50 m. ago Newsom roasts Stephen Miller over ‘homeland defender’ call: ‘Slay queen’

California governor’s office mocked the Trump administration with a meme ending in ‘slay queen’

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50 m. ago Closed for the weekend — Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock on government shutdown: Live updates

Trump threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere close on a deal

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60 m. ago As Hegseth orders changes to the Pentagon watchdog, advocates say it will silence complaints

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused the independent watchdog for the Pentagon of being “weaponized” and says he’s overhauling the inspector general’s office

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77 m. ago Why Democrats in Michigan are desperate to stop a diehard Trump supporter from winning a seemingly small

Chaos in a Detroit suburb could put a January 6 defender in charge of administering elections for more than 70,000 people

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88 m. ago Noem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents detain multiple protesters outside

Federal agents have detained several people near an immigration facility outside Chicago

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1 hour ago US military poised to seize ports and airfields in Venezuela as Trump strikes a fourth 'narco

As the U.S. military builds its presence in the Caribbean amid heightening tensions with Venezuela, there is mounting evidence that troops are preparing for a potential conflict.

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1 hour ago White House accuses Democrats of ‘intentional sabotage’ as Trump firings loom on Day 3 of government shutdown: Live updates

Federal government shutdown enters day three as Trump puts government employees and projects in jeopardy

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1 hour ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as White House issues chilling threat to US city

Karoline Leavitt went hard, painting protesters who don't like Donald Trump as "radical left" and said their "reign of terror" would soon be over. Also, we may have been premature about the shutdown

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2 h. ago The only protester still locked up after Trump’s campus crackdown breaks silence: 'I feel helpless'

A Palestinian activist arrested by the Trump administration in March says she feels helpless as she remains jailed while her family in Gaza suffers amid ongoing conflict

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2 h. ago Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast

Pentagon chief says strike – fourth by US military in recent weeks – targeted boat with ‘substantial amounts’ of drugsThe US killed four people in a strike against a vessel just off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly carrying illegal drugs, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.The strike came a day after Trump officials notified Congress that the US was entering a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Hegseth reveals fourth airstrike on ‘narco’ boat off Venezuela after Trump declares ‘armed conflict’ with traffickers

Trump ordered another ‘lethal’ strike after telling Congress that US is formally engaged in ‘armed conflict’ with cartels

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2 h. ago US government shutdown: White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’, says Mike Johnson – live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownUS government shutdown day three: Republicans and Democrats make little progress on dealTrump administration freezes $2.1bn in funds for Chicago transit projectsAs the world waits for Hamas’s response to Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, the US president has issued a new deadline for the militant group of 6pm ET on Sunday.Trump, who on Monday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his ultimatum, said they were being given “one last chance”. He wrote on his Truth Social platform this morning:Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post

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3 h. ago Trump vows ‘all hell’ will break loose if Hamas doesn’t agree to his Gaza peace plan by new deadline

The US president warned Hamas will be ‘quickly extinguished’ if it rejects his peace plan

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3 h. ago Taylor Swift eyes new London home as she tires of Trump battles: report

Taylor Swift eyes new London home as she tires of Trump battles: report  The Mercury News

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3 h. ago Hikers make horror discovery as two women found dead in beauty spot

Hikers came across the remains of two women, believed to be aged in their 20s or 30s, in a scenic region of Australia's Victoria state - a place known for its breathtaking vistas

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4 h. ago Trump and White House ramp up racist memes blaming Democrats for shutdown: ‘Dollar Store Obama’

President continues to troll House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with mariachi jibes as U.S. government remains mired in shutdown with federal jobs and public services at stake

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4 h. ago Trump’s ‘Project 2025’ firings loom as Senate leader Thune says Dems ‘playing with fire’ on Day 3 of government shutdown: Live updates

Federal government shutdown enters day three as Trump puts government employees and projects in jeopardy

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4 h. ago Museum boss quits in dispute over Trump's Eisenhower sword gift to King Charles

Todd Arrington was forced to step down after a heated clash with Donald Trump's administration, as the President prepared to hand over a huge piece of history to the King

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4 h. ago Trump issues chilling Gaza ultimatum to Hamas: 'All HELL will break out. This is your final warning'

Trump promised on Truth Social that if the militants did not accept his peace plan that 'all hell' will 'break out against Hamas.'

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