President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a directive ordering the Department of War to keep paying U.S. troops despite the ongoing government shutdown, bypassing Congress after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal for weeks.…
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Jordan demands Jack Smith testify over ‘partisan and politically motivated’ Trump prosecutions
by adminHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is seeking testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith about what he says were Smith’s ‘partisan and politically motivated’ prosecutions of President Donald Trump. Jordan told Smith on…
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Trump calls Xi’s rare earth move a ‘bad moment’ — why it matters for US national security, China ties
by adminThe Trump administration is seeking to cool tensions between the U.S. and China, after Beijing unveiled plans to impose export controls on rare-earth magnets and after the U.S. threatened more stringent tariffs on Chinese goods…
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Erika Kirk honors late husband Charlie in emotional White House tribute: ‘A free man made fully free’
by adminAt a White House ceremony in the Rose Garden on Tuesday on what would have been her husband’s 32nd birthday, Erika Kirk accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of Charlie Kirk and delivered…
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Trump blasts ‘weakened’ Schumer as Democrats again block GOP effort to reopen government
by adminA long weekend away from Washington, D.C., did little to soften Senate Democrats’ resolve as they again blocked an effort to reopen the government for an eighth time Tuesday. The beginning of mass firings promised…
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Republican lawmakers demand Treasury probe CAIR over alleged Hamas ties and terrorism concerns
by adminRep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), claiming that it may be funded or directed by Hamas or other…
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Pakistan announces intention for second Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Trump over Gaza ceasefire role
by adminPakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced that he intends to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in securing a ceasefire and hostage agreement between Hamas and Israel.…
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Sometimes, data breaches result in more than just free credit monitoring. Recently, Facebook began paying out its $725 million settlement, and AT&T is preparing to distribute $177 million. Those payouts caught scammers’ attention. Now, fake…
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Mamdani breaks silence on freed Israeli hostages in statement that doesn’t mention Trump
by adminAfter facing backlash for staying silent as Israeli hostages were freed from Gaza, New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani finally broke his silence Monday afternoon. ‘Today’s scenes of Israelis and Palestinians are profoundly…
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Trump declines to commit to two-state solution after historic Gaza peace deal: ‘We’ll have to see’
by adminPresident Donald Trump, when asked about the prospect of a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, declined to commit, telling reporters, ‘We’ll have to see.’ The comments came during a press gaggle aboard Air…