Politics & Policy
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Trump says renaming ICE to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE) is 'great idea'
If Immigration and Customs Enforcement were called the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the journalist proposed in the tongue-in-cheek remark, the media would have to refer to the agency's agents as NICE agents.
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Trump says Iran's oil infrastructure might 'explode' as blockade prevents oil from being exported
Oil production can't be turned off like a switch. So the oil continues to be produced, but it has nowhere to go. That puts serious pressure on Iran's infrastructure.
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Trump urges America to settle differences peacefully after gunman targets another of his events
Trump said he would not be deterred from attending the dinner when it is rescheduled and praised law enforcement from stopping the lone gunman from California before he could cause others harm.
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Republicans growing divide on Iran weighs on Trump as war looms
While Republicans overwhelmingly agree that Iran must not be permitted to develop nuclear weapons, a clear majority oppose entering the war directly, leaving Trump with a narrow path to navigate the gauntlet of public opinion, especially the "America First" ideologues.
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Trump installs two new flagpoles on White House Lawn, costing $100,000
Two new flagpoles went up on the White House lawn today, a "personal project" part of a series of promised improvements to the grounds by President Trump
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GOP's Ron Johnson breaks down financial impact of 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
"Without addressing out-of-control spending that has increased at an unprecedented level since the pandemic, America’s fiscal situation will remain dire," he warned.
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DHS accuses Hollywood stars of using influence, social media to spread falsehoods about ICE raids
A new Pew Research study that finds over half of U.S. adults, 54%, say they sometimes or often get news from social media
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Iran offered to visit White House for talks amid ongoing conflict: Trump
Trump himself has hinted that the U.S. may involve itself in the fighting and even suggested he could assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Andrew Cuomo's lead over Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race shrinks to 11%, same as undecided: poll
"The undecideds are getting involved and they’re going a lot to [Zohran] Mamdani," Lee Miringoff said.
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Climate superfunds in N.Y., Vermont will harm consumers even if courts nix them, experts say
Vermont and New York passed “climate superfund” laws, which levy billions in fines against oil companies for legal products, and now other progressive blue states are considering them. The laws face legal challenges, but however courts decide, consumers will pay the costs, experts say.
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Vance optimistic on passing 'big, beautiful bill' before July 4
Republicans can ill-afford defections in the narrowly divided Congress.
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You Vote: Based on new info about China trying to influence the 2020 election, what should be done?
The newly declassified intelligence reports from August 2020 weren’t corroborated or fully investigated and instead were recalled from intelligence agencies at about the time that then-FBI Director Chris Wray testified there were no known plots of foreign interference ahead of the 2020 election.
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U.S. suspends diplomatic talks with Russia, Foreign Ministry states
The scope of American involvement in the conflict remains unclear, but appears to have diverted Trump's attention as negotiations with the Russians to end the Ukraine War have largely failed.