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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came out swinging at a tense Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday, defending his overhaul of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and blasting the agency’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — September 2025 A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles during June protests against immigration enforcement raids. The decision, however, is already being challenged by the Justice Department and is widely expected to be overturned on appeal.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released the first batch of documents tied to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking a significant step in the GOP-led push for transparency around the case.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is calling on pharmaceutical companies to “justify the success” of their Covid-19 drugs and vaccines, just days after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed new limits on who can receive the latest shots.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a historic first for the Federal Reserve, Board Governor Lisa Cook announced she is filing a lawsuit to challenge her dismissal by President Donald Trump, marking the first-ever termination of a Fed governor in the central bank’s 111-year history.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — S&P Global has reaffirmed the United States’ credit rating at “AA+”, pointing to strong tariff revenue as a key factor offsetting the fiscal burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping new spending and tax-cut legislation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Confidence in government statistics is collapsing as a new Rasmussen Reports poll shows that most Americans believe federal numbers can no longer be trusted. From the 2020 Census miscount to conflicting jobs data, voters say the government is failing to deliver reliable information.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back hard on Sunday against media claims that President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into an unfavorable peace deal with Russia.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, just days after Trump’s highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President Donald Trump has signaled he is open to rescheduling marijuana, potentially finishing a reform effort started under President Joe Biden. The move falls short of full legalization but could deliver a major boost to the cannabis industry and reshape federal marijuana policy.
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RIDGEWOOD, NJ — The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is firing back at Democrats, accusing them of spreading blatant misinformation in a recent political ad attacking Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) over Medicaid reforms.
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Washington, DC – President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in the nation’s capital, ordering an unprecedented federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and activating 800 DC National Guard members. The move, made under the 1973 Home Rule Act, allows the federal government to control DC’s police force for up to 30 days.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — For years, more than 100 members of Congress have reported around 10,000 stock trades annually, often posting returns that outperform the market. Now, growing public outrage over potential conflicts of interest has pushed legislation to ban Congressional stock trading one step closer to reality — but the fight is far from over.
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Washington, D.C. — Federal law enforcement officers will patrol the streets of the nation’s capital for the next seven days, the White House announced Thursday, in an effort to combat rising violent crime and ensure public safety.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on updating the 2020 U.S. Census — a move that could significantly reshape the political map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
