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Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Prompts Calls for Congressional Ban
A surge of insider trading on prediction markets, including bets by federal officials on military operations and pardons
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Thune Warns Against 'Weaponized' Intelligence Chief as Pulte Faces Confirmation Hurdles
Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned against a 'weaponized' DNI as President Trump's acting intelligence chief, Bill
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Congress Pours Billions into Trump's Immigration Crackdown, Wasting Millions on Guantanamo
Congress has already handed Trump $170 billion for immigration enforcement, and now Republicans want $72 billion more. N
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FAA Inaction Blamed for 67 Deaths in DC Midair Collision; Senator Demands Action
Sen. Tammy Duckworth slams the FAA for ignoring safety warnings that led to a Jan. 2025 midair collision killing 67, urg
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Trump Endorses Long-Absent Kean Jr. Day Before Uncontested NJ Primary
Former President Trump endorsed Rep. Tom Kean Jr. on Monday, despite the New Jersey Republican's months-long absence fro
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SEC Justifies $1.5M Musk Settlement as Judge Questions Deal Scope
The SEC argued its $1.5 million settlement with Elon Musk over delayed Twitter stake disclosure reflects tough compromis
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Jon Stewart Blasts Trump Over Iran Deal Failure: 'You're No Dealmaker-in-Chief'
Jon Stewart on Monday mocked President Trump for failing to negotiate a peace deal with Iran, accusing him of manufactur
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O'Reilly Dismisses Newark ICE Protests as Unlikely to Shift DHS Policy
Bill O'Reilly argued Monday that the Newark ICE protests, involving out-of-state agitators, won't change DHS policy, con
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Wasserman Schultz's Bid for Black-Majority Seat Sparks Fury Among Florida Democrats
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running in a Black-majority Florida district after her old seat was redrawn, ignoring p
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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