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Feds Probing California Voter Fraud
"Protecting the integrity of California’s elections is a top priority for my office," Essayli wrote on X.
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Trump Says New Intel Chief Will ‘Shrink’ Intelligence Agencies
President Donald Trump said Friday he expects his newly installed acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, to downsize the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and remove employees he views as politically problematic, saying Pulte will operate "less shackled" than his predecessors.
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House Committee Votes to Replace Pentagon’s Name with ‘Department of War’
The House Armed Services Committee voted 29-27 along party lines Thursday night to codify President Trump's effort to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, folding the change into the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Iran Details New Demand to End Conflict
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the conflict will cease "only when it ends in Lebanon as well."
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Federal Judge Kills Trump’s Post-Shooting Immigration Freeze
A federal judge on Friday struck down a slate of Trump administration immigration policies that had blocked the processing of applications for asylum seekers worldwide and immigrants from 39 countries, ordering U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to resume adjudicating cases that had been frozen for months.
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California City Bans Data Centers
Monterey Park, California, has banned the development of data centers.
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DHS: ‘We’re Struggling’ With Drone Defense as World Cup Opens in Seven Days
Federal security officials are warning of drone incursions, potential lone-wolf attacks, and cyberattacks as the FIFA World Cup prepares to kick off across 11 U.S. cities next week, with the Department of Homeland Security acknowledging it is "struggling" with counter-drone capabilities heading into the tournament.
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Trump Celebrates Progress on White House Ballroom
President Trump provided an update on the White House ballroom construction, saying it is coming together "fantastically well."
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Lawmakers Aims to Terminate Biden-Era ‘Kill Switch’
An amendment to an appropriations bill that ends the Biden-era "kill switch" for vehicles has advanced.
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DOJ Opens 15 New Probes Into Medical Schools Over Race-Based Admissions
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced Thursday it opened fifteen new investigations into potential race discrimination in medical school admissions, escalating a federal crackdown that has already produced findings against two of the country's most prestigious universities.
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Texas City Declares Nuclear Family Month
The City of Fate, Texas, has declared June as Nuclear Family Month.
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Education Department Slams AP
The Education Department slammed an Associated Press story that accused the Trump administration of dismissing minority students.
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Trump Announces ‘Rally to End All Rallies’
President Trump announced that Washington, DC, will have a "Rally to end all Rallies" to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary.
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Carroll Denies Perjury as DOJ Probe Targets Her Trump Lawsuit Deposition
E. Jean Carroll said Thursday she "did not commit perjury," pushing back against a reported Department of Justice criminal investigation centered on statements she made during a deposition in her civil lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
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Congress Crushes Tlaib’s War Powers Resolution
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to reject a war powers resolution from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) that would have required President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Lebanon, with the measure failing 92-324 in a bipartisan rebuke.
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Bessent Urges Congress to Suspend Gas Tax as Iran War Keeps Pump Prices Sky-High
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax, pressing lawmakers to deliver direct relief to American drivers still absorbing a massive price spike tied to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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Pentagon Eliminates Nearly 200 Faiths
The Department of War has reduced the number of faiths it recognizes.
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Google to Release Mosquitoes Across California
Google is planning to release 32 million bioengineered mosquitoes in California and Florida, reports indicate.
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Congress Drops Bill to Kill California’s AI Law
House lawmakers on Thursday released a long-awaited 269-page discussion draft of a national artificial intelligence framework that would override state AI safety laws in California, New York, and Illinois for at least three years.
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Bill Replaces ‘Mother’ with ‘Gestating Parent’
New York Democrats are pushing a bill that removes "mother" and "father" from state child custody laws in a move toward gender neutrality.