70 m. ago 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program

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2 h. ago Trump administration sued by 20 states for cutting disaster prevention grants

Lawsuit claims Fema lacks power to cancel multibillion-dollar Bric program after it was approved by CongressA group of 20 mostly Democratic-led US states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program that funds infrastructure upgrades to protect against natural disasters.The lawsuit filed in Boston federal court claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) lacked the power to cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program in April after it was approved and funded by Congress. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump could lose the ‘bros’ that helped him win election over Epstein fallout, pundits warn

‘I have to think that this has Trump petrified right now’

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3 h. ago Trump’s calls it ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Fed chair Powell after reportedly telling House GOP he ‘likely will soon’

The president’s public about-face on firing Jerome Powell is sure to have critics call it another TACO, or ‘Trump Always Chickens Out,’ moment.

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3 h. ago Trump defends Pam Bondi over her inconsistent Epstein files comments

Donald Trump defended US Attorney General Pam Bondi over her inconsistent Epstein files claims in a press briefing at the Oval Office on July 16th, 2025.

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3 h. ago PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

The program known as PEPFAR is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over 25 million people around the world with HIV

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3 h. ago Laura Loomer warns Trump’s Epstein flub could ‘consume his presidency’

Far-right activist Laura Loomer has warned that Donald Trump’s handling of the so-called “Epstein files” threatens to “consume his presidency,” in a stark departure from her usually unshakable support for the president.

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3 h. ago Trump calls it ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Fed chair Powell after reportedly telling House GOP he ‘likely will soon’

Apparent U-turn

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4 h. ago Trump administration deported ‘monsters’ to tiny African country in deal catching diplomats by surprise

EXCLUSIVE: DHS says the men are so ‘depraved’ they were sent to Eswatini. But the embassy was given no advanced notice of the plan

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4 h. ago The Trump administration’s latest immigration target: Kids aged 11 and under

Exclusive: Immigration judges broke records with the number of young children they have ordered removed from the US in April —with lawyers accusing Trump of “pumping up deportation numbers on the backs of kids, data correspondent Alicja Hagopian reports

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4 h. ago Man charged with killing Minnesota lawmaker plans to plead not guilty

The defense lawyer for a man accused of killing the top Democratic leader in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife, says he plans to plead not guilty

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4 h. ago 20 states sue the Trump admin for cutting disaster prevention money

A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program

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4 h. ago Trump attacks ‘stupid Republicans’ for wanting Epstein files released

Trump continues to disavow members of his party who have called for him to fulfill campaign promise to release evidence on notorious pedophile

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4 h. ago Trump ferociously turns on his own base ripping into 'weaklings' stoking Epstein conspiracies

Donald Trump can't make his most fervent supporters forget about his administration's Jeffrey Epstein files failure - no matter how hard he tries.

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4 h. ago Donald Trump slams 'past supporters' as MAGA fans call out Epstein files U

Donald Trump has appeared increasingly unwilling to release files regarding Jeffrey Epstein despite members of his administration previously vowing to release them

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5 h. ago Government opposes delaying death penalty decision for Zizian charged in border agent's shooting

Federal prosecutors say a judge should not delay their decision on whether to seek the death penalty against a woman who is linked to a cult-like group and accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont

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5 h. ago Embassies should see cars clamped for congestion charge debts – peers

Diplomacy is ‘an art’, Baroness Chapman of Darlington said as she took questions about embassies’ London congestion charge debts.

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5 h. ago Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation

A federal judge in Tennessee could rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges

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5 h. ago The push to defund Planned Parenthood hit other clinics in Maine. Now their group is suing

Planned Parenthood isn't the only abortion provider that stands to lose Medicaid payments under a budget plan signed by President Donald Trump

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5 h. ago Education aid cuts to severely harm futures of children across developing world, research says

Exclusive: The slashing of aid by countries like the US and UK will be felt for years, new research suggests

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