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Bill Speeds Deportation of Criminal Aliens
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at accelerating the deportation of aliens convicted of crimes, making any noncitizen convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors automatically deportable.
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Fed Governor Criticizes Global Defense of Chair Powell
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Wednesday it was inappropriate for prominent central bank officials from around the world to publicly defend Fed Chair Jerome Powell amid a Department of Justice criminal investigation.
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Newsom Rejects Extradition of Calif. Abortion Doctor
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said Wednesday that the state will not extradite a doctor charged in Louisiana with providing abortion medication to a resident of that state.
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Rep. Johnson Optimistic About Passing Second Megabill
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday he is confident he can get a second megabill passed through the chamber.
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Says 200K Soldiers AWOL
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says 200,000 that soldiers are absent without official leave , AWOL , and 2 million are "wanted" for avoiding military service.
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Education Department Launches 18 Title IX Investigations
The U.S. Dept. of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced Wednesday that it has begun investigations into 18 academic institutions in 10 states for Title IX violations that allowed students to participate in sports based on their 'gender identity,' not biological.
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Kaiser Permanente Affiliates to Pay $556M Over Medicare Fraud Claims
The Department of Justice said five Kaiser Permanente affiliates in California and Colorado agreed to pay $556 million to resolve claims they illegally pressured doctors to add codes for diagnoses they never considered to patients' medical records, in order to inflate...
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Michael Reagan Remembered for Faith, Voice, Legacy
Michael Reagan was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service in Los Angeles as a man deeply committed to faith, family, and the stewardship of his father's legacy.
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22 Candidates Enter Ga. Race to Succeed Ex-Rep. Greene
A district attorney, a state senator and a trash-hauling entrepreneur are among the 22 candidates bidding to succeed former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Georgia congressional seat.
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Rep. Amodei Leads Effort to Fund ICE Body Cameras
Republican lawmakers negotiating the Department of Homeland Security funding bill are advancing a proposal to allocate explicit funding for body-worn cameras for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Politico reported Wednesday.
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Trump Places 25% Tariff on Advanced Computer Chips
President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, according to a fact sheet released by the White House.
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Beijing to Chinese Firms: Drop US, Israeli Cyber Tools
Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by more than a dozen firms from the U.S. and Israel due to national security concerns, three people briefed on the matter said.
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Starlink Free in Iran as Regime Cuts Communications
Activists say SpaceX has made Starlink satellite internet service free in Iran after the regime imposed a broad internet blackout, a move that could blunt Tehran's effort to choke off protest images and outside reporting as the death toll and detention numbers cited by ...
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Tesla Autopilot Crash
The family of a Washington state motorcyclist killed in a 2024 crash involving a Tesla with Autopilot engaged filed a wrongful-death lawsuit this month against Tesla Inc., accusing the electric vehicle maker of knowingly selling dangerous technology.
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Judges Reject GOP Bid to Block California Maps
A panel of federal judges on Wednesday rejected Republicans' claim that California's new congressional maps are unconstitutional.
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Trump: Iran Executions of Protesters Are 'Stopping'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that executions of protesters in Iran are coming to a halt. "We've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping and that there's no plan for executions," he said from the Oval Office."I've been told that on good authority."
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US Healthcare Spending Soared to $5 Trillion in 2024
U.S. healthcare spending rose by 7.2% to $5.3 trillion in 2024 from $4.9 trillion in 2023, driven by increased health insurance enrollment and a jump in use of medical services, particularly in private health insurance plans, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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CBO: War Department Name Change Could Cost $125M
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing President Donald Trump's executive order to change Defense Department to War Department could cost between a few million dollars and as much as $125 million.
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Trump Team Completes $500M Venezuela Oil Sale
The U.S. has completed its first sales of Venezuelan oil under a new Trump-era arrangement valued at about $500 million. The proceeds are being held in U.S.-controlled accounts, including a main one in Qatar.
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Sen. McConnell: Greenland Seizure Would Burn NATO Ties
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., warned Wednesday that any U.S. move to seize Greenland would devastate America's alliances and undermine NATO at a critical moment of global instability, calling it an act that would incinerate "the hard-won trust of loyal allies."
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Iran Uprising Feels Different, But Regime Change Uncertain
Widespread anti-government protests in Iran have entered their third week, with the death toll continuing to climb amid a violent crackdown by security forces, yet military analysts suggest the latest uprising could actually lead to change.
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Senate Hearing Examines Claims of Coerced Pill-Induced Abortion
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee debated whether women are coerced into medicated abortions in a Wednesday hearing about the safety of mifepristone and misoprostol.
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RFK Jr. on Trump's Diet: 'I Don't Know How He's Alive'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounded almost incredulous Wednesday, saying President Donald Trump's fondness for McDonald's, candy, and Diet Coke leaves him baffled that the 79-year-old is still standing.
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Trump Launches $11B Plan to Replace USAID
The Trump administration is starting an $11 billion global health initiative designed to replace the U.S. Agency for International Development with a model that sends aid directly to foreign governments and health institutions, Axios reported.
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Trump, Rubio to Attend College Football Title Game
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are setto attend Monday night's College Football Playoff championship game at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, a joint appearance that highlights their close political relationship and shared passion for the sport.