Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., his staff and family have been the target of harassment and death threats, according to a memo released by his office on Thursday afternoon. Voicemails shared by Tillis’ team, which were…
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President Donald Trump, speaking from the Oval Office Thursday, downplayed an upcoming nuclear summit in Beijing between Iran, Russia, and China, three chief adversaries of the U.S. The discussions, first confirmed by the Chinese foreign…
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President Donald Trump, taking questions from reporters on Thursday, touted that ‘a lot of great things are happening.’ But Americans, nearly eight weeks into Trump’s second tour of duty in the White House, seem divided…
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte lauded President Donald Trump’s efforts to push NATO allies to increase defense spending, amid efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump has long advocated for NATO allies to ramp…
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Direct aid to Israel should be phased out to ‘reduce US leverage,’ influential conservative groups argue
A new report from the conservative Heritage Foundation calling for the U.S. to phase out direct aid to Israel in favor of a ‘strategic partnership’ is facing backlash from pro-Israel advocates. But the report’s authors…
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was heard screaming inside Democratic senators’ private lunch on Thursday amid ongoing debate over the looming government shutdown. Democrats remained tight-lipped as they left the meeting, which lasted over an hour,…
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GOP lawmaker calls for FBI investigation into ‘alarming’ allegations against top Dem fundraising platform
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) calling for an investigation into ActBlue, the main fundraising platform for the Democratic Party, over concerns the platform had ‘been…
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Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., erupted over Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) while delivering remarks to colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee. During a markup of bills related to providing…
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is holding out ‘hope’ that Russia will agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine as the first step to ending the brutal three-year-long war. ‘We know where we are…
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The White House has already started mapping out how to make good on its promise to slash federal spending in preparation for a six-month government funding bill to pass through Congress. Two people familiar with…