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NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani keeps Trump ‘fascist’ label after White House meeting

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is standing by his description of President Trump as a "fascist."

JFK’s granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK Jr.

John F. Kennedy's granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in "The New Yorker" that one of her doctors said she might live for about another year and criticizing policies pushed by her cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Controversy between Rubio and U.S. senators muddies the waters before critical Geneva summit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Saturday night that a 28-point White House-backed Ukraine peace plan "was authored by the U.S.," contradicting several U.S. senators who said Mr. Rubio told them the peace plan was a "proposal delivered" by Moscow.

Slotkin calls Trump’s threat ‘inappropriate’ over debate on illegal military orders

Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan on Sunday condemned President Trump's assertion that several Democratic lawmakers should face the death penalty over a video urging U.S. military members to reject unlawful orders.

MTG hits reports she is considering running for president after announcing resignation plans

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is slapping down reports that she is considering a 2028 presidential run, calling the speculation "a complete lie."

US-backed foreign broadcaster selling pricy news gear for pennies on the dollar to ‘spite’ taxpayers

Congressman Darrell Issa calls Radio Free Asia's online equipment auction a betrayal after the broadcaster sells taxpayer-funded assets for pennies.

Biden DOJ subpoenaed Jim Jordan’s phone records covering more than two years

The Department of Justice subpoenaed the personal phone records of House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan in 2022, seeking the Ohio Republican's phone data covering a more than two-year period.

AOC sounds off on Trump-Mamdani meeting as NYC’s mayor-elect prepares to take office

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is prepared to meet with anybody ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump.

Trump admin gives $10k bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during government shutdown

Trump administration awards $10,000 bonuses to 776 air traffic controllers who worked during the 44-day government shutdown with perfect attendance.

So Many Things Wrong with These Trump Taunts to Reporters

Donald Trump has been going after people in his traveling press corps again.

Federal Judge Separates Male Inmates from Female Prison Population in Landmark Ruling

FMC Carswell recently housed dozens of people who identify as trans or intersex.

Judge criticizes federal prosecutors for relying on testimony by officer with credibility concerns

A federal judge ruled Thursday that police in the nation's capital illegally seized a gun from a man they stopped outside a laundromat, blasting the officers' account as unreliable and sharply criticizing Justice Department prosecutors for relying on testimony from an officer who has been discredited by other judges.

Justice Department is examining handling of mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff

The Justice Department is examining the handling of the mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff, including the potential involvement of people who claimed to be acting at the behest or direction of two Trump administration officials who have been pushing the probe of the California Democrat, according to a document reviewed by The Associated Press.

FAA bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown leave thousands out

Only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive the $10,000 bonuses that President Donald Trump suggested because the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that only controllers with perfect attendance will get the checks.

Justice Department insists Comey indictment was properly approved as it tries to keep case afloat

A day after the Justice Department acknowledged to a federal judge that the full grand jury had not reviewed the final indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney overseeing the case abruptly reversed herself, insisting Thursday that the panel properly approved the charges as she tried to contain the fallout from earlier statements that risked imperiling the prosecution.

Thune says damages from Arctic Frost spying would go to the Treasury, not senators

Senators will not be able to personally profit from a new law allowing them to sue the government for damages if their phone records are accessed for a federal investigation without their knowledge.

Comey prosecutor bashes judge for claiming the indictment was mishandled

U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan on Thursday lashed out at a federal judge who has been picking apart her criminal case against former FBI Director James B. Comey.

White House ready to welcome ‘communist’ Mamdani

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that a "communist" will be meeting President Trump on Friday, using that word to describe Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ahead of his visit.

Five antifa members plead guilty to terrorism charges in ICE facility attack

Five people linked to the left-wing militant group antifa pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in this past summer's attack on a Texas immigration detention facility that left one police officer wounded.

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