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Grok and X should be suspended from Apple, Google app stores, Democratic senators say
Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Three Democratic senators are calling on Apple and Google to suspend the X and Grok apps […]
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New video of Minneapolis ICE shooting incident revealed by Alpha News
Video still shows Renee Good moments before an ICE agent open fired and killed her. Source: Alpha News New video that appears to show Renee Nicole Good in her car right before she was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis was posted Friday on social media by the site Alpha News. The 47-second-long […]
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Trump suggests U.S. military will hit cartels on ‘land’ in Mexico
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on December 17, 2025, shows Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum speaking during her daily press conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on November 28, 2025, and US President Donald Trump looking on during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, […]
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Iran’s leader accuses protestors of acting for Trump
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader on Friday lashed out at anti-government protesters, saying they were “vandals” acting on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump by destroying public properties. In a broadcast on national television, reported […]
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Trump says he’s cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela
US President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party (GOP) member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has said he has canceled a fresh military attack on Venezuela, saying the two countries “are working well together,” on […]
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Federal agents in Portland involved in shooting of two people, police say
Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland | Getty Images Federal agents in Portland, Oregon, were involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon that sent a man and a woman to the hospital, Portland Police said. The shooting occurred a […]
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House easily passes spending package as lawmakers work to avoid another shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., discusses rising health insurance premiums as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., look on during a press conference in the Capitol Building in Washington, Dec. 10, 2025. Heather Diehl | Getty Images The House passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills on […]
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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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Intel stock rises after Trump touts ‘very successful’ CEO, applauds government’s investment
Intel shares rose 2% in extended trading on Thursday after President Donald Trump posted a flattering message on social media about the chipmaker and its CEO, and championed the government’s investment in the company. “I just finished a great meeting with the very successful Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. In August, […]
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