23 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as government department tweets KKK slogan

Trump today said the quiet bit out loud about how he's planning to exploit the shutdown, and Speaker Johnson agreed that Trump is "unhinged" and "unwell". Here's everything you need to know

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66 h. ago Trump administration says Minnesota violates Title IX by allowing trans athletes in girls sports

President Donald Trump's administration has accused Minnesota of violating federal law by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports

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3 d. ago Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts

President and defense chief delivered pair of incendiary speeches to a crowd of hundreds of generals and admiralsUS politics – latest updatesAt an address of assembled generals and admirals, Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, outlined changes to military policy and philosophy in a set of 10 directives meant to change organizational culture around fitness, race and gender, describing the previous state of military affairs as the “woke department.”Donald Trump followed Hegseth’s call to embrace the virtues of lethality as a doctrine with a suggestion buried in an hour-long campaign-style speech that the gathering of officers and senior enlisted advisers should consider targeting US cities and civilian populations as a training exercise. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump administration opens more land for coal mining, offers $625M to boost coal

The Trump administration said it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants

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6 d. ago Trump says he expects charges for other adversaries after Comey indictment

President says ‘I think there’ll be others’ as justice department condemned for enacting retribution campaign Donald Trump said on Friday that he expected more people whom he considers his political enemies to face criminal charges, a day after the justice department indicted former FBI director James Comey and faced a torrent of criticism for enacting the president’s campaign of retribution.“It’s not a list, but I think there’ll be others,” Trump said as he departed the White House to travel to the Ryder Cup golf tournament. “I mean, they’re corrupt. They were corrupt radical left Democrats.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Latest: Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making a false statement, obstruction

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute him and other perceived political enemies

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7 d. ago Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers

The federal Bureau of Prisons it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protections for federal employees

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7 d. ago Chicago area center in Trump's immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions

A boarded-up building in a small Chicago suburb has become the front line of a federal immigration crackdown in the nation's third-largest city

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8 d. ago US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in significant upgrade of second quarter growth

The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% from April through June in a dramatic upgrade of the government's previous estimate of second-quarter growth

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8 d. ago Judge scolds Justice Department over public statements in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

A New York judge warns Justice Department officials they could face sanctions for public comments about Luigi Mangione's prosecution

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1 week ago Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of offshore wind farm project that's nearly complete

A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry

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1 week ago California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations

California will be the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business

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1 week ago Judge blocks USDA from collecting data about SNAP applicants in 21 states

A judge has temporarily stopped the federal government from collecting personal information about residents in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in 21 states and Washington, D

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2 w. ago Who qualifies for 'no tax on tips' and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules

The Treasury Department is moving closer to implementing President Trump's "no tax on tips" promise

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2 w. ago It's Ladies Day! Melania Trump meets Scouts with the Princess of Wales after tour of Windsor Castle's Dolls' House with Queen Camilla

The Princess of Wales invited Melania Trump to accompany her for a fun last engagement together before she departed the castle to join her husband Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer at Chequers.

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2 w. ago Experts independently resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration

A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself

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2 w. ago Barr tells House panel Jeffrey Epstein’s death was ‘undoubtedly suicide’

Attorney general during Trump’s first term made comments to House oversight committee, transcript showsThe former US attorney general William Barr has repeated his finding that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death in prison was “undoubtedly suicide” to a panel of lawmakers looking into the disgraced financier’s crimes and connections.Barr, the top prosecutor in Donald Trump’s first term when the justice department brought sex trafficking charges against Epstein, made the comments to the House oversight committee late Monday, according to an interview transcript. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Senate Democrats raise concerns over Pentagon plan to use military lawyers as immigration judges

A group of Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate a ban on using service members for law enforcement and affect the military justice system

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2 w. ago Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes

Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and lead to price hikes

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2 w. ago ‘Like working in a prison’: cuts, fear and understaffing at Trump’s labor department

Morale has plummeted as staff charged with protecting US workers feel their core mission is being underminedA giant banner featuring a serious-looking Donald Trump now hangs down the front of the Department of Labor’s Washington DC office. Covering the windows of nearly three floors, the poster reads: “American Workers FIRST.”“Mr President, I invite you see your big beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor because you are really the transformational president of the American worker,” the labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeReme, said last month at a cabinet meeting with the president. Continue reading...

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