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Danish premier in close race to win vote shaped by Trump

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Danish parliamentary election had the country’s main political rivals in a virtual tie, complicating the chances for a re-election of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

The premier’s Social Democrats held a clear lead in a vote shaped by Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, but projections by Denmark’s main broadcasters showed the ...Read more

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Trump says he'd consider hiring DeSantis next year: 'He's doing a good job'

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One of Tallahassee’s favorite parlor games has been figuring out what Gov. Ron DeSantis will do next year when he’s no longer Florida’s governor.

The president of the University of Florida? Florida State? A job with the Tampa Bay Rays?

On Monday, DeSantis told Fox’s Sean Hannity that he wouldn’t rule out another presidential run. ...Read more

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US sees 'possibility of diplomacy' with Iran as war costs rise

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled that Iran had offered a “present” as a show of good faith in negotiations he has claimed are ongoing to end a 25-day conflict that’s upended global markets, even while he deploys more troops to the Middle East.

Trump wouldn’t detail the gift, “worth a tremendous amount of money,” but ...Read more

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Trump says Iran wants to 'make a deal' as it continues to strike Israel and gulf nations

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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that Iran wants to “make a deal” with the United States to end the war in the Middle East, saying that negotiations are ongoing with the conflict in its fourth week.

Iran has publicly denied that talks are happening. But Trump told reporters during an Oval Office event that negotiations are ...Read more

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Divided Supreme Court weighs the right to seek asylum at the southern border

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule that it may block migrants from applying for asylum at ports of entry along the southern border.

The administration's lawyers argued that the right to asylum, which arose in response to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, does not extend to those who are stopped just...Read more

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Alaska Legislature on track to pass election reform bill after years of failed attempts

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After a bipartisan vote in the House on Monday, the Alaska Legislature is poised to pass an omnibus election reform bill, a goal that has eluded lawmakers since 2022.

Alaska legislators have repeatedly sought to make substantial changes to the state's voting laws. Republicans have wanted to more easily remove inactive voters from the state's ...Read more

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Marco Rubio testifies he was 'unaware' of former Rep. David Rivera's $50 million deal with Venezuelan subsidiary

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MIAMI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday at the Miami federal trial of former Congressman David Rivera that he never would have talked with his friend about his plan for democratic elections in Venezuela if had known that Rivera had signed a $50 million contract with the U.S. subsidiary of the country’s national oil company. ...Read more

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Trump says Iran 'regime change' achieved as he seeks a tricky peace deal

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WASHINGTON — In his sudden pivot to negotiations toward a deal with Iran, President Donald Trump has contradicted his own recent statements while declaring Tuesday that “regime change” had been achieved.

The U.S. commander in chief told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday that Iranian leaders were “all gone,” adding, “Nobody ...Read more

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Trump says Iran offered 'present' tied to energy flows in talks

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled that Iran had offered a “present” as a show of good faith in negotiations the U.S. leader has claimed are ongoing to end a 25-day conflict that’s upended global markets, even as he deploys more troops to the Middle East.

Trump wouldn’t detail the gift, “worth a tremendous amount of money,...Read more

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Divided Supreme Court weighs the right to seek asylum at the southern border

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule that it may block migrants from applying for asylum at ports of entry along the southern border.

The administration's lawyers argued that the right to asylum, which arose in response to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, does not extend to those who are stopped just...Read more

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Former aide of Rep. Troy Nehls ends lawsuit alleging homophobic workplace

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WASHINGTON — A former staff member for Rep. Troy Nehls will get no settlement money in the dismissal of his lawsuit that alleged he was pressured out of his job because he was gay, according to the congressman’s office.

Alex Chadwell, who worked for Nehls’ offices in Washington and Texas, filed a lawsuit in 2024 contending he faced a ...Read more

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Supreme Court sounds ready to allow policy limiting asylum claims

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WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Tuesday to clear the way for a policy seeking to prevent immigrants from presenting asylum claims at the U.S. border with Mexico.

The Trump administration asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that blocked the...Read more

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USC cancels California gubernatorial debate amid uproar over candidates of color being excluded

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LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California canceled its Tuesday evening gubernatorial debate after facing fiery criticism about excluding every gubernatorial candidate of color.

Although the university defended the methodology used to determine who was invited to participate in the forum, it canceled the debate less than 24 hours ...Read more

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The first No Kings protest of 2026 -- and the third of Trump's term -- is this weekend

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PHILADELPHIA — No Kings, the recurring nationwide protests against the policies of President Donald Trump, is back for 2026.

Over 3,000 No Kings rallies are scheduled for Saturday, and will focus on Trump, his policies, escalations of immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota, and ICE’s increased presence nationwide.

It marks the third ...Read more

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, acting Commander of U.S. Cyber Command William Hartman and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, right, stand before the Senate Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2026. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

How the National Security Council typically functions to plan and fully assess risks when presidents consider going to war

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Three weeks into the U.S. war with Iran, it seems increasingly evident that President Donald Trump and his administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to attacks.

Besides appearing unprepared by the escalation of war, the president has offered contradictory statements on the U.S. rationale for bombing Iran, including that ...Read more

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Is it ‘Ih-ran’ or ‘E-ron’? Inside the politics of pronunciation

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With the war in Iran a topic on everyone’s lips, you might have noticed an inconsistency in the way that nation’s name is said, varying between a more native-like “Ih-ron” pronunciation and a more Americanized “Ih-ran” one.

An everyday listener might just chalk this up as being the result of regional differences or the ...Read more

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Springsteen will sing Saturday at No Kings rally in St. Paul

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Bruce Springsteen apparently can’t get enough of the Twin Cities.

Before he kicks off his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour on Tuesday, March 31, at Target Center in Minneapolis, he’ll give another performance at the No Kings rally on Saturday at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul.

“You want to try to meet the ...Read more

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Pentagon, after court loss, will bar media offices from building

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WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will no longer allow media organizations to keep offices in the Pentagon building after a federal judge ruled that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had improperly revoked credentials for dozens of them.

The Pentagon will close what’s known as the Correspondents’ Corridor after deciding that access to the ...Read more

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Trump rejects deal to end shutdown as ICE heads to troubled airports

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President Trump on Monday rejected a bipartisan deal that could end the partial government shutdown and ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to patrol some airport security checkpoints as air travel delays kept getting worse.

As ICE agents headed to 14 airports in the New York area and nationwide, Trump refused a proposed deal ...Read more

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California governor debate draws backlash over who made the stage

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Only six of the ten leading candidates for California governor will take the stage Tuesday night for the next televised debate, prompting backlash from the excluded candidates — all of whom are major former officeholders — who are accusing organizers of using biased criteria that let in San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan despite similar polling ...Read more

 

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