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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...

City-run board cancels lease of Israel drone supplier sparking backlash toward Mamdani: ‘Ludicrous’

Six weeks into his term, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani draws criticism as city-controlled Navy Yard ends lease with drone manufacturer serving Israel's military.

Fake police officers kidnapping Americans in Haiti, sparking renewed strong travel warning

Kidnappers posing as police officers are reportedly targeting victims in Haiti's capital as ransom abductions spike in Port-au-Prince's Delmas area.

Trump marks Black History Month, announces Medal of Freedom for Carson and praises Nicki Minaj

President Trump announced Ben Carson will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House Black History Month event celebrating its centennial milestone.

Philanthropy group ripped for bankrolling ‘radical’ defund the police, anti-ICE groups: ‘Less safe’

Coefficient Giving is being knocked for funding a slate of “radical projects" and donating millions to defund the police groups, anti-ICE initiatives and other progressive causes.

U.K. Hospital Unilaterally Cuts Off Life Support of Disabled Patient over Family Objections

These intimate decisions belong with families and patients, not strangers.

The Interest Rate Panic Is Historically Illiterate

Outside of periods of global catastrophe, rates have long been considerably higher than they are now.

Exclusive: RNC, NRCC Sue Virginia Election Officials over Dem Redistricting Gambit

If the ballot initiative passes and the court rules in their favor, Democrats will benefit from a new map that gives them a ten-to-one...

Should Justice Alito Retire? It’s Complicated

Politics alone suggests that one or both of the most senior justices should retire. But there’s always more to that decision.

Trump celebrates Black History Month at the White House

President Trump celebrated Black History Month at the White House by recounting his work to lift minority communities and memorializing Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon and Democratic presidential candidate who died earlier this week.

Reporter asks White House for evidence that Trump has been falsely accused of being a racist

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was stunned Wednesday when a reporter challenged President Trump's assertion that he has been falsely called a racist.

Colorado faces ballot initiative to join redistricting surge, draw Democrat-friendly map

A group of Colorado voters launched a bid Wednesday to rewrite the state's congressional map and erase as many as three GOP-held seats, moving to counter Republican gains from mid-decade redistricting elsewhere.

Air Force One to lead the way with red-white-blue-gold pattern, replacing Kennedy-era colors

Air Force One and other planes in the executive transportation fleet are getting a new color scheme that President Trump has wanted since his first administration.

Man dies in ICE custody in Chicago area

A 59-year-old man died this week while in the custody of ICE, marking the seventh death so far in 2026, Senate Democrats said Wednesday.

NIH chief to become CDC acting director

Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, has been tapped as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following Jim O'Neill's removal last week, according to multiple reports.

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