Politics
Trump instructs ‘representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower rates
US President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Francis Chung | Politico | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is “instructing my Representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, claiming […]
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Houses passes ACA subsidies; fate of bill murky in Senate
The House on Thursday advanced a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, sending the bill to the Senate where it faces an uphill climb. Seventeen Republicans joined all Democrats voting in favor of the legislation, which passed 230-196. The enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits were a key factor in the longest-ever government shutdown last fall. […]
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Epstein files: Reps ask judge to appoint monitor to ensure all documents released
Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two members of the House of Representatives asked a federal judge in New York on Thursday to appoint a so-called special master to ensure […]
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First vetoes of Trump’s term survive override vote in Congress
A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The House of Representatives failed […]
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Supreme Court tariff decision: U.S. Customs has new deadline for companies seeking refunds
The Contemplation of Justice statue at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Pete Kiehart | Bloomberg | Getty Images There is a new deadline for U.S. importers to file for electronic refunds if the Supreme Court rules President Donald Trump’s IEEPA tariffs are illegal. U.S. Customs published details […]
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Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John A. Sarcone III joins Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig Tremaroli for a news conference to announce the arrest of an accused online sexual predator on Monday, April 28, 2025, in the U.S. Attorney’s Office at the James T. Foley Federal Courthouse […]
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Trump wants Greenland. If it were for sale, it could cost trillions
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the Greenland flag are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Greenland’s icy landscape may not match its name, but its potential value certainly does. President Donald Trump is, once again, openly pining for the U.S. to take over Greenland. […]
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ICE shooting: State officials say FBI is blocking evidence in Minneapolis investigation
Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, “fearing for his life” killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images News | Getty Images […]
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JD Vance blames Renee Nicole Good for her killing by ICE agent in Minneapolis
Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at Uline Inc. in Alburtis, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed Renee Nicole Good for her fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, even as the killing remains under investigation by federal and state authorities. “A tragedy? Absolutely. But […]
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Senate to vote on barring Trump from further military strikes in Venezuela after Maduro capture
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), as Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The Senate on Thursday will […]
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