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Vance says Trump administration ‘absolutely screwed up’ release of the Epstein files

Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration “absolutely screwed up” the rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files, conceding the White House botched its communications after raising expectatio...

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Vance warns there will be a 'socialist president in this country' if GOP doesn't fix economy for young people

Vice President JD Vance warned during an interview Wednesday that if Republicans don’t fix the economic missteps of recent decades, young people will elect a socialist president.Podcaster Joe Rogan...

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Todd Blanche’s chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn

Todd Blanche repeatedly told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” he helped launch as acting attorney general was now, in fact, “dead....

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MORNING GLORY: I asked Trump if he was prepared to remove Iran’s new leaders

"Can you or the American military or the Israeli military get to what’s left of their third string and their fourth string and their fifth string? Do you know where they are? Can you kill them?"I p...

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Who is Andy Burnham? The Trump critic set to become the UK's next prime minister

Andy Burnham, the former Greater Manchester mayor who has frequently criticized President Donald Trump, is poised to become the United Kingdom's next prime minister after emerging as the only candi...

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Trump knocks Hochul’s data center moratorium

ALBANY, New York — President Donald Trump blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first-in-the-nation pause on data center construction, calling it “a terrible decision” that will hurt New York’s economy.“Gove...

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GOP’s $95 billion war-and-voting bill adds no offsets to $2 trillion deficit

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and sp...

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Ukraine and its allies hope Graham isn’t their last ally with Trump’s ear

Ukraine and its allies are hoping they can retain their momentum and support in Washington in the coming months despite the untimely death of stalwart ally Sen. Lindsey Graham.Graham had served as ...

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In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid

Nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel Wednesday, underscoring a seismic shift in political support for the longtime U.S. ally.The amendment to a State Department spending bi...

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The GOP senators Trump disrespected are now interrogating his nominees

President Donald Trump’s decision this spring to oust longtime and well-liked senators of his own party is making life difficult for the Trump nominees who still need their votes.Trump has relied o...

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Vance fails to quell fiscal hawk concerns about GOP reconciliation plans

Vice President JD Vance did little Wednesday afternoon to calm fiscal hawks concerned about House GOP leadership’s current plans to ram through a party-line policy and military spending bill that w...

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The Most Extreme GOP Candidate in the Nation

A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and a...

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Trump’s pick for spy chief: ‘I’m not an election denier’

Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, acknowledged at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that Joe Biden prevailed in the 2020 election, but dec...

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Biden to release memoir on his presidency and reelection campaign — after the midterms

Former President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is releasing a book detailing his presidency and his decision to run for reelection and eventually step aside, which will publish shortly after this ...

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The military benefits bill that’s tearing the veterans community apart

A sweeping veterans benefits measure pitched by Republicans as a boon for tens of thousands of veterans has instead become a divisive wedge for the normally tight-knit military advocacy community —...

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Maine Democrats grapple with who is best to take over Graham Platner’s movement

Maine Democrats want to hold onto Graham Platner’s progressive base — but they can’t agree on who is best positioned to carry the torch.That indecision is creating a fractured field heading into an...

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You Don’t Need to Vote for Socialists to Get Universal Health Care

The Trump administration is implementing the most sweeping rollback of social spending in American history. Millions of Americans are being thrown off Medicaid. The president and his Republican all...

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‘It’s constant work’: Mexico’s new ambassador navigates a high-stakes moment with Washington

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has not spoken to President Donald Trump about the criminal complaints her government filed Monday over the deaths of its citizens in ICE custody or during enfor...

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Newsom’s populist turn on tech

When Gavin Newsom recently proposed giving Americans equity shares in artificial intelligence companies, he was doing more than floating an economic policy. He was staking out what advisers and all...

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Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel stations linked to Ravens coach and commodities trader

A pair of New Jersey businessmen — including an NFL assistant coach — with connections to Republican politics were involved in forming a mysterious network of Philadelphia-area gas stations offerin...

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In November 1957, a stray dog from Moscow’s streets was strapped into Sputnik 2 and launched into orbit in a capsule never designed to come home — and Soviet officials claimed for 45 years that Laika had died painlessly after several days, until a scientist admitted in 2002 she had died within hours

On 3 November 1957, a small mongrel dog named Laika lay strapped inside a pressurised capsule roughly the size of a washing machine, riding a modified R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile into or...

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