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Vance to Visit Indiana Amid Stalled Redistricting Push
Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Indiana on Friday to meet with state leaders amid a push by the White House for Indiana and other Republican-led states to redraw their congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections. Read More.
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Nashville Airport air traffic control tower to go dark as government shutdown drags on
Nashville International Airport’s air traffic control tower went dark Tuesday night amid staff shortages due to the government shutdown – the second tower to close this week as the nationwide crisis continues to cripple airports and ground thousands of flights. Read More.
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Trump floats invoking the Insurrection Act
The 1807 law, which allows the military to conduct civilian law enforcement activities under certain circumstances, hasn’t been used since the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Read More.
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin from sending National Guard to Oregon
The ruling came after the same judge — who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term — blocked the deployment of Oregon's National Guard into Portland. Read More.
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Texas Volunteers 400 National Guards for Portland Riots After Judge Blocks Trump from Calling out Oregon’s National Guard
Texas is providing 400 National Guard troops to the federal government after a judge barred President Donald Trump from federalizing multiple states’ National Guard troops to protect ICE facilities in Portland, Oregon. Read More.
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White House freezes funds for Democratic states in shutdown slap
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday froze $26 billion for Democratic-leaning states, following through on a threat to use the government shutdown to target Democratic priorities. Read More.
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Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an “armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean. Read More.
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Vance to Jeffries: The Sombrero Memes Stop When Dems Fund Government
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s sombrero memes of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will stop when Democrats fund the government. Read More.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation AI transparency law
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new bill into law in California that aims to regulate the artificial intelligence industry. Read More.
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Trump, Pfizer to announce agreement to lower Medicaid drug prices
President Donald Trump will announce an agreement with Pfizer to voluntarily sell its medications at lower prices, as his administration pushes to link U.S. drug prices to the cheaper prices paid abroad. Read More.
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Top US military brass to hold secretive meeting with Hegseth as Trump ramps up Russia criticism
The Pentagon is gathering hundreds of top U.S. military leaders for an unusual meeting — one that comes as President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of Russia and as the Pentagon gears up a new national defense strategy prioritizing homeland defense. Read More.
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Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy in Libya case
A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya... Read More.
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Defense stocks rally as Trump, in a major shift, says Ukraine can win back territory from Russia
"I think, in general, we have to say that the developments we have seen in the last two days are very encouraging for Europe," Hensoldt Chief Financial Officer Christian Ladurner told CNBC on Wednesday. Read More.
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FBI Director Kash Patel says agency investigating 'theories and questions' surrounding Charlie Kirk's murder
Patel addressed the questions swirling about a plane that allegedly turned off its transponder after departing near assassination site Read More.
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‘Nothing stops reporters’: Trump talks down Pentagon restrictions on journalists
DoD previously said journalists would lose passes if they did not sign ‘pledge’ not to release certain information Read More.
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