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President Trump is once again vowing to protect Social Security if congressional Republicans seek another reconciliation bill.
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President Donald Trump on Monday once again vowed to protect Social Security amid reports of congressional Republicans seeking another reconciliation bill.
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A Ukrainian delegation will take part in negotiations with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff in the U.S. this week, according to a source familiar with the plans.
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Two children were shot and killed when a gunman fired shots through the windows of a church at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, police said. Read more:
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Turkish President Erdogan has formally inaugurated Turkey's integrated air defense system known as the “Steel Dome,” which he described as a watershed moment for the country and its defense industry.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a new “Steel Dome” integrated air defense system is a “watershed moment” for the country's defense needs
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President Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have spoken over the phone about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, a White House official confirmed.
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Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol agent in Washington, D.C., sources familiar with the matter confirmed to @ABC News on Wednesday.
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It wasn't clear whether prosecutors would try again.
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President Trump said he's been briefed on a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. "Please join me in praying for everyone involved!" Trump wrote on his social media platform.
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The 36 current FEMA employees who signed their names in a letter to Congress critical of the Trump administration's actions at the agency have been placed on administrative leave, according to an email posted by the group Stand Up For Science. Read more:
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National Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate after Democrat Catelin Drey won in a district President Trump carried by 11 points in 2024 to break a Republican supermajority of the chamber.
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National Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate after Catelin Drey's victory to break the Republican supermajority.
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President Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Monday. Some experts say the move risks high inflation and economic instability over the long term.
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that he fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud. She vowed to keep her job.
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President Trump’s personal crypto ventures are expanding again, this time with plans for a digital asset treasury company that holds an alternative cryptocurrency.
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President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures are expanding with plans for a digital asset treasury company
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A whistleblower complaint alleges that DOGE staffers uploaded a copy of all federal Social Security numbers and information to an unsecured server in June.
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A whistleblower complaint alleges that DOGE staffers uploaded a copy of all federal Social Security numbers and information to an unsecured server in June.
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President Trump and Maryland Gov. Moore are continuing their feud — with Trump claiming the governor called him the "greatest president of my lifetime," but Moore referring to this as an "imaginary conversation."
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Moore says this never happened. The White House says it was "behind the scenes."
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"I think he's a great player, I think he's a great guy and I think that she's a terrific person. So I wish them a lot of luck.". President Trump commented on the engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce during his Cabinet meeting.
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RT @ABC: President Trump is defending his record on crime amid his federal takeover of Washington and threats to do the same in other major….
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Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth doubles down on Pres. Trump's call to revert agency's name to Department of War: "It's not just about words — it's about the warrior ethos . George Washington started the Department of War because he wanted us to win our wars."
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned President Trump for removing Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook from her position, arguing Trump is "trying to remove her without a shred of credible evidence that she has done anything wrong." .
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Dan Scavino, a senior advisor to the president, is taking over as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, which is in charge of handling staffing within the administration, a White House official confirmed to @ABC News on Tuesday.
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John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser who had his home and office searched by federal agents last week, is out with a new op-ed criticizing Trump's approach to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Attorneys representing former special counsel Jack Smith hit back Tuesday at reports of a recently announced watchdog investigation into his prosecutions of President Trump, describing the reasoning for the probe as baseless and partisan.
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Attorneys representing former special counsel Jack Smith hit back Tuesday at reports of a watchdog investigation into his prosecutions of President Trump.
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