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Trump Justice Department urges Supreme Court to strike down state and local AR-15 bans
The position was presented in a brief filed Friday by Solicitor General D. John Sauer in two cases before the Supreme Court: Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins.
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Sanders calls for banning artificial superintelligence
The proposal would create a new federal agency to oversee advanced AI and track systems for dangerous capabilities.
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Trump attacks Democrat lawmaker outspoken about Lake Ontario renaming, calls her ‘Debbie Dingbat’
Dingell said the new Lake America name was a distraction from other issues Trump should be paying more attention to at the moment.
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Trump appears confident in DOJ's case against illegal migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia: 'He's a bad guy'
Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he believes the Justice Department has been making "very, very good" decisions recently, and that he believed the DOJ's case would show the country how "horrible" Abrego Garcia is.
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Federal agents crack down on protesters during SoCal immigration enforcement raid
The raids were part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, with the raids taking place at locations known to be popular with undocumented migrants.
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Supreme Court rejects RNC request to wade into Pennsylvania mail ballot case
The RNC asked the Supreme Court to intervene last year, after the state Supreme Court ruled voters can still cast provisional ballots in person if mail ballots are rejected for failing to follow procedural directions.
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FBI director touts 'breakthrough' in bureau's investigation into Fauci by recovering his phones
Patel warned Americans not to rush to assumptions about what would be recovered from the phones, but the discovery is a key part of the ongoing investigation.
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Rayburn House Office Building evacuated over alarm during forum discussing Chinese repression
The United States Capitol Police issued the evacuation order internally at approximately 4 p.m. Eastern. It is not clear if the order has been lifted.
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Trump to send top U.S. officials to London for talks with China
Last month, the two nations reached a temporary truce on tariffs as they worked toward a more comprehensive deal. However, that limited trade truce was in jeopardy until Thursday, when Trump talked directly with China President Xi Jinping.
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Federal appeals court rules Trump can ban Associated Press reporters from certain spaces
The Washington D.C. court granted a stay on a lower court's ruling, which argued that the case was unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court lets DOGE access Social Security systems
Musk recently broke with the president over the "big, beautiful bill" in a high-profile social media row.
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FBI, DHS warn public of 'elevated threat' to Jewish community in wake of recent attacks
The FBI and DHS officials warned that the war in Israel could inspire even more violent attacks in the future, and urged Americans to "remain vigilant" and "report any threats of violence or suspicious activity to law enforcement."
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House Republicans draw key lines in Trump bill as Senate weighs legislation
New York GOP Rep. Nick LaLota drew the first line, stating that he would oppose any changes to the legislation if the Senate tries to lower the cap on state-and-local-tax (SALT) deductions from the $40,000 the House agreed on.