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Noem calls for death penalty after human smuggling boat capsizes

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is calling for the death penalty against two Mexican nationals charged with human...

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News outlets ask for Abrego Garcia's court records to be unsealed 

A group of 14 news organizations on Tuesday asked the federal court overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case to unseal the court records regarding the...

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Republicans press Trump for action ahead of wildfire season

A group of Republicans have asked President Trump in a letter to implement “immediate, decisive action” ahead of wildfire season.  Sen. Tim...

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Biden breaks silence, rips Trump: 5 takeaways

Former President Biden broke his silence on the Trump administration for his first interview since leaving the White House in January. He sharply...

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Trump cuts to weather monitoring, climate research put millions at risk, expert warns

President Trump’s cuts to monitoring weather and climate research will put millions of Americans at risk, an expert warned this week. Alonzo Plough,...

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Karl Rove: Beto O’Rourke one of Democrats’ ‘lesser lights’ 

Longtime Republican strategist Karl Rove criticized Beto O’Rourke as one of the Democratic Party’s “lesser lights,” after he said his fellow...

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Newark Airport chaos: Here's what to know

Delays and cancellations continued to upend operations at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, after the Federal Aviation Administration...

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Courts rejects Trump administration request to revoke some migrants’ protected status

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s request to revoke the temporary legal status of nearly a million migrants living in the...

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Democrats raise alarm over proposed Endangered Species Act definition change 

Senate Democrats are raising the alarm over the proposed change to the definition of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A group, including Democratic...

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Met Gala: How to watch fashion's biggest night of the year

Fashion’s biggest night of the year has arrived with the 2025 Met Gala in New York City. On the first Monday of May, celebrities flock to the...

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Waltz faces 'brutal, brutal' confirmation hearing: Senate Democrat 

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said former national security adviser Mike Waltz will face a “brutal, brutal” confirmation hearing to be the next...

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Lawler town hall devolves into chaos

Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-N.Y.) town hall in his suburban swing district devolved into chaos Sunday evening as attendees lobbed boos and questions about...

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Pence: Constitution ‘binds us across time and generations’

Former Vice President Mike Pence invoked the Constitution, noting it binds Americans “across time and generations,” while accepting the John F....

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Trump says he doesn't know if he has to uphold Constitution: 5 takeaways from interview

President Trump on Sunday said during a wide-ranging interview that he did not know if he had to uphold the Constitution. When asked by “Meet the...

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PBS CEO: New children's programming will 'skid to a halt' under Trump order

PBS CEO Paula Kerger said new children’s programming will "skid to a halt" if the government moves ahead with President Trump's attempt to cut...

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Psaki pushes back on idea there was a Biden mental 'cover-up' 

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she didn’t see evidence of a “cover-up” of former President Biden’s mental acuity in the...

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Ron Johnson on a potential recession: 'You have to act boldly' 

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) weighed in on a potential recession due to the Trump administration’s economic policies, noting that “you have to act...

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Rep. Bacon says farmers 'already seeing an impact from tariffs,' calls for opening trade

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are “already seeing” the impacts of President Trump’s tariffs and...

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Pennsylvania Dem: 'It seems like we’re in a trade war with ourselves'

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) argued that under President Trump’s tariff plan, it appears that the United States is “in a trade war with ourselves.”...

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Ukrainian ambassador to US on Putin’s nuclear weapons comments: 'He is a threat' 

Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., weighed in on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks about nuclear weapons, saying “he is a...

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Vance downplays polling in Trump’s first 100 days: I ‘don’t really care that much’ 

Vice President Vance defended the Trump administration’s first 100 days, marked by low approval ratings, and said he doesn’t “really care that...

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Warner says US will pay the price for federal cuts ‘literally for years’ 

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said he believes the United States will be paying the price for the massive cuts to federal programs and the workforce...

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Warner predicts a ‘brutal’ UN ambassador confirmation hearing for Waltz 

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) predicts that former national security adviser Mike Waltz will face a “brutal” confirmation hearing as he was removed...

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Stephen A. Smith says Democratic Party needs to be ‘purged’ before he would run 

Stephen A. Smith said the Democratic Party would need to be “purged” before he would run for president under the party. Smith joined CNN’s...

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Houthi missile strikes near main Israel airport

A missile launched by the Houthi rebels in Yemen struck near the main terminal of Israel’s airport close to Tel Aviv, reports detailed Sunday...

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‘SNL’ parodies Trump signing executive orders: ‘Recession will now be called recess’ 

“Saturday Night Live” parodied President Trump signing a flurry of executive orders, with one officially shortening the name of a recession to...

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Bolton on Trump after Waltz exit: ‘Chaos is embedded in his DNA’

Former national security adviser John Bolton said chaos is “embedded” in President Trump’s DNA after national security adviser Mike Waltz was...

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Pat Ryan slams Waltz’s ‘brazen disregard’ for military over Signal use

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), a former Army intelligence officer, criticized former national security advisor Mike Waltz’s “brazen disregard” for the...

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Trump taps Dr. Phil for Religious Liberty Commission

President Trump has chosen Dr. Phil McGraw to join the Religious Liberty Commission. McGraw joined Trump on Thursday for a celebration in the White...

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Rubio first since Kissinger to be secretary of State and national security adviser

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will become the first person other than Henry Kissinger to lead the State Department and serve as national security...

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Trump approval rating slips to 43 percent in Georgia: Survey

President Trump’s approval rating has slipped to 43 percent in Georgia, a new survey found. According to a survey released Wednesday by The Atlanta...

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Graham pushes plan to sanction Russia, tariff its oil customers

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is pushing ahead with his plan to impose new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil, gas...

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Former NFL kicker Jay Feely says Stephen A. Smith should run for president

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely made the case for Stephen A. Smith to run as a Democrat in the next presidential election. Feely, who launched a...

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Sanders mocks Trump’s crowd size at 100th-day event in Michigan

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday mocked President Trump over the crowd size at an event in Michigan celebrating his first 100 days in office...

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Walz on why he was picked as Harris running mate: 'I could code talk to white guys'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said one reason he was chosen as former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in the recent election was because...

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Larry Summers calls out Trump on economy: ‘disastrous hundred days’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called out President Trump over the economy, calling his first 100 days back in office “disastrous.”...

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Graham jokingly asks conclave, Catholics to ‘keep an open mind’ about Pope Trump

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) jokingly asked the conclave to “keep an open mind” about making President Trump the next pope. “I was excited to...

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Majority of US Latino voters believe country headed in wrong direction: Poll

A majority of U.S. Latino voters believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and most hold President Trump responsible, a new survey found....

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Trump calls out lawmaker filing articles of impeachment: 'This lunatic'

President Trump called out Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar (Mich.) for filing articles of impeachment against him during a rally in Michigan celebrating...

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'Hetero Awesome Fest' to be held near Idaho Capitol during Pride

The owner of a bar and restaurant in Idaho says he plans to host a “Hetero Awesome Fest” near the state Capitol in June to coincide with Pride...

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Republicans propose fees on EVs, other passenger vehicles to fund transportation programs

House Republicans are proposing placing fees on electric vehicles to fund Transportation Department programs as part of the tax reform bill up for...

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States sue Trump administration over DOGE AmeriCorps cuts

Several states have sued the Trump administration over the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts to the AmeriCorps program. More than 20...

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Congressional watchdog investigating Trump efforts to dismantle CFPB

A congressional watchdog group is investigating President Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after some...

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Delaware governor: The party that wins future elections is ‘whoever delivers for Americans’

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) said he believes the party that will win future elections is the one that “delivers for Americans.” Meyer joined...

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Johnson says he believes House can pass Trump agenda by Memorial Day

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he believes the House can pass President Trump’s tax agenda by Memorial Day. Speaking with reporters on Monday,...

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Walz says he’s ‘very pessimistic’ about Dems winning the Senate

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he is “very pessimistic” about Democrats winning back the Senate. Walz joined Harvard University’s Kennedy...

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Michigan Democrat files articles of impeachment against Trump

Michigan Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar announced Monday he had filed articles of impeachment against President Trump. “I have introduced articles of...

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Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that requires commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English. The text...

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Democrats press White House to disclose officials’ financial transactions before tariff announcement

Several Democrats are pressing the White House to disclose financial transactions made by Trump administration officials before President Trump...

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West Coast dockworkers blast Trump’s ‘reckless’ tariffs

A union representing West Coast dockworkers has sharply criticized President Trump over his “reckless” tariffs that will hurt American workers....

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