Politics & Policy
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Trump Bump: Tax refunds jumped 17% after president’s signature law, GAO reports
The increase this year represented $43 billion more in refunds than the IRS had issued during the 2025 filing season for tax year 2024
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Peltola campaign says it had no knowledge of Harris endorsement ahead of Alaska primary: report
Peltola is running for the Senate seat held by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska.
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Byron Donalds reacts to life-long Democrat Stephen A. Smith claiming he could make him a Republican
Donalds is seeking the GOP nomination for Florida governor and will face Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, former Florida Speaker of the House Paul Renner and outsider candidate James Fishback in the Republican gubernatorial primary next week.
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'Stunning': HHS slashes vaccine schedule as CDC promotes COVID vaccine over natural immunity
Scientific assessment for reducing recommended vaccine doses by two-thirds blasted "false CDC claims that vaccine-acquired immunity was superior to infection-acquired immunity," but CDC is still discouraging natural immunity.
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You Vote: Following the capture of Maduro, what are your main concerns going forward?
Maduro and Flores were captured by U.S. military and law enforcement late Friday at the secured compound on a military base in Caracas and taken to New York to face the charges.
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Trump says US might reimburse oil companies that help rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure
The president declined to speculate on how much it would cost oil companies or the federal government, but said it would be a "very substantial amount of money."
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Dow Jones closes at record high with nearly 600-point gain after US makes moves on Venezuela
The Dow Jones rose 595 points, or 1.2% to $48,977, while stocks in American oil companies like Chevron, which is the last remaining U.S. oil major in Venezuela, also closed at a high. Chevron gained 5% Monday.
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Trump says U.S. will get Venezuelan oil flowing again, but some experts say that could take years
Ramping up Venezuelan production could take 5-10 years, experts tell Just the News. Infrastructure mismanaged under years of socialist rule need to be repaired or replaced, investors may hesitate to jump into an unstable situation, and today's low oil prices may not entice them.
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Defiant Mark Kelly hits back at Hegseth over 'seditious' video
Hegseth's statement further asserted that Kelly's conduct violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice and that he had issued a formal censure letter for Kelly's personnel file.
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Biden's pensions total more than presidential salary, says taxpayer advocate
“It’s pretty unusual, historically unusual, to have such a large pension amount,” National Taxpayer Union Foundation VP Demian Brady said
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Raja Krishnamoorthi leaves post on House panel as Senate run heats up
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., will take his place on the panel.
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Trump touts $600B collected or incoming from tariffs
His remarks come ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision on his authority to implement the tariffs.
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Minnesota Democrat Gov Tim Walz announces he will not seek reelection
"I came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all," Gov. Tim Walz said