Logger-turned-lawmaker Troy Jackson claims Maine Senate nomination to replace Platner
Former state lawmaker Troy Jackson won the Democratic nomination for Maine's U.S. Senate seat on Saturday, capping…
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Lawmakers propose AI Kill Switch Act
A bipartisan bill to require artificial intelligence companies to maintain the ability to shut down their models was…
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Rural voters turn on Trump again as poll swings 14 points
POLL: Rural voters have soured on Trump again, with his standing among the group flipping from positive to negative in…
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Trump returns to rescheduled correspondents' dinner armed with insults, praise
President Trump addressed the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Friday night, the event's first full…
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Founder of SCOTUSblog sentenced to 6 years in prison for tax evasion
Tom Goldstein, a lawyer who argued dozens of cases before the Supreme Court and founded the widely read SCOTUSBlog but…
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President Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner Friday night, delivering a…
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Gov. Whitmer backs Stevens in fierce Michigan Senate primary
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has come off the sidelines to throw her support behind Rep. Haley Stevens' bid for the…
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Trump won't say if blowing up Iranian bridges or power plants is a war crime
President Trump is refusing to say whether he believes blowing up bridges and power plants in Iran would be considered…
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Sons of man shot and killed by ICE in Houston demand accountability at congressional hearing
Two sons of a man shot by immigration officers in Houston this month testified at a congressional hearing Friday,…
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Senate seeks return to bipartisanship with government funding stopgap, sanctions bill
The Senate is aiming to spend its final two weeks before a monthlong summer recess showing bipartisanship still exists.
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Trump vows to crack down on Europe, add tariffs to battle hefty fines on U.S. tech
TRUMP on the EU: "The United States of America is not a 'PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!"
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11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas
Eleven people were charged Friday with causing the deaths of seven migrants by trapping them inside a train container…
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Congressional Democrats say AOC has emerged as party leader, but less sure about '28 prospects
Prominent Democrats say Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has secured her spot as an ideological leader of the party,…
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DNC plan puts South Carolina on track to be first in 2028 nominating lineup
South Carolina is on the verge of becoming the first stop on the 2028 Democratic nominating calendar, followed by…
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Trump maintains that China, Russia are staying out of Iran war, citing relationship with Xi, Putin
President Trump says he does not believe two strategic partners of Iran -- China and Russia -- are assisting Tehran in…
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Jeffries alleges 'voter suppression' after Black lawmaker retires in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries is alleging "voter suppression" after the retirement from Congress of a…
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WATCH: Jeffries claims GOP failed Americans as resolution to halt military action in Iran passes
Though the votes forced by Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to the Republican…
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WATCH: Socialism moves from protest to power in American cities
Rent freezes, wealth taxes, a Starbucks exodus -- socialism isn't a protest movement anymore; it's running real budgets…
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Netanyahu to travel to Washington for Trump meeting, Lindsey Graham funeral
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to visit Washington on Tuesday for a meeting with President Trump and…
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Secret Service investigates leaked information about Vance's travels
A Secret Service agent in Vice President J.D. Vance's protective detail is facing an internal investigation and…
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El-Sayed warns that outside groups 'are trying to buy a vote in the U.S. Senate'
Abdul El-Sayed said Friday that more outside money has been spent against him in Michigan's Democratic senatorial…
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Laura Loomer flips switch on Ukraine war narrative: 'We have been so propagandized by Russia'
Conservative political activist Laura Loomer sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview that…
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Trump says attacked vessels should be repaid with Iranian money, prompting warning from Tehran
President Trump says commercial shippers that sustain damage from attacks in the Middle East should be reimbursed using…
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Democrats revive ICE demands from shutdown as they prepare to take over House majority
Democrats forced a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year over their list of demands…
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Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections
The state has sent more than 3,000 letters to Alaska voters asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of the Aug.…
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Trump expected to deliver remarks at rescheduled correspondents' dinner
President Trump is expected to reappear at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Friday,…
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Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court may be deeply conservative, but it is not simply a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump,…
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Trump slaps new tariffs on 60 trading partners, backfilling blanket tariffs Congress let expire
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries…
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Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors
Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that…
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GOP still backs Trump on war in Iran as Democrats force more war powers votes
Congressional Republicans are mostly standing behind President Trump as he continues his war against Iran to prevent…
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Michigan woman baffled to learn she donated over $150,000 to ActBlue and Democrats
According to Federal Election Commission records, 88-year-old Elizabeth Waffle has been giving nearly nonstop to the…
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Dozens of states face loss of food-stamp funding due to overpayments
The majority of states are mistakenly too generous in handing out federally funded food stamps, and are now at risk of…
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FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Obama urged noncitizens to vote in 2016
As President Donald Trump pushes for stricter proof of citizenship laws ahead of the midterms, social media users are…
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Democrats battling over presidential primary calendar for 2028
Democrats this week are debating the order of the 2028 presidential state primary calendar, which will determine how…
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Wisconsin absentee voters seek court ruling allowing them to cast new ballots
Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots could void those and request a new one under a…
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House defense bill seeks Pentagon report on malign Chinese influence in South Korea
The House version of the fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill calls on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to report on…
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