U.S. Politics

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  Trump Without TV Pool On Big Travel Day After Banning CNN Again

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  Key Background Trump abruptly barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds last month, citing what he described as “constant” reporting of “fake news.” All five TV pool networks refused to cover the president for almost a week, and the three banned outlets sued to block the move, …

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  Ken Paxton’s Lavish Travel Has Reportedly Cost Texas Taxpayers $1.9 Million—Masters, Napa, Europe Among Trips

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  Paxton’s office said in a statement to the Associated Press that calendar entries do not “capture someone’s full workday, including hours of calls, negotiations, case strategy, and briefings with his team that fill every day,” adding that Paxton travels with security because he faces threats. …

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  David Hearn’s Reflecting Pool Vandal Case Permanently Dismissed

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  Crucial Quote “While all defendants deal with some degree of uncertainty regarding the odds of re-prosecution after a case has been dismissed, Mr. Hearn faces the unique possibility that the government will revive this case – one that it has already announced to be meritless – based on political …

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  ‘What Order?’: Trump Says ‘He’s Not Even Aware’ What Judge’s Order Lifting Media Ban Means

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  What else did Trump address in the Time interview? Trump wouldn’t commit to not demolishing the Kennedy Center. He said, “I’m not committing to anything. Trump has threatened the Kennedy Center could be “ripped down” after courts blocked his administration from putting his name on the building. …

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  Pete Hegseth Taps Elon Musk For Military Weapons Development Project

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  What To Watch For The project’s recommendations will be publicly released in an unclassified report, according to the Department of Defense’s website. Key Background The DoD’s project marks Musk’s latest involvement with the Trump administration after his time leading the Department of Government …

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  Trump Calls For Jerome Powell’s ‘Forced’ Resignation From Fed Board After Watchdog Report

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  Big Number $2.5 billion. That is roughly the approved budget of the renovation, which is still ongoing and is expected to be complete in 2027, three years after its initial estimated completion date. Key Background Trump has long criticized and threatened Powell as the former Fed chair refused to …