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ICE Barbie Is Building Her Own Fleet of Deportation Planes
The Department of Homeland Security just paid nearly $140 million to be in charge of managing its own deportation flights. Homeland…
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Guess How Many Republican Seats Democrats Flipped in Recent Elections?
Republicans and Democrats alike have long attacked the court over its investigation into Israel’s conduct in Gaza, and those efforts only…
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German Cabinet advances bill to cut greenhouse emissions from fuels
Germany's Cabinet has approved draft legislation aimed at further reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels, Environment…
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Trump Team Is Trying to Deport a Woman They Brought Here
Republicans and Democrats alike have long attacked the court over its investigation into Israel’s conduct in Gaza, and those efforts only…
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Ending Dual Citizenship Is Impractical and Divisive
Senator Bernie Moreno wants to outlaw dual citizenship. The Ohio Republican introduced a new bill last week that would require Americans…
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Trump Goes to War With ICC to Shield Himself From Prosecution
Republicans and Democrats alike have long attacked the court over its investigation into Israel’s conduct in Gaza, and those efforts only…
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Mike Johnson Finally Reveals GOP’s Health Care Plan—and It’s Rough
House Speaker Mike Johnson just unveiled Republicans’ plan to address spiking health care costs—and it’s a disaster. As Affordable Care…
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Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots
Georgia's State Election Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal defining when hand-marked paper ballots could be used in place of the…
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EU enlargement chief says Ukraine’s membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary’s objections
KYIV, UKraine (AP) — The European Union’s enlargement chief said Wednesday she is confident Hungary will not derail Ukraine’s path to…
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Trump Threatens to Fire His Treasury Secretary Over ... Immigration?
“I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,…
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Pete Hegseth’s Extreme Plan on Where to Send Boat Survivors Exposed
The Department of Defense didn’t have a plan to deal with survivors after launching its boat bombing campaign in the waters around Central…
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Trump Finally Admits He Said “Shithole Countries” in Darkest Rant Yet
Right-wingers have been doing the “Free Tina” thing for some time now. Peters is currently serving nine years in jail for granting…
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Bill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time advances in Congress
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could reduce the amount of time former that…
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Smotrich approves nearly hundreds of housing units in multiple West Bank settlements
The units will be spread out between Hashmonaim, just over the Green Line in central Israel, and Givat Zeev and Beitar Illit near…
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Transcript: Trump in Fury as GOPers Quietly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
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For Once, the Supreme Court May Not Give Republicans What They Want
A group of challengers, including the GOP’s Senate campaign-finance arm and Vice President J.D. Vance, argued that the ban violates their…
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Is China planning a Russian land grab? What to know
Recent moves by China reveal it has not forgotten the territory lost to the Russian Far East during its "Century of Humiliation." This has…
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German students urge education over ban for teens on social media
German students have said Australia's social media ban for young people under 16 is the wrong approach, and that education rather than…
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Ethiopia embraces big projects but risks another war by seeking access to the sea
Ethiopia 's prime minister loves big projects. With a mega-dam completed on the Nile, Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa's largest airport and a…
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Australia introduces social media ban for young people
Australia has become the first country in the world to introduce a social media ban for children and young people under the age of 16.…
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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her…
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Flavio Bolsonaro retracts suggestion of a ‘price’ to end 2026 election bid
Far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has reaffirmed his commitment to running in Brazil’s 2026 presidential race, despite criticism that he…
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Supreme Court poised to strike down Watergate-era campaign finance limits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives signaled Tuesday they are likely to rule for Republicans and President Trump by throwing…
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Sotomayor Rips Lawyer Who Claims Elon Musk’s DOGE Job Wasn’t Shady
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor torched a lawyer Tuesday for suggesting that Elon Musk didn’t buy his way into the White House.…