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Trump taps Virginia's Youngkin to lead bipartisan council of governors
Other Republican governors on the council are Ron DeSantis of Florida, Brian Kemp of Georgia, Jeff Landry of Louisiana and Henry McMaster of South Carolina.
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Trump to sign executive order ending taxpayer benefits to illegal migrants
The order is expected to instruct all federal agencies to review their policies and programs in order to eliminate any benefits that go to illegal migrants, including ensuring that money going to states is not used to "support sanctuary policies."
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Judge denies request to suppress key evidence in Idaho college murder trial
Kohberger's defense team attempted to get two DNA samples from unidentified males at the home thrown out, because the samples came from different people and did not match their client.
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Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon to prepare for 8 percent budget cuts for the next five years
The memo includes 17 areas from whence the reductions cannot be pulled, including operations at the southern U.S. border, modernization of nuclear weapons, and acquisition of one-way attack drones.
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Trump considering sending 20 percent of DOGE savings to US citizens and 20 percent to US debt
"There is even under consideration a new concept where we give 20% of the DOGE savings to American citizens, and 20% goes to paying down debt," Trump said. "The numbers are incredible, Elon, so many billions ... Hundreds of billions."
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Trump administration designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
The Mexican cartels that now bear the designation are: Cartel de Sinaloa, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel del Golfo, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana.
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Comer probes Biden admin's failure to enforce foreign funding reporting requirements at US colleges
The lawmakers noted that Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 mandates that higher education institutions, which receive federal financial assistance, file biannual disclosure reports with the Secretary of Education.
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'I is for Intifada' children's book under review at DC suburb's public library
Mary Riley Styles Public Library Director Megan Dotzler claimed a formal complaint has been lodged against the book "P is for Palestine," because of its passage "I is for Initifada," which means uprising.
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HHS issues new guidance recognizing only two sexes
The guidance defines female as a "person of the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing eggs (ova)," and male as a "person of the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing sperm."
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Colorado Democrats halt bill to help detransitioners amid global gender care pullback
Colorado bill sponsor compares to Native American sterilization. Activists threaten to sue U.K. NHS to stop puberty blocker trial after government-commissioned review frowns on medicalized gender confusion treatment.
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Federal judge in Texas officially strikes down Biden administration's Title IX expansion
U.S. District Court in northern Texas granted summary judgment on Wednesday, stating the rule "undermines the purpose of Title IX, endangers students, and has '[n]o basis in reality.'"
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WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at FII Priority Summit in Miami
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Foreign Institutional Investor summit in Miami, Florida.
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Two Fetterman staffers quit amid senator's inroads with Trump White House
The two men who are expected to leave Fetterman's office are his communications director Charlie Hills and his legislative director Tre Easton. Both have worked for the senator since his 2022 campaign.