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Melania Trump Visits Cancer-Stricken Children In D.C.
First Lady Melania Trump spent Thursday visiting some of the sickest children in the nation’s capital, joining them in arts and crafts activities ahead of their hospital’s Fourth of July celebration. She met with patients and caregivers at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., holding the hands of young patients as they led her through…
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Trump Admin Sending Hundreds of Marines to Florida to Help ICE
The U.S. military said Thursday that 200 Marines will be sent to Florida to provide logistical and administrative support to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Marines are the first step in U.S. Northern Command’s support of ICE’s enforcement efforts, the statement said. “Service members participating in this mission will perform strictly non-law enforcement duties…
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Trump’s Bid To Replace McConnell With Ally Runs Into Snag
President Donald Trump is seeking to replace former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell—who has frequently opposed the White House this year—with a loyal ally, but insiders say that concerns are rising within Trump’s inner circle over a front-runner’s repeated donations to lawmakers who voted to impeach the president. Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) contributed seven times…
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Supreme Court OKs Trump Admin Deportations to South Sudan
The Supreme Court has cleared the path for the Trump administration to deport a group of immigrants held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti to South Sudan. In a brief opinion issued on Thursday, the justices affirmed that their June 23 order, which stayed a federal judge’s ruling in Massachusetts that had restricted the…
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Major CNN Star Could Be Out As Network Seeks To Cut Salaries, Staff
One of cable news’ biggest names may soon face the chopping block at CNN as executives scramble to keep the network profitable amid plunging ratings and revenue. After nearly 24 years, Anderson Cooper’s long tenure at CNN could be coming to an end, insiders report, with his job reportedly at risk amid a new wave…
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Democratic Lawmaker Arrested On Charges Of Stealing From Target
Connecticut State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan (D) was arrested on Monday, June 23, for allegedly shoplifting from a Target store in Bethel, Connecticut. According to the Bethel Police Department, this was not an isolated incident. Officers told NBC CT that store employees had previously identified Allie-Brennan in connection with “prior unreported larcenies.” Police arrested Allie-Brennan after…
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WH Responds After Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Asylum Order
The administration has responded to a federal judge’s order on Wednesday blocking an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this year that barred Mexican citizens from claiming asylum after illegally crossing into the U.S. Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor, issued a sharp condemnation Wednesday…
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Trump’s Economy Added More Jobs Than Expected, As Unemployment Falls
The U.S. job market continues to advance steadily despite media claims about ‘growing economic uncertainty’ and the supposed ‘impact’ of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In June, the economy added a stronger-than-expected 147,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from 4.2%, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. June’s job…
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Calls Between Iranian Leaders After U.S. Strikes Leaked To Media
New information from anonymous U.S. officials concerning recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran has once again been leaked to a major media outlet, according to a report this week. The Washington Post, allegedly citing several U.S. officials, stated that the U.S. intercepted phone calls between Iranian leaders who appeared to downplay the extent of the damage,…
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Iran Threatens To Release Loads Of Emails Between Trump Aides
An Iran-linked hacking group has threatened to release a trove of emails it claims to have stolen from President Donald Trump’s longtime aides, including adviser Roger Stone and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Reuters reported Monday that the cyberattack group, which targeted Trump’s 2024 campaign, says it possesses roughly 100 gigabytes of emails…
