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Senate passes trio of government funding bills ahead of shutdown deadline
The appropriations package includes funding for the Departments of Justice, Energy, Commerce and Interior, along with the Environmental Protection Agency and other significant science agencies.
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Machado says she 'presented' Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize
Machado has courted the Trump administration in recent months, seeking support for a transition of power in Venezuela.
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Nick Reiner was placed in year-long mental health conservatorship in 2020: Report
Nick Reiner was charged with the murders of both his parents last month, who were stabbed to death in their Brentwood-area residence. He also faces the allegation that he personally used a dangerous weapon to carry out the murders.
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Transportation Secretary Duffy drops footage of porch pirate targeting his DC home Monday
The footage is from the same day that President Donald Trump announced he would activate 800 Washington D.C. National Guard troops and take over the city's Metropolitan Police Department.
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Cities across America would benefit from Trump's D.C.-style takeover
The Home Rule Act makes it possible for the use of federal troops to save D.C. It remains to be seen whether and how the Posse Comitatus laws can be managed to rescue other cities.
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Foreign-born population has dropped 2.2 million since January: Report
The total still remains dramatically higher than the January 2021 figure of 45 million and reflects the volume of foreign entries that occurred under the Biden administration.
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D.C. police chief stumbles over 'chain of command' question in embarrassing gaffe
The response drew criticisms from pundits online and the Trump War Room account circulated the exchange as an apparent justification of the federal takeover.
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Uvalde school district releases records on 2022 shooting after court order
Among the documents released was a slide in an emergency procedures presentation that said “the actions taken in the initial minutes of an emergency are critical”
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DeSantis names state Sen. Jay Collins as Florida's new lieutenant governor
The appointment by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is term-limited, comes after President Trump endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds for Florida governor in the 2026 election
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Illegal immigrant population decreased by 1.6 million under Trump: study
The illegal immigrant population is now estimated to be 14.2 million
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Judge orders teens charged in DOGE staffer attack in DC to remain in youth custody
The teens are being held at the Youth Services Center in D.C., which holds young offenders for their court hearings as they await placement in rehabilitation centers
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Congressional Democrats vow to introduce legislation to give DC full control over National Guard
"Instead of commandeering the local police and deploying the military to the City’s streets, Donald Trump should give D.C. back its money and get the hell out of the District’s way,” Van Hollen said.
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Trump meets with Intel CEO days after he called on the man to resign
The president did not state what the meeting entailed or why he called on the CEO to resign last week, but said Ta would be meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent again in the future.