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Schumer Pushes Ban on Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Amid Legal Battles
Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, seek a permanent prohibition on a controversial $1.8 billion fund Trump abandone...
Trump's $8,000 Ticket Rebuff: A Knicks Win, a Promise Broken
President Trump confirms Game 3 attendance but tells ordinary fans to watch on TV as ticket prices top $8,000, undercutt...
Trump Ballroom Donations Yield $338B in Federal Contracts
A Public Citizen probe shows 19 of 27 Trump‑ballroom donors grabbed $338 billion in contracts, with Lockheed Martin alon...
Rhode Island Judge Restores Asylum for 39 Nations
A federal judge in Rhode Island has overturned Trump‑era asylum freezes, ordering the immediate resumption of processing...
The Blue Pool's Rebirth: A Trump-Era Legacy for US 250th
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has begun refilling after a months-long renovation that transformed its basin with ...
Secret Service Revamps Protection After Butler Shooting Failures
New intelligence units, upgraded communications and a mobile command fleet aim to fix the gaps exposed by the 2022 Butle...
Maine Senate Front‑Runner Graham Platner Faces Assault Allegations Ahead of Crucial Vote
Democratic nominee Graham Platner defends his candidacy as past toxic behavior claims and a Nazi‑style tattoo spark cont...
San Diego's Anger Vote: What's Behind the Trust Crisis?
Voter frustration and distrust are on full display in San Diego's primary election results, with implications for city c...
Fetterman's Blue-Slip Break: Why One Democrat Greenlit a Trump Judge
Senator John Fetterman becomes the first Democrat to waive his 'blue slip' for a Trump judicial pick, igniting a firesto...
Trump Signals Green Light for Ratcliffe to Shrink ODNI Workforce
President Trump backs Texas Representative John Ratcliffe's proposal to downsize the intelligence community's central of...
Appeals Court Scrutinizes National Trust's Standing in White House Ballroom Fight
A D.C. Circuit panel probes whether the preservation group can legally block the White House East Wing ballroom renovati...
$70 Billion Immigration Bill Passes Amid Fund Fight
The Senate cleared a $70 billion immigration enforcement package after a week‑long scramble over a $1.776 billion compen...
Princess Charlene’s Monaco F1 Gala Sparks Protocol Debate After Spanish Visit
At the 83rd Monaco Grand Prix, Princess Charlene mingled with F1 stars, but a curtsy to Spain’s king a day earlier has r...
Badenoch warns 1,000 oil jobs lost monthly as Aberdeen by-election tests North Sea future
Kemi Badenoch visits Aberdeen to campaign, slams SNP and Labour for policies she says are destroying the oil industry an...
Burnham's High Street Hail
The Greater Manchester mayor's bold plan to cut business rates for pubs and music venues could be a game-changer for sma...
Trump Mandates Intelligence Workforce Cuts Under Unqualified Acting Director
President Trump has ordered Acting DNI Bill Pulte to begin firing personnel at the ODNI, a move that is already stalling...
Rhode Island Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 39‑Country Immigration Freeze
Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. has invalidated the Trump administration’s sweeping halt to legal immigration and asy...
Badenoch's Aberdeen Charge: The High Stakes of the North Sea Energy War
As the Aberdeen South by-election nears, Kemi Badenoch frames the fight over North Sea drilling as a choice between econ...
Trump's Endorsement of SAVE America Act Signals High-Stakes Senate Battle
President Trump backs Sen. Lindsey Graham's push for voter ID requirements, turning a legislative effort into a primary-...
Khanna and Massie’s High-Stakes Gamble to Block Unilateral Strikes on Iran
A bipartisan push to reclaim war powers faces a steep climb in a divided House as the deadline for potential military ac...
Burnham's High Street Gamble: Can a 20% Business Rates Cut Revive Britain's Heartland?
Andy Burnham's bold plan to cut business rates for pubs and music venues by 20% could be a game-changer for Britain's hi...
War Powers Resolution: A Constitutional Check on Trump's Venezuela Agenda
Bipartisan lawmakers introduce a war powers resolution to block unauthorized military action against Venezuela, citing c...
Mills' Comeback Bid: A Wild Card in Maine's Gubernatorial Primary
Jane Mills' surprise decision to re-enter the Democratic primary for governor in Maine could shake up the race against s...
California's Housing Divide: Hilton's Shift on Biden and the Townhouse Bill
Steve Hilton's endorsement of Trump and affirmation of Biden's 2020 win have sparked controversy in California's guberna...
Trump Immigration Freeze Ruled Unlawful: A Victory for the Rule of Law
A federal judge has dealt a major blow to the Trump administration's immigration freeze, ruling that it was unlawful and...
Zelenskyy's Peace Gambit: A High-Stakes Bid for Ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a public letter inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to direct p...
Hezbollah's Rejection of US-Brokered Ceasefire Exposes Deepening Conflict
A joint US-Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement faces rejection by Hezbollah, while an investigation reveals the re-separa...
Trump's ANWR Lease Sale: 60 Tracts, Familiar Fights, and a Bid to Watch
The Trump administration opens 60 tracts in the Arctic refuge for drilling. Indigenous groups split, environmentalists p...
Two Americas, One Birthday: Trump's D.C. Rally vs. Springsteen's Jersey Music Fest
As the U.S. turns 250, dueling Fourth of July events from Trump and Springsteen reveal starkly different visions of nati...
DOGE's Deadly Deception: A Threat to Millions of Americans
A whistleblower's bombshell allegations reveal a shocking scheme by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to fa...