shutdown to enact “irreversible” cuts and mass layoffs

“We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them,” the president warned Tuesday

01.10.2025 10

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Trump and Hegseth spark alarm about domestic use of military

At an unprecedented gathering of the nation's top military brass, the president spoke of using force in America

01.10.2025 4

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Without evidence, MAGA blames Dems after Dallas ICE shooting

Friends of the alleged shooter told one journalist that they do not believe he was motivated by opposition to ICE

25.09.2025 3

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Oklahoma education chief abruptly quits to join group planning to “destroy” teachers’ unions

Ryan Walters mandated teaching of bibles and worked to require students to prove immigration status

25.09.2025 3

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Trump’s “embarrassing” UN speech shocks critics

President Trump used his UN speech to call climate change a "hoax" and tell other nations they are "going to hell"

24.09.2025 20

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“The courts are being weaponized”: Democrats react to Khalil deportation order

An immigration judge ruled earlier this week that activist Mahmoud Khalil be deported to Algeria or Syria

19.09.2025 30

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