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Watch Live: Trump welcomes Team USA Olympians at White House
Team USA won a total of 33 medals at the Games in January, consisting of 12 gold medals, 12 silver medals and nine bronze. The team came in second in the total medal count at the Games, with Norway finishing first with 41 medals total.
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Senate Agriculture Committee fails to advance farm bill with Mitch McConnell's absence
The vote failed in a party line 10-11 split after McConnell and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Al, were absent. Both senators tried to vote by proxy, but the votes did not count toward the final tally.
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Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and birth tourism
The Supreme Court in June struck down Trump's executive order directing federal agencies to interpret the 14th Amendment as not granting citizenship to the children of illegal migrants.
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Most voters favor impeaching Judge Boasberg over ‘Arctic Frost’ scandal, poll shows
The poll results show that 26% don’t regard the Arctic Frost scandal as serious, which includes 12% who believe it is "not at all" serious.
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IRS ending free 'Direct File' tax filing program
A House Ways and Means report found that Direct File was the least often used free tax preparation program.
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Trump urges Senate GOP to send health insurance money 'directly to the people'
"In other words, take from the BIG, BAD Insurance Companies, give it to the people, and terminate, per Dollar spent, the worst Healthcare anywhere in the World, ObamaCare. Unrelated, we must still terminate the Filibuster!" Trump says
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Federal appeals court rules Texas can enforce 2023 law restricting certain drag show performances
Under the law, violations can trigger fines up to $10,000 for venue owners and can bring a Class A misdemeanor charge for the performer.
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UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 fleets after deadly Kentucky crash
MD-11 jets represent about 9% of UPS’s air fleet and roughly 4% of FedEx’s, according to the companies.
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Trump calls for DOJ probe of foreign meat packers allegedly inflating prices
Trump framed the meat issue as one of both economic fairness and national security, saying American ranchers were being unfairly blamed for price hikes.
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to temporarily withhold some SNAP payments this month
The administration has said there is only enough money to pay partial benefits this month as a result of the government shutdown.
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President Trump say US will not attend G20 summit in S Africa, citing 'human rights abuses'
The president's announcement was largely expected, considering the White House in May told federal agencies to stop work with summit organizers.
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Federal court backs union on feds' partisan emails
Since Oct 1, the U.S. government has been shut down after Congress failed to pass a bill funding government services.
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Judge permanently bars Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland
The Trump administration can appeal the ruling.