Pete Hegseth’s problems are getting harder to ignore
The defense secretary's tenure has crossed a threshold. What began as isolated gaffes and personnel churn at the Pentagon has calcified into…
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Fact check: Vance repeats Trump’s fictional ‘$19 trillion’ investment figure
On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance stood in the White House briefing room and told reporters that the administration had delivered a…
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Judge declares she’s ‘not the Lorax’ during hearing on Trump’s DC golf course renovation
The courtroom drama surrounding President Donald Trump's ambitious plan to transform a municipal golf course in Washington, DC, into a championship-caliber
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Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end
Vance says Iran conflict isn't a war, and Vice President JD Vance made that point explicitly Thursday from the White House briefing…
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Reflecting Pool saga continues with another contractor hired to clean the algae
The Reflecting Pool saga continues into yet another chapter. Last week the Department of the Interior awarded a $2.7 million, one-year contract…
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Trump administration plows ahead with groundbreaking for the president’s ‘triumphal arch’
Excavation work for what the White House calls the "Great Triumphal Arch" is expected to begin within the next fortnight, according to…
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it be put to a vote
The Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed redistricting plans from taking effect in November. In a unanimous decision handed down Thursday, the state's
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ICE agent federally charged with lying over shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant
The Department of Justice has indicted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on multiple counts of making false statements, a move that…
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Official White House website launches arcade games where users arrest immigrants and build a border wall
The official White House website launches a set of browser-based arcade titles this Thursday, letting visitors simulate the administration's signature border
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Trump asks Supreme Court to OK sweeping changes for mail ballots
The nation's highest court has been handed an emergency petition that could reshape how millions of Americans cast their ballots in the…
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