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Trump says ‘I don’t think about’ another assassination attempt
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not worry about another attempt on his life on the heels of what prosecutors say was a third […]
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DHS shutdown set to end after House passes bill to fund most of agency, including TSA
The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, effectively ending the partial government shutdown that began in February. The funding bill’s passage comes after more than a month of House Republican opposition to the plan, which advanced unanimously out of the Senate in late March. The White […]
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Trump to get briefed on potential Iran strikes before war hits key 60-day deadline: Reports
U.S. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he arrives at Miami International Airport in Florida, U.S., April 11, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to receive a briefing from U.S. Central Commander Adm. Brad Cooper and other military leaders on potential strikes in Iran, Axios and Reuters […]
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U.S. senators ban themselves from prediction markets trading
“Bets Off Act” signage as Representative Greg Casar, a Democrat from Texas, left, and Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, speak during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a rule […]
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House strips MAHA-hated pesticide provisions from farm bill
The House of Representatives on Thursday stripped a set of controversial provisions aimed at protecting pesticide manufacturers from the farm bill, following a Make America Healthy Again uprising that could have sunk the broader package. The amendment led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla, to strip the language was passed by a vote of 280-142, […]
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Cole Allen agrees to stay in jail before Trump assassination attempt trial
Courtroom sketches of Cole Tomas Allen. Courtesy: Dana Verkouteren Cole Tomas Allen on Thursday waived his right to challenge his detention in jail — for now — on charges of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last Saturday night. Allen’s waiver was a reversal of the defense team’s […]
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Republicans could still win the House in the 2026 midterm election: Scalise
Representative Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Thursday that Republicans could still win a majority in the 2026 midterm elections despite the party’s intense headwinds […]
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Democrats urge CFTC to rein in prediction markets sports betting, insider trading
Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, testifies in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill, Nov. 19, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A group of Democratic lawmakers is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to issue a rule that would aim to rein-in […]
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U.S. weighs ‘reduction’ of troops in Germany as Trump’s feud with Berlin deepens
Soldiers of the U.S. Army V Corps salute during a color casing ceremony to mark the departure of V Corps headquarters from Europe on May 10, 2012 at the U.S. Army base in Wiesbaden, Germany. Ralph Orlowski | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. is considering reducing the number of troops it has […]
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U.S. House approves outline for $70 billion more for immigration enforcement
Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, and police, attempt to keep protesters back outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Oct. 4, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a three-year budget plan that […]
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