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Trump's Education Department shifts K-12 programs to Labor Department without congressional approval
McMahon signs six interagency agreements to outsource $18 billion Title I program and TRIO grants

Trump's Education Department shifts K-12 programs to Labor Department without congressional approval
McMahon signs six interagency agreements to outsource $18 billion Title I program and TRIO grants

Turning Point leader pleads guilty to forging ballot signatures
Election fraud crusader admits forging 100 signatures including dead voter

Turning Point leader pleads guilty to forging ballot signatures
Election fraud crusader admits forging 100 signatures including dead voter
Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration
Nine military generals sentenced to up to 24 years for assassination plot to overturn democratic election
Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration
Nine military generals sentenced to up to 24 years for assassination plot to overturn democratic election
Catholic bishops condemn administration's immigration crackdown in rare vote
Pope joins U.S. bishops in rare institutional rebuke, marking first Special Pastoral Message in 12 years
Catholic bishops condemn administration's immigration crackdown in rare vote
Pope joins U.S. bishops in rare institutional rebuke, marking first Special Pastoral Message in 12 years
Judge rules Meta isn't a monopoly, Instagram and WhatsApp stay together
FTC loses five-year antitrust case as judge cites TikTok and YouTube as evidence of competition
Judge rules Meta isn't a monopoly, Instagram and WhatsApp stay together
FTC loses five-year antitrust case as judge cites TikTok and YouTube as evidence of competition
Federal court blocks Texas redistricting as racial gerrymandering, orders 2021 maps for 2026
Federal court strikes down mid-decade redistricting as racial discrimination, orders 2021 maps restored
Federal court blocks Texas redistricting as racial gerrymandering, orders 2021 maps for 2026
Federal court strikes down mid-decade redistricting as racial discrimination, orders 2021 maps restored
Trump moves Education Department offices to other agencies without Congressional approval
Administration transfers education programs to other agencies, bypassing Congress that created them in 1979
Trump moves Education Department offices to other agencies without Congressional approval
Administration transfers education programs to other agencies, bypassing Congress that created them in 1979
Trump gives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman elaborate White House welcome, defends him over Khashoggi murder as "things happen"
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over journalist's murder during elaborate state visit with full military honors
Trump gives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman elaborate White House welcome, defends him over Khashoggi murder as "things happen"
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over journalist's murder during elaborate state visit with full military honors

Rep. Thomas Massie forced a 427-1 House vote to release Epstein files despite Speaker Johnson's months of resistance
House votes nearly unanimously to force DOJ file release as Epstein survivors watch from gallery

Rep. Thomas Massie forced a 427-1 House vote to release Epstein files despite Speaker Johnson's months of resistance
House votes nearly unanimously to force DOJ file release as Epstein survivors watch from gallery

UN authorizes Trump-controlled Gaza force and transitional administration
UN resolution gives Trump direct control over Gaza with 20,000-troop enforcement force, offering only vague path to statehood

UN authorizes Trump-controlled Gaza force and transitional administration
UN resolution gives Trump direct control over Gaza with 20,000-troop enforcement force, offering only vague path to statehood
Ecuadorians reject foreign military bases in major defeat for U.S.-backed president
Ecuadorian voters reject constitutional change despite president's warnings about 70% of global cocaine flowing through country
Ecuadorians reject foreign military bases in major defeat for U.S.-backed president
Ecuadorian voters reject constitutional change despite president's warnings about 70% of global cocaine flowing through country
BBC investigation uncovers evidence implicating Marines never prosecuted in Haditha massacre
BBC investigation finds new evidence 20 years after massacre that saw only one Marine serve any jail time
BBC investigation uncovers evidence implicating Marines never prosecuted in Haditha massacre
BBC investigation finds new evidence 20 years after massacre that saw only one Marine serve any jail time

China sent coast guard ships into Japan's waters 357 days in 2025 after PM linked Taiwan to Japan's survival
China's military pressure escalates after Japan signals it could intervene militarily if Taiwan is attacked

China sent coast guard ships into Japan's waters 357 days in 2025 after PM linked Taiwan to Japan's survival
China's military pressure escalates after Japan signals it could intervene militarily if Taiwan is attacked
Fed governor Cook's lawyers call mortgage fraud allegations "baseless" as Trump seeks her firing
Supreme Court blocks Trump's unprecedented attempt to fire Fed governor, will hear arguments in Jan
Fed governor Cook's lawyers call mortgage fraud allegations "baseless" as Trump seeks her firing
Supreme Court blocks Trump's unprecedented attempt to fire Fed governor, will hear arguments in Jan
FEMA acting chief David Richardson resigns after criticism for delayed response to Texas floods that killed 137
FEMA chief couldn't be reached for 24 hours during disaster that killed 136, arriving a week later
FEMA acting chief David Richardson resigns after criticism for delayed response to Texas floods that killed 137
FEMA chief couldn't be reached for 24 hours during disaster that killed 136, arriving a week later
Supreme Court to decide whether migrants stopped in Mexico can claim asylum in US
Supreme Court will decide if border officials can physically block migrants before they enter for asylum processing
Supreme Court to decide whether migrants stopped in Mexico can claim asylum in US
Supreme Court will decide if border officials can physically block migrants before they enter for asylum processing
Tennessee judge blocks National Guard deployment in Memphis, rules governor lacks authority for crimefighting operation
Tennessee judge finds governor violated state military code by deploying Guard without rebellion or invasion
Tennessee judge blocks National Guard deployment in Memphis, rules governor lacks authority for crimefighting operation
Tennessee judge finds governor violated state military code by deploying Guard without rebellion or invasion
Trump says US may hold talks with Maduro as military buildup reaches 12 warships off Venezuela coast
Trump signals diplomatic opening as military buildup reaches peak with America's most advanced aircraft carrier
Trump says US may hold talks with Maduro as military buildup reaches 12 warships off Venezuela coast
Trump signals diplomatic opening as military buildup reaches peak with America's most advanced aircraft carrier
Supreme Court to decide if migrants on Mexican side of border are "arriving in United States"
Court case will determine if border officials can use force to keep migrants out before they physically cross
Supreme Court to decide if migrants on Mexican side of border are "arriving in United States"
Court case will determine if border officials can use force to keep migrants out before they physically cross
FAA lifts flight restrictions after 43-day shutdown caused thousands of cancellations
FAA lifts restrictions after unpaid controllers forced thousands of cancellations, but flight chaos continues
FAA lifts flight restrictions after 43-day shutdown caused thousands of cancellations
FAA lifts restrictions after unpaid controllers forced thousands of cancellations, but flight chaos continues