The six House Democrats who broke ranks with party leadership by voting in favor of legislation that ended the government shutdown are now opening up about their actions, with one saying, ‘The last several weeks …
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Ex-Clinton Cabinet secretary exchanged emails regularly with Epstein after conviction, new docs reveal
by adminFormer President Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary Larry Summers maintained regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein years after he was convicted on prostitution-related charges, documents released by House Republicans on Wednesday revealed. Among the over 20,000 pages …
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Scalise reveals post-shutdown GOP battle plan as House readies for intense new schedule
by adminHouse GOP leaders are looking to kick off next week in high gear to make up for the six weeks they spent out of session during the government shutdown. With the end of Congress’ 42-day …
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning made a formal request to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and fraud charges. Trump asked Herzog to consider …
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Trump’s America First strategy builds deterrence through strong US-Israel alliance, experts say
by adminCritics once called it isolationist. But national security experts now say Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ strategy is proving to be something else entirely — a hard-nosed policy of deterrence built on strong alliances, especially with …
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House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026. The senior Republican lawmaker will have finished serving a decade in Congress when he leaves at the end of next year. ‘I …
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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. …