Politics & Policy
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Leavitt hints Trump interested in asking Gulf States to pay for Iran war
During the Monday press briefing, Leavitt fielded a question from a reporter who recalled that Arab nations paid for much of the First Gulf War and asked if they would make similar contributions.
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U.S. reopens Caracas embassy after 7 years
Trump has quipped that his removal of Maduro made him popular in the country and suggested he might seek the Venezuelan presidency when his term in the White House expires.
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Iran denies direct negotiations with U.S., says American demands 'excessive'
President Donald Trump, for his part, has repeatedly touted the success of negotiations with the Iranian regime, though he has repeatedly presented threats of escalation if they did not make major concessions.
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Chris Wright to brief senators on Venezuelan energy in wake of Maduro ouster
Last month, American special forces extracted Maduro from the country and brought him to New York to face trial on drug-trafficking charges.
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Illinois proposal makes businesses financially liable for climate change
Senate Bill 2981 would create the Illinois Climate Change Superfund, financed by payments from entities the state deems responsible for climate change.
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Schiff calls for Lutnick resignation over Epstein links
During Trump's first term, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned amid scrutiny of a plea agreement he negotiated with Epstein while a U.S. Attorney in Florida.
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Ghislaine Maxwell invokes 5th Amendment in deposition with Oversight panel
Maxwell appeared before the Committee as part of Chairman James Comer's probe into the Epstein files and the late billionaire's dealings.
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Adam Schiff warns Trump plans to 'subvert' midterms
His remarks follow press secretary Karoline Leavitt declining to rule out the possibility of ICE agents lingering near election polls during the midterms.
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Fetterman warns of another shutdown as DHS negotiations stall
Among the Democrats' demands have been the inclusion of body cameras on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, a ban on them wearing masks, a judicial warrant requirement, and a multitude of others.
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Two Democrat political orgs took money from ICE contractor as party railed against agency
According to a POLITICO review of campaign finance records, both the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), which is chaired by Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association (DLGA), received substantial funds from CoreCivic.
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Democratic senator requires photo ID to enter campaign event while opposing voter ID for elections
“A matching government-issued ID will be verified against the RSVP list by name to enter,” a message about the campaign event instructed.
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Bitcoin rebounds to $70k after losing post-2024 election gains
The drop comes despite expectations that Trump’s pro-crypto policies, including a crypto-friendly Securities and Exchange Commission and plans for a national bitcoin reserve.
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Chinese academics at top U.S. schools and labs were part of CCP’s infamous Thousand Talents Program
The CCP's notorious Thousand Talents Program is designed to acquire and U.S. proprietary information to China. A number of U.S. colleges have brought in Chinese academics linked to the program.