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Trump Scales Back Tariffs on Select Steel and Aluminum Derivatives
President Trump lowered tariffs on certain steel and aluminum derivative products to 15%, citing domestic economic activ
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Trump Shifts DNI to Pulte; Rubio, Blanche Face Hill as Primaries Open in Six States
President Trump replaced Tulsi Gabbard with Bill Pulte as acting DNI. Rubio and Blanche face House hearings on Iran and
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Trump Taps Housing Finance Chief Pulte as Acting Intelligence Director
President Trump appointed William Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, as acting head of the Office of th
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Trump Faces Dual Judicial Setbacks Over Kennedy Center Name and $1.8 Billion IRS Deal
President Trump suffered two court losses: a judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove his name, and another launched a
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Dr. Oz to Take White House Briefing Podium Amid Chaotic News Cycle
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz is set to lead the White House press briefing Tuesday, the latest Trump official to subs
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The Hill's Decision Desk 2026: Live Primary Results from Six States Tonight
The Hill's Decision Desk 2026 goes live Tuesday night, tracking primary results in six states with real-time analysis fr
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Revolutionary Heroine, Not Trump, Belongs on $250 Bill for America's 250th
Trump wants a $250 bill with his face for the 250th anniversary, but law blocks living people. A revolutionary heroine w
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Trump Seeks Dismissal of NY Cases After Cohen Claims Prosecutorial Pressure
President Trump is pushing to throw out his New York criminal conviction and civil fraud judgment, citing Michael Cohen'
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Kilauea's 48th Eruption Episode Unleashes Lava Fountains Over 500 Feet
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began its 48th eruption episode early Monday, with lava fountaining over 500 feet and ashfall a
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Grandson of Auschwitz Victim Finds Torah Volumes in Nazi Editor's Library, Writes on Enablers
Amos Guiora, a law professor, discovered his grandfather's Talmud volumes in Nazi editor Julius Streicher's library, lea
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Cornyn: Paxton Nomination Puts Texas Senate Seat at Risk for GOP
Sen. John Cornyn warns that Ken Paxton's GOP nomination threatens the Texas Senate seat, pointing to low runoff turnout
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Trump's Jan. 6 Revisionism Now GOP Orthodoxy as Dissenters Purged
Trump's Jan. 6 narrative is now GOP orthodoxy, with primary wins for deniers and ousters of critics. 115 election denier