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Fetterman says Trump is ‘absolutely’ winning trade war right now
Fetterman noted that "Real Time" host Bill Maher was initially critical of Trump's tariffs but recently admitted his predictions were wrong.
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Secret Service not renewing security clearance for agency director who quit after Trump shooting
“Director [Sean] Curran has been modernizing the intelligence apparatus within the agency,” a spokesperson said, according to The New York Post. “During that process, he has determined that not all former directors will have their clearances renewed.”
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Patel says he might release more Russia collusion docs 'directly' from 'FBI HQ' to prove hoax
"Once again, I released the prior FBI’s own documents and exposed the truth. The same media is calling me a liar again," he said. "Maybe this FBI will release more docs directly, from FBI HQ... so we can see who is lying- wouldn't want to deprive the fake news of more bogus Pulitzers."
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Trump says he wants to 'release everything' related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Trump administration has faced heavy backlash over its handling of the Epstein investigation, including its promise to release Epstein's alleged "client list," which it has since said does not exist.
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Justice Kavanaugh defends crowded emergency docket, warns against releasing too many opinions
The Supreme Court has seen a giant wave of challenges and emergency appeals on its emergency docket since President Donald Trump took office in January.
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Senate passes minibus before recessing, making slight progress on govt funding
The package allocates nearly $900 billion for military construction and Veterans Affairs, $27 billion for agriculture and rural development, and $2.2 billion for the Legislative branch. More than 80 senators ultimately voted for the minibus.
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John Thune says Senate will stay in session through the weekend to confirm Trump nominees
At least 150 nominees still need to be confirmed, including many judicial nominees, such as acting United States Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
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Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 federal funding with first group of bills
The bills allocate funding for the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), military construction, rural development, and legislative branch operations.
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Bhattacharya says NIH likely to seek comment next week on 'reasonable' publication fees
Key question is whether journals pay their peer reviewers or just charge taxpayers a lot to read research they already funded "for the prestige of the journal," NIH director tells Just the News.
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Trump admin says nationwide border encounters set record lows in July
Border Patrol encounters in July fell to 24,630, setting a record for the second consecutive month after border encounters in June saw a record low 25,243 encounters.
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OSC launches investigation into Jack Smith after allegations he played politics with Trump probes
The probe comes after Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton urged acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer to investigate Smith, accusing him of acting in a political manner to undermine Trump in his presidential bid last year.
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Supreme Court to consider whether race-based voting districts are constitutional
The Supreme Court on Friday asked attorneys in the case to consider whether, in seeking to comply with the 1965 voting rights law, the state violated the Constitution's 14th and 15th Amendments.
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Federal judge says he will decide whether Habba can lead prosecutions in New Jersey
Judge Matthew Brann ruled in a 27-page opinion that he would consider Habba's legal authority seriously after defendant Julien Giraud, Jr., who is facing federal gun and drug charges in New Jersey, asked the judge to throw out the case over questions about the legality of Habba's position.