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Senate advances Kevin Warsh nomination for Fed Chair
Warsh's nomination was advanced by the full Senate in a 49-44 split, which saw Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Chris Coons of Delaware vote in favor of advancing the nomination alongside Republicans.
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Trump calls for lawmakers to pass major housing bill that would help American homeowners
The Senate already passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in an 89-10 split with bipartisan support in March.
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White House announces Trump will have annual physical at Walter Reed on May 26
The White House said the next physical will take place on May 26, when the president is also expected to meet with men and women of the military.
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DNI Gabbard sends declassified evidence to DOJ for possible prosecution of ‘treasonous conspiracy’
Tulsi Gabbard sends DOJ evidence related to the actions of senior intelligence officials before and after the creation of the 2016 intelligence community assessment on Russian meddling.
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EPA announces plans to dismantle scientific research arm
The decision to eliminate the EPA's Office of Research and Development is part of its broader restructuring and reorganization effort, which is expected to save American taxpayers approximately $748.8 million.
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Federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Bob Woodward after long delay
Trump sued Woodward in January of 2023 for selling audio recordings of the interviews, which were for the reporter's book titled "Rage." Trump gave Woodward 19 interviews and has admitted that he allowed the interviews to be recorded.
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US imposes travel ban on Brazilian Supreme Court Justices involved in persecuting Bolsonaro
The decision to impose a travel ban on the justices comes after Brazilian police raided Bolsonaro's home earlier Friday and Brazil's Supreme Court ordered him to wear an electronic ankle tag because of concerns he poses a flight risk.
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons says he will not block agents from wearing masks
Lyons admitted that he was concerned impostors could exploit the process by posing as immigration agents, but that he would also not ban agents from wearing masks if they felt it would protect them and their families.
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New terror threat targets retired military officers who served in Syria, Iraq, U.S. Army memo warns
Terror plot appears to be targeting retired senior officers living in Florida, where the Special Operations Command is located. That combat group served in Syria and
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Justice Department asks court to unseal grand jury testimony in Jeffrey Epstein case
“The public’s interest in the Epstein matter has remained," the filing reads. "Given this longstanding and legitimate interest, the government now moves to unseal grand jury transcripts associated with Epstein."
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One year after Butler: Secret Service failures exposed, would-be assassin’s motives still unknown
Congress has not given up its push to find answers about the near-miss assassination attempt against President Donald Trump.
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Cotton requests info on Microsoft using Chinese engineers to maintain DoD computer systems
The letter is in response to a ProPublica report that claimed Microsoft uses Chinese engineers, who are overseen by U.S. citizens with security clearances, to maintain the system, which could potentially expose sensitive information to China.
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Trump officially sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch over Epstein story
Trump promised to sue the outlet in an angry social media post, where he claimed the story was "fake" and that the birthday card the outlet claimed he had sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday did not even sound like him.