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US investigators record Iranian 'ghost fleet' evading naval blockade on route to China: Report
The group, United Against Nuclear Iran, conducted the months-long probe and said at least 10 Iranian tankers transporting sanctioned liquefied petroleum gas or Iranian oil have snuck past the U.S. blockade since July.
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SCOTUS rejects Trump admin's attempt to set aside California ballots it believes are noncitizens
The Justice Department, in its emergency appeal to the high court earlier Monday, asked for a "limited injunction" to stop California from counting the ballots while lower courts consider the case.
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Justice Department will deploy a record number of poll monitors on Election Day
The DOJ is sending more than 1,000 people to serve as election monitors in all 50 states on Tuesday, which is more than previous years when 289 were deployed in 2022 and 714 were deployed in 2024.
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Federal appeals court orders Trump admin to release Los Angeles homeless funds
The court determined that HUD “chose to suspend LAHSA at a time when it would leave the Los Angeles region particularly vulnerable” with ill effects on “vulnerable populations, critical programs and ongoing services."
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White House releases guest list for the China state dinner
Notable attendees include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, President Donald Trump's family, including daughters Tiffany and Ivanka Trump, and Fox News hosts Bret Baier, Jesse Waters and Laura Ingraham.
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Justice Department charges four aliens in Pennsylvania with election fraud
The migrants have been identified as Mexican national Eduardo Gallardo Maldonado, Trinidad & Tobago national Sade Guppy, Dilea Ochoa-Perez, who is in the country illegally from Mexico, and Cliff Sanon an illegal migrant from Haiti.
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Watch Live: President Trump and Melania greet President Xi Jinping for State Dinner
The dinner comes after the two world leaders engaged in bilateral discussions at the White House earlier in the day. Xi will remain in Washington, D.C., through Friday for a state visit.
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ICE sunk $20M into abandoned detention center expansions
As part of the second Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, ICE spent $1.07 billion between January and April 2026 to purchase 11 warehouses nationwide, planning to convert the buildings into detention centers.
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Too extreme for Newsom? California sanctuary bill for abortion, transgender procedures vetoed
With his eye on the White House, California's term-limited governor strays again from progressive orthodoxy under the veneer of protecting executive authority. Veto is small compared to shield regime Newsom has already built.
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'Daddy Diplomacy' and Trump’s pressure on NATO roil Europe
US tensions with NATO have spiked over Europe’s contributions to the alliance and its refusal to support military action in Iran.
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Trump, Xi sit down as two-month trade truce buys time for a bigger deal
Will "The Art of the Deal" translate well into Chinese? The two leaders talked of “healthy” competition kept “within bounds.” They agreed to extend the Busan Agreement, and the additional two-months is not a grand bargain, but may present a potential to reach one without slamming the brakes on global supply chains.
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Trump admin files emergency appeal asking SCOTUS to allow third-country deportations to continue
The government asked for an immediate halt to the lower court orders that ruled the migrants must have the chance to object before the U.S. deports them to third countries.
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Feds launch more efforts against birth tourism, visa fraud
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has launched a new visa restriction policy targeting everyone who knowingly engages in or has engaged in facilitating birth tourism to the U.S.