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Trump Turns Up Heat on Thune to Fast-Track Budget Bill Before August Recess
President Trump is pushing Senate Majority Leader John Thune to take up a House-passed budget resolution before the Augu
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Musk Rejects 'Far Right' Label, Says He Backs 'Normal People' in Economist Interview
Elon Musk dismissed claims he backs the far right, telling The Economist he supports 'normal people' and accusing the me
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DNC Panel Picks South Carolina to Lead 2028 Primary as Early Window Expands
South Carolina will lead the 2028 Democratic primary calendar after a DNC committee vote, with the early window expandin
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Denver Airport ICE Detention of Ecuadorian Au Pair Sparks Outcry
ICE detained 27-year-old Chantal Morales Rojas at Denver International Airport for overstaying her visa, leading to emot
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Scholten Refuses to Back El-Sayed Over Ties to Piker and Platner
Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) declined to say she'd back Abdul El-Sayed in the Senate primary, criticizing his campaig
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Joe Manchin launches independent candidate recruitment drive for Congress
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) launches the Independent Leadership Council to recruit and elect independent congressi
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Shapiro Declares LeBron James Day as NBA Icon Joins 76ers
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro declared LeBron James Day after the NBA legend signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, en
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Study: Rural States Gain Most from Immigration as Workforce Shrinks
A new study finds that states most resistant to immigration—rural and red states—stand to gain the most economically, as
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Musk Admits Political Overreach as DOGE Initiative Shuts Down
Elon Musk admitted he 'got carried away' with politics as his DOGE initiative shut down on July 4, after a short-lived b
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Trump DOJ Takes Milwaukee to Court Over Federal Agent Mask Ban
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee over its ordinance barring law enforcement from wearing masks o
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Trump's Jones Act Waiver Lets Chinese Military-Linked Ship Dock in US, Sparking Outrage
A Chinese military-linked ship, Jin Zhou Wan, used Trump's Jones Act waiver to sail from Baltimore to New Orleans, spark
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Flight Attendants Win Landmark Religious Discrimination Case Against Union and Airline
The Ninth Circuit ruled that Alaska Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants violated federal anti-discriminati