The Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider Rodney Scott’s nomination to be commissioner of Customs and Border Protection began with fireworks from the panel’s top Democrat. Scott was lambasted by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon…
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Moscow returns body of Ukrainian journalist killed in Russian captivity bearing signs of significant torture
by adminWarning: This article contains graphic and disturbing accounts from Russia’s war against Ukraine. The body of Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, was one of 757 bodies of mostly Ukrainian soldiers returned to Kyiv on Feb. 14, 2025,…
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The ‘F-word’: Schumer says Trump’s first 100 days can be distilled to single utterance
by adminSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and dozens of his bicameral colleagues addressed reporters on the Capitol steps Wednesday, blasting President Donald Trump’s first 100 days. Schumer, flanked by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,…
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Rubio reveals obscure Biden administration office kept ‘disinformation’ dossier on Trump official
by adminSecretary of State Marco Rubio revealed in a Cabinet meeting that the Biden administration’s State Department kept dossiers on Americans accused of serving as ‘vectors of disinformation,’ including a file on an unidentified Trump administration…
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Trump says public entitlements like Social Security, Medicaid won’t be touched in GOP budget bill
by adminPresident Donald Trump said public entitlements, such as Social Security and Medicaid, will not be touched in the GOP’s contentious new budget bill currently working its way through Congress, during a town hall Tuesday night…
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President Trump reveals what he told Zelenskyy during viral meeting at the Vatican
by adminPresident Donald Trump revealed Tuesday evening what he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed during their viral meeting at the Vatican when both were in attendance for the late Pope Francis’ funeral. ‘I was telling…
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Vance breaks key tie after Senate fails to reject Trump’s national emergency on tariffs
by adminThe Senate failed Wednesday to pass a resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff agenda, as several Republicans signaled beforehand they favored halting the relatively new levies, and Vice President JD Vance was called…
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Trump touts ‘most successful’ first 100 days in presidential history during Michigan rally
by adminPresident Donald Trump touted the first 100 days of his second term as the ‘most successful’ of any administration in history during a Michigan rally with supporters Tuesday evening. The president’s remarks came during Trump’s…
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Trump diplomats to Turkey, UK confirmed as Houston Rockets owner awaits late Senate vote
by adminTwo of President Donald Trump’s diplomatic nominees were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, as a prominent NBA team owner awaited a late evening vote on his own confirmation. Investors Tom Barrack and Warren Stephens…
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Senate Democratic leaders spoke out Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, and one lawmaker compared Republicans’ cooperation with the administration to the ‘Silence of the Lambs.’ Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.,…