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Trump DOJ charges James Comey with transmission of national defense information in third case
A grand jury has not indicted Comey on the latest charges, but the case has been playing out under seal since Oct. 5, and Comey's defense attorneys sought to have the charges dismissed last week.
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Pentagon demands Congress make Department of War name change permanent
The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced a resolution that would have approved the permanent renaming earlier this year, but it failed to make it into the final 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
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First Amendment advocates sue Trump admin over media bans
The plaintiffs specifically ask the court to declare the policy a violation of the First Amendment, block its enforcement, and award them attorneys' fees.
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Rand Paul discloses bombshell evidence that FBI blocked CBP interview of Fauci ally
The latest documents come just over a week before former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci is set to testify in front the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
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House Oversight to examine Medicare fraud, Smithsonian, DEI policies
Within the first 100 days of his second term, Trump issued multiple executive orders attempting to root out diversity, equity and inclusion policies
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Trump admin suspends Virgin Islands' Housing Finance Authority's ability to receive federal funds
The White House task force claimed the last 10 years of audits at the Virgin Islands office allegedly revealed "massive corruption, mismanagement, and fraud," and that its former Chief Operating Officer is in federal prison for fraud and money laundering.
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Trump announces 50% tariff on Canadian goods, including hockey sticks
Each of the three proclamations impose a 50% tariff on a different set of Canadian imports, covering products ranging from wine to hockey sticks to cement, but do not apply to products subject to tariffs under Section 232.
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U.S. military conducts strikes on Iran for 10th consecutive night
The latest attack comes after three American service members died in the conflict recently, including one who was killed over the weekend while detonating an Iranian drone. The other two died Friday in strikes in Jordan.
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Trump admin seeks phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in effort to target leakers
The Justice Department has defended the issuance of subpoenas in the effort as trying to target the leakers, who are revealing classified information, and not journalists who are reporting the stories.
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State Department identifies DSA as willing vector of Cuban influence in U.S.
The State Department detailed travel by Democratic Socialists to Cuba, the party’s entanglement with Cuba-backed groups in the United States, and ideological affinity for the Cuban regime in a report released on Monday.
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Nancy Mace says she will not run for Lindsey Graham's South Carolina Senate seat
“I’m not running for the U.S. Senate, not because I’m backing down from a fight, but because the one I’m already in matters right now,” she said in a video. "The laws meant to protect me and other women failed us. I won't stop until that changes."
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Trump issues order to protect defense supply chains amid Iran war
Trump's move appears aimed toward bringing arms production stateside and limiting any military reliance on imports from potentially non-cooperative nations.
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CENTCOM hid U.S. troop injuries in Iran war: NYT
The war began in late February, but was in a state of nominal ceasefire for several months, until the collapse of negotiations to formally end the conflict.