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Pete Hegseth ordered Pentagon makeup studio for TV appearances, report says

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Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered a makeup studio to be installed in the Pentagon so he can freshen up for TV appearances.

The vanity project was initially planned to cost taxpayers $40,000 before being scaled back, according to CBS News.

Hegseth’s powder area is reportedly located inside a green room...Read more

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Trump's anti-Christian bias task force begins. Here's what they're watching for

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Efforts to quash what President Donald Trump’s administration perceives as “anti-Christian bias” were formally launched with a meeting among members of a task force established under a presidential executive order issued earlier this year.

The meeting, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 22, invited Cabinet members and three ...Read more

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Jessica Alba, Cash Warren list $19M estate amid divorce

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Jessica Alba and Cash Warren aren’t just closing the chapter on their marriage, but their $19 million Beverly Hills home.

The Honest Company co-founder, 43, and producer, 46, listed the 9,000-square-foot 7-bed, 8.5-bath estate for $18,995,000, TMZ reports.

Alba and Warren purchased the sprawling digs for $10 million in 2017 and oversaw an 18...Read more

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Dr. Warren Hern closes Boulder Abortion Clinic after 50 years

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DENVER — The Boulder Abortion Clinic, one of the relatively few options for third-trimester pregnancy terminations and a frequent target of anti-abortion demonstrators, has closed after 50 years.

Dr. Warren Hern, the clinic’s outspoken director, said Wednesday that he’d run the practice for 50 years as of January, and saw his final ...Read more

NC judges rule against GOP plan to strip governor of election board appointments

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A panel of judges on Wednesday struck down a GOP plan to wrest control of North Carolina’s election boards from Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and transfer it to the Republican state auditor.

In a 2-1 ruling, a Republican and Democratic judge in Wake County Superior Court agreed with Stein that a bill passed in the final days of...Read more

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Florida pushed anti-abortion nonprofit to run ads against Amendment 4

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration last year gave an extra $5 million to a network of anti-abortion crisis pregnancy clinics and asked it to run advertisements opposing a proposed abortion amendment, the group confirmed Wednesday.

But the Florida Pregnancy Care Network’s board chose not to run those types of ads, the ...Read more

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Trump reversals on Fed chair, China tariffs send markets higher

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking for an off-ramp from the trade war it started with China earlier this month, calling its tariffs on Chinese goods unsustainable as major retailers warn the White House that U.S. consumers will begin seeing supply shortages and higher prices within weeks.

Markets soared on comments from ...Read more

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Former NFL player Jay Feely launches bid for Congress in Arizona

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With a vow to be a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and sports commentator, entered the Republican primary for Arizona’s deep-red 5th District, which Rep. Andy Biggs is vacating to run for governor.

At a campaign kickoff Tuesday in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Feely, 48, tied his candidacy to his support for...Read more

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First-quarter tax lobbying bonanza as reconciliation beckons

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WASHINGTON — Lobbying on tax issues exploded during the first quarter of this year, as Congress prepared to extend the 2017 tax cuts through a costly filibuster-proof reconciliation package later this year.

There were more than 300 new lobbying registrations — disclosures firms file when they acquire new clients — citing tax policy issues...Read more

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Trump's U-turns on Powell, China follow dire economic warnings

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WASHINGTON — Confronted with fresh warnings from financial markets, business leaders and top advisers, President Donald Trump this week eased off on two of his frequent punching bags: Jerome Powell and China.

Trump entered office with a steadfast desire to reshape the global economy. But his resolve has appeared to waver in the face of ...Read more

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Trump fires more immigration judges in what some suspect is a move to bend courts to his will

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The Justice Department's move last week to fire at least eight immigration judges, including four from California, is raising fears among Democratic leaders, academics and others that the Trump Administration is chipping away at due process protections for immigrants.

"These firings made no sense," said Matt Biggs, president of the ...Read more

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With Head Start in jeopardy, Trump administration threatens child care for 800,000 kids

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LOS ANGELES — Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Head Start centers have been unnerved by an escalating series of threats, including, most recently, total annihilation.

An end to the historic federal early childhood program would leave about 800,000 low-income children across the U.S. without access to child care, medical ...Read more

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Former Maryland US attorney with ties to Trump representing Harvard in funding lawsuit

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A former top Maryland federal prosecutor with ties to the Trump administration is one of the attorneys representing Harvard University in its legal battle against the administration after officials froze billions of dollars of the university’s federal funding.

Robert Hur, who was appointed by President Donald Trump as the U.S. Attorney for ...Read more

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San Diego judge blocks Trump administration anti-money laundering affecting border businesses

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A San Diego federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a rule that the government said would crack down on money laundering but that a San Diego small business owner argued would likely force her to close down.

The rule, enacted last week by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement ...Read more

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Editorial: America must resist Trump's total control

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“No king in America,” said the hand-lettered signs at protests across the nation Saturday.

It was the 250th anniversary of the battles at Lexington and Concord that started the American Revolution, which rid our nation of despotic rule forever.

Or so we thought.

Our new tyrant plans to dominate next year’s 250th anniversary of the ...Read more

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Millions raised early as 2026 House races take shape in California's Orange County

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The 2026 election cycle is already heating up — and the money is rolling in.

Congressional candidates across Orange County, California, collectively raised millions of dollars in the first quarter of 2025, with early totals suggesting several races are poised to become top battlegrounds.

The early money matters. With Republicans holding a ...Read more

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Commentary: Trump's neo-colonialism tendencies ignore American history and values

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The United States had planned to send a delegation to Greenland, headed by Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha. But guess what? Greenland wasn’t having it, saying the visit was too provocative.

It’s a pattern. When President Donald Trump talks about buying Greenland, taking over Canada, or getting back the Panama Canal, it makes people ...Read more

Trump touts manufacturing while undercutting state efforts to help factories

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Steve Whalen loves his home state of Delaware and he’s proud to manufacture computers there that police officers use to “catch bad guys.” He said tariffs on imports from China and other countries, along with sharp cuts to government spending and the winding down of a program for small manufacturers, will make it harder for him to do that. ...Read more

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Zelenskyy says he wants to meet Trump in Vatican at papal funeral

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’d like to meet Donald Trump at the Vatican on Saturday where global leaders will attend the funeral of Pope Francis.

The Ukrainian leader’s push for a meeting with Trump comes just days after the American president warned he was ready to walk away from efforts to end the war in Ukraine if a deal can’t be ...Read more

Carney's Liberals hold narrow lead with 6 days left before Canada election

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MONTREAL — Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is holding on to a narrow lead in opinion surveys with less than a week to go before Canada’s election, as U.S. tariff threats remain a top issue in the campaign.

Among decided voters, 43% support the Liberals, compared with 39% for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party, according to a new Leger ...Read more

 

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