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Justice Department legal argument for the White House ballroom reads like a Trump social media post
Read full article: Justice Department legal argument for the White House ballroom reads like a Trump social media postThe Justice Department is pressing for the dismissal of preservationists’ lawsuit over the planned $400 million White House ballroom after the shooting at Saturday’s media gala.
US will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America's 250th birthday
Read full article: US will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America's 250th birthdayThe State Department says it's preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday and featuring a picture of President Donald Trump.
Jury is deliberating in trial of alleged IS militant charged in deadly Kabul airport bombing
Read full article: Jury is deliberating in trial of alleged IS militant charged in deadly Kabul airport bombingA jury in Virginia is deliberating in the trial of an alleged Islamic State militant accused of helping plan a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat
Read full article: Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threatFormer FBI Director James Comey has been indicted again, this time over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials say constituted a threat against President Donald Trump.
Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research
Read full article: Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 researchA former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded.
The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco's aid to China
Read full article: The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco's aid to ChinaThe Supreme Court seems likely to grant tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China.
Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe
Read full article: Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probeFederal agents have served search warrants in Minnesota in an ongoing fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs for children.
Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court, judge rules
Read full article: Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court, judge rulesA federal judge says fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to move it out of court.
The Latest: King Charles visits Washington with hopes of restoring the US-UK relationship
Read full article: The Latest: King Charles visits Washington with hopes of restoring the US-UK relationshipKing Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment.
Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement
Read full article: Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcementThe Southern Poverty Law Center has told a federal court that law enforcement agencies knew for years that the nonprofit was paying informants to report on the movements of hate groups.
Florida redistricting and a rocky special session put Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight
Read full article: Florida redistricting and a rocky special session put Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlightRon DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida.
King Charles highlights US-UK bond in speech to Congress before state dinner
Read full article: King Charles highlights US-UK bond in speech to Congress before state dinnerKing Charles III has marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history” while urging “that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking.”.
White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park Service
Read full article: White House withdraws hospitality executive as nominee to lead the National Park ServicePresident Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service.
Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny
Read full article: Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutinyKid Rock and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both flew in Army Apache attack helicopters at a base in Virginia on Monday.
Republicans in Congress push for Trump's White House ballroom after shooting at media dinner
Read full article: Republicans in Congress push for Trump's White House ballroom after shooting at media dinnerRepublicans in Congress have launched new efforts to approve and pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom at the White House.
Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule
Read full article: Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges ruleAn appeals court has ruled that the Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge’s decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times.
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected
Read full article: Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejectedWhen the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them.
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
Read full article: Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leasesThe Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
Read full article: Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first ladyBoth President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comic joked last week that the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow.”.
Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread
Read full article: Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spreadConspiracy theories flooded the internet minutes after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump.
Man gets month in jail for Pennsylvania voter registration quotas in 2024 presidential race
Read full article: Man gets month in jail for Pennsylvania voter registration quotas in 2024 presidential raceA man who managed voter registration drives in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 presidential election is facing a month in jail after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor counts.
Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspects
Read full article: Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspectsThe Supreme Court seems inclined to rule that police could use geofence warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes.
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
Read full article: Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shootingThe man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
King Charles III arrives at the White House on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
Read full article: King Charles III arrives at the White House on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationshipKing Charles III and Queen Camilla have made it to the White House on his first visit to the United States since he became king in 2022.
Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring DemocratsVirginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements.
Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit
Read full article: Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suitThe Justice Department is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit blocking President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project.
Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotel
Read full article: Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotelThe sound of gunfire at the Washington Hilton Hotel carried echoes of President Ronald Reagan's shooting outside the same hotel more than four decades ago.
What happened inside the ballroom when a gunman tried to breach Trump's night with the press
Read full article: What happened inside the ballroom when a gunman tried to breach Trump's night with the pressThe White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s curious rituals.
With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loom
Read full article: With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loomIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sold a vision to Israelis as the country entered the war with Iran and invaded Lebanon.
Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chair
Read full article: Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chairThe Republican senator who had effectively blocked confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve says he's dropping his opposition after the Department of Justice ended its investigation of the current central bank chair.
Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?
Read full article: Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?President Donald Trump is calling for unity after what he says he feels was a third assassination attempt.