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Senate advances Boundary Waters mining ban repeal to final vote after clearing two procedural hurdles

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Senate votes 40-59 to keep $447M Israel arms sales despite Democratic opposition

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Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution for fourth time in 47-52 vote

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Apr 14, 2026

Treasury won't renew Iran oil sanctions waiver, ending legal crude sales

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Apr 14, 2026

Appeals court blocks contempt probe into Trump deportation flights

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Apr 14, 2026

Federal Agency RIF Phase Two OPM Deadline April 2026

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Apr 13, 2026

US and Iran deadlock on nuclear enrichment terms as April 21 deadline looms

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Apr 13, 2026

Representative Chris Smith blocks Democrats' Iran war powers resolution in pro forma session

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Apr 13, 2026

US Navy begins blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks fail

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Apr 13, 2026

Trump threatens China with 50% tariff if it arms Iran with missiles

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Apr 13, 2026

DHS shutdown ends as ICE keeps $75B OBBBA windfall, bypassing Congress

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Apr 12, 2026

US-Iran Islamabad talks collapse; Trump threatens naval blockade

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Apr 11, 2026

DOJ says fired Bondi won't testify on Epstein despite subpoena

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Apr 11, 2026

Trump fires all six Presidio Trust directors

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Apr 11, 2026

DC Circuit allows $400 million White House ballroom construction to continue until April 17

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Apr 11, 2026

US Navy begins Hormuz mine clearing; Iran disputes transit

Apr 11, 2026

Secretary Mullin recalls DHS workforce using alternative funds during 59-day shutdown

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Apr 10, 2026

Trump fires judges who threw out student deportation cases

Apr 10, 2026

NASA eliminates chief scientist role and closes three offices in DOGE workforce reductions

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Apr 10, 2026

Iran war costs reach $30 billion as Republicans face funding fight under War Powers Resolution

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Apr 10, 2026

Judge rules Hegseth violated court order blocking press from Pentagon

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Apr 9, 2026

House GOP blocks Iran war powers vote during pro forma session

Apr 9, 2026

HUD emergency housing voucher program will run out of funding by end of 2026

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Apr 9, 2026

BIA orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

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Apr 9, 2026

Judge Sorokin blocks DOJ demand for Massachusetts voter roll data

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Apr 9, 2026

EPA Administrator Zeldin proposes weakening coal ash groundwater protections

Apr 9, 2026

James Strahler pleads guilty to cyberstalking and AI-generated child sexual abuse material

Apr 9, 2026

ArcelorMittal donated foreign steel to Trump's ballroom and got a $37 million tariff cut

Apr 9, 2026

Nuclear Regulatory Commission cut nuclear security drills in half at all 93 U.S. reactors

Apr 9, 2026

ICE spent $1 billion on detention warehouses without notifying states or Congress

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Apr 8, 2026

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 5,000 Ethiopians

Apr 8, 2026

Federal judge gave FDA six months to respond before blocking mail-order mifepristone in Louisiana

Apr 8, 2026

Office of Personnel Management demanded prescription and diagnosis records for 8 million federal workers

Apr 8, 2026

Israel killed 254 people in Lebanon within hours of the Iran ceasefire announcement

Apr 7, 2026

Trump threatened to destroy "a whole civilization" and 85 lawmakers called for his removal

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Apr 7, 2026

Trump announced a U.S.-Iran ceasefire 90 minutes before his own deadline and the terms immediately fell apart

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Apr 6, 2026

Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump's DOJ to dismiss Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction

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Apr 6, 2026

Jamie Dimon warned that an Iran war could trap the Federal Reserve in a stagflation spiral

Apr 5, 2026

CIA deception operation fooled Iran and rescued both F-15E crew members from hostile territory

Apr 5, 2026

Trump pushed his Iran deadline to Tuesday and threatened to bomb power plants and bridges

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Apr 4, 2026

EPA let oil companies burn off methane gas for 72 hours without penalty under a new rule

Apr 4, 2026

Senate set an April 16 hearing on Kevin Warsh's bid to replace Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve

Apr 4, 2026

Federal judge blocked Trump's order requiring colleges in 17 states to hand over admissions data

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Apr 4, 2026

Iran rejects US peace plan as strike deadline nears and regional escalation risk grows

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Apr 3, 2026

Nevada judge blocks ICE from locking up all deportation cases without bond hearings

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Apr 3, 2026

Twenty-three states sued Trump over his executive order giving DHS control over mail ballot eligibility

Apr 3, 2026

March jobs report beat forecasts but the U.S. labor force shrank and participation hit a five-year low

Apr 3, 2026

Trump orders NCAA to set five-year eligibility window and limit transfers by August 1