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After Lindsey Graham, Can Washington Still Cross the Aisle? Hakeem Jeffries Weighs In
For decades, Washington operated on an assumption so fundamental that it rarely needed…
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U.K. Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Plane Near Royal Navy Carrier in Norwegian Sea
British fighter jets intercepted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft after…
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Trump Would Have Given His America 250 Speech to One Person at 4 A.M.
If Trump had to deliver his America 250 anniversary speech in front of just one person at four in the morning, he still would have done…
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Secretary Rubio Becomes New Face of White House Briefings
Rubio press briefing at the White House today marks a new public-facing role for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose influence inside the Trump administration continues…
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Trump Says Iran Could Be ‘Blown Off the Face of the Earth’ Over Ship Attacks
President Donald Trump threatened Monday that Iran would “be blown off the face of the earth” if U.S. vessels supporting ships through the Strait of Hormuz…
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Donald Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Going Through the Floor
Six months before the midterm elections, Donald Trump is discovering that a second term does not make a president immune to the old rules of politics.…
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Trump Says He Wants ‘to Live to Make This Country Great’ After Shooting Incident
“This was very unexpected,” President Donald Trump said of the shooting incident at the Washington Hilton, adding that the event now “unified” members of both…
President Trump to Hold Press Conference After Shots Fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A late-night press conference will be held in approximately 30 minutes at the White House briefing room, President Donald Trump said, after law enforcement ordered the evacuation…
BREAKING: President Trump Evacuated From White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump have been evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after several loud bangs were heard inside…
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Rubio Turns a Bipartisan War-Powers Evasion Into Trump Doctrine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he “loves” talking about the War Powers Act. What he seems to love more is the chance to do what Richard Nixon did first: pronounce it unconstitutional. At the close of an hourlong White House briefing on Tuesday, Rubio declared the…
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Self-Sabotage in Black Tie: Why Honoring Trump Risks Further Eroding Trust in Washington Journalism
There is something faintly absurd about a Washington press corps that spends the year insisting on its adversarial role, only to gather — on cue, in evening dress — to celebrate proximity to the very power it is meant to scrutinize: the President of the…
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Howard Lutnick Reveals: Trump to Unveil Bitcoin Reserve Strategy at White House Crypto Summit
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a significant shift in cryptocurrency policy this week, including plans for a Bitcoin strategic reserve, according to Commerce…
