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Schumer and Jeffries Sue Trump Over Mail-In Voting Order
Top congressional Democrats filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump over his executive order tightening controls on mail-in ballots, calling the move an attempt to "rig" elections.
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Federal Judge Permanently Kills Kentucky’s In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
A federal judge has permanently blocked Kentucky from giving illegal immigrants discounted in-state tuition at public colleges, ruling the policy violated federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
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House Republicans Called Out Their Own Speaker Over the DHS Shutdown Deal
House Republicans lit up Speaker Mike Johnson on a private conference call Thursday, furious over his last-minute flip to back a Senate DHS funding plan that leaves ICE and Border Patrol without money.
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40 Countries Gather to Open Strait of Hormuz
Britain hosted a virtual summit Thursday with diplomats from more than 40 nations to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz -- a critical oil shipping lane that has been essentially shut down since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began on Feb. 28.
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Health Agencies Target Microplastics in Unprecedented Move
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are taking bold strides to protect Americans' health, announcing programs combatting microplastics.
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Idaho Criminalizes Trans Bathroom Use
Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) signed a law that bans the use of public bathrooms intended for the opposite sex.
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Trump to Sign Order Paying DHS
President Trump declared that he will sign an executive order paying employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid the ongoing partial shutdown.
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Spain Confronts Trump in Euthanasia Investigation
Spanish officials have criticized President Trump's investigation into the death of 25-year-old Noelia Castillo Ramos after she was allowed to die by euthanasia.
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Vance Fraud Sweep Hits California Providers
The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance suspended 221 hospice and healthcare providers in Los Angeles County on Thursday, a more than 215% jump from the 70 providers suspended just one week earlier.
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Melania Trump Continues Mission to Return Children
First Lady Melania Trump has facilitated the reunification of children separated from their families in war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Pam Bondi Out of DOJ
President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to two sources familiar with the matter, and is now considering EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as her replacement.
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Tina Peters Gets Resentencing
A Colorado appeals court ruled that Tina Peters should be resentenced.
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Iran Fires Missiles at Israel, Promises to Crush America After Trump’s Warning
Missiles struck the Tel Aviv area Thursday after President Trump told Iran to accept a ceasefire or get hit harder.
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Handguns May be Mailed Under New Rule
The U.S. Postal Service posted a proposed rule to amend a law prohibiting the mailing of concealable firearms.
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AOC Shifts on Iron Dome Support
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced Wednesday she will no longer support any U.S. military aid to Israel, including funding for the Iron Dome missile defense system, reversing a position she had held even as she criticized broader arms transfers to the U.S. ally.
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14-Year-Old Runs for Vermont Governor
A 14-year-old has qualified for Vermont's gubernatorial ballot, becoming the first candidate under 18 to appear.
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Conservative Legal Group Targets Hidden College Crime Data
America First Legal filed a supplemental petition Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education demanding the federal government force colleges to publish their crime logs in a centralized, publicly accessible database.
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Trump Demands California Insurers ‘Get Their Act Together’
President Trump has called for State Farm and other insurance companies to "get their act together" after they did not adequately assist Californians during last year's wildfires.
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About 9% of U.S. Births from Temporary Migrant Mothers
A study from Pew Research detailed that 320,000 U.S. births in 2023, or about 9% of all babies born that year, came from unauthorized immigrants or mothers with temporary legal status.
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Trump Tells Republicans to Fund ICE Without Democrats
President Donald Trump on Wednesday told congressional Republicans to use the budget reconciliation process to restore funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, a move that would let the GOP bypass Senate Democrats entirely.