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A divided D.C. Circuit panel blocked the removal of named transgender service members, calling the Pentagon policy likely unconstitutional. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Gregory Bovino, Trump's former Border Patrol commander, appeared as a VIP guest at a far-right "Remigration Summit" in Portugal and reportedly called Nazi general Erwin Rommel an inspiration.
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Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced the Death Penalty for Child R*pists Act, a federal bill that would authorize capital punishment for certain child s*xual abuse offenses and set up a likely challenge to a 2008 Supreme Court ruling.
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House Bill 221 would have named a planned Louisiana bridge the 'President Donald J. Trump Expressway.' It passed the House 68-26 but died when the Senate never voted before the session ended June 1, 2026.
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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) faced bipartisan backlash after posting that "homosexuality has no place in America" during Pride Month, then deleted it and blamed a staffer.
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Madonna publicly questioned why voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, citing his felony conviction and the economy. Here's what she said and the legal context.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says Donald Trump "absolutely" would have gone to prison if he had lost the 2024 election, pointing to the New York conviction and federal cases that were closing in.
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A growing bipartisan push wants to require aging members of Congress to pass a mandatory cognitive test. Supporters call it accountability; critics warn it could be weaponized.
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The White House says Trump is in excellent health, but doctors who reviewed the report say it leaves out key cardiac data — raising questions about transparency, not diagnosis.
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A federal judge ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center within 14 days, ruling only Congress can rename it, after Rep. Joyce Beatty's lawsuit.
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A federal judge ruled that a D.C. protest group can keep flying its "86 47" flag, finding it is protected political speech under the First Amendment, not a threat.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell received the JFK Profile in Courage Award for defending the Fed's independence - and used the stage to warn against political pressure on America's institutions.
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