Palau, a small archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, signed a memo of understanding with the Trump administration to take up to 75 “third-country nationals,” in exchange for $7.5 million …
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Trump takes calls from kids on Christmas Eve: ‘You don’t want clean, beautiful coal, right?’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Wednesday got into the Christmas spirit as they fielded calls from children across the country in anticipation of the arrival of Santa …
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Rep. LaMonica McIver returns to detention facility months after scuffle
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) returned to the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in New Jersey on Tuesday to push for its closure months after she was involved in a scuffle at …
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President Trump threw the hemp industry a lifeline with his order to speed up marijuana rescheduling and launch Medicare coverage of CBD, giving more strength to a significant lobbying fight that looms in the year …
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Trump’s new point person on Greenland says administration not ‘trying to conquer anybody’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), who is also now President Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, said Tuesday that the Trump administration does not aim “to conquer anybody.” “Look, the United …
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Explosion, fire reported at Silver Lake nursing home in Pennsylvania
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEmergency crews are on the scene after an explosion and fire at a nursing home outside Philadelphia, local and state officials said Tuesday. WPVI in Philadelphia reported that the explosion …
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US adults are increasingly pessimistic about economy: Survey
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesConfidence in the economy dipped to negative 33 in December, the lowest level recorded in President Trump’s second term, according to a new poll. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index — which …
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Republicans divided on whether Trump should topple Venezuela’s Maduro with military force
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRepublican lawmakers are divided over whether President Trump should escalate military pressure on Venezuela to oust President Nicolás Maduro, with some Republicans warning that “regime change” has a history of …
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US military kills ‘narco-terrorist’ in eastern Pacific strike
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. military struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing one “narco-terrorist.” U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) shared a 27-second video of the strike on …
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Jim Beam to halt production at main distillery; Democrat blames Trump tariffs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJim Beam, the Bourbon company, is stopping its main distillery’s production this year. “We plan to pause distillation at our main distillery on the James B. Beam campus for 2026 …