Tag: national politics
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Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
DUBAI/CAIRO/GARDEN CITY, N.Y. • Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat on Saturday, while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as “very evil” and told Americans to prepare for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war. Progress toward peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz remained halted,…
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Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness. But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could increase service members’ risk of infertility or other consequences if testosterone is…
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Lawmaker says he was detained on West Bank
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Saturday suggested he was unlawfully detained in the West Bank, warning, “they made a huge mistake.” Khanna said in a post to X that he made a “trip to Palestine,” where he said he was detained by “Israeli settlers, brandishing American-made M4s.” He said that when the Israeli military arrived…
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U.S. launches fresh strikes after Iran attacks ship
WASHINGTON/DUBAI – The U.S. military said it launched another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a container ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. A series of attacks between the U.S. and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of…
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Democrats call for probes into Trump crypto earnings
WASHINGTON • A group of high-ranking Senate Democrats Friday called on their Republican counterparts to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures pose national security risks. Democrats sharply criticized Trump’s recent financial disclosure showing he generated at least $1.4 billion from crypto ventures, and accused the president of engaging in corruption by unduly profiting off…
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Masked Patriot Front white nationalists stage July 4 march through DC
WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) – Hundreds of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through parts of Washington, D.C., on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day festivities planned for the evening. The group posted on social media that it had arrived in the capital with about 400 members, and Reuters photographers saw…
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Understanding Trump’s remarkable political comeback in 2024 | Cronin and Loevy
President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. He inspired a riot at the U.S. Capitol to try to overthrow the results of that election. He was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives and later was indicted for several alleged crimes. And yet — he overcame all that in 2024 and won his way…
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Tina Peters tells supporters to ‘stand up and fight back’ at Castle Rock event
Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk recently released from prison, warned supporters that what happened to her could happen to them, too, if they did not “stand up and fight back” at an event at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Peters was one of several speakers at “Freedom Fest,” a two-day event featuring Republican politicians,…
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Colorado health officials say federal budget adds pressure to already stressed system
As the first anniversary of H.R. 1 approaches, Colorado Democrats and hospital executives say the law’s Medicaid reductions and eligibility rules are accelerating financial stress in a system where many facilities were already operating on the brink. Signed by President Trump on July 4 last year, H.R. 1, which the president has nicknamed the “one…
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Colorado participates in Great American State Fair in Washington
Visitors to Washington, D.C. for the country’s 250th anniversary will have the opportunity to learn about Colorado’s natural beauty and culture during the Great American State Fair, a World’s Fair-style event that opened last week at the National Mall. While all 56 U.S. states and territories will be represented in the fair, at least seven…