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More than 50 bodies found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
Illinois state officials suspended the license of one of the funeral home's directors for alleging story bodies in unrefrigerated areas and in "deplorable conditions."
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Sen. Rand Paul threatens confirmation hearing delay for Trump's pick to head ICE: report
Paul told the officials in the closed-door briefing that he wouldn't hold the hearing until he received more information about the shootings of two American citizens by ICE officers in Minneapolis.
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Trump declines to back Thune for another term as Senate majority leader
Thune said late Thursday that he intends to hold a vote on the motion to proceed to the budget resolution, which at this point is likely to fail.
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Rep Massie marries former staffer for Sen Paul
"Carolyn Grace Moffa and I first met professionally over a decade ago when she worked for Senator Rand Paul," Rep. Thomas Massie said
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Grassley probes Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Ford Foundation for tax law compliance
“According to recent reports, [your organizations], through grants and direct payments, have funded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its allies,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said
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Trump administration faces Monday deadline to tell courts how it will fund SNAP
Federal judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ruled separately that the administration must continue to pay for SNAP, but allowed it to determine whether to fund the program partially or in full for November
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Federal judge again blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said she “found no credible evidence” that protests in Portland grew out of control
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Energy Secretary Wright says testing plans for nuclear weapons will not include nuclear explosions
"These are what we call noncritical explosions," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said
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Trump warns SCOTUS overturning tariffs would reduce U.S. to 'third world' status
"If we win, we will be the Richest, Most Secure Country anywhere in the World, BY FAR. If we lose, our Country could be reduced to almost Third World status — Pray to God that that doesn’t happen!" he concluded.
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Trump: ICE agents 'haven't gone far enough'
The administration has thus far confirmed the departure of up to 2 million aliens, including via self deportations. It aims to dramatically ramp up those figures as ICE gains additional personnel.
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Brennan faces pushback over 51 intel officers memo at conference
Brennan was a signatory to a memo from 51 intelligence officials asserting that the story resembled a Russian influence operation. That memo served as a prominent talking point for the Biden campaign.
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U.S. military strikes another drug boat in Caribbean, Hegseth compares narco-traffickers to Al-Qaeda
The strike brings to 67 the total number of alleged drug traffickers that the Trump administration has killed in military strikes.
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New Mexico becomes first state to offer free universal child care
The state must create 14,000 more child care slots and recruit 5,000 educators.