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Dem Rep. Crow Floats Shutdown as Leverage on ICE
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., said Friday that a government shutdown "should always be on the table" as Democrats look for leverage to curb Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
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Sinaloa Cartel Figure Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges
A senior member of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel who was extradited from Mexico to Atlanta earlier this month pleaded not guilty on Friday to cocaine trafficking charges, the Department of Justice announced.
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Trump Declares N.Y. Cases Were a Setup After Michael Cohen Claims He Was 'Coerced'
President Donald Trump said Friday that "Radical Left people" involved in New York cases against him "should pay a big price," calling the prosecutions "a SET UP from the beginning," in a Truth Social post reacting to a New York Post report about Michael Cohen.Trump wrote...
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Madison Sheahan to Newsmax: Anti-ICE Rhetoric Fuels Chaos
Former ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan said Minnesota Democratic leaders' rhetoric is escalating tensions and endangering federal officers and that public calls for ICE to leave Minneapolis are fueling unrest rather than restoring order.
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Border Patrol Chief to Newsmax: Blocking ICE Is a 'Serious Problem'
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino said Friday that any effort to block federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota should be treated as a serious problem, reacting on Newsmax after reports that the Justice Department is investigating Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and Minneapolis...
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Peter Navarro to Newsmax: GOP Must Embrace Trump's Populist Agenda
Peter Navarro, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, defended President Donald Trump's populist economic agenda Friday, slamming what he described as out-of-touch Republican leaders who have criticized those policies.Navarro told Newsmax's "Rob Schmitt...
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Nobel Committee: Gifted Prize Still Machado's
The Norwegian Nobel Committee says Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is well within her right to regift her medal, as she did Thursday to President Donald Trump, but that the prize itself "remains inseparably linked" to her.
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Whatley to Newsmax: Bring Back DOGE to Reduce Waste, Fraud
North Carolina Senate Republican candidate Michael Whatley told Newsmax Friday the national deficit is one of the biggest threats America faces.
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Texas AG Paxton to Newsmax: Trump Has Authority to Use Insurrection Act
President Donald Trump has the authority under the Insurrection Act to deploy federal troops domestically under certain conditions, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday.
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Dem Sen.: US Outplayed in Canada-China Trade Deal
The U.S. got outplayed in the China-Canada trade deal and the pact is a big failure that will hurt Americans economically, says Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.
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Trump Taps Rubio, Former UK PM Blair for Gaza Board of Peace
President Donald Trump has unveiled key members of the Board of Peace, an international body he will lead to guide the second phase of his peace plan in the Gaza Strip, marking a major step in the administration's push to stabilize the war-torn territory.
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DOJ Probes Walz, Minn. Mayor Over Alleged Plot to Obstruct Immigration Agents
Minnesota's top Democrat leaders are under federal scrutiny after the Justice Department opened an investigation into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over allegations they conspired to obstruct federal immigration agents, a dramatic escalation in President...
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Virginia Moves Closer to Redistricting to Boost Dems
Virginia Democrats are one step closer to gerrymandering the state's congressional maps that could give them four additional seats in the midterm elections.
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WH Announces Names of Gaza Board Under Trump Plan
The White House on Friday announced names of the so-called "Board of Peace" that will, under President Donald Trump's plan, supervise the temporary governance of Gaza.The names included U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff, former...
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Sen. Murkowski, Canadian PM Push Back on Trump Greenland Plan
President Donald Trump's push to take Greenland drew resistance Friday from a veteran Republican senator and Canada's prime minister as Trump paired territorial pressure with tariff threats while Congress weighed funding and war powers limits.
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Trump Delays Withholding Wages for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.The Education Department announced Friday involuntary...
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Burgum: Greenland Crucial to Trump's Foreign Policy
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Friday stressed the importance of acquiring Greenland and using Venezuela's oil to dominate the energy sector as centerpieces of President Donald Trump's foreign policy and economic agenda.
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Kevin Hassett: Trump Has Backup Plan If Tariffs Dashed
Kevin Hassett says President Donald Trump has a plan B should the Supreme Court strike down his tariffs. "We can put a 10% tariff on right away to make up most of the room," the National Economic Council director said Friday on Fox News.
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Trump Touts Rural Health Fund in Affordability Push
President Donald Trump on Friday promoted a $50 billion healthcare program aimed at helping rural communities he accused Democrats of ignoring, part of an effort to show how his administration is addressing rising healthcare costs ahead of this year's midterm elections.
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Progressive Party Launches Site to Oust Fetterman in 2028
The Pennsylvania Working Families Party, which in November said it would support a primary challenger against Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., in 2028, has launched a website to serve as a hub for its effort to unseat the lawmaker.
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DeSantis: Attacks on ICE Agents, Police Won't Be Tolerated
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is warning people in the state that violent attacks against ICE agents and other law enforcement officials will not be tolerated, pointing to the arrest of a woman who allegedly sucker punched a Florida state trooper.
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Trump Casts Doubt on Hassett Fed Bid, Prefers White House Role
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.
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ICE Expanding Body Camera Use After Minneapolis Shooting
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working to expand the use of body-worn cameras for officers, as the agency faces renewed scrutiny after a Minneapolis woman was shot...
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Minn. State Rep. Robbins to Newsmax: Walz Must Cooperate With ICE to Keep People Safe
Republican gubernatorial candidate and Minnesota state Rep. Kristen Robbins, appearing on Newsmax, sharply criticized Gov. Tim Walz's handling of federal immigration enforcement in the North Star State, accusing him of undermining law enforcement cooperation and sanctuary...
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Trump: Isn't 'Any Reason' to Use Insurrection Act in Minn.
President Donald Trump said Friday that there isn't "any reason" to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, even as the White House has weighed tougher federal steps amid ongoing unrest.