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Judiciary Committee advances Pirro for D.C. U.S. Attorney
TV propagandist gains power over Jan. 6 cases and DC prosecutions
Judiciary Committee advances Pirro for D.C. U.S. Attorney
TV propagandist gains power over Jan. 6 cases and DC prosecutions
Senate Republicans spare PEPFAR from $9 billion rescission package
GOP restores HIV funding, slashes $9B amid Epstein fight
Senate Republicans spare PEPFAR from $9 billion rescission package
GOP restores HIV funding, slashes $9B amid Epstein fight
Appropriations Committee defunds CPB and slashes foreign operations
Johnson’s House axe cuts $9B in media and aid
Appropriations Committee defunds CPB and slashes foreign operations
Johnson’s House axe cuts $9B in media and aid
Trump DOJ petition to unseal Epstein grand jury records denied by three federal judges
Trump pushes Bondi to reveal Epstein jury testimony
Trump DOJ petition to unseal Epstein grand jury records denied by three federal judges
Trump pushes Bondi to reveal Epstein jury testimony

Attorney General Bondi issues 30-day ultimatum to sanctuary states
Supreme deadline tests California sanctuary bans

Attorney General Bondi issues 30-day ultimatum to sanctuary states
Supreme deadline tests California sanctuary bans
Trump calls Epstein files investigation "a big hoax"
Trump turns on supporters demanding Epstein file transparency
Trump calls Epstein files investigation "a big hoax"
Trump turns on supporters demanding Epstein file transparency
Scientists prove fossil fuels killed 1,500 Europeans in 10-day heat wave
Heat waves kill 2,300+ as climate disasters break records
Scientists prove fossil fuels killed 1,500 Europeans in 10-day heat wave
Heat waves kill 2,300+ as climate disasters break records
Trump denies Bondi told him he was in Epstein files
President contradicted by reporting about May briefing
Trump denies Bondi told him he was in Epstein files
President contradicted by reporting about May briefing
Budget reconciliation test vote splits GOP on foreign operations cuts
Senate Republicans split over Trump-backed $9 billion rescission
Budget reconciliation test vote splits GOP on foreign operations cuts
Senate Republicans split over Trump-backed $9 billion rescission
OMB Director Vought preserves PEPFAR after evangelical backlash
Vought spares AIDS funding in $9B Trump rescission ahead of Senate vote
OMB Director Vought preserves PEPFAR after evangelical backlash
Vought spares AIDS funding in $9B Trump rescission ahead of Senate vote
OPM data shows federal exodus undermines Schedule F implementation
Buyouts, retirements undercut Trump’s plan to slash federal workforce
OPM data shows federal exodus undermines Schedule F implementation
Buyouts, retirements undercut Trump’s plan to slash federal workforce
Trump says Epstein is "somebody that nobody cares about"
President contradicts 90 percent poll support
Trump says Epstein is "somebody that nobody cares about"
President contradicts 90 percent poll support
Police killed 1,365 people in 2024, deadliest year on record with Black Americans killed at 2.6x rate
Police kill 1,000+ annually, Black Americans hit hardest
Police killed 1,365 people in 2024, deadliest year on record with Black Americans killed at 2.6x rate
Police kill 1,000+ annually, Black Americans hit hardest
FCC Chair uses merger power to pressure AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to scrap diversity programs
Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T all dropped DEI within days of receiving Carr's letters
FCC Chair uses merger power to pressure AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to scrap diversity programs
Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T all dropped DEI within days of receiving Carr's letters
State Department fires human rights experts and removes abuse data from annual reports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the slashing of congressionally required human rights reports to one-third their previous length, eliminating categories like prison conditions and LGBTQ+ discrimination that asylum seekers depend on to prove persecution in court
State Department fires human rights experts and removes abuse data from annual reports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the slashing of congressionally required human rights reports to one-third their previous length, eliminating categories like prison conditions and LGBTQ+ discrimination that asylum seekers depend on to prove persecution in court
DC court forces Exxon, Shell into discovery in climate fraud consumer lawsuit
Fossil fuel deception case advances despite industry obstruction
DC court forces Exxon, Shell into discovery in climate fraud consumer lawsuit
Fossil fuel deception case advances despite industry obstruction
FEMA Administrator Richardson absent as Stafford Act response fails Texas
Director absent as 100+ die in unprecedented flooding
FEMA Administrator Richardson absent as Stafford Act response fails Texas
Director absent as 100+ die in unprecedented flooding
Appropriations Committee debates rescinding Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds
McConnell pushes $7.8 billion aid cuts as Schumer fights public broadcasting
Appropriations Committee debates rescinding Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds
McConnell pushes $7.8 billion aid cuts as Schumer fights public broadcasting
FBI deputy Bongino sidelined after confronting Bondi over Epstein
Trump added a co-deputy to dilute Bongino's authority after Epstein files clash
FBI deputy Bongino sidelined after confronting Bondi over Epstein
Trump added a co-deputy to dilute Bongino's authority after Epstein files clash
Anita Dunn and Ron Klain testify in House Oversight probe of decisions not to seek cognitive testing
Anita Dunn reveals consensus against assessments citing "no political benefit"
Anita Dunn and Ron Klain testify in House Oversight probe of decisions not to seek cognitive testing
Anita Dunn reveals consensus against assessments citing "no political benefit"