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Marine veteran and Green Party candidate Brian McGinnis remains defiant after a violent removal from a Senate hearing involving Sen. Tim Sheehy.

Rev. Jesse Jackson's memorial service draws former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton to Chicago's House of Hope arena on Friday.

House Democrats demand Speaker Mike Johnson cancel next week's recess, citing Iran threats and the loss of U.S. troops.

Gavin Newsom calls Trump's firing of Kristi Noem is the latest sign of decline for the Republican president

Iran's military strikes reportedly threaten shadow oil networks, potentially raising energy costs for Russia and China amid ongoing international sanctions.

Mauritanian man allegedly voted in five presidential elections in Pennsylvania despite being ordered deported from the U.S. in 2000, prosecutors said.

Oklahoma Republicans rush to claim Sen. Markwayne Mullin's Senate seat after his nomination to run DHS, with Reps. Stephanie Bice and Kevin Hern eyeing the job.

DOJ appeals federal judge's block on Trump deportation policy after Supreme Court twice overruled similar orders in high-stakes immigration battle.