Politics & Policy
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Trump teases holding a Republican midterms convention next year
Republicans are hoping to retain control of both chambers and increase their narrow majorities. Republicans are leading the House 219-213 and the Senate 53-45. Two senators are also considered independents but vote with the Democrats.
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School district defends threatening girls if they object to males in their restroom, risking probe
U.S. Department of Education found Virginia's Loudoun County Public Schools violated Title IX by punishing boys who objected to girl in their locker room, same behavior Maryland's Anne Arundel County Public Schools now defends.
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Trump blasts Newsom over alleged plot to build low-income housing in fire-ravaged neighborhood
Pacific Palisades was ravaged earlier this year by wildfires. One of President Donald Trump's first trips after returning to office was to California to survey the damage.
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Trump directs Commerce Dept to start new census without illegal aliens
A census without illegal aliens counted is expected to significantly alter the congressional landscape.
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Trump orders Commerce Department to begin working on new US Census
Trump said he has instructed the Department of Commerce to begin updating the census so it won't include those without U.S. citizenship.
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United Airlines experiences widespread system outage, causing hundreds of flight delays
The issue has since been resolved and flights have resumed, but the incident occurred just weeks after Alaska Airlines grounded all of its flights for about three hours due to an IT issue.
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Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan switches parties
“My decision was centered around my daily struggle to love my neighbor, as a Republican," Duncan wrote in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution op-ed.
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Experts say oil platforms can become marine habitats, but permit reform needed, documentary says
“Steel Sanctuary: The Rigs to Reef Story,” a new documentary on the Rigs to Reefs program, explains how the program works, what its benefits are, and how permit challenges remain one of the biggest impediments to turning decommissioned offshore oil platforms into marine wildlife sanctuaries.
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Trump to meet Putin, possibly next week
The news followed special envoy Steve Witkoff meeting with Putin on Wednesday and Trump imposing a 50% tariff on India due to their continued purchase of Russian oil.
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Brazilian president refuses to call Trump over 50% tariffs
He further indicated that he would not impose retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.
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Trump touts 'highly productive' meeting between Witkoff, Putin
The announcement came the same day that Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India due to its continued purchase of Russian oil.
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Trump raises India tariffs to 50% amid row over Russian oil
The move came the same day that special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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DHS has received more than 80,000 ICE applications: Noem
The news comes in the wake of Border Czar Tom Homan announcing that deportations had cleared 300,000 since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.