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FILE - First lady Jill Biden talks with senior adviser Anthony Bernal before her speech at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador, May 19, 2022. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
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Jill Biden aide invokes Fifth to decline testimony in Republican investigation

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A former senior aide to first lady Jill Biden has declined to answer questions as part of a House Republican probe into former President Joe Biden's mental state.

Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation

Read full article: Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation

A federal judge in Tennessee could rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump slams his own supporters as 'weaklings' for falling for what he now calls the Epstein 'hoax'

Read full article: Trump slams his own supporters as 'weaklings' for falling for what he now calls the Epstein 'hoax'

President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation.

FILE - The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini

Read full article: US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini

The United States says it has sent five immigrants to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.

FILE - In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, a serviceman prepares to fire a howitzer toward Russian army positions near Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on June 14, 2025. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade via AP, File)
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Trump's 50-day ultimatum gives Russia a chance to wear down Ukraine

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President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.

Elayna Cunningham, a college student interning at Koahnic Broadcast Corp., records a program on July 10, 2025, at the Anchorage, Alaska, studios of KNBA, the flagship station for National Native News. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

Read full article: Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

Native American radio stations could face shutdowns if Congress cuts over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Committee on Banking hearing, June 25, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell

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President Donald Trump says he's found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project.

Vice President JD Vance boards Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Vance is traveling to West Pittston, Pa., for an event touting the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
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Vance heads to Pennsylvania to launch the White House's first major push to sell Trump's big bill

Read full article: Vance heads to Pennsylvania to launch the White House's first major push to sell Trump's big bill

Vice President JD Vance will head to the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania to begin selling President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package.

Houthi supporters shout slogans during a weekly, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
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UN council authorizes continuing vigilance of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Red Sea shipping

Read full article: UN council authorizes continuing vigilance of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Red Sea shipping

The U.N. Security Council has authorized continued reporting on attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have defied its previous demands to immediately halt all such attacks.

FILE - The United Nations flag flies on a stormy day at the U.N. during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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France, UK and Germany would restore UN sanctions on Iran next month without progress on a deal

Read full article: France, UK and Germany would restore UN sanctions on Iran next month without progress on a deal

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, a longtime supporter of cryptocurrency, joined at right by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., discusses legislation in the week ahead that could impact the industry, during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Republicans declared it 'crypto' week in the House. It's not going as planned

Read full article: Republicans declared it 'crypto' week in the House. It's not going as planned

House Republicans are struggling with cryptocurrency legislation that they had expected to pass during what they dubbed “crypto week.”.

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Joint Base Andrews, Md., as Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, left, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, right, look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Trump to put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations, including those in Africa and the Caribbean

Read full article: Trump to put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations, including those in Africa and the Caribbean

President Donald Trump says he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean.

Dr. Robert M. Groves, Interim President, Georgetown University, testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce Committee hearing on "Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology" on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Republicans press leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on antisemitism complaints

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House Republicans on Tuesday grilled the leaders of Georgetown University, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, in the latest hearing on antisemitism in higher education, accusing the schools of failing to respond adequately to allegations of bias or discrimination.

President Donald Trump speaks at the "Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Event" at Carnegie Mellon University, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as it struggles to repel Russia

Read full article: Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as it struggles to repel Russia

President Donald Trump is downplaying the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

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Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Tuesday about investigate files related to Jeffrey Epstein and her clash with a top FBI official.

This photo combination shows Jon Stewart, left, posing for a photo outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 26, 2024, in Washington and Stephen Colbert being interviewed at The Vatican, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, Riccardo De Luca)
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The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the '60 Minutes' deal

Read full article: The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the '60 Minutes' deal

Stephen Colbert returned from vacation loaded for bear.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a tour to observe flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority

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President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state's congressional maps to help ensure the party keeps its majority in the U.S. House in next year's midterm elections.

This image provided by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Michigan shows toxic plant pathogens that a Chinese scientist entered the U.S. last year stashed in his backpack, federal authorities said Tuesday, June 3, 2025, as they filed charges against him and a girlfriend who worked in a lab at the University of Michigan. (United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Michigan via AP) A
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University of Michigan faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists

Read full article: University of Michigan faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists

The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States.

Christine Toretti, left, nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, former White House National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, nominee for U.S. Representative to the United Nations, and John Arrigo, right, nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, arrive to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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As Waltz faces UN post hearings, an update on the Signal situation that led to his initial ousting

Read full article: As Waltz faces UN post hearings, an update on the Signal situation that led to his initial ousting

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing.

FILE - A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against the Trump administration's new travel bans, June 9, 2025, at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent, File)
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Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

Read full article: Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using its ban on travelers from some countries to keep 80 already-vetted refugees from entering the United States.

FILE - Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought walks at the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump

Read full article: Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump

Once a powerful watchdog for financial wrongdoing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen its enforcement efforts grind to a halt under the Trump administration.

FILE - White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz listens to a question from a reporter in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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The Latest: Trump promotes tech and energy investments in Pennsylvania

Read full article: The Latest: Trump promotes tech and energy investments in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump and Sen. David McCormick of Pennsylvania have jointly announced tens of billions of dollars of energy and technology investments in the state of Pennsylvania.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, listens as President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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With Epstein conspiracy theories, Trump faces a crisis of his own making

Read full article: With Epstein conspiracy theories, Trump faces a crisis of his own making

President Donald Trump’s strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.

Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing on his nomination to be U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Mike Waltz pledges to make UN 'great again' at Senate confirmation hearing

Read full article: Mike Waltz pledges to make UN 'great again' at Senate confirmation hearing

Mike Waltz says that as U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations the U_S_ is reviewing its support and opting to go “back to basics.”.

President Donald Trump speaks at the "Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Event" at Carnegie Mellon University, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh, as Sen Dave McCormick, R-Pa., left, and Jon Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer, Blackstone, right, look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania

Read full article: Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump is touting tens of billions of dollars of energy and tech investments at a new summit focusing on energy and innovation.