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Memorial Day 2025 Falls on Earliest Possible Date: May 25
Memorial Day 2025 arrives on May 25, the earliest possible date, a rare alignment not seen since 2020 and not due again
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Senate Parliamentarian Blocks $1B Trump Ballroom Funding in Budget Bill
The Senate parliamentarian rejected a $1 billion provision for President Trump's White House ballroom in the budget reco
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Trump Targets Massie in Kentucky Primary After Cassidy Ouster
President Trump is targeting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in Tuesday's primary, calling him disloyal after leading the oust
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GOP Lawmakers Increasingly Defy Trump as Election Pressures Mount
House Republicans are increasingly defying President Trump on key legislation, from housing to surveillance, as election
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Black Democrats Denounce GOP Redistricting as Modern-Day Jim Crow
Black Democrats on Capitol Hill are accusing Republicans of using redistricting to silence Black voters, warning the GOP
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Cassidy Ousted in Louisiana GOP Primary as Trump-Backed Letlow and Fleming Head to Runoff
Sen. Bill Cassidy failed to make the runoff in Louisiana's GOP Senate primary, with Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and
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Trump Threatens to Pull Boebert Endorsement Over Massie Alliance
President Trump threatened to withdraw his endorsement of Rep. Lauren Boebert after she campaigned with Rep. Thomas Mass
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Trump Returns From Beijing Talks Amid Iran War, Economic Jitters
President Trump returned from Beijing after talks with Xi Jinping on trade, Taiwan, and the Iran-driven energy crisis. T
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Trump-Backed Letlow and Fleming Force Cassidy Out in Louisiana Senate Primary
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his reelection bid Saturday, failing to make the GOP runoff. Trump-backed Rep. Julia Le
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Trump-Backed Letlow Challenges Cassidy in High-Stakes Louisiana Primary
Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a fierce primary challenge from Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and John Fleming, with polls sh
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Bass Accuses GOP Rival Pratt of Exploiting Voter Anger in LA Mayoral Race
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass charged that GOP rival Spencer Pratt is leveraging broad voter anger over fires and governa
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Trump Fires Back at Hochul Over LIRR Strike Blame Game
President Trump accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of blaming him for the LIRR strike, calling it a 'failed' attempt to deflect f