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How the White House orchestrated Trump’s Oval Office ambush of South African president

Moments before President Donald Trump escorted his South African counterpart into the Oval Office on Wednesday, White House aides could be seen wheeling two...

House GOP lawmakers are proposing nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Here’s who could be impacted

House Republicans are pushing to slash nearly $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part...

Two Israeli Embassy staff members killed outside Jewish museum in Washington, DC

Two staff members at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were killed Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi...

Key committee advances Trump’s agenda bill to House floor after meeting for almost 22 hours and intense partisan debate

A key House committee voted late Wednesday evening to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda to the House floor after marathon proceedings that lasted...

Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with cancer

Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia died Wednesday morning at his home, according to a statement from his family. He was 75. “We were...

US and European authorities crack down on hacking tool used by cybercriminals worldwide

US and European authorities on Wednesday announced a major crackdown on a prolific hacking tool that has been used by hundreds of hackers in...

Trump summons key GOP holdouts to White House as hardliners warn agenda bill vote would fail on floor

President Donald Trump summoned members of a key wing of the Republican Party to the White House Wednesday, as they threaten to defy GOP...

Hegseth hosts first meeting of what he says will be a monthly Christian prayer service at Pentagon

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosted a Christian prayer service on Wednesday at the Pentagon for employees that included a sermon by his hometown...

DOJ opens civil rights probe into Virginia high school’s admissions policies

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the use of race in admissions to...

Justice Department ends police reform agreements and halts investigations into major departments

The Trump administration is dismissing investigations into several major US police departments, as well as consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis reached following the...

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in fight over DOGE records

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to step into a fight over whether the Department of Government Efficiency must turn over...

Trump’s agenda bill hits conservative roadblock in the House

Leaders of a key wing of the Republican Party are throwing up a major roadblock to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plans of muscling President...

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