Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is glad the Senate finally managed to break through its weeks-long standoff on the government shutdown, he told Fox News Digital on Monday morning. ‘It’s a great development. It’s long overdue. …
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Trump welcomes Syrian president to Washington in high-profile visit as shutdown deal takes shape
by adminWith a deal to end the record government shutdown taking shape, President Donald Trump is turning to foreign policy at the start of the week. On Monday, Trump will host Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at …
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Iran smuggled $1B to Hezbollah this year despite US sanctions, Treasury official says
by adminThe Iranian regime has managed to smuggle at least $1 billion to its terrorist proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon despite heavy sanctions this year, top officials at the U.S. Treasury Department say. John Hurley, the undersecretary …
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‘Genocide can’t be ignored’: GOP lawmaker backs Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria
by adminRepublican Rep. Riley Moore said the United States could take a range of actions — including sanctions and ‘even kinetic military action’ — in response to what he called the ‘genocide’ of Christians in Nigeria. …
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State Dept says G20 boycott tied to South Africa’s ‘government-sponsored discrimination’ against Afrikaners
by adminThe Trump administration on Friday intensified its dispute with South Africa, saying no U.S. government official will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in protest of what it describes as state-backed discrimination against White Afrikaners. …
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Socialist wave spreads coast to coast as progressive Democrats rally around Zohran Mamdani’s NYC win
by adminNew York Democrats embraced socialism when they elected Zohran Mamdani to lead the nation’s largest city, but the verdict is still out on whether New York City’s shift to the left is an outlier or …
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CLAY TRAVIS: The GOP’s 2026 challenge — holding Trump’s base when he’s not on the ballot
by adminOne year ago, Donald Trump won a transformative election victory, sweeping all seven swing states, the popular vote, and moving all fifty states redder than they were in 2020. How did he do it? By …
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Any optimism either side of the aisle had that the government shutdown could end this week appeared to fade on Capitol Hill, as Senate Democrats appear ready to hold out longer for a deal on …
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Federal judge hits DOJ for ‘indict first, investigate later’ approach in court hearing
by adminA federal judge criticized the Justice Department for allegedly being too quick to indict in high-profile cases on Wednesday. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick of the Eastern District of Virginia made the comments during a brief …
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House conservatives back new funding deal to end shutdown, reject ‘wasteful’ Obamacare subsidies
by adminLeaders of a 189-member group that acts as the House GOP’s de facto conservative think tank are formally endorsing a new short-term federal funding bill. With just over two weeks until the deadline for Republicans’ …