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SCOTUS lets Trump move forward with key section of border wall construction
Trump campaigned in 2016 on building a wall along the Mexican border and making Mexico pay for it. While that campaign promise has largely disappeared from the headlines, construction of the border wall has persisted.
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Massie files articles of impeachment against Hegseth
Massie had initially offered articles of impeachment in September, but Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned the House before a vote could take place.
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Supreme Court disbars Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman
The Washington bar previously disciplined him for “a persistent lack of candor” and the Florida bar has removed him for two years, according to the Times.
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Former CDC Director Susan Monarez to testify in front of Senate HELP Committee next week
The former director is expected to testify about her high-profile firing, which Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed was because she admitted to being untrustworthy.
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Kamala Harris loses LAPD protection on top of losing Secret Service protection
Former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after leaving office, but Harris' protection had been extended for an additional year via a directive from then-President Joe Biden
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FBI Director Kash Patel to testify in front of Senate Judiciary Committee next week
Patel's testimony is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. in the Hart Senate Office Building. He is also scheduled to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
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Trump announces Princeton student has been released by Iraqi terrorist group Kata’ib Hezbollah
Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian student, is now safe inside the American embassy in Iraq, Trump said, after more than two years in captivity. Her release is the culmination of months of negotiations.
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Mamdani for years used July 4 to promote self-styled ‘Taliban’ rapper who 'worshipped' 9/11 hijacker
Adding insult to injury? Zohran Mamdani, a failed rapper himself, has repeatedly used July 4th as an opportunity to celebrate a rap group which favorably compared itself to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. His own lyrics include praise for Hamas money launderers.
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Supreme Court adds Trump's tariffs case to fall lineup
The Supreme Court scheduled oral hearings in the case to take place in the first week of November.
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DOJ now looking for threats to parents' rights, after Biden's threats against parents themselves
Under the Biden administration, there have been multiple reports of parental rights being violated in the school system, resulting in protests and parents speaking out at the risk of being branded "domestic terrorists." That's changing.
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Missouri House passes redistricting map that creates new Republican district
The new Missouri map targets the state's fifth congressional district, currently held by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. Republicans hold seats in six of Missouri's eight districts and the new map would favor the GOP in seven districts.
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White House backs handwriting analysis for alleged Trump birthday letter to Epstein
Trump's relationship with Epstein has come under renewed scrutiny amid intense backlash over his Department of Justice's handling of the case.
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers to visit China for first time since 2019: Report
Details of the trip, such as the date of the visit or which lawmakers will be on it, were not immediately clear, but it is being organized by Democratic Washington Rep. Adam Smith.