Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America
President Trump on Thursday ordered the Department of the Interior to update maps and databases to rename Lake Ontario…
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Flock Safety spent $2 million lobbying as Congress ramps up scrutiny of its cameras
The company behind license plate surveillance cameras has pulled more than $2 million out of its purse to put toward…
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Trump's EPA just took a step toward ending all animal testing by 2035
The Environmental Protection Agency announced two new methods of testing chemicals' toxicity on Thursday, in what…
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U.S. goals have shifted after 6 months of Iran war. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern
When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four weeks…
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Group of Democratic senators calls on ICE to cancel plan to buy electric shock gloves
A group of U.S. senators led by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement to…
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Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards urges colleagues not to censure him amid harassment claims
A House Republican pressed his colleagues in a letter Tuesday not to censure him over sexual harassment allegations.
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Canada sees progress in dispute over French language in U.S. trade talks
A top Canadian official said the U.S. might not make French language and cultural provisions a sticking point in trade…
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Senate committee's abortion drug probe reveals oversight concerns
A girl as young as 13 years old can buy abortion pills, according to an undercover investigation that made test…
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Karoline Leavitt says Trump has a list to replace her, but won't name names
Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president has a short list of names to replace her.
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GOP's Vivek Ramaswamy spends big, dominates TV attacks in tight race for Ohio governor
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies have waged a sustained ad barrage against Democrat Amy Acton in Ohio's…
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Former Border Patrol boss Bovino says DHS leaders 'want me dead'
Former U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino said he believes people at the top of the Department of Homeland Security…
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Seen, Heard & Whispered: Clarence Thomas was 'scary' in law school; 'affordability' hits Ned's Club
Justice Clarence Thomas says those who dislike him and the direction he's led the Supreme Court should blame the…
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'We own our privacy': Flock cameras and firearm rights clash at gun shops
Firearms businesses across the U.S. are pulling down their Flock security cameras because customers fear the cameras…
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Fed governor Lisa Cook slams Trump's renewed threat to fire her
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook said the Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her from the central…
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Judge, for now, refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon's conviction in contempt of Congress case
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's request to erase Trump ally Steve Bannon's criminal…
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A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state's U.S. House seat
A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska's lone U.S.…
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Democrat Debbie Dingell: Don't ask me about Hasan Piker
Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan says she is not interested in questions about controversial left-wing…
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Lawmakers, parents call Meta settlement 'first step' to protecting kids online, urge Congress to act
Lawmakers and parental advocates applauded Wednesday's landmark settlement against social media giant Meta, but said…
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Talarico wants to unearth Paxton's depositions to keep focus on opponent's past in Texas Senate race
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving Ken Paxton,…
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Judge won't order Texas to turn ICE officer over to Minnesota for prosecution
A federal judge declined Wednesday to order Texas to extradite an ICE officer to Minnesota to face charges of…
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Hasan Piker blames AIPAC as Democrats condemn his remarks on Jews
Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has blamed AIPAC for a wave of Democratic condemnations touched off by his…
Read at source →Republicans are split on Flock's AI-powered surveillance. Here's who's on each side
High-profile Republicans are cautioning against the use of automated license plate readers and surveillance systems…
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Trump's tariffs shrank the trade deficit. They also raised your prices
President Trump's aggressive tariff policies have shrunk the U.S. trade deficit but also helped push up consumer prices…
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Michigan Democrat denounced U.S. 'primacy,' defended Chinese government
William Lawrence, the Democratic nominee for a Michigan swing district, has a history of defending the Chinese…
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Trump-backed Kentucky House candidate wipes president from campaign website
House hopeful Ralph Alvarado, endorsed by President Trump, has cleansed the president from his Kentucky campaign…
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Democratic pols charged with COVID fraud in Massachusetts
A member of the Massachusetts legislature was arrested Wednesday on charges of pandemic fraud, with federal prosecutors…
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Maryland judge stops redistricting from going on November ballot; Democrats move to appeal
An Anne Arundel County judge ruled Wednesday that Maryland Democrats' congressional redistricting initiative cannot be…
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Canada's Doug Ford renews threat to stop electricity exports to U.S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he's willing to cut off electricity exports to the U.S. if the trade war…
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Inflation index prized by Fed holds steady in July
The Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of inflation, a price index of what Americans pay for goods and services,…
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Court green-lights most of DOJ's prosecution against Dem congresswoman in ICE clash
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department can proceed with most of its case against Rep.…
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Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadians balk at the idea
With his trade war with Canada intensifying, President Donald Trump floated the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to become…
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CIA chief's visit to Moscow related to resolving Ukraine war, Trump says
President Trump on Wednesday said CIA Director John Ratcliffe is visiting Russia as part of "routine" efforts to end…
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Secret Service officials placed on administrative leave over potential misconduct
Three U.S. Secret Service officials have been placed on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation into…
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Trump and Vance will keynote the Republicans' midterm convention in Texas next month
As if there was any doubt, Republicans' midterm convention will be the Donald Trump show, with the president appearing…
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Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska U.S. Senate primary
A candidate with the same name as Alaska's incumbent U.S. senator has advanced to the general election in what will be…
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Businessman Mike Mazzei wins the GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor with Trump's endorsement
Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor on Tuesday after getting a boost from…
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