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Trump made tens of millions from his Miami and Palm Beach properties. Here's how

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MIAMI — President Donald Trump’s income from his South Florida holdings have soared since he returned to the White House, a Miami Herald review of his latest financial disclosure shows.

The four properties — Mar-a-Lago resort, the Trump National Hotel in Doral and his golf clubs in Jupiter and West Palm Beach — brought him roughly $265 ...Read more

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Commentary: The Iran gas tax is going to hit American families. But we can change the future

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The next time you fill up your gas tank, you may be paying for President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

Just days into the new 60-day agreement, Iranian officials began discussing new charges on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration says they are not tolls. Iran calls them fees. American families will pay either ...Read more

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Progressive staff group urges sexual misconduct overhaul

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WASHINGTON — Sweeping moves to address sexual misconduct at the Capitol may not be coming anytime soon, given the slow pace of change in Congress. But even “low-hanging fruit” could make a difference, some staffers say.

The Congressional Progressive Staff Association laid out some ideas in a letter sent to lawmakers on Tuesday.

“Staff ...Read more

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Le Pen free to run in French presidential race after appeal

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Marine Le Pen was cleared by appeal judges to enter the 2027 French presidential race if she drops a vow never to stand for office wearing an electronic bracelet.

Le Pen was handed a significant reprieve on an election ban but also given a one-year jail term and told by the Paris court of appeal that she likely must wear the device for a ...Read more

People attend a Tax The Rich rally hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America in the Bronx, N.Y., on March 29, 2026.  Jason Alpert-Wisnia/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

Democratic socialists aren’t the only young, progressive Democrats dividing the party

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A number of recent high-profile congressional primaries in the Democratic Party have resulted in the nomination of unexpected candidates. Many of these winning candidates have unseated entrenched incumbents, as 29-year-old Colorado attorney Melat Kiros did to U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who has been serving in the House for three decades.

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Crowds gather for a Pride march in New York in June 2026. New research shows that the boundaries of heterosexuality are changing for young women. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much

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Young women are moving away from exclusive heterosexuality faster than young men.

In a recent poll, Gallup found that LGBTQ+ identification has more than doubled since 2012, with especially high rates among Gen Z women, or those born between 1997 and 2012. In 2023, 28.5% of Gen Z women identified as LGBTQ+, compared with 10.6% of Gen ...Read more

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Commentary: The troubling takeaway when experts game out election threats

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To test whether our nation’s founding principles remain strong enough to make it another 250 years, PBS surprised a group of nine prominent Americans with a hypothetical worst-case scenario for the midterm elections.

We started by assembling notables who were willing to go on national TV to game out a gripping story in which our democracy is ...Read more

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In Colorado's battleground race, Rep. Gabe Evans and Manny Rutinel make their case to voters now that match is set

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The final battle phase is now set in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, where over the next 120 days, two men of the same generation will fight for a seat that could well determine control of Congress.

The state’s newest district — covering a Front Range area spanning from Greeley down to the northern suburbs of Denver — has seen ...Read more

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Iran missiles reportedly hit ships in Hormuz, testing US talks

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Iran fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, Axios reported, testing a late-June deal with the U.S. to halt attacks as the two sides work toward a peace agreement.

Both vessels suffered significant damage, but there were no casualties, Axios cited an unidentified U.S. official as saying. ...Read more

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Trump again asks Supreme Court to block $5 million Carroll award

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President Donald Trump filed a last-ditch plea with the U.S. Supreme Court as he tries to prevent the writer E. Jean Carroll from collecting $5 million awarded by a jury that found he had sexually abused and defamed her.

Trump on Monday asked the high court to take the unusual step of reconsidering its June 29 rejection of the president’s ...Read more

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Trump claims credit for Walmart's latest price reductions

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President Donald Trump praised Walmart Inc. for lowering prices on some products on Monday and urged other retailers to follow suit, touting the move as a boon to US consumers.

“I have just been informed that one of the biggest, best, and smartest Retailers in America, Walmart, will be lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration’s ...Read more

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Trump Bitcoin reserve faces hurdles as departments seek control

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The Trump administration’s plan to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has been complicated by two government departments vying to run it, alongside questions about which has the legal authority to do so.

President Donald Trump ordered the reserve to be created last year as part of his promise to turn America into the “crypto capital of the ...Read more

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Outgoing leader says Colombia's next government is illegitimate

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s outgoing leader said he doesn’t recognize the legitimacy of the incoming government of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, escalating tension as the nation prepares for a transfer of power on Aug. 7.

“Abelardo didn’t win the election,” President Gustavo Petro wrote in a lengthy post on X.

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DOJ says it will send election monitors to 3 Michigan cities

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LANSING, Mich. — President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has informed Michigan officials it intends to send election monitors to three cities in the battleground state for the Aug. 4 primary.

Letters from the federal department about the plans have mentioned Detroit, Lansing and East Lansing, said two sources who had knowledge of the ...Read more

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Trump accounts risk missing low-income families buying in

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is touting its tax-advantaged investment accounts for those under 18, but critics say the accounts may only reach those who are already set in life.

Parents can contribute up to $5,000 annually to what Republicans have dubbed Trump Accounts and children born between 2025 and 2028 receive a $1,000 federal ...Read more

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Congress faces its own summer heat dome

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WASHINGTON — The sweltering Fourth of July weekend is over, but for both parties in House and Senate leadership, the heat is still cranked up.

Both chambers are likely to return next Monday to the same sweat-inducing tangle of legislative problems that left them stumped as they headed out of town at the end of June.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-...Read more

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Outsiders won Minnesota GOP backing. Are they well-known enough to win elections?

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Kendall Qualls delivered an unusual closing message to a crowd of Republicans deciding whether he should be the party’s endorsed candidate for governor.

“I’m the one candidate that’s a nobody‚" Qualls said.

“And God likes nobodies,” he continued from the stage at the GOP convention in Duluth in May. “I don’t have an office ...Read more

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Maryland campaign mailers may mislead voters -- and still be legal

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BALTIMORE — When Maryland voters in northwest Baltimore opened campaign mailers from outgoing state Sen. Dalya Attar ahead of last month’s Democratic primary, they saw a smiling photo with Gov. Wes Moore and language emphasizing that he appointed her to the Senate.

Although Moore appointed Attar to the vacant Senate seat in District 41, the...Read more

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Trump heads to NATO as tensions simmer with Europe

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WASHINGTON — The leaders of Europe are bracing for another turbulent summit with President Donald Trump this week as NATO members gather for their annual meeting in the Turkish capital.

European diplomats view Trump’s decision to attend as a positive sign of his continued commitment to the alliance. But the president’s grievances with ...Read more

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In Congress, a bipartisan annoyance with the Supreme Court

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WASHINGTON — The most recent Supreme Court term has left Congress grappling with how to respond to a court that experts say has grabbed considerably more power for itself.

Conservatives were rankled by a Supreme Court decision quashing President Donald Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship, for example. Democrats, meanwhile, were ...Read more

 

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