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U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach wins tightly contested GOP endorsement in western Minnesota

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Three-term U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach won the Republican endorsement on April 25 following a drawn-out convention in Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District.

It took multiple rounds of voting for the incumbent to secure the nomination at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall on Saturday, April 25, according to observers.

...Read more

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Trump says gala attack shows security need for his new ballroom

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President Donald Trump jumped on Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to add a security rationale to his case for building a massive White House ballroom that he has wanted for years.

“The one good thing is now everybody knows how badly needed it is,” Trump said Sunday on Fox News.

Trump, who has been ...Read more

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California lawmakers react to shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Political leaders in California expressed relief that no one was hurt Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump as a gunman fired shots while trying to enter the ballroom.

Both Democrats and Republicans said they were grateful no one was seriously injured.

A man identified as Cole Tomas Allen of ...Read more

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Bayer banks on US Supreme Court's help to rein In Roundup lawsuits

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Bayer AG is counting on the U.S. Supreme Court to pare down lawsuits over its top-selling Roundup weedkiller and help corral the decade-long litigation that has cost the company more than $10 billion and cast a pall over its stock price.

Bayer’s attorneys during arguments Monday will urge the high court to overturn a $1.25 million Missouri ...Read more

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Suspect in DC gala attack spent several years acquiring guns

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The man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Dinner spent years quietly acquiring his arsenal, purchasing a shotgun from a Torrance, California, firearms dealer eight months before the attack and a semi-automatic pistol two years earlier, according to a law enforcement intelligence profile reviewed by Bloomberg.

Cole Tomas ...Read more

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Ex-Israeli prime ministers unite parties to take on Netanyahu

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Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, two former prime ministers of Israel, announced the merging of their parties, creating a new political entity that could outpoll that of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the upcoming election.

The party, named Together, will be led by Bennett, a hawk and one-time settler advocate who has edged closer to the ...Read more

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Gunman at DC gala believed to be targeting US officials

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The armed suspect who tried to enter a Washington ballroom where President Donald Trump was speaking was likely targeting administration officials, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

Blanche said Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press" that the man is believed to have acted alone after traveling by train from California and had been staying ...Read more

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Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire

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A controversial rule enacted last year that denies federal Medicaid funding to abortion providers is likely to expire this summer, despite anti-abortion pressure on Republicans to renew it.

Leaders in Congress in recent days have insisted that a new federal spending bill needs to be as stripped down as possible and focused on funding related to...Read more

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1 in 4 women crossing state lines for abortions traveled to Illinois in 2025, data show

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CHICAGO — Eight years ago, before the U.S. Supreme Court reversed course on federal protections granted in Roe v. Wade and returned questions of abortion legality to individual states, the Chicago Abortion Fund supported less than 1% of the patients it served in 2025.

Now the largest fund of its kind in the country, the organization works to ...Read more

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Correspondents' dinner gunman identified as Torrance, Calif., man; reporters visit suspect's home

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Citing federal law enforcement sources, the Associated Press identified the alleged White House Correspondents’ Association dinner gunman as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who has ties to the L.A. County city of Torrance.

A law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the active investigation also identified Allen as the ...Read more

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'They think he is a lone wolf,' Trump says of alleged gunman

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During a news conference shortly after President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, he described the moment authorities arrested the alleged gunman.

“The First Lady on my right, and I heard a noise, and sort of thought it was a tray,” Trump said. “I thought it was a tray going ...Read more

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President Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents Dinner amid shooting

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A shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner led to the evacuation of the president and one person in police custody. According to Secret Service, the incident happened near a security check point.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were escorted from the event, according to USA TODAY. As attendees ducked for ...Read more

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Trump rushed off stage after shooting at White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday evening after gunshots were fired, and a person was taken into custody.

A lLos Angeles Times reporter attending the dinner sheltered in a restroom after the incident. He said he heard about four or five gunshots around 8:30...Read more

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Trump evacuated after shots fired at Correspondents dinner

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington Saturday after shots were fired at the hotel where the event was taking place.

Trump, who left the hotel in northwest Washington to return to the White House, said he will hold a news ...Read more

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Trump rushed off stage at White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner; reports of gunshots

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday evening after an incident led to a security response and reports that gunshots were fired.

A Los Angeles Times reporter attending the dinner was forced to shelter in a restroom. He said he heard about four to five gunshots ...Read more

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Before Cherfilus-McCormick resigned, candidates were raising money to replace her. Who's ahead?

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s time in Congress was nearing an end, she depleted almost all her campaign cash — to pay legal fees to her criminal defense attorney.

Combined with anemic fundraising, payment to the attorney left the Broward-Palm Beach County Democrat with just $11,000 in cash just three weeks before...Read more

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Trump's crypto pep talk can't stop his memecoin's deep slide

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s renewed pledge to support the U.S. crypto industry’s growth fell short of rekindling appetite for his own memecoin, with $TRUMP falling 14% on Saturday even as the president addressed some of the token’s biggest holders.

During his closed-door remarks Saturday in Florida, Trump reiterated his support for a ...Read more

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Thanedar left crypto holdings out of latest campaign finance report

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WASHINGTON ― Two-term Michigan U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar hasn't filed a complete campaign finance report that discloses the value of his congressional campaign's crypto investments covering the first three months of the year.

When asked about the omission, Thanedar told The Detroit News last week by text that he intended to file an amendment to...Read more

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Thanedar left crypto holdings out of latest campaign finance report

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WASHINGTON ― Two-term Michigan U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar hasn't filed a complete campaign finance report that discloses the value of his congressional campaign's crypto investments covering the first three months of the year.

When asked about the omission, Thanedar told The Detroit News last week by text that he intended to file an amendment to...Read more

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Confident Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seizes edge in House fight with Virginia win

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NEW YORK — Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was making little effort to hide his upbeat mood this week after Virginia voters approved a redistricting plan aimed at flipping four Republican seats to Democrats in the fall midterms.

The Brooklyn lawmaker regaled Capitol Hill reporters on bring-your-kid-to-work day with chit-chat about his favorite ...Read more

 

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