Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Monday that he will miss the Fancy Farm annual picnic in Kentucky, the state’s premier political event which he has attended for more than 40 …
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President Trump ran on a pledge to bring down energy costs, but a year and a half into his second term, prices of both gasoline and electricity are rising. While …
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Pulte says he completed fourth round of layoffs as acting DNI
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesActing Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte said Sunday his office completed a fourth round of layoffs since he took over on June 19. “Since becoming Acting Director of …
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DSA co-chair: ‘Establishment Democrats should be worried about the voters’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemocratic Socialist of America (DSA) national co-chair Megan Romer on Sunday said more mainstream Democrats “should be worried about the voters.” Romer appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” where host Shannon …
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Netanyahu vows ‘very, very forceful’ response if Iran attacks Israel
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that if Iran attacks Israel directly or indirectly, it would make for a “terrible mistake.” “I should say it very, very clearly,” Netanyahu …
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Dangerously hot temperatures spanned across much of the central U.S. on Saturday as a sprawling heat dome, in which a high-pressure atmospheric system traps hot air over a large area …
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Israel detains more than 70 in West Bank after deadly clashes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIsraeli forces detained more than 70 people across the occupied West Bank overnight Friday and into Saturday after violence in a northern Palestinian village killed two Israeli soldiers and four …
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President Trump was given a second chance Friday evening to deliver a speech before the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner — his first time addressing the crowd as president. …
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Live updates: Troy Jackson to face Susan Collins in Maine; Houthis hit Saudi Arabia
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D) officially clinched the nomination to take on incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Saturday. Democrats in the state voted 566-5 on Jackson to …
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Former Trump food official calls for independent review of federal government response to Cyclospora outbreak
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas, who served under both President Trump and former President Biden, criticized the federal government’s handling of a Cyclospora outbreak that …