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Trump derails the Quebec campaign, but the PQ leader would rather not talk about that

MANSEAU, QC — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon would rather not talk about U.S. President Donald Trump — or his trade war with Canada. In fact, St-Pierre Plamondon has said he is u...

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I’ve Covered Islamophobia For Years. Trump’s GOP Has Taken It to a New Level.

What do Republican officials think of the nation’s roughly 4.5 million Muslims? No need to ask—they’ll just tell you. “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” says Rep. An...

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Trump, Hegseth push Iran war at Pentagon 9/11 memorial

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday used remarks commemorating the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 to draw a parallel between the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,00...

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How 9/11 changed Howard Lutnick

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, hit one of President Donald Trump’s closest confidants especially hard: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Twenty five years ago, Lutnick lost his brother a...

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'AMERICA. NO COMMIES!': One t-shirt explains the GOP's midterm attack plan

DALLAS — Republicans made their midterm convention all about red meat for their base. Their message on affordability, the issue voters are hungriest to hear about, was just a side dish.On stage at ...

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Gander, Canada, opened its doors after 9/11. Trump’s ambassador risks a cooler welcome.

OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is visiting Gander on Friday to thank the small Newfoundland town that opened its homes to thousands of stranded Americans after 9/11 — even as the ...

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There is a long history of bribery in US politics – is Donald Trump continuing it?

This week, Donald Trump made American voters an offer that he hopes they can’t refuse. If his Republican Party wins the upcoming midterm elections, every adult citizen will receive a “Trump Dividen...

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The ‘hand grenade’ in Gavin Newsom’s lap

Gavin Newsom fought hard to keep a California billionaire tax off the ballot. Now, he’s keeping his distance.Months ago, Newsom personally lobbied the initiative’s backers to withdraw the one-time ...

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Odds of Fed rate hike surge after prices rise faster than expected

Investors are now overwhelmingly expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week after new data Friday showed gas prices drove inflation in August to its fastest monthly pace since ...

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This climate problem isn’t on the UN agenda — data centers

The disruptive technology that’s plunging the world into an energy race won’t be part of the debate when nearly every country meets in November to discuss climate change.The artificial intelligence...

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Rubio’s Latin America tour triggers backlash

LIMA, PERU — Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s three-stop trip to Latin America this week had all the hallmarks of a triumphant tour.But the visit has also stoked tensions within the countries — whe...

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Trump, in interview, abruptly shifts tone on midterms’ urgency

President Donald Trump’s sense of urgency about the looming midterms appears to have taken a dive in less than 24 hours.A day after he implored Republicans to turn out in force in November, Trump s...

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Parrot calls Donald Trump a ‘w**ker’ when he comes on the TV

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Rand Paul and his staff travel by private jet with taxpayer dollars while preaching fiscal restraint

Six staffers for one of Capitol Hill’s most outspoken deficit hawks traveled by private jet as part of a bipartisan congressional investigation into the attempted assassination of then-presidential...

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9/11 and the Story America Likes to Tell About Itself

Most Americans learning history at a young age grow up believing three things:First, that America is on the side of the good guys.Second, that the bad guys often perceive all the arguing and disarr...

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It’s Been 25 Years Since 9/11. What Has DHS Become?

Americans were badly surprised by the 9/11 attacks. But what would have surprised Americans even more during the fall of 2001, in the wake of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, is ...

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Vance met with ‘48’ chants in closed-door convention event

DALLAS — Delegates from key battleground states serenaded Vice President JD Vance with chants of “48” during a closed-door breakfast Thursday in Dallas, according to four people in the room.Vance, ...

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FBI arrests suspect accused of paying LA homeless to forge signatures using registered voters' identities

A California man was arrested early Thursday amid allegations that he and two others paid homeless people living in Los Angeles' Skid Row neighborhood to sign petitions using the stolen identities ...

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‘Aggressive’ Medicaid crackdowns will hurt children with autism, providers warn

One autism therapy provider in Nebraska recently lost half its staff and has a growing wait list of children who can’t access services. A small Colorado practice is losing out on tens of thousands ...

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The department created to stop another 9/11 may no longer be equipped for counterterrorism work

The Trump administration has fundamentally reshaped the Department of Homeland Security since taking office 19 months ago, so much so that the agency created to prevent the next 9/11 is doing littl...

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Trump to give $500 refunds to nearly 1 million Obamacare customers

The Trump administration will give $500 to nearly 1 million Americans who lost income-based subsidies that helped reduce health insurance costs, according to a Thursday White House announcement.The...

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