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EXTENDED -- Weather Authority Alert Day issued for July 9th and Thursday, July 10th

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A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided

Read full article: A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided

A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organization’s tax-exempt status is drawing praise from conservatives and even some progressive religious groups but concern from other leaders of faith, along with tax and legal experts.

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4 hours ago

Trump administration resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause

Read full article: Trump administration resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause

The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused.

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5 hours ago

US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza

Read full article: US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza

The Trump administration has announced it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.

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5 hours ago

Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegally

Read full article: Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegally

The Supreme Court has refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.

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6 hours ago

Senate confirms new FAA administrator at a time of rising concern about air safety

Read full article: Senate confirms new FAA administrator at a time of rising concern about air safety

The U.S. Senate has confirmed a new leader at the Federal Aviation Administration.

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7 hours ago

Cyclist Greg LeMond receives Congressional Gold Medal at Capitol ceremony

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Greg LeMond, who is one of the most decorated cyclists in American history as a three-time Tour de France winner, has been honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.

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7 hours ago

Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship program

Read full article: Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship program

Dartmouth College and the University of Notre Dame say they're ending their participation in a Chinese scholarship program.

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8 hours ago

Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing 'witch hunt' trial against country's former president

Read full article: Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing 'witch hunt' trial against country's former president

President Donald Trump is singling out Brazil for import taxes of 50%, citing its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro.

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10 hours ago

Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump's CDC director

Read full article: Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump's CDC director

A U.S. Senate committee has approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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10 hours ago

Biden's former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe

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President Joe Biden’s White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.

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10 hours ago

Trump administration sues California over transgender athlete policies

Read full article: Trump administration sues California over transgender athlete policies

President Donald Trump's administration has sued the California Department of Education for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.

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12 hours ago

The Latest: Trump’s new 50% tariffs for Brazil stem from his disapproval over Bolsonaro trial

Read full article: The Latest: Trump’s new 50% tariffs for Brazil stem from his disapproval over Bolsonaro trial

President Donald Trump has cited what he called unfair treatment of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro as he announced the new 50% duties on import goods from the South American nation, showing that personal grudges rather than simply economics are sometimes driving his use of tariffs.

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13 hours ago

Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts

Read full article: Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts

President Donald Trump is promising a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting with five West African leaders as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts.

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14 hours ago

How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent polls

Read full article: How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent polls

Most U.S. adults who've experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause.

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16 hours ago

Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza, with no sign of a breakthrough after Trump's talks with Netanyahu

Read full article: Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza, with no sign of a breakthrough after Trump's talks with Netanyahu

Hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 from the same family who were sheltering in a tent.

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20 hours ago

Trump's tariffs may overshadow Rubio's first official trip to Asia

Read full article: Trump's tariffs may overshadow Rubio's first official trip to Asia

Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may overshadow his top diplomat's first official trip to Asia.

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21 hours ago

What Trump's big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

Read full article: What Trump's big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that's particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net.

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21 hours ago

Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Read full article: Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”.

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1 day ago

Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs and adopt out the animals

Read full article: Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs and adopt out the animals

The U.S. Army’s history is closely tied to its mounted cavalry, those soldiers who rode into battle on horseback.

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1 day ago

Trump on past presidents: Ike was 'underrated,' FDR 'amazing,' Polk 'sort of a real-estate guy'

Read full article: Trump on past presidents: Ike was 'underrated,' FDR 'amazing,' Polk 'sort of a real-estate guy'

President Donald Trump has shared his unique takes on past presidents and their portraits while discussing his White House redecorating efforts.

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1 day ago

Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley

Read full article: Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken Riley

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

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1 day ago

Trump's previous tariff push terrified the world economy. He's betting this time is different

Read full article: Trump's previous tariff push terrified the world economy. He's betting this time is different

The last time President Donald Trump rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and his popularity plunged.

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1 day ago

Independent Dan Osborn launches new US Senate bid to challenge Nebraska Republican Pete Ricketts

Read full article: Independent Dan Osborn launches new US Senate bid to challenge Nebraska Republican Pete Ricketts

Former labor union leader and independent candidate Dan Osborn has announced his bid for a Nebraska U.S. Senate seat, challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts.

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1 day ago

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce

Read full article: Supreme Court clears the way for Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce.

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1 day ago

Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

Read full article: Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

President Donald Trump is defending Attorney General Pam Bondi as she faces mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.

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1 day ago

Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say

Read full article: Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say

President Donald Trump’s decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause last week in the delivery of some critical weapons to Ukraine.

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1 day ago

Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban

Read full article: Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban

The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos legally allowed in U.S. manufacturing after an outcry from asbestos opponents.

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1 day ago

Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine

Read full article: Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine

President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

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1 day ago

Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood

Read full article: Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood

President Donald Trump has avoided talk of scrapping the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children at an all-girls camp.

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1 day ago

Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

Read full article: Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using AI-driven technology.

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1 day ago

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to stop DOJ grant cancellations

Read full article: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to stop DOJ grant cancellations

A federal judge ruled Monday dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for rescinding nearly $800 million dollars in grants for programs supporting violence reduction and crime victims.

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1 day ago

The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead

Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.

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1 day ago

Netanyahu says he nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. From there, it's a secretive process

Read full article: Netanyahu says he nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. From there, it's a secretive process

U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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1 day ago

Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role

Read full article: Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a two-day tour in South Carolina, urging rural voters to stand up to President Donald Trump and challenge Republicans in the 2026 midterms.

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1 day ago

Pastors who endorse political candidates shouldn't lose tax-exempt status, IRS says in filing

Read full article: Pastors who endorse political candidates shouldn't lose tax-exempt status, IRS says in filing

The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.

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2 days ago

Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns

Read full article: Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns

Former President Joe Biden's physician has requested to delay his testimony to the House oversight committee.

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2 days ago

Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

Read full article: Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries.

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2 days ago

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Read full article: RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Health secretary Robert F.

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2 days ago

Maine and a GOP lawmaker who ID'd a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot

Read full article: Maine and a GOP lawmaker who ID'd a transgender athlete online agree lawsuit is now moot

Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender student athlete online are in agreement that the lawmaker’s lawsuit over her loss of voting rights is now moot.

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2 days ago

Elon Musk says he's formed a new political party. But it's not clear if he actually has

Read full article: Elon Musk says he's formed a new political party. But it's not clear if he actually has

Elon Musk says he has formed a new political party called the America Party.

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2 days ago

Trump is reshaping a student loan forgiveness program. Some fear politics will decide who qualifies

Read full article: Trump is reshaping a student loan forgiveness program. Some fear politics will decide who qualifies

President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution.

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2 days ago

US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

Read full article: US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

A U.S. government attorney says it will initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before trial on human smuggling charges.

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2 days ago

Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US

Read full article: Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US

The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S. This status, granted after Hurricane Mitch in 1998, allowed them to live and work in the country.

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2 days ago

Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA's MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

Read full article: Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA's MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

Dozens of federal officers in tactical gear roamed a mostly empty park in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a large immigrant population for about an hour before clearing out.

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2 days ago

Trump accuses Brazilian authorities of 'witch hunt' against ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

Read full article: Trump accuses Brazilian authorities of 'witch hunt' against ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Brazilian authorities over what he calls “a witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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2 days ago

Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change

Read full article: Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

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2 days ago

Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

Read full article: Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.

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2 days ago

Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

Read full article: Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other countries.

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2 days ago

Trump administration revokes terrorism designation of new Syrian leader’s group

Read full article: Trump administration revokes terrorism designation of new Syrian leader’s group

The Trump administration is revoking the terrorism designation of a group led by Syria’s new president.

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2 days ago

Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new Mellon role

Read full article: Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new Mellon role

Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

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2 days ago

The Latest: Trump meets with Netanyahu for private dinner at the White House

Read full article: The Latest: Trump meets with Netanyahu for private dinner at the White House

U.S. President Donald Trump held a private dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as families of hostages held in Gaza push for any ceasefire agreement to include the release of all remaining hostages.

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2 days ago

Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is how it might look

Read full article: Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is how it might look

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss a potential ceasefire in Gaza.

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2 days ago

Trump and Netanyahu take a victory lap to mark strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

Read full article: Trump and Netanyahu take a victory lap to mark strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is telling President Donald Trump that he is nominating the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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3 days ago

Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks

Read full article: Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks

The United States is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline when a tariff pause by President Donald Trump expires.

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3 days ago

Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

Read full article: Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing on social media that he would form the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law.

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3 days ago

Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears

Read full article: Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

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3 days ago

US tariffs on European goods threaten to shake up the world's largest trade relationship

Read full article: US tariffs on European goods threaten to shake up the world's largest trade relationship

America’s largest trade partner is awaiting word on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on its goods.

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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

Read full article: US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan.

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Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost

Read full article: Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost

Donald Trump has made tax cuts a central part of his political legacy.

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Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

Read full article: Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

Eight immigrants the Trump administration has been trying to send to the war-torn country of South Sudan can now be relocated after a federal judge briefly halted the action Friday.

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EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

Read full article: EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds

The Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze billions in funding for a green bank for climate friendly projects.

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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

Read full article: Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

President Donald Trump has signed his signature bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House Fourth of July picnic.

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Trump said he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

Read full article: Trump said he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

President Donald Trump says he didn’t know that the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.

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Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy

Read full article: Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy

President Donald Trump says his bill is big and beautiful.

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Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House

Read full article: Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House

President Donald Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of American independence with a UFC match at the White House.

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MAGA faithful cheer Trump for pausing Ukraine weapons after bristling at Iran strikes

Read full article: MAGA faithful cheer Trump for pausing Ukraine weapons after bristling at Iran strikes

President Donald Trump is getting praise from his most ardent supporters for withholding some weapons from Ukraine after they recently questioned his commitment to keeping the U.S. out of foreign conflicts.

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Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there

Read full article: Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties.

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Takeaways as Congress sends tax and spending cuts bill to Trump's desk

Read full article: Takeaways as Congress sends tax and spending cuts bill to Trump's desk

The House has passed the massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump calls “beautiful,” getting it to his desk a day before the July 4 deadline that he had set.

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What's in the tax and spending bill that Trump has signed into law

Read full article: What's in the tax and spending bill that Trump has signed into law

President Donald Trump has signed his tax and spending bill into law after Republicans muscled it through Congress.

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Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump

Read full article: Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump

The nation's social safety net would face massive changes under a bill headed to President Donald Trump's desk.

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Supreme Court to consider reviving lawsuit restricting evangelizing in small Mississippi town

Read full article: Supreme Court to consider reviving lawsuit restricting evangelizing in small Mississippi town

The Supreme Court will consider whether to revive a lawsuit from a man barred from evangelizing outside a small-town Mississippi amphitheater after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker.

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Hakeem Jeffries took his 'sweet time' holding the floor to delay Trump's tax bill

Read full article: Hakeem Jeffries took his 'sweet time' holding the floor to delay Trump's tax bill

There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway.

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Melania Trump meets with patients, visits garden at Washington children's hospital

Read full article: Melania Trump meets with patients, visits garden at Washington children's hospital

First lady Melania Trump visited sick patients at Children’s National hospital in Washington as the children made Fourth of July arts and crafts ahead of the holiday.

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Trump says US has given Ukraine too many weapons in first public comments on pause in shipments

Read full article: Trump says US has given Ukraine too many weapons in first public comments on pause in shipments

President Donald Trump is complaining that the United States provided too many weapons to Ukraine under the previous administration.

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Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana.

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How Ukraine can cope with the US pause on crucial battlefield weapons

Read full article: How Ukraine can cope with the US pause on crucial battlefield weapons

Ukrainian authorities are enlisting European help to increase domestic military production as the United States pauses some weapons shipments to Ukraine.

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Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join

Read full article: Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join

Just two weeks ago, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

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The Latest: House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

Read full article: The Latest: House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

House Republicans have lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage.

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The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

Read full article: The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

House Republicans have propelled President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage.

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Strikes kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid, authorities say

Read full article: Strikes kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid, authorities say

Israeli airstrikes and shootings have killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid.

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Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary in Iowa

Read full article: Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary in Iowa

President Donald Trump has gone to Iowa to kick off a year of patriotic festivities leading up to next year's 250th anniversary of American independence.

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How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump's tax bill

Read full article: How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump's tax bill

A stark disagreement over regulating AI in Republicans’ tax cut and spending bill is the latest tension among conservatives about whether to let states continue to put guardrails on emerging technologies or minimize such interference.

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Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel health safety net

Read full article: Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel health safety net

In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is dismantling the program piece-by-piece.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail

Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

Read full article: FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.

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Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe

Read full article: Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe

President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

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Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘leftwing agenda,’ Trump administration says

Read full article: Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘leftwing agenda,’ Trump administration says

The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants to help fund “a radical leftwing agenda.”.

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New CIA report criticizes investigation into Russia's support for Trump in 2016

Read full article: New CIA report criticizes investigation into Russia's support for Trump in 2016

A newly released report from the CIA challenges the work intelligence agencies did to investigate Russia's support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2016 election.

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Trump to meet at White House with American hostage freed from Gaza

Read full article: Trump to meet at White House with American hostage freed from Gaza

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet at the White House on Thursday with Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, who was released in May.

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Rival leaders in Cyprus will meet informally with UN chief this month

Read full article: Rival leaders in Cyprus will meet informally with UN chief this month

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will bring the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus together again following a “constructive atmosphere” during an earlier meeting aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.

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Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

Read full article: Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

A military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers.

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With public ban on band Bob Vylan, Trump appears to ease visa privacy rules to make a point

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The U.S. State Department's revelation that it has revoked visas for British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan is the latest indication that the Trump administration appears to have eased privacy restrictions to make public points.

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How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator's vote against Trump's tax bill

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An empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would buck his party and its leaders to vote down President Trump’s signature domestic policy package.

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In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast

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Republicans in Congress have advanced a bill cutting clean energy tax credits, and the industry is bracing for the impacts.

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Here's how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump's tax bill becomes law

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Roughly 11.8 million adults and kids will be at risk for losing health insurance if Republicans’ domestic policy package becomes a law.

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Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say

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The Trump administration will hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons as part of its announced pause to some arms shipments.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission

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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who were fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge.

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The Latest: The House returns in a rush to pass Trump’s bill

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Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party’s leader and vote against it.

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Analysis shows Trump's tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion

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President Donald Trump says he's reached a trade deal with Vietnam.

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Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies as the US halts some shipments

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Ukraine is moving forward with plans for joint weapons production with allies, while the U.S. halts some arms shipments it had promised to help Kyiv fight off Russia’s invasion.

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