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Alabama Voters Head Back to the Polls for a Second Primary Nobody Asked For
Alabama Voters Head Back to the Polls for a Second Primary Nobody Asked For Voters in parts of Alabama returned to the polls Tuesday for a second primary this election cycle after the Republican-controlled state legislature reconfigured four of the state’s seven congressional districts less than two weeks before the original May primary, reshaping a…
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DC’s “Temporary” National Guard Mission Just Got Extended to 2029, and Nobody’s Fully on Board
DC’s “Temporary” National Guard Mission Just Got Extended to 2029, and Nobody’s Fully on Board One year after President Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., and deployed the National Guard, the mission has been extended through January 2029, at an estimated cost of roughly $1.4 billion according to the Defense Department [1]. As…
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Trump Tells Iran to Pay Him Reparations, Torching Hopes for a Quick End to the Hormuz Standoff
Trump Tells Iran to Pay Him Reparations, Torching Hopes for a Quick End to the Hormuz Standoff President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Monday that he would demand compensation from Iran as a condition for further talks, after Tehran said over the weekend that the U.S. would need to pay war reparations, among…
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Trump and RFK Jr. Slash the Vaccine Schedule, and Everyone From Doctors to MAGA Senators Is Furious
Trump and RFK Jr. Slash the Vaccine Schedule, and Everyone From Doctors to MAGA Senators Is Furious President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday in the Oval Office, with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his side, directing federal health agencies to cut the recommended childhood vaccine schedule from 17…
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Trump’s Ex-Personal Lawyer Is Sworn In as Attorney General After Two GOP Senators Defect
Trump’s Ex-Personal Lawyer Is Sworn In as Attorney General After Two GOP Senators Defect Todd Blanche was sworn in as U.S. attorney general during a closed-door Oval Office ceremony Monday, administered by federal appeals court judge Emil Bove, a former colleague on Blanche’s criminal defense team, with President Trump in attendance [1]. The Senate had…
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ICE Promises Body Cameras for Every Agent, Then Accuses AP of Twisting the Story
ICE Promises Body Cameras for Every Agent, Then Accuses AP of Twisting the Story U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Saturday it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid rollout that could produce an unprecedented visual record of federal immigration…
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DC’s “Temporary” National Guard Deployment Just Got Extended to 2029
DC’s “Temporary” National Guard Deployment Just Got Extended to 2029 Roughly a year after President Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. and deployed the National Guard, the mission that was initially framed as temporary has been extended through January 2029, running the length of Trump’s term. As of August 4, more than 4,600…
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Maine’s Senate Race Could Come Down to One Voting Bloc — And Both Sides Are Chasing It
Maine’s Senate Race Could Come Down to One Voting Bloc — And Both Sides Are Chasing It Sen. Susan Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate president and labor organizer, in one of the most closely watched Senate contests of the 2026 midterms, with women voters emerging as the pivotal bloc that could…
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Trump “Semi-Negotiates” With Iran While Hormuz Blockade Chokes Global Oil Supply
Trump “Semi-Negotiates” With Iran While Hormuz Blockade Chokes Global Oil Supply President Trump said Sunday that the United States is “low-keying” negotiations with Iran, telling Axios in a phone interview, “We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money.” Trump added that…
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Mike Lindell Bets His Governor Bid on Trump After His Own Party Snubbed Him
Mike Lindell Bets His Governor Bid on Trump After His Own Party Snubbed Him Minnesota Republicans head to the polls Tuesday, August 11, in a gubernatorial primary that has exposed a rift within the state party. MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has leaned heavily on President Trump’s endorsement, secured in mid-July, even though the state Republican…