Former Rep. Billy Long, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Iceland, has apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that the Arctic island would become…
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The Supreme Court is poised to rule soon on President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency wartime law to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on most U.S. countries — and which…
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GOP senator’s Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act would force Minnesota fraudsters to repay stolen taxpayer funds
by adminA Senate Republican wants to crack down on childcare providers convicted of fraud with legislation that would, among a handful of tweaks to current law, require the fraudsters to pay…
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France condemns Iran protest crackdown, weighs satellite internet aid amid blackout
by adminFrance’s ambassador to the United Nations said Paris has strongly condemned Iran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests, as the French government weighs possible satellite communications support to help Iranians circumvent…
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Top Iranian official downplays death toll, blames ‘Israeli plot’ as US considers strikes
by adminIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected claims of mass casualties amid a recent surge in protests within the Islamic country and blamed any killings that have taken place on an…
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Iran allegedly airs 97 ‘coercive confessions’ amid record-breaking North Korea-style internet blackout
by adminThe Iranian regime has allegedly broadcast at least 97 ‘coercive confessions’ from detained protesters on state television in just over two weeks, human rights groups say, as residents endure the…
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Key Republicans flip, kill effort to restrain Trump’s policing power over Venezuela
by adminSenate Republicans successfully spiked a bipartisan attempt to curb President Donald Trump’s war powers authority after a pair of key GOP lawmakers reversed their positions. Republicans turned to a rarely…
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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday afternoon from the Oval Office that he learned the killing in Iran has ended. ‘We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping, and…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi plans to dissolve Parliament and call early election to strengthen coalition
by adminJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve Parliament’s powerful lower house as early as this month, setting up a snap election aimed at securing voter backing for her agenda…
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Top federal Minnesota prosecutors officially terminated after dispute over ICE shooting probe
by adminSeveral federal prosecutors in Minnesota were formally fired on Wednesday after they gave notice that they had resigned in the wake of internal disagreements over the Justice Department’s handling of…