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Jeffries Defends Kushner Meeting, Vowing Tough Oversight of Trump

24 août 2026 à 23:08
The Brooklyn Democrat, who is in line to be speaker should his party win the House, has drawn ire from some progressives for huddling with the president’s son-in-law.

Abdul El-Sayed Joins Jesse Watters of Fox News for Some Light Verbal Combat

25 août 2026 à 09:05
In a smiling yet tense interview, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, argued that his Republican critics were using culture-war issues to distract from Americans’ economic concerns.

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Trump Officials Propose Charging More Than $100,000 for Skilled Worker Visas

24 août 2026 à 20:03
The proposal comes after the Trump administration ran into legal challenges in its attempt to attach a similar fee to the H-1B visa last year.

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The Trump administration has called for an overhaul of the H-1B visa program, saying it has unfairly allowed companies to sideline Americans and hire foreign workers at lower pay.

Trump’s Attempt to Strangle Iran’s Economy Depends on China’s Cooperation

24 août 2026 à 21:10
The U.S. has spent 20 years promising ‘crippling sanctions’ on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump’s goals.

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In announcing Operation Economic Outcast, the Trump administration said on Monday that it would involve choking off every last transaction that funnels money to Tehran.

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

24 août 2026 à 20:09
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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Volunteers processing mail-in ballots on Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.

Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture

24 août 2026 à 17:01
The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

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The U.S. border wall seen from Tijuana, Mexico.

U.S. Unveils Campaign to Cripple Iran’s Economy, but Offers Few Details

24 août 2026 à 15:07
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged the effort was more of a warning shot that would begin a period of “quiet diplomacy.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would “tighten the noose” around Iran by imposing sanctions on every source or facilitator of its revenue.

With Trump Against Him, Can Ralph Norman Win in South Carolina?

24 août 2026 à 10:06
The ultraconservative congressman who has broken with the president on spending is hoping voters reward his experience, contrarian streak and all.

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Representative Ralph Norman’s recalcitrant posture may have widened the rift that cleared the way for President Trump’s endorsement of Senator Darline Graham.

U.S. Marines Cancel Drill With South Korea, Citing Iran War Demands

24 août 2026 à 05:19
The move to call off the high-profile event was communicated in June, South Korea said. President Trump shortened another joint military exercise earlier this month.

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South Korean marines participate in the Ssangyong, or “Twin Dragons,” exercise in Pohang, South Korea, in 2024.

Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept.

Par : Linda Qiu
24 août 2026 à 05:02
After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.

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Mary and Zachariah Ben turned to private lenders when the low-interest loan they secured from the administration to buy property for their organic baby food business stalled for months.

These Conservatives Want to Be Working Moms. The Manosphere Disapproves.

24 août 2026 à 05:01
At a conservative center for women leaders, interns told stories about their lives. One said a male classmate told her, “I don’t know if women should be lawyers.”

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Interns at the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women.

In Building His Border Wall, Trump May Bring Down a 110-Year-Old Church

24 août 2026 à 13:24
A century ago, Mexican American families came together to build an adobe church near the border in West Texas. Can its bell toll again as the wall expansion nears?

The Friends of the Ruidosa Church group has worked to restore the adobe mission for the last 20 years. Members of the group worry that border wall construction could damage the site.

As Democrats Struggle in Some Western States, Independents See an Opening

24 août 2026 à 05:00
From South Dakota to Alaska, independents are challenging incumbent Republicans and eschewing a Democratic label that Western voters find toxic.

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Todd Achilles is among a wave of independent challengers.

Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly

23 août 2026 à 11:07
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

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The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again

23 août 2026 à 05:01
With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed.

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In 2006, Democrats gained 31 House seats and installed Nancy Pelosi, who is now retiring, as the first woman speaker.

Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again

23 août 2026 à 05:00
A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.

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In Millersport, Ohio, a village outside Columbus, a school cafeteria was packed for a hearing on Monday about a proposed power plant that would provide energy to a $2.1 billion data center project being built in the farmland nearby.

Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected

23 août 2026 à 10:43
In an interview, Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s trade representative, laid out details of what the United States offered to Canada before talks crumbled.

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Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said Canada would have been given the most preferential treatment of any trading partner.

Nancy Kassebaum, First Woman to Chair a Major Senate Panel, Dies at 94

22 août 2026 à 16:28
A moderate Republican from Kansas, she served three terms before tiring of political strife. “I couldn’t get elected today,” she said in 2013.

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Senator Nancy Kassebaum in 1995, outside her office on Capitol Hill. During the first of her three terms, she was the only woman in the Senate.

Waking Up to an Escalating Canada-U.S. Trade War

22 août 2026 à 06:22
The two countries are locked in a potentially devastating tariff war after last-minute demands ended talks in Washington late Friday night.

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Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette at the Canadian Embassy in Washington in June.

How a Progressive Democrat in Florida Gave Her Party New Hope — and New Fears

22 août 2026 à 05:03
Angie Nixon, a state lawmaker from Jacksonville, shocked Democrats in red Florida by soundly defeating her centrist primary opponent. Now comes the hard part.

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Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive maverick, jolted Florida politics with her upset win in the Democratic Senate primary this week.

Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics

22 août 2026 à 05:02
Bad polls. Misleading betting odds. Surveys meant to shape narratives. Ahead of the midterms and 2028, there is suddenly serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment.

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Polls fueled a widespread belief that Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate Democrat, was a major underdog in Michigan’s primary for Senate to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive. She ended up losing by just a percentage point.

How the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy

22 août 2026 à 05:02
As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.

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Joe Lonsdale, founder of the Cicero Institute, is an ally of President Trump’s whose group has commandeered Republican policy on homelessness.

With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!

22 août 2026 à 03:12
President Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.

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President Trump appeared at a rally with Senator Darline Graham ahead of the South Carolina Senate runoff.

Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots

22 août 2026 à 13:31
The plan, which complies with President Trump’s executive order to curtail mail voting, will only go into effect if the Supreme Court rules in the order’s favor.

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A worker sorting ballots in 2025.

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Ban

21 août 2026 à 22:12
The ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority.

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Travelers arriving from international flights outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection exit at Kennedy International Airport in New York last year.

Trump Accounts Get an Unlikely Endorser: Gavin Newsom

21 août 2026 à 20:01
Mr. Newsom, the governor of California, normally has harsh words for President Trump. But he called the new children’s savings accounts “one of the best things” the president has done.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California gave an unusual endorsement for an endeavor led by President Trump — investment funds for American children born during Mr. Trump’s presidency.

Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication

Par : Minho Kim
21 août 2026 à 22:37
The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.

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Service members reading Stars and Stripes in Cu Chi, South Vietnam, in September 1969. The publication has a long history of independent reporting on the U.S. military.

U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say

21 août 2026 à 16:56
The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.

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A plane carrying deportees from the United States at Roberts International Airport in Liberia on Thursday.

5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia

21 août 2026 à 19:36
At least five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.

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The Bamy Hotel, where migrants are held, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Chief Justice Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction, for Now

21 août 2026 à 16:42
The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.

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The construction site for the new White House ballroom in March.

Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts

21 août 2026 à 14:51
The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.

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The GEO Group signed a five-year contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate a detention facility in Winton, N.C.

Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

21 août 2026 à 12:22
Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.

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The ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario. President Trump hit the Canadian steel industry with tariffs of up to 50 percent last year.

Gazebos From Uzbekistan: The Latest Foreign Gifts in Trump’s Washington

21 août 2026 à 11:54
The structures will go up in West Potomac Park, the site of President Trump’s planned National Garden of American Heroes.

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Workers moving materials for Uzbek gazebos at West Potomac Park on Tuesday. President Trump’s expansive plans for the area also include reflecting pools, dining facilities and an amphitheater.

Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

21 août 2026 à 20:54
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

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A report by the Center for American Progress determined that there was “no evidence” that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country had affected the crime rate.

Push for Online Gun Sales Meets a Surprising Opponent: Small Gun Dealers

21 août 2026 à 10:07
The Trump administration wants average Americans to be able to buy guns online and have them shipped to their doors. Small gun stores warn it could upend the industry and risk public safety.

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Colin Overbey, the manager for Dunn’s Attic in Ormond Beach, Fla., is one of hundreds of people lobbying the A.T.F. to halt proposals that could alter the gun industry.

U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk

21 août 2026 à 10:02
Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”

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Samuel Tunick faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search last year.

How Harvard’s Epic Fight With Trump Is Costing the University

21 août 2026 à 08:52
The federal government has slowed Harvard’s funding, despite the university’s legal victories. The conflict is forcing hard choices on campus.

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The Trump administration has found new ways of trying to pressure Harvard to comply with its wishes.

Florida Counts Its Election Ballots Fast. Why Can’t California Keep Up?

20 août 2026 à 22:15
Florida counted most of its primary ballots within hours on Tuesday night, well ahead of the days California took to report the results of its major election.

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Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., on Tuesday.

On the Radio, Trump Has a Reunion (of Sorts) With Michael Cohen

20 août 2026 à 21:30
President Trump’s former personal lawyer tried to revisit the past in a radio interview. But this was not exactly a stroll down memory lane.

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Michael Cohen in front of promotional material for his new radio show, which is meant to look like him in the Oval Office, during a news conference in New York last month.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s ‘Road Trip’ Highlights America, and Some of Its Sponsors

20 août 2026 à 20:53
The transportation secretary’s six-part YouTube series is fueling ethical concerns over family adventures funded in large part by corporate sponsors regulated by his department.

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The reality road trip series tracks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, his wife, their nine children and his son-in-law.

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92

20 août 2026 à 22:14
A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.

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Nancy Kissinger, then Nancy Maginnes, with her future husband, Henry A. Kissinger, in Jerusalem in 1970. She was a fierce defender of Mr. Kissinger, a polarizing figure with a hotly disputed reputation.

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92

20 août 2026 à 22:14
A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.

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Nancy Kissinger, then Nancy Maginnes, with her future husband, Henry A. Kissinger, in Jerusalem in 1970. She was a fierce defender of Mr. Kissinger, a polarizing figure with a hotly disputed reputation.

Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

20 août 2026 à 18:28
Human rights experts have said that the U.S. attempts to squeeze Cuba’s economy, including an oil blockade, have caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

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Activity in Havana, once bustling, has dwindled as uncertainty grows about the city’s future. Cuba’s economy has suffered because of the U.S. blockade on oil shipments.
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