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Trump's $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund Draws Fire from Critics
Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, part of his tax leak settlement, aims to compensate citizens harmed by fed
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Buttigieg Tops 2028 Democratic Primary Poll as Party Eyes Post-2024 Future
A new Emerson College poll shows Pete Buttigieg leading the 2028 Democratic primary field with 18%, followed by Gavin Ne
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Texas Democrats See Opening as Paxton Faces Talarico in Senate Race
Democrats see a real chance to win a Texas Senate seat with James Talarico against Ken Paxton, citing Paxton's corruptio
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Vance and Rubio in Statistical Dead Heat for 2028 GOP Nomination
A new Emerson College poll finds Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio virtually tied for the 2028 Rep
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Populist Republicans Score Victories on Rail Safety and Union Bills in House
Populist Republicans, aligning with Democrats, secured wins on rail safety and union contract legislation, challenging t
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Hispanic Voters Could Decide Texas Senate Race as Paxton Faces Talarico
Hispanic voters are emerging as the decisive bloc in Texas's Senate race, with recent polls showing Democrats regaining
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Trump's Texas Primary Win Pressures Thune to Deliver on Agenda
Trump's decisive win in the Texas GOP primary, where Ken Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn by 27 points, has Senate
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Google Engineer Charged with $1.2M Polymarket Insider Trading Scheme
Michele Spagnuolo, a Google software engineer, faces up to 50 years in prison for allegedly using confidential company d
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DOJ Probes E. Jean Carroll for Perjury in Trump Defamation Case
The Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether E. Jean Carroll lied about outside funding in her defama
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Former Judges Urge Court to Probe Trump's IRS Settlement and $1.78B Fund
More than 30 former federal judges, appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents, are urging a court to invest
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Appeals Court Allows Activist Mahmoud Khalil to Stay Free Pending Supreme Court Petition
A federal appeals court judge on Tuesday allowed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to stay free while he petitions
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Kim Rejects Mullin's Claims Over ICE Protest: 'Not About Me'
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's criticism of his involvement in a protest