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GOP Rep. Randy Feenstra files paperwork for Iowa gubernatorial run

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, filed paperwork on Monday to run for Iowa governor in the 2026 election to replace Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Free ride: Allies, even Laura Loomer, turn on President Trump for accepting luxury jet from Qatar

President Trump says he'll accept a $400 million 747 from Qatar – and he's just about the only one who appears all too thrilled by the decision.

Pentagon stopping gender transition treatment for transgender troops

The Pentagon is ending gender transition treatment for transgender troops, as the Trump administration moves to boot them from the U.S. military.

Trump targets massive investments in first Middle East trip

President Donald Trump tours Persian Gulf allies to push $2T in deals, counter Iran and revive U.S. influence amid Gaza war, nuclear tensions.

A welcome de-escalation in the China trade war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a welcome pause in the Trump administration’s trade wars Sunday. A preliminary agreement with China will reduce U.S. tariffs on most Chinese imports from 145% to 30%, with a reciprocal reduction on U.S. exports to China from 125% to 10%. The reprieve is set to last only 90 days, however, […]

Hegseth faces latest battle defending his defense secretary post at the Pentagon

Controversy has plagued Hegseth since Trump first nominated him to serve as the Secretary of Defense — from sexual assault allegations, to two Signal chat debacles.

Trump-appointed judge orders administration to return second deported migrant

A federal district judge ruled the government's deportation of the 20-year-old violated a legally binding settlement DHS reached last year with a group of young migrants.

Federal judge declares Trump admin blocking federal money from sanctuary cities unconstitutional

An Obama-appointed federal judge in San Francisco said President Donald Trump's orders blocking federal funds from sanctuary cities is unconstitutional.

China says trade talks with U.S. haven’t started

China on Thursday said there haven't been any trade talks between its side and the U.S., dampening investor enthusiasm after the Trump administration signaled a possible thaw in the trade war.

Trump’s EPA ramps up pressure on Mexico to stop dumping sewage into U.S. waters

Since Dec. 8, 2021, yellow signs have prohibited swimming at San Diego's Imperial Beach, one of the casualties of Mexico's decades-long practice of dumping billions of gallons of sewage into the Tijuana River.

House intelligence leader favors greater Havana syndrome probe

Rep. Rick Crawford, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Wednesday he supports a new intelligence community investigation into brain injuries suffered by diplomatic and intelligence personnel dubbed Havana syndrome.

‘Biden effect’ hits the Senate: Wave of retirements clears path for younger Dems

After Sen. Dick Durbin announced his retirement, the idea of the "Biden effect" came back into focus.

Trump urges Supreme Court to let trans military ban proceed

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift a lower court's order blocking the Pentagon's transgender military ban from going into effect.

Dem mayor fed up with homeless crisis proposes jailing vagrants who refuse housing

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposes jailing homeless people who refuse shelter services after three times, deviating from his party's progressive flank.

China’s AI DeepSeek faces House probe over US data harvesting, CCP propaganda

DeepSeek is under investigation by the House Energy and Commerce Committee over concerns it may share U.S. user data with the CCP or train its AI on American models.

Top union calls cops on itself to orchestrate ‘civil disobedience’ stunt at GOP office: source

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) protesters called the Anaheim Police Department to coordinate a planned arrest during a scheduled protest outside Republican Rep. Young Kim office.

Trump tells Putin ‘STOP’ after deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv

President Donald Trump criticized Russia over its strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine, and urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

GOP governor hopeful pushes anti-China policy after years of Chinese investments

Jack Ciattarelli vowed to advocate against foreign entities owning U.S. farmland, despite financial disclosures revealing his past investments.

Federal red ink now costs businesses more than $2.1 trillion per year, report says

The cost of federal regulations has grown to more than $2.1 trillion per year, almost as much as the government's annual haul from income taxes, according to a report released Thursday.

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