Tag: national
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State of the Union: Here’s what Trump didn’t say
President Donald Trump made the case that happy days are here again in the first State of the Union of his second term, but there was little talk of transition or pain. “The state of our union is strong,” he declared. “Our country is winning again. We’re winning so much we really don’t know what…
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Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating. Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for…
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Driver shot in Minneapolis is the at least the fifth person killed in US immigration crackdown
The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration officer in Minneapolis was at least the fifth death to result from the aggressive U.S. immigration crackdown the Trump administration launched last year. The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired in self-defense as the woman tried to run down officers with her vehicle.…
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From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact
The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations about political violence. And when…
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Dueling healthcare bills rejected by Senate as Obamacare subsidies set to expire
Clashing healthcare plans from Republicans and Democrats both failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday, dividing lawmakers along mostly party lines and all but ensuring that Congress will fail to address enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expire at year’s end. A Democratic proposal for a three-year extension of the pandemic-era premium subsidies failed 51-48, and…
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Obamacare subsidy deal further out of reach as bipartisan talks sputter
Once optimistic and bipartisan discussions to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies have all but fizzled out, with senators on both sides of the aisle skeptical a deal can come together before higher out-of-pocket premiums kick in next month. The inability to reach a compromise stems largely from a long-running impasse over GOP demands to…
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Epstein emails released by Democrats mention Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday. The emails made public by Democrats on the House…
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Denver ICE leader purged by Trump administration
EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has begun to purge Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in offices in five major U.S. cities and fill some of those top posts with senior Border Patrol agents, who will take over interior immigration enforcement in those regions, according to five sources familiar with the plans. ICE leaders in Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia,…
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Barack Obama joins fight for US House control, urges vote for California districts to counter Trump
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in California. Proposition 50 would dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts with the intent of adding Democratic…
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President Trump cancels billions in clean energy grants only in blue states
The Trump administration is canceling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as Trump threatens deep cuts in his fight with congressional Democrats over the government shutdown. The Energy Department said in…