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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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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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OMB Director Vought to Newsmax: Big, Beautiful Bill to Cut Deficits by $1.4T
The Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce federal deficits by $1.4 trillion, Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told Newsmax Wednesday in defense of President Donald Trump's fiscal plan.
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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 'Petty' 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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Advocates File Lawsuit Over Asylum Access Restrictions
Immigration advocates filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday over the Trump administration's use of a proclamation that effectively put an end to being able to seek asylum at ports of entry to the United States.
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Willie Brown to Newsmax: Trump Too Smart for Democrats
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown told Newsmax on Wednesday he wasn't surprised that Democrats lost the presidential election in November, and that regardless of their candidate, they would have lost because President Donald Trump "is too smart, too clever."
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Kari Lake to Newsmax: Christy Walton Is Unpatriotic
Kari Lake, a senior adviser to the US Agency for Global Media, told Newsmax on Wednesday that Walmart heiress Christy Walton was unpatriotic for placing an ad in The New York Times to mobilize a protest against Saturday's military parade.
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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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UN Aid Chief to Newsmax: US Must Not Abandon Humanitarian Efforts
U.N. Humanitarian Aid chief Tom Fletcher made his case Wednesday on Newsmax about why taxpayers should continue to fund his organization’s worldwide efforts. President Trump in January issued an executive order calling for all foreign aid to be reevaluated.
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DNC Votes to Oust Vice Chairs David Hogg, Malcolm 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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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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Mayor Eric Adams to Newsmax: Protesters Won't Destroy Our City
Amid all the unrest in Los Angeles, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told Newsmax on Wednesday his police force is prepared to enforce the law.
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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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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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LA-Area Mayors Implore Trump: Stop Stepped-Up Immigration Raids
Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together Wednesday to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.S.They called on President Donald Trump to...
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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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Dr. Redfield to Newsmax: Unclear Why Chinese Academic Took Roundworms to US
Dr. Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Newsmax on Wednesday he was uncertain about the motives of a Chinese researcher arrested on suspicion of smuggling roundworms into the United States.
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RFK Jr. Names 8 Vaccine Panel Replacements, Including COVID Shot Critic
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.They include a scientist who researched mRNA vaccine technology and transformed into a conservative darling for his...
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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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Bessent: US May Roll Date Forward for Some After Tariff Pause
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the Trump administration is prepared to "roll the date forward" with trading partners negotiating in good faith if the deadline marking the end of the 90-day pause on President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs is reached ...
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Key Republicans to Skip Trump's Military Parade
Several key Republican leaders will not be attending President Donald Trump's highly anticipated military parade this weekend, Politico reported on Wednesday.