DES MOINES, Iowa – Under pressure to live up to expectations and win big in Iowa’s Jan. 15 Republican presidential caucuses, former President Trump is urging his supporters to turn out. “We don’t want to take anything for granted,” Trump told a crowd Friday as he campaigned in Mason City, …
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A Democrat representative called for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign following his delayed communication of his cancer diagnosis with the Biden administration. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, shared his message regarding Austin on Wednesday afternoon. “I have lost trust in Secretary Lloyd …
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North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein raised more than $5.7 million during the past six months, his campaign said Thursday, a total that should keep the Democrat at or near the top of collections when all 2024 gubernatorial candidates report their donations. Stein’s organization revealed what it expects to post …
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Vice President JD Vance touted the progress National Guard troops have made tackling crime in Washington the past nine days — and suggested that their mission may extend past 30 days. President Donald Trump unveiled plans Aug. 11 to deploy troops from the D.C. National Guard and to federalize the …
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President Donald Trump took heat from a major swing-state governor and potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender who scoffed Wednesday at the idea of eliminating mail-in balloting by fiat. “Donald Trump can sign whatever the hell executive orders he wants to sign and make a show out of whatever he wants, …
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A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday blocking Florida from further expanding the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ injunction formalized the temporary halt she had ordered two weeks ago. Witnesses continued to testify over multiple …
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the brother of Harjinder Singh, the illegal immigrant who allegedly killed three people on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County while using a median cut prescribed for emergency vehicles to illicitly make a U-turn. On Friday, ICE confirmed it had arrested Singh’s brother, Harneet Singh, …
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which issued an assessment on U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, as well as other senior military officials. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the DIA, a senior defense official …
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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, 33, needed help doing two bench press reps at the annual Men’s Day event in Brooklyn on Saturday. The 33-year-old Uganda-born socialist required assistance from his spotter while attempting the 135-pound lifts. He shifted the spotlight to his spotter, a member of “500 …
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A judge ordered the Utah legislature on Monday to redraw its congressional maps in time for next year’s midterm elections, finding the state legislature unlawfully gerrymandered its districts in favor of Republicans. Judge Dianna Gibson said in a 76-page order that the legislature must pass a “remedial congressional map” by …
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