President Trump announced on social media Friday that Richard Grenell, the former ambassador to Germany who Trump appointed as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
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6 U.S. airmen die in crash; Hegseth says Iran’s leader is ‘likely disfigured’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the …
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Contributor: What a U.S. victory would look like in the Iran war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSix days after the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump took to Truth Social to announce, in the context of the ongoing joint American-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic …
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WASHINGTON — Days after he was named Iran’s next supreme leader, and over a week since U.S. and Israeli bombing wiped out much of his family, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement …
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California attorney general vows to scrutinize Paramount/Warner deal
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta called out the federal government for largely vacating its role as antitrust regulator, saying it’s now up to California and other states to look out …
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Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in Congress
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina’s Democrats, said Thursday that he will run for an 18th House term, a move that could position him as an …
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President Trump was uncommonly lucky in his first term, neither inheriting nor provoking a crisis of the sort that tests U.S. presidents, until COVID struck in his final 10 months. …
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Most L.A. voters undecided about mayor’s race, with support for Bass at 20%, poll finds
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA majority of Los Angeles voters are undecided about the race for mayor, with support for incumbent Karen Bass at 20%, according to a new poll. The poll by Emerson …
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Video: $5 to sign a ballot petition with someone else’s name? California launches probe
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA video circulating online appears to show signature collectors paying people to sign initiative petitions under other people’s names, according to officials, and now the state has opened an investigation. …
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Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 reelection bid
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Jill Biden is breaking her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to abruptly end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats concerned about his age, health and viability against …