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Paul says Senate panel to vote on holding Fauci in contempt
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Zuckerberg knocks AI development centralization, control
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Deportation helps make affordability possible
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Kilmeade says Trump told him Iran war ‘not that popular’
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Mamdani signals he is open to slavery reparations
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Supreme Court deadline passes for Trump to ask for birthright citizenship reconsideration
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Rogue OpenAI agent compromised second tech firm’s customer
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While Washington is busy fighting, the rest of America is just asking for results
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Cornyn meeting with Blanche canceled ahead of key Judiciary Committee vote
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Thune warns there aren’t 50 votes to advance budget resolution after Trump demands action
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned Wednesday he does not currently see 50 Republican votes for advancing a budget resolution, after President Trump renewed his call for the Senate to ad...
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Immigration officers called Latinos racial slurs during stops: Video
Videos obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) show federal immigration officers using racial slurs to refer to Latinos they encountered at traffic stops. Th...
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AI should answer to users, not Washington
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Moreno drops f-bomb on Fauci, recalls COVID arrest at football game
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) lobbed an expletive at Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate hearing Wednesday on the origins of and government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in which the former White Hou...
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Trump administration ending Medicare premium subsidy program
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would move to end a Biden-era Medicare premium subsidy program, alleging it benefited insurance companies more than enrollees. As a result, Medicare Part D...
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OpenAI’s rogue ‘sandbox’ escape could be America’s final AI warning
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Trump praises Paul as DC spotlight shines on Fauci hearings
President Trump praised Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ahead of his contentious Senate hearing featuring former chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday. “THE MASSIE MASSACRE in the G...
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Record high say Trump not paying attention to most important problems: Survey
A record number of respondents in a new poll say they think President Trump is not paying enough attention to the most important problems Americans face daily. CNN’s latest survey, released Wednesday,...
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A new path to leadership for US foreign aid
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Beshear: Replacing Martin as DNC chief before midterms ‘would put far too much at risk’
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Trump administration bans foreign-made humanoid robots in move targeting China
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned imports of foreign-produced humanoid robotic devices and power inverters, citing “national security” as its primary concern. The devices were add...
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Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains
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Just 1 in 5 Republicans enthusiastic about rest of Trump term: Poll
President Trump’s approval rating among Republicans has dropped, with 1 in 5 party members affirming that they are enthusiastic about the rest of his term, according to a new CNN poll. CNN found that...
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Alex Jones calls for immediate Trump impeachment
Alex Jones, the former owner of InfoWars, on Tuesday said President Trump must be impeached over the Iran conflict, describing the situation as “absolutely out of control” and warning that the adminis...
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AI giants back employee-led push asking US government to ‘deliberately pace’ development
Anthropic and OpenAI backed an employee-led initiative on Tuesday asking the U.S. government to “deliberately pace” frontier AI development. More than 1,200 employees have signed on to the statement,...
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Peters rips Rand Paul over Fauci, COVID hearing
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) accused the GOP chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of “relitigating the past” with his decision to call Dr. Anthony Fauci before Con...
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America’s relationship with Israel is changing — and that’s okay
Israel today is America's best friend — and at times, its biggest frustration.
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Paul has one of Fauci’s attorneys removed from hearing room
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, ordered security to remove one of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s attorneys from the committee’s hearing room on W...
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Trump vows to ‘beat the f‑‑‑ing s‑‑‑’ out of Iran following attack on US forces in Jordan
President Trump on Wednesday issued a forceful response to Iran’s surprise attack overnight targeting U.S. forces in Jordan, vowing to “beat the f—ing s— out of them.” Trump made the comment in an int...
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Comey seeks to toss seashell ’86’ case, accusing Trump, DOJ of vindictive prosecution
Former FBI Director James Comey asked a judge late Tuesday to dismiss the case against him over sharing a photo of seashells spelling “86 47,” arguing it amounts to a selective and vindictive prosecut...
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Abigail Jackson to leave White House deputy press secretary role
White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson is leaving for a role at OnMessage Public Strategies. “President Trump is the greatest President of my lifetime – it’s been a tremendous honor to wor...
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California’s hostage crisis shows political violence is at a breaking point
Ideological violence in the United States continues to evolve in ways that make ordinary Americans increasingly vulnerable.
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Trump blasts Fauci ahead of Senate testimony: ‘His ideas were CRAZY!’
President Trump slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday, not long before the former White House chief medical adviser began his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Co...
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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right at Paul’s hearing
Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, invoked his Fifth Amendment right on Wednesday when he appeared before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing he...
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Trump’s delusional tariff rally should terrify Republicans
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Beshear challenges Jennings, CNN to call McConnell live on air: ‘Put all the speculation to rest’
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Tuesday challenged CNN to call Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) live on air to prove that the lawmaker is alive and well after being absent from Congress for more than 40...
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Trump, DOJ appeal E. Jean Carroll defamation suit verdict to Supreme Court
President Trump and the Justice Department (DOJ) are petitioning the Supreme Court to review writer E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation award she won after accusing the president of sexual assa...
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Nicaragua’s dictatorship defies the Donroe Doctrine
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US, Saudi Arabia strike Iran-backed militias in Iraq
U.S. and Saudi forces launched strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq overnight, spiking energy prices and fueling fears of a wider war as the war with Iran hits the five-month mark. Saudi Arabia responde...
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Trump’s EEOC has cut out demographic data and abandoned its core mission
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Watch live: Fauci faces Senate heat on COVID, released diary entries
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former chief White House medical adviser, will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on gain of function research, bringing the debate about th...
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Live updates: Fauci to face Senate grilling on COVID origins, his diaries
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a face of the government’s pandemic response, will sit Wednesday morning before a critical Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and the Senate Homeland Security panel to face questions on COVID-1...
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Trump calls on Senate Republicans to adopt budget resolution before recess
President Trump late Tuesday renewed his call on Senate Republicans to adopt a House-passed budget resolution before the upcoming recess that would pave the way for passing a $95 billion emergency fun...
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Congress can’t seem to figure out that sports gambling is just sports gambling
Every parent should worry that Washington seemingly cannot tell the difference between trading and obvious sports gambling.
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U.S. and Iran resume attacks. And, Fauci to face Senate questions on COVID pandemic
The U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting after Iran attacked U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday. And, a Senate committee will question Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Russia, losing in Ukraine, abruptly changes its propaganda narrative
Russian propagandists have been forced to take a sharp turn.
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Trump demands throw Senate GOP into disarray
President Trump’s demands that the Senate cancel its August recess to debate the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act and advance a budget reconciliation package to fund the Iran wa...
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Democrats fear viral DSA interview on Fox News will leave a scar
Democrats are worried that widely circulated comments from a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) leader outlining the group’s priorities could become Republican attack fodder as the midterm electio...
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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns.