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House Republican wants to eliminate double tax on Social Security benefits
Rep. Thomas Massie reintroduced legislation on Thursday that would nix an additional tax on retirement benefits. Source link
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Feds spent millions to create 'transgender' lab testing animals
Members of Congress exploded Thursday over reports that taxpayer money has paid for experiments using "transgender lab rats," saying it…
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Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says
At least 165 women were raped by male inmates after a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations…
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
Asanda Zondi received a startling phone call last Thursday, with orders to make her way to a health clinic in Vulindlela, South Africa,…
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CIA Sends Unclassified Email with Names of Recent Hires to DOGE as Fears Grow Over Intelligence Breach from Enemy Nations
The CIA has shared an unclassified list of its employees with another branch of the Trump administration, raising concerns about potential…
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Federal Judge Blocks Musk's Access to Government Database in DC Court Ruling
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a temporary restraining order preventing Elon Musk and his technical team from accessing…
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Trump Ate My Climate Plan
By withdrawing from the Paris accord, Trump is offering a number of nations a helpful excuse for dodging commitments they had little…
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Trump Must Put an End to Biden’s Environmental Injustice
Nobody did this to you, environmental activists. You did it to yourselves. Source link
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First French Mirage fighter jets arrive in Ukraine
Ukraine has received the first Mirage fighter jets from France, French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday. The Mirages…
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Trump Trade Nominee Defends Plan to Reorder International Trade
Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. trade representative, defended the president’s plan to impose sweeping…
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Birthright Citizenship: The Supreme Court Precedents Loom Large
Trump can only win his case by getting the Supreme Court to overrule its own precedent or reject its reasoning. Source link
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Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Over U.S. Payments to Politico
President Trump amplified unfounded claims on Thursday that the government had been paying news media outlets to generate positive…
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Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing
A few days after President Trump issued an order urging the private sector to end “Illegal D.E.I. Discrimination and Preferences,” the…
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Germany's Baerbock says her Green Party remains united on migration
German Green politician Annalena Baerbock contended that her party remains unified in its asylum policy stance in an interview on…
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D.C. Lawmakers Take Aim at DeepSeek
Just in: The Justice Department agreed to temporarily restrict workers from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from gaining access to…
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Ukraine says its long-range drones hit a Russian airfield as France delivers Mirage fighter jets
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck an airfield in southern Russia that was being used to launch Iran-designed Shahed drones,…
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Trump Repairs the U.S.-Israel Relationship
After enduring Joe Biden’s lectures and threats, Benjamin Netanyahu will no doubt be resting a lot easier on his flight home from…
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Dreams of Gaza, &c.
On a proposed new adventure; Orwell in Syria; indecency in the State Department; the late basso Paul Plishka; and more. Source link
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Trump’s Executive Order on Transgender Soldiers Is Right
It represents a return to the commonsense recognition of the reality that military policies should prioritize the U.S. military’s…
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Employee at a loss after customer's reply to refund policy: "So offended"
A routine refund turned into a moment of unexpected rudeness for a shift lead and team trainer at a travel stop, leaving her both stunned…
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Opinion: Trump wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. Here's how that would affect regular Americans
The tax cuts enacted under the first Trump administration largely expire at the end of 2025. President Trump and his fellow Republicans…
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Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show
In the days after President Trump took office, as Elon Musk’s team began pressing for access to the Treasury Department’s payments system,…
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DOGE access to Treasury records restricted by Justice Department
Lawyers for the Department of Justice have agreed to restrict Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from having access to…
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Trump leaves scientists "panicking" as they face research funding cuts
President Trump's threats of federal freezes have left scientists panicking, as they face funding cuts for critical research in areas…