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Top Intel Democrat rips Trump administration over exclusion from boat strike briefing

Read full article: Top Intel Democrat rips Trump administration over exclusion from boat strike briefing

A briefing held only for Republicans in Congress on U.S. military strikes is drawing a fierce rebuke from a key Democrat.

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Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

Read full article: Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.

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Democrats force a Senate vote to block Trump's tariffs on Brazil

Read full article: Democrats force a Senate vote to block Trump's tariffs on Brazil

The Senate is voting on legislation that would nullify President Donald Trumpโ€™s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice.

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Congress shielded gun companies from lawsuits. Some blue states think they've found a loophole

Read full article: Congress shielded gun companies from lawsuits. Some blue states think they've found a loophole

Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms, a growing number of Democratic-led states are trying to penetrate that legal shield.

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Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

Read full article: Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools.

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Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts

Read full article: Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts

President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown.

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Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power

Read full article: Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power

The government shutdown is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government.

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Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to help pay the military during the government shutdown

Read full article: Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to help pay the military during the government shutdown

The Pentagon has confirmed it's accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown.

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How a 2018 Supreme Court decision paved the way for meteoric growth in legal sports betting

Read full article: How a 2018 Supreme Court decision paved the way for meteoric growth in legal sports betting

A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to the legalized sports-betting industry, now worth billions of dollars a year, even as it recognized that the decision was controversial.

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Trump allies, undeterred by setbacks in courts and Congress, push anew for citizenship proof to vote

Read full article: Trump allies, undeterred by setbacks in courts and Congress, push anew for citizenship proof to vote

President Donald Trumpโ€™s attempts to impose a proof-of-citizenship requirement to vote in the U.S. have stalled in Congress and been blocked by the courts.

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Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists

Read full article: Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists

The government shutdown has reopened debate on the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

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Peru's president declares state of emergency in capital as it tries to stem surging violence

Read full article: Peru's president declares state of emergency in capital as it tries to stem surging violence

Peruโ€™s new president declared a state of emergency in the capital in the government's latest attempt to stem a surge in violence that has stirred protests and contributed to the recent downfall of his predecessor.

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Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

Read full article: Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week.

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Judge says DHS social media posts in Rep. McIver prosecution are 'prejudicial' and should be removed

Read full article: Judge says DHS social media posts in Rep. McIver prosecution are 'prejudicial' and should be removed

A federal judge overseeing the Trump administrationโ€™s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center told the government to remove social media posts he called โ€œprejudicialโ€ to the congresswoman.

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Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy

Read full article: Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy

The federal government shutdown is approaching the second longest on record and there's no end in sight.

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Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues

Read full article: Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues.

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As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

Read full article: As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance will face higher costs next year if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits that have made the plans more affordable.

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Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

Read full article: Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll finds most Americans see the government shutdown as a significant problem as it drags on.

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Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Read full article: Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

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Supreme Court case could lead to loss of Black representation in Congress, but the scope is unknown

Read full article: Supreme Court case could lead to loss of Black representation in Congress, but the scope is unknown

The Supreme Court has indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

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Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

Read full article: Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen.

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Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation

Read full article: Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation

A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that's designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law.

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Trump's intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down

Read full article: Trump's intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down

Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken advocate for the District of Columbia during her 18 terms as the city's delegate in Congress.

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Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It's ready for a repeat in 2026

Read full article: Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It's ready for a repeat in 2026

The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington.

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Peru wakes up to 7th president in less than a decade after President Boluarte ousted by Congress

Read full article: Peru wakes up to 7th president in less than a decade after President Boluarte ousted by Congress

Peruvians woke up to their seventh president in less than a decade Friday.

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Peruโ€™s Congress removes President Boluarte as a crime wave grips the country

Read full article: Peruโ€™s Congress removes President Boluarte as a crime wave grips the country

Peruโ€™s Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation.

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Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

Read full article: Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.

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Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say

Read full article: Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say

The Trump administration hasn't provided evidence to lawmakers that recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were justified.

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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

Read full article: Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trumpโ€™s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

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Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

Read full article: Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, thereโ€™s no discernible endgame in sight.

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Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

Read full article: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown.

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Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

Read full article: Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first.

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Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say

Read full article: Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say

President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugee into the U.S. this year โ€“ as few as 7,500, and mostly white Afrikaners.

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Will the government shutdown affect next year's election? Recent history provides clues

Read full article: Will the government shutdown affect next year's election? Recent history provides clues

Political leaders in Washington are spending much of their energy these days blaming the other party for what could be a significant government shutdown.

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The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

Read full article: The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

Halfway through Donald Trumpโ€™s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the presidentโ€™s desk.

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Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

Read full article: Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan.

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Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

Read full article: Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.

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Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs

Read full article: Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs off Venezuela.

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Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

Read full article: Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an โ€œarmed conflict."

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The Latest: Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment

Read full article: The Latest: Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting โ€œirreversibleโ€ cuts to programs important to Democrats.

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

Read full article: Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors.

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Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her

Read full article: Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her

A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office.

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Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

Read full article: Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other even as major job cuts โ€” and major disruptions to iconic sites like the Liberty Bell and Pearl Harbor โ€” have begun taking hold.

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Fired Surface Transportation Board member sues Trump over his dismissal ahead of rail merger review

Read full article: Fired Surface Transportation Board member sues Trump over his dismissal ahead of rail merger review

A former Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board has filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal by President Donald Trump.

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What polling shows about the politics of government shutdowns

Read full article: What polling shows about the politics of government shutdowns

President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding โ€” but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time, the outcome could be different.

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National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire Tuesday, halting new policies and some home loans

Read full article: National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire Tuesday, halting new policies and some home loans

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire at the end of Tuesday.

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Rep. David Schweikert joins Trump-backed candidates in GOP primary for Arizona governor

Read full article: Rep. David Schweikert joins Trump-backed candidates in GOP primary for Arizona governor

Rep. David Schweikert is joining an already crowded field in the GOP primary for Arizona governor.

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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Read full article: Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

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Watch Live: Senate to take votes on proposal that could prevent government shutdown

Read full article: Watch Live: Senate to take votes on proposal that could prevent government shutdown

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown.

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A look at previous government shutdowns and how they ended

Read full article: A look at previous government shutdowns and how they ended

Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive.

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How a potential government shutdown could affect travel if TSA workers must go without pay

Read full article: How a potential government shutdown could affect travel if TSA workers must go without pay

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown.

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Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown

Read full article: Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown

Democratic congressional leaders have left a White House meeting without a deal with President Donald Trump and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown.

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Trump's vast federal cuts create distrust on Capitol Hill as shutdown risk grows

Read full article: Trump's vast federal cuts create distrust on Capitol Hill as shutdown risk grows

As Congress confronts a possible government shutdown, it's also weighing the Trump administration's willingness to simply halt federal spending โ€” even when it's against the law.

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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

Read full article: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are โ€œmarching the countryโ€ into a government shutdown.

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Fractures cause political struggles as Congress works to prevent government shutdown

Read full article: Fractures cause political struggles as Congress works to prevent government shutdown

Sharp divides in both parties and infighting are exposing political struggles as Congress works toward preventing a government shutdown.

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What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold

Read full article: What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold

The threat of a government shutdown has become a recurring event in Washington.

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White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

Read full article: White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.

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Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

Read full article: Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

A federal judge has refused to reinstate eight former inspectors general who sued after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation.

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Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations

Read full article: Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations

Veterans like Julio Torres are often promised that military service will be a fast-track to U.S. citizenship for themselves and their family members.

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Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

Read full article: Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

A possible federal shutdown is looming at month's end, and the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate.

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Trump appointee George Cook takes interim lead at Census Bureau amid new census push

Read full article: Trump appointee George Cook takes interim lead at Census Bureau amid new census push

A Trump appointee has been picked as the acting head of the U.S. Census Bureau.

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House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

Read full article: House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirkโ€™s assassination.

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Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts

Read full article: Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts

A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown.

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Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say

Read full article: Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say

The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela came after the vessel had turned around and was headed back to shore.

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Senate Republicans barely defeat effort by Democrats to force release of Epstein files

Read full article: Senate Republicans barely defeat effort by Democrats to force release of Epstein files

Senate Republicans have barely defeated an effort by Democrats to insert language into Congressโ€™ annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump administration cuts grants for minority-serving colleges, declaring them unconstitutional

Read full article: Trump administration cuts grants for minority-serving colleges, declaring them unconstitutional

The Trump administration is ending several grant programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of minority students, saying they amount to illegal discrimination.

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Appeals court rules Trump doesn't have the authority to fire Copyright Office director

Read full article: Appeals court rules Trump doesn't have the authority to fire Copyright Office director

A divided appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump doesnโ€™t have the authority to unilaterally remove and replace the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Some National Guard to remain in DC through November after Trump's emergency order is set to expire

Read full article: Some National Guard to remain in DC through November after Trump's emergency order is set to expire

Some National Guard troops from outside the District of Columbia will remain in the nationโ€™s capital at least through the end of November at the request of the Trump administration.

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Michigan dismissal highlights the challenges in prosecuting cases against Trump's 2020 fake electors

Read full article: Michigan dismissal highlights the challenges in prosecuting cases against Trump's 2020 fake electors

The dismissal of fraud charges against 15 Michigan Republicans is the latest and most dramatic setback in the cases against the fake electors who were part of President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now

Read full article: Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now

Chief Justice John Roberts has let President Donald Trump remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of high-profile firings allowed for now by the Supreme Court.

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Republicans in Congress are eager for Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

Read full article: Republicans in Congress are eager for Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

President Donald Trump is swiftly implementing his vision of the military as an all-powerful tool for his policy goals.

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Trump hosts White House dinner for GOP lawmakers at paved space he dubbed 'Rose Garden Club'

Read full article: Trump hosts White House dinner for GOP lawmakers at paved space he dubbed 'Rose Garden Club'

President Donald Trump hosted a dinner Friday night for members of Congress in the newly paved White House Rose Garden, telling them they were the first gathering of what he dubbed the โ€œRose Garden Club.โ€.

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National conservatism asserts its dominance in Trump's Washington

Read full article: National conservatism asserts its dominance in Trump's Washington

National conservatism is reshaping the Republican Party in President Donald Trumpโ€™s second term.

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Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

Read full article: Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War.

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Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump said last week he won't spend.

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Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small

Read full article: Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small

As Congress returns for a busy fall stretch, President Donald Trump is reaching into the affairs of the legislative branch, chiseling away at the separation of powers.

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Left and right are joining forces to ban lawmakers from trading stock

Read full article: Left and right are joining forces to ban lawmakers from trading stock

It's an issue uniting the left and the right.

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C-SPAN announces deal for its service to be carried on YouTube TV, Hulu

Read full article: C-SPAN announces deal for its service to be carried on YouTube TV, Hulu

C-SPAN's three public affairs networks will be carried beginning this fall on YouTube TV and Hulu's live television package, according to a deal announced on Wednesday.

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The defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting will get one of TV's biggest prizes

Read full article: The defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting will get one of TV's biggest prizes

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is being honored with the Television Academyโ€™s Governors Award even as it winds down after nearly 60 years.

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PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts

Read full article: PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts

A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope โ€” and survive.

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Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

Read full article: Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

As Congress returns to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, it will have to find a way to work with Democrats or around them as a government shutdown looms.

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Court finds Trump's tariffs an illegal use of emergency power, but leaves them in place for now

Read full article: Court finds Trump's tariffs an illegal use of emergency power, but leaves them in place for now

A federal appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump illegally used emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs but left them in place for now.

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Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Read full article: Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administrationโ€™s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States.

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Appeals court rules against Trump's plans to end legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelan migrants

Read full article: Appeals court rules against Trump's plans to end legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelan migrants

A federal appeals court has ruled against President Donald Trumpโ€™s plans to end temporary protections for 600,000 Venezuelans who have permission to live and work in the U.S. This means those migrants whose protections expired or are about to expire might be allowed to stay.

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Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

Read full article: Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch.

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Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act

Louisiana has abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights Act.

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After Trump and Congress spending cuts, public media stations wait on money for emergency alerts

Read full article: After Trump and Congress spending cuts, public media stations wait on money for emergency alerts

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributed federal funds to public media stations, is shutting down on September 30.

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Trump says heโ€™ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

Read full article: Trump says heโ€™ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company highly overrated.

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National Guard troops on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will start carrying guns

Read full article: National Guard troops on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will start carrying guns

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying firearms while patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trumpโ€™s law enforcement crackdown.

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DeSantis says Florida will join Trump administrationโ€™s push to โ€˜fix problems with the censusโ€™

Read full article: DeSantis says Florida will join Trump administrationโ€™s push to โ€˜fix problems with the censusโ€™

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that Florida will be joining the Trump administrationโ€™s push to โ€œfixโ€ different issues involving the census.

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Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms

Read full article: Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms

President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that heโ€™s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next yearโ€™s midterm elections.

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Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn't give him that power

Read full article: Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn't give him that power

President Donald Trump is vowing more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own.

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Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

Read full article: Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding.

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Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

Read full article: Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trumpโ€™s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

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US approves potential $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to bolster security

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The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country.

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Political analyst weighs in on constitutional concerns of drawing new district lines amid Texas redistricting feud

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The battle for control of Congress in the midterms may be over before voting starts. And it all has to do with the ongoing political war concerning redistricting.

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Trump's moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here's what the law says

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President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives update on ICE efforts

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The Department of Homeland Security has removed age limits for new hires at the agency responsible for immigration enforcement.

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Q&A: Can Trump hold a census in the middle of a decade and exclude immigrants in the US illegally?

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President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start work on a new census that would exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally from the head count which determines political power and federal spending.

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The Latest: Trump orders federal law enforcers onto streets of Washington, D.C.

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With President Donald Trump suggesting a federal takeover of the nation's capital city, the White House says there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement on the streets of Washington, D.

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