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Head of FEMA Storm Response Resigns
The leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Response Coordination Center resigned from his position Wednesday, just as the nation has entered hurricane season, CBS News reported.
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Newsmax Names Paula Dobriansky, Alex Acosta to Board of Directors
Newsmax Inc. (NYSE:NMAX) ("Newsmax" or the "Company") on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dobriansky will serve as a member of the Audit Committee alongside former U.S....
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AG Bondi: LA Looters Will Be Charged Under Hobbs Act
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday said the Department of Justice will use the Hobbs Act to prosecute any rioters in Los Angeles who have vandalized businesses.
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AG Bondi: LA Looters Will Be Charged Under Hobbs Act
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday said the Department of Justice will be using the Hobbs Act to prosecute rioters in Los Angeles who have vandalized businesses.
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WH Press Secretary Chides Reporter for 'Stupid Question'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt chided a reporter on Wednesday after suggesting that President Donald Trump would be opposed to a peaceful protest of Saturday's military parade.
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Sen. Paul Slams WH for Disinviting Him From Picnic
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ripped into the Trump administration on Wednesday after he was unceremoniously disinvited from the White House annual picnic.
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Public Policy Poll: Mamdani Leads Cuomo for Mayor
A new poll shows Zohran Mamdani might be on the verge of an upset in the New York City mayoral race. Mamdami leads former New York governor and perceived front-runner Andrew Cuomo 35% to 31% in a poll by Public Policy Polling.
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Oil Prices Tick Up on Worries of Escalating US-Iran Tension
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday to their highest in more than two months, after U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East, which raised fear that escalating tensions with Iran could disrupt supply.Brent crude futures rose 15...
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Cryptocurrency Legislation Clears Senate Hurdle
Legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies passed a procedural hurdle in the Senate Wednesday, moving one step closer to passage, Politico reported.
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California Jails Ignored Over 13,000 ICE Detainers
California jails failed to honor more than 13,000 ICE detainers over 2½ years, significantly affecting enforcement of federal immigration law and public safety, according to newly released Immigration and Customs Enforcement records, Breitbart reported,
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Fmr CIA Analyst Gets Over 3 Years for Info Leak
A former CIA analyst who pleaded guilty in January over a leak of classified Israeli plans to strike Iran was sentenced to 37 months in prison on Wednesday, the Department of Justice said.
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Kosovo to 'Temporarily' Accept 50 US Deportations
The acting government of Kosovo has agreed to "temporarily" host migrants deported from the United States, Radio Free Europe reported Wednesday.
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DNC Votes to Oust Vice Chairs Hogg, Kenyatta
The Democratic National Committee has voted to oust David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta as vice chairs based on a technical complaint.
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US Orders Nonessential Staff to Leave Baghdad Embassy as Iran Tensions Rise
The United States is reducing the number of people deemed nonessential to operations in the Middle East, the State Department has announced.The U.S. is also authorizing nonessential personnel and family members to leave Bahrain and Kuwait, which will give them a choice on...
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GOP Stymies Effort to Block Qatari Arms, Jet Deal
The GOP-controlled Senate on Wednesday blocked an effort by Democrats seeking to obstruct the Trump administration's weapons deal with two Middle Eastern countries they assert are tied to a luxury jumbo jet from the government of Qatar, The Hill reported.
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Army to Curtail VIP Flights Around Pentagon
The U.S. Army will curtail VIP military helicopter flights around the Pentagon after safety concerns were raised following the Jan. 29 fatal collision of a Black Hawk helicopter with an American Airlines passenger jet near Reagan airport, a senator said on Wednesday.
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Fulbright Board Members Resign, Citing Political Interference by WH
All 12 members overseeing the Fulbright Scholarships resigned Wednesday in protest of what they call political interference by the Trump administration. The program awards nearly 8,000 scholarships to academics each year.
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Judge: Columbia University Protester Khalil Must Be Released
A federal judge has ruled that the government must release Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student whom the Trump administration is trying to deport over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
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Lawmakers Urge Rubio to Save Body That Tracks War Crimes
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has pleaded the case of kidnapped Ukrainian children to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to help save their lives.
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New Book: NPR Newsroom Once Lair of Debauchery
Decades before National Public Radio became embroiled in allegations of political bias, its newsroom was a den of iniquity, according to a new book by veteran journalist Steve Oney.
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Press to High Court: Livestream Opinion Announcements
Reporters from the Supreme Court press corps sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts requesting that oral audio of the court's opinions be livestreamed.
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Undeterred, ICE Arrests Criminal Aliens Amid Violent LA Protests
ICE officers arrested multiple violent criminal illegal aliens during a two-day sweep in Los Angeles, braving riots and clashes with demonstrators who tried to halt enforcement actions targeting dangerous fugitives, according to a DHS press release.
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WH Admin Asked to Move Against Fake Diabetes Meds
The Trump administration is being prodded to take strong action against fake diabetes medications that have become readily available to U.S. consumers.
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GOP Govs Warn Protesters Ahead of Saturday Anti-Trump Rallies
Republican governors in South Carolina, Texas, and Utah are warning against violence ahead of nationwide protests by the group "No Kings," which are being held in opposition to the military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to honor the U.S. Army's 250th birthday.It...
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Chemical Spill Spurs Ohio Evacuations, No-Fly Zone
In Ohio on Wednesday, a large chemical spill of nitric acid prompted a no-fly zone and forced evacuations within the area, according to NBC affiliate WKYC.