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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with some Democratic senators as he was grilled at a congressional hearing Wednesday about the Trump administration’s latest military actions. The former Fox News host, who faced a contentious confirmation hearing, got into a heated exchange before the Senate Armed Services Committee with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who questioned him […]
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Israel’s attack on Iran aimed at destroying its nuclear program has raised speculation about whether the U.S. would use one of America’s most powerful weapons to make that happen. The Israeli government alleges Iran is close to making a nuclear weapon and the enriched uranium needed to do so is believed to be produced and […]
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Just how close is Iran to developing a usable nuclear weapon? That question is at the heart of the Iran-Israel conflict — and one that’s driving how President Donald Trump responds — but Iran’s nuclear capabilities are still very much shrouded in mystery. The status of Iran’s nuclear program drew new attention and tension Tuesday […]
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A parade in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 250th anniversary of the armed services and coinciding with the birthday of President Donald Trump, kicks off Saturday with a grand showing of the military’s power throughout the National Mall. Eighty-four military vehicles, including 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 marching soldiers and other military presentations, were all on tap […]
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State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman, who were targeted by a shooter on Saturday, were longtime members of Minnesota’s state legislature who spent years working to improve their communities, according to leaders who knew them. Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday […]
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A somber Gov. Tim Walz spoke about the work and legacy of State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who authorities said was assassinated at her home Saturday morning. Police said the suspect targeted her, another Democratic state legislator and their spouses. “Our state lost a dear leader and I lost the dearest of friends,” Walz told reporters […]
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California Sen. Alex Padilla has continued to defend himself and refute the claims by the Trump administration that he crashed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference before federal officers shoved him outside the room, pushed him onto the floor and handcuffed him. Padilla, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, […]
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President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of Los Angeles since protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids broke out over the weekend. He has repeatedly said that the city was going to burn without the intervention of the military and that there were paid “insurrectionists” and “criminal invaders” seizing the city, which had […]
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President Donald Trump and his administration officials warned that the use of the military in response to protests against his immigration crackdown may not be limited to just Los Angeles, saying it could be the first “of many” — and that protesters could be met with “equal or greater force.” Trump told reporters in the […]
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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s war of words has left Washington analyzing how quickly their once close relationship deteriorated and the implications. But social media users around the world took out their popcorn, flocked to their devices, and chimed in as the feud played out on social media. From Musk and Trump’s supporters cheering […]
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