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Rep. Dingell says she’s ‘very upset’ by Platner’s past comments on sexual assault

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said she was troubled by social media posts that the leading Democrat in Maine’s Senate race made more than a decade ago about sexual assault.  Last year, The Washington Post uncovered online comments that Graham Platner posted in 2013, in which the Democratic candidate downplayed the difficulties service members face when...

Trump warns of more cuts following withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany

President Trump said on Saturday that he might pull even more U.S. military troops out of Germany, a threat that came one day after he ordered the Pentagon to withdraw approximately 5,000 service members from the country.  “We are going to cut way down, and we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000,” Trump told reporters...

Michael Goodwin: The British ambassador was right —the ‘special relationship’ is in tatters

An old but memorable view holds that “an ambassador is an honest gentleman sent...

FEMA tells court it is offering jobs back to employees who were let go in January

An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts the agency did not renew in January, reversing a controversial decision that prompted a coalition of labor unions, scientific groups and local governments to sue the administration.

Czech Republic president on Trump’s anger with Europe over Iran war response: ‘We are not part of it’

The leader of the Czech Republic pushed back this week against President Trump’s accusations that Europe has failed to do its part to support the U.S.’s ongoing military operations against Iran. “I believe that Europe could do much more, but we are not part of it,” Czech President Petr Pavel told CNN’s Christine Amanpour at...

Haberman questions Trump focus on Kimmel: ‘People don’t have to like every single joke’

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Thursday questioned President Trump's critical focus on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, pushing back on calls to fire the comedian with the opinion that "people don't have to like every single joke." Trump renewed his calls for Kimmel to be removed from the air after the "Jimmy...

Cigna’s exit adds to ObamaCare marketplace upheaval

Cigna is pulling out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges in 2027, the company said, adding to the turmoil facing the individual marketplace after the loss of enhanced federal subsidies.  Executives announced the decision on Cigna’s earnings call Thursday, a day when the company reported a better-than-expected first quarter, including $1.7 billion in first quarter net income.  Cigna is now the second...

Judge postpones Yemen’s TPS expiration as Supreme Court decision looms 

A federal judge on Friday postponed the Trump administration’s decision to end temporary legal protections for roughly 3,000 Yemeni nationals, which was set to take effect next week.  U.S. District Judge Dale Ho joined a chorus of federal judges who’ve found the administration isn’t following the proper procedures when terminating countries from the temporary protected status (TPS) program, a key prong of President Trump’s...

Newsom says Rogan ‘too chicken’ for podcast invitation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday accused podcaster Joe Rogan of being “too chicken” to invite him on his show after Rogan described the governor as a “cardboard cutout of a person.” “Joe ‘little guy’ Rogan is too chicken to have me on his failing podcast because he know I’d crush him, so he...

Trump expands sanctions on Cuban government

President Trump signed an executive order Friday expanding sanctions on the Cuban government, as the administration ramps up pressure on Havana to address the island’s humanitarian crisis. The executive order expands the scope of the sanctions to target “agents, officials, or material supporters of the Cuban government,” those who support Cuba’s security apparatus, and those...

Ex-Florida GOP lawmaker convicted of secretly lobbying for Venezuela 

A Miami federal jury on Friday convicted former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) of conspiracy and other crimes tied to a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government.  Rivera and his consultant, Esther Nuhfer, were found guilty of breaking the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) when they secretly lobbied U.S. lawmakers and members...

USA’s top amusement park isn’t Disney, Universal or Dollywood, Tripadvisor shows

An amusement park in Pennsylvania has earned the top spot in Tripadvisor’s “Best of the Best” Travelers’ Choice Awards.

Watch live: Trump seeks to sell economic agenda in speech to seniors

President Trump will give remarks Friday afternoon to seniors in Florida as part of an effort to sell his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. His trip to The Villages — one of the nation's most prominent retirement communities — will highlight his "No Tax on Social Security" measure in the One Big...

Home distilling hits a wall of government overreach and confusion

The federal law prohibiting home distilling is un-American in both its spirit and letter

Former Chick-fil-A worker charged with stealing $80K in fake mac-and-cheese refund scheme

Investigators say the suspect created around 800 fake orders, then refunded the money to himself.

Syphilis making a comeback, health officials warn. CDC map shows where risk is highest

Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher nationwide.

Not rocket science: Extreme political rhetoric eventually has consequences

Cole Allen, a Caltech graduate, is accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump, and his actions may be attributed to the heated rhetoric used in modern political life, which can lower the psychological barrier to violence.

Trump says US has ‘won’ Iran war, but ‘I want to win by a bigger margin’

President Trump said Thursday that he is not satisfied with the current standing between the U.S. and Iran, amid stalled nuclear deal negotiations between the two countries.  “We’ve already won, but I want to win by a bigger margin,” Trump told Newsmax’s Greta Van Susteren. “We’ve destroyed everything. If we leave right now, it will...

Judge rejects Trump administration pause on immigration applications

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday determined that President Trump’s halt on processing immigration applications for citizens of countries listed under his travel ban, granting an injunction on a policy she determined was unfairly leaving thousands in limbo. U.S. District Court Judge Julia Kobick, an appointee of former President Biden, tore into a number...

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