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Trump says he might move White House press corps, won't replace briefing room with swimming pool
"Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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FBI arrests former CIA contractor in classified information leak case
Ian A. Brinksman, a former contractor who provided services to the CIA, was charged with unlawfully transmitting national defense information, according to the Justice Department.
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Trump votes early in Florida
Trump spoke at a rally with GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds on Friday.
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Senate Democrats vote against bill requiring photo ID to cast ballots
Under the bill, the Help America Vote Act of 2002 would be amended to require voters to show photo identification to vote.
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Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown before leaving for August recess
The Senate has adjourned and will return in September.
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Senate confirms Blanche as attorney general
The final vote was 50-49, with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joining the Democrats in opposition.
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Samuel Alito rejects latest retirement rumors: 'Obviously I’m here for another term’
Rumors of a planned Alito retirement have circulated for years, though they gained steam in recent months, culminating in an erroneous NPR article that announced his retirement prematurely. An editor's note addressed the mistake.
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Pentagon releases fifth batch of UFO Files, comprised of 41 records
The latest records come from a mix of the Pentagon, FBI, CIA, State Department and Executive Office of the President.
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President Trump announces $2 billion investment in critical mining, $180 million in mining schools
The War Department will invest $80 million into multiple schools of mines and metallurgy, including the Colorado School of Mines, the South Dakota School of Mines, and Johns Hopkins University.
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Pentagon revokes former Air Force secretary's access to classified intel, citing Air Force One leak
Parnell identified the leaker of classified Air Force One information as former Biden administration Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, though details on what the leak the spokesman is referring to was not immediately clear.
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White House fraud tracker exposes nearly $300 billion tab as health programs take center stage
According to administration officials, the website called "Fraud Ledger" is intended to give taxpayers a public view of fraud investigations, enforcement actions and fraud prevention efforts
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SpaceX receiving millions in taxpayer funds to build industrial complex
The office of Gov. Greg Abbott and SpaceX announced the first phase of the development: a vertically integrated semiconductor fabrication plant is being built.
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State farm groups urge Senate to pass GOP budget resolution
Besides the $12 billion in farm aid, the budget reconciliation framework directs $73 billion for defense spending and $10 billion to incentivize states to implement policies from a White House-endorsed voter ID bill, the SAVE America Act.