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The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data
The Department of Justice has sued four more states as part of the Trump administration's far-reaching attempt to access sensitive voter data. The DOJ is also suing Fulton County in Georgia.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from ICE custody after federal judge's ruling
The native of El Salvador and resident of Maryland has become a symbol of the Trump administration's policy of mass deportations after he was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador in the spring.
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Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers
Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers
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National Guard shooting suspect served in CIA counterterrorism unit, group says
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., had served in one of Afghanistan's elite counterterrorism units, according to a nonprofit run by people who served in Afghanistan.
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In a shift, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
Members of the House, including some Republicans, have forced a vote as early as Tuesday to release unclassified files held by the government.
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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton indicted in classified documents case
The charges come two months after the FBI executed a search warrant at Bolton's suburban Washington home.
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Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold
Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.
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Trump defends use of the U.S. military against the 'enemy within'
It is highly unusual to bring in military leaders from across the globe to one central location. The president said the meeting would discuss "esprit de corps."
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Trump says he disagrees with Starmer's decision to recognize Palestinian state
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talked about foreign affairs privately for about an hour, including the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
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The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates — and a new date — for dozens of countries
An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35% tariff rate beginning Friday, though.
