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US strikes Kharg Island as Trump presses Iran to keep Strait of Hormuz open

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. launched punishing air strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island while sparing vital oil infrastructure as he pressed the country not to interfere with shipping throu...

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High Stakes, and a Low Bar, For Markwayne Mullin at DHS

During the 14 months of Kristi Noem’s tenure at the Department of Homeland Security, I regularly heard from staffers—career law-enforcement officers and political appointees alike—who were desperat...

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Carney joins European leaders in criticizing US easing of Russian oil sanctions

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the leaders of Germany and Norway on Friday in criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil, exposing a pu...

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Trump administration invokes emergency powers to restart oil operations off California coast

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday took action to hit back at two of the Trump administration’s top antagonists: Oil supply disruptions brought on by the war in Iran and California Gov. Gavin ...

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Richard Grenell to leave role as Kennedy Center head

Richard Grenell is stepping down from his role as the interim head of the Kennedy Center before the iconic venue closes down for major renovations, President Donald Trump said Friday.Grenell, a for...

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Trump goes his own way on housing

President Donald Trump on Friday released two executive orders aimed at expanding housing construction and financing — as the House and Senate face a mounting battle to reconcile two different bipa...

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Ghislaine Maxwell still seeking Trump pardon, her lawyer says

SAN DIEGO — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer on Friday acknowledged that she is continuing to seek a pardon from President Donald Trump in the wake of the release of the Epstein files.The remarks from Ma...

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Trump Memecoin Dangles Mar-A-Lago Access As Token Price Spikes 34%

Protesters once shouted “Shame!” at guests leaving the first one. Now there’s a second. A Token In Freefall The TRUMP memecoin had just touched the lowest price in its history — down 96% from the...

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Memo lays out Trump’s squeeze on Cuban doctor program

The Trump administration is expanding its effort to isolate Cuba by offering incentives to other countries to kick out Cuban doctors whose services help fund Havana’s communist leadership, accordin...

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Can Democrats actually flip this red Kentucky district?

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) has locked down his House district for over a decade. Democrats think his Senate bid presents them an opening in a seat that has raced away from the party.Kentucky's 6th Dist...

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On ‘The Pitt,’ a fictional hospital meltdown highlights a real cyber crisis

HBO’s popular medical drama “The Pitt” is raising the profile of an urgent threat experts wish even more people were talking about: Health care networks around the world are being bombarded by cybe...

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Trump: Iran war will end when I ‘feel it in my bones’

President Donald Trump did not commit to a definitive timeline for the war in Iran, saying in a Friday interview that the fighting would end when he feels it “in my bones.”Trump told Fox News Radio...

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Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians

Top military officials warned the Pentagon unsuccessfully last year not to gut oversight offices that limit risk to civilian casualties and investigate responsibility for their deaths, such as the ...

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How a top DC strategist courted Jeffrey Epstein

Leading Washington strategist Juleanna Glover publicly argued for a third-party presidential candidate halfway through Donald Trump’s first term, calling for a “morally lucid” leader akin to abolit...

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One month later, the DHS shutdown shows no signs of ending

Top Democrats and White House officials are nowhere near close to a breakthrough in negotiations to end the Homeland Security shutdown as the funding lapse is due to hit its one-month mark Saturday...

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Oscars walks political tightrope as poll shows Californians wary of Hollywood’s influence

LOS ANGELES — If ever there were a year for the Academy Awards to make a political statement, it’s this one.The show will unfurl Sunday amid a litany of domestic and international crises, including...

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The local special election sparking intrigue in Donald Trump’s backyard

Florida Democrats are trying to flip the Palm Beach state House district that includes Mar-a-Lago this month, in a race that could test President Donald Trump’s Sunshine State influence and symboli...

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The Trillion Dollar War Machine That Barreled Toward Iran

Donald Trump campaigned against “endless wars.” Yet in late February, he launched a war against Iran that has already killed over one thousand people, including at least 175 in a strike on a girls’...

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Gavin Newsom wants to hand Donald Trump his gasoline price problem

Republicans have spent years hammering Gavin Newsom for California's high gas prices. Now, the Democratic governor is seizing a sudden opening to shift the blame to Donald Trump as the war in Iran ...

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‘Oh, boy’: Oil industry frets over Trump's profit-minded Iran post

President Donald Trump may think his war in Iran is a boon for the oil industry — but his way of putting it is causing consternation.“The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by ...

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Legislators reject Flock’s first political donations in California

A top provider of AI-powered license plate readers, Flock, made its first political contributions in California this month. But the checks are already being rebuffed.The controversial company gave ...

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