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Virginia, D.C. sue Trump administration to block proposed memorial arch
The proposed monument would be located near Memorial Bridge along the Potomac River, which connects Washington with Arlington National Cemetery.
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RFK Jr. defends remarks about Arabs in lengthy social media post
“My speech was not a critique of Arabs or Islam, but of Islamism (also known as ‘Islamofascism’ or ‘Political Islam’), a toxic ideology conceived and promoted by the terrorist group, the Muslim Brotherhood,” Kennedy wrote.
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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over Epstein reporting
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles of the Southern District of Florida found that Trump did not establish that the newspaper acted with “actual malice” in publishing its reporting.
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Tillis to end block on Fed chair nominee Warsh after Justice Department drops Powell investigation
Tillis had sworn that he wouldn't vote for Warsh so long as the Justice Department continued its investigation of Powell, who Tillis supports.
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Supreme Court hears landmark Roundup case, with ruling expected to impact tens of thousands of suits
The high court's ruling on Monsanto Company. v. Durnell is expected to shape the future of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that Bayer-owned Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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British officials say U.S. visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla Monday proceeding as planned
The visit will be the first time a British monarch has come to the U.S. since the late Queen Elizabeth visited in 2007.
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Obama reacts to WHCD shooting: ‘Reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy‘
It’s also a sobering reminder of the courage and sacrifice that U.S. Secret Service Agents show every day. I’m grateful to them – and thankful that the agent who was shot is going to be okay," Obama says
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Alleged White House gala gunman was a Kamala supporter, game developer, radical Wide Awakes member
“I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary."
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DOJ asks group to drop lawsuit challenging Trump's White House ballroom after WHCD shooting
Brett Shumate, who leads the department’s civil division, wrote a letter to Gregory Craig, a lawyer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, with a deadline of 9 a.m. on Monday to voluntarily drop the lawsuit.
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Trump and cabinet 'will not stop' doing events like WH correspondents' gala after shooting: Blanche
"It will not stop him [Trump] from doing his job. And not only him, but the vice president, the Cabinet, the law enforcement, you all journalists, you're not going to stop doing your jobs either because of this — this lone man that did what he did," Blanche says
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GAO finds U.S. Army software delay leaves $130 million in cost savings on the table
In the report, the GAO found that the Department of Defense identified 14 weapon systems with what it classifies as “critical” operating and support cost growth out of 36 systems reviewed in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
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Secret Service agents respond to WH correspondents' dinner shooting while unpaid due to shutdown
"Secret Service agents ran toward danger last night to protect and put their lives on the line for others —while serving under an unfunded DHS," says Congressman Juan Ciscomani, an Arizona Republican, reference the DHS shutdown that has gone on for more than two weeks.
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Trump says US is working to remove mines from Strait of Hormuz, experts say it could take months
Experts caution that clearing underwater explosives could take months, even with a fragile ceasefire in place after weeks of fighting between the United States and Iran, according to the Associated Press