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D.C. AG sues Trump over National Guard military occupation
Federal troops occupy American capital as civilian government sues for control
D.C. AG sues Trump over National Guard military occupation
Federal troops occupy American capital as civilian government sues for control
ICE detains 475 workers at Hyundai-LG battery site in Georgia amid diplomatic crisis
Corporate immunity meets diplomatic blowback in immigration crackdown
ICE detains 475 workers at Hyundai-LG battery site in Georgia amid diplomatic crisis
Corporate immunity meets diplomatic blowback in immigration crackdown
Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025
Zuckerberg, Cook and Gates attend, Musk kept off guest list
Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025
Zuckerberg, Cook and Gates attend, Musk kept off guest list

Israel seizes 40% of Gaza as one million face evacuation orders
Evacuation orders deepen humanitarian crisis in Gaza City

Israel seizes 40% of Gaza as one million face evacuation orders
Evacuation orders deepen humanitarian crisis in Gaza City
Northwestern president resigns as Trump freezes $790 million in research funding
Research funding becomes Trump's weapon against campus dissent
Northwestern president resigns as Trump freezes $790 million in research funding
Research funding becomes Trump's weapon against campus dissent
Trump Fed nominee Stephen Miran promises independence while keeping White House advisor job
Fed nominee maintains White House loyalty while promising independence
Trump Fed nominee Stephen Miran promises independence while keeping White House advisor job
Fed nominee maintains White House loyalty while promising independence
California reveals Trump's National Guard stunt cost taxpayers $120 million
Trump's illegal military stunt costs taxpayers $120 million
California reveals Trump's National Guard stunt cost taxpayers $120 million
Trump's illegal military stunt costs taxpayers $120 million

Trump locks Japan into 15% tariffs with separate auto deals
Japan buys tariff relief while China pays full price

Trump locks Japan into 15% tariffs with separate auto deals
Japan buys tariff relief while China pays full price
GOP senators who confirmed RFK Jr. express serious concerns at contentious Senate hearing
Kennedy's own party turns on him over vaccine lies
GOP senators who confirmed RFK Jr. express serious concerns at contentious Senate hearing
Kennedy's own party turns on him over vaccine lies
Pentagon authorizes Naval Station Great Lakes for ICE operations targeting Chicago
Pentagon crosses Posse Comitatus line, militarizing immigration enforcement
Pentagon authorizes Naval Station Great Lakes for ICE operations targeting Chicago
Pentagon crosses Posse Comitatus line, militarizing immigration enforcement

DOJ opens criminal probe targeting Fed Governor Lisa Cook as Trump weaponizes investigations
Criminal law becomes tool to purge resistant Fed officials

DOJ opens criminal probe targeting Fed Governor Lisa Cook as Trump weaponizes investigations
Criminal law becomes tool to purge resistant Fed officials

Warren grills Trump Fed nominee who refuses to resign from White House job
Banking's watchdog warns democracy hangs on Fed's ability to resist political pressure

Warren grills Trump Fed nominee who refuses to resign from White House job
Banking's watchdog warns democracy hangs on Fed's ability to resist political pressure
Georgia marks Apalachee shooting anniversary with no action
Anniversary forces reckoning with school safety promises versus political reality
Georgia marks Apalachee shooting anniversary with no action
Anniversary forces reckoning with school safety promises versus political reality
Florida announces plan to end all school vaccine mandates affecting 3.5 million students
Florida eliminates all school vaccine mandates for 3.3M students
Florida announces plan to end all school vaccine mandates affecting 3.5 million students
Florida eliminates all school vaccine mandates for 3.3M students
Senator Schmitt Declares America Belongs to European Descendants at National Conservatism Conference
White nationalist rhetoric enters Senate chamber
Senator Schmitt Declares America Belongs to European Descendants at National Conservatism Conference
White nationalist rhetoric enters Senate chamber
Trump proposes ending Pentagon programs training European armies against Russia
Putin wins as Trump abandons European armies facing Russian threats
Trump proposes ending Pentagon programs training European armies against Russia
Putin wins as Trump abandons European armies facing Russian threats
Rubio announces expanded US-Mexico security collaboration
Border diplomacy contradicts campaign promises as security needs trump politics
Rubio announces expanded US-Mexico security collaboration
Border diplomacy contradicts campaign promises as security needs trump politics
Rep. Jerry Nadler announces retirement at 78, reigniting Democratic age debates
Democratic power broker exits as party grapples with generational change
Rep. Jerry Nadler announces retirement at 78, reigniting Democratic age debates
Democratic power broker exits as party grapples with generational change
Newsmax sues Fox News for antitrust violations in conservative media war
Conservative media giants battle over who controls the right-wing narrative
Newsmax sues Fox News for antitrust violations in conservative media war
Conservative media giants battle over who controls the right-wing narrative
Fed governor waller campaigns for powell job while advocating Trump-favored rate cuts
Internal Fed politics threaten central bank independence
Fed governor waller campaigns for powell job while advocating Trump-favored rate cuts
Internal Fed politics threaten central bank independence