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'We're both from the same city': How Mamdani and Trump's relationship has evolved over time

Trump threatened to cut federal funding to NYC as Mamdani ran for mayor. Since then, the two have gotten along surprisingly well.Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesZohran Mamdani and Donald Trum...

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White House insiders see Rubio on the rise as a potential 2028 pick

Some of President Donald Trump’s closest confidantes increasingly see Marco Rubio as a serious 2028 contender — an acknowledgement of the Floridian’s savvy handling of foreign conflicts and his abi...

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Senate Armed Services chair: Trump should resume strikes on Iran

The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday insisted President Donald Trump end the ceasefire against Iran and resume bombing the country, potentially inflaming a tense situation whil...

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‘Shot across the bow’: How Washington plans to take on prediction markets

Washington’s scrutiny of the wild world of prediction markets is about to come to a head.The landmark federal case against a U.S. soldier who allegedly used confidential information to trade on the...

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'He doesn’t have enough friends here': Youngkin's chance of a Trump gig diminish after another VA loss

Top White House officials are frustrated with former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who they believe failed to do enough to stop Democrats’ successful redistricting push.“The West Wing thinks Youngk...

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Judge rejects DOJ bid to delay Anthropic appeal in Pentagon dispute

A federal judge in California has denied the government’s request to pause its appeal of a March ruling that temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic as a supply chain risk.Justice ...

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Mamdani vetoes one of two protest ‘buffer zone’ bills in escalating beef with NYC Council

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed a controversial City Council bill on Friday that would permit the NYPD to set up “buffer zones” around schools and educational facilities during protests, exa...

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King Charles to meet New York Mayor Mamdani in New York

King Charles is expected to meet New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York during his visit next week, according to two people familiar with the planningThe unlikely duo will both attend a wreath l...

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The groups backing RFK Jr. are running low on cash

Leaders of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement say they’ll help Republicans stay in power – but they’ve got little money to do it.Last month, Tony Lyons, the ally of the hea...

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From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly becoming an economic and political force, accruing multi-billion dollar valuations and drawing support from key officials in the Trump admi...

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‘Neutral’ voters could be dangerous for democracy

According to a recent study, voters who are comfortable living in the middle—neither agreeing nor disagreeing when asked about substantive issues relevant to upholding democracy—might be the larges...

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Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA, CEO, helped arrange White House talks amid MAHA backlash

Turning Point USA CEO and chair Erika Kirk helped organize the White House listening session this month that put disgruntled Make America Healthy Again advocates in the same room with President Don...

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Netanyahu announces he was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent treatment for prostate cancer in recent months and has made a complete recovery, he announced on social media FridayDoctors discovered a malignan...

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US official: No hope for global carbon tax

A Trump administration official told international negotiators this week that American efforts to derail a global initiative to lower shipping industry climate pollution are gaining traction.Rear A...

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The world is searching for oil. This summit is looking to get rid of it.

A new climate world order is taking shape — without the Earth’s biggest emitters.A group of some 60 countries is meeting this week on the Colombian coast to figure out how to phase out fossil fuels...

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Once Trump-aligned podcasts are warning he's losing his coalition over broken promises

Many of the same podcasters credited with delivering President Donald Trump his 2024 victory, from Joe Rogan to Theo Von, are warning that broken campaign promises may have devastating consequences...

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Trump’s redistricting revenge tour in Indiana isn’t going so well

FRANKLIN, Ind. — President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign here is not going as well as he'd like.The push to oust eight Indiana Republican state senators after they refused to bow to him on re...

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American soldier arrested over Polymarket wagers tied to Maduro's capture

Federal authorities have arrested an American soldier who allegedly used confidential information to place a series of wagers on the capture of then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro through the pre...

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37 Senate Democrats Urge USPS To Refuse Trump's Vote-By-Mail Executive Order

37 Senate Democrats Urge USPS To Refuse Trump's Vote-By-Mail Executive Order Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Thirty-seven Senate Democrats sent a letter Monday to the...

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The Democrats Are in the Woods. Can This Hoosier Point the Way Out?

Nashville, Ind.—Beau Bayh knows the way out of the wilderness.“You got to go north on Main Road,” he tells me over the phone, trying to guide me through the fall foliage of the Little Smokies, as t...

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‘I've been taking a ton of risk’: Inside Jim Himes’ mission to save a key spy authority

Jim Himes wants to reauthorize a controversial surveillance law. He knows it comes with big risks.The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has been seeking a bipartisan deal to extend S...

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