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Bill Barr rebuts Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories in deposition with House Oversight Committee (mer., 17 sept. 2025)The former attorney general said Epstein “absolutely” died by suicide.
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House Republicans threaten to cancel anyone who disparages Charlie Kirk (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)
Two Republicans introduced resolutions seeking to punish Rep. Ilhan Omar for commenting on Kirk’s death and resharing a social media post harshly criticizing him.
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Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Trump discloses U.S. targeted a third alleged drug boat from Venezuela (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
The president acknowledged the incident while delivering a warning to Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.
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More employers fire workers over Kirk posts as pressure from right mounts (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Actions by employers have stirred a debate over employees’ speech rights, the role of pressure campaigns and what is appropriate public debate after a violent event.
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Bill Cassidy cast the key vote for RFK Jr. What is he thinking now? (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
The GOP senator has invited Susan Monarez, the former CDC director, to testify about her concerns that Kennedy is threatening vaccine access in America.
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Trump files defamation and libel lawsuit against New York Times (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
President accuses the newspaper and its reporters of defaming him in a book and three articles he said were “false and defamatory.”
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U.S. kills 3 in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
The president also signaled that his administration was preparing to take military action against Latin American cartels that move narcotics over land.
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Former anti-Trump Republican is running for Georgia governor as a Democrat (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Geoff Duncan, the state’s former lieutenant governor, sharply split with President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn his 2020 reelection defeat in Georgia.
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Tim Walz launches bid for reelection as Minnesota governor amid 2028 speculation (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
The Democratic governor is far better known nationally after serving as his party’s 2024 vice-presidential candidate.
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Trump heads to U.K. for carefully choreographed state visit (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
President Donald Trump returns to the U.K. at the invitation of King Charles III, for a trip designed to avoid controversy and protests.
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It’s Election Day in a Minnesota suburb shaken by a lawmaker’s killing (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
A Tuesday special election will decide who fills the seat once held by former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D), who was shot dead, along with her husband, at their home.
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Some Americans abroad can’t send mail to U.S. because of tariffs (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Many countries have halted or slowed regular mail amid confusion over new Trump tariff rules.
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Congress moves to counter Hegseth on base names that evoke Confederacy (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
The effort, pushed by Democrats and some Republicans, is tied to must-pass legislation winding its way through the House and Senate.
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Trump officials to ask Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Cook is expected to participate in a key Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday on setting interest rates after a ruling late Monday by an appeals court.
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JD Vance vows retribution on liberal institutions after Charlie Kirk killing (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)
Vice President JD Vance hosted Charlie Kirk’s podcast as he mourns his friend and potentially cements his position as the heir to the political movement built by Kirk, a powerful GOP force.
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National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”
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These states could redistrict before the 2026 midterms (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.
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Trump threatens to retake control of D.C. police over Bowser’s position on ICE (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
President Donald Trump’s comments, just days after his 30-day police takeover ended, underline his intense interest in D.C. — and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s political predicament.
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Trump starts construction on long-held dream: A White House ballroom (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
Crews have begun cutting down trees and removing shrubs to prepare the site for construction. Officials would not specify how many trees will be removed.
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Even as they look ahead to midterms, Democrats keep rehashing Biden (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
A number of potential 2028 candidates, including Kamala Harris, have recently criticized Biden for his reelection bid.
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Hochul, Van Hollen back Zohran Mamdani as senator slams ‘spineless’ Democrats (Mon, 15 Sep 2025)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says Democratic leaders need to line up behind Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral bid if the party wants to win elections.
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