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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.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — in a dramatic escalation of its ongoing probes into the origins of the Russia investigation hoax, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday ordered the Department of Justice to convene a grand jury to examine how senior Obama administration officials handled, some say concocted “intelligence” surrounding alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Which was proven to be totally false .
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RIDGEWOOD, NJ — A recent tweet from U.S. Senator Cory Booker, affectionately (and sarcastically) known by some as “Spartacus,” is drawing sharp criticism—and confusion—across social media, including among residents right here in Ridgewood, where Booker has long enjoyed a loyal following.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a significant development on global trade, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States and South Korea have reached a “full and complete” trade agreement, just hours before a steep tariff deadline was set to take effect.
Well, well, well… looks like the media got it wrong again.
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Trump Golf Course Scotland Turnberry, While the usual talking heads were breathlessly spinning President Donald Trump’s weekend trip to Scotland as a luxury golf vacation and accusing him of “running away from tough situations in Washington,” Trump was quietly working on something far bigger—a historic trade deal with the European Union.
