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Trump gets the complete domination he wanted in Louisiana

President Donald Trump just finished the job in Louisiana.First, he successfully ousted Sen. Bill Cassidy — a longtime rival who voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges — last month. Then on ...

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Trump-backed Letlow wins GOP primary for Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat

Rep. Julia Letlow clinched the Louisiana GOP Senate nomination on Saturday, riding her endorsement from President Donald Trump to defeat state Treasurer John Fleming in a contentious runoff that be...

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Trump taps Oklahoma law enforcement official to lead ICE

President Donald Trump on Saturday tapped little-known Oklahoma law enforcement officer Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, elevating a relatively o...

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Trump’s pick for Manhattan US attorney calms fears in an office wary of political meddling

Prosecutors in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office breathed a sigh of relief when President Donald Trump announced that James McDonald, once a member of their ranks, would be their new boss.The So...

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UFC's White House weekend has become the ultimate Rorschach test for America

WASHINGTON — This weekend is either the high-water mark of the UFC's existence or an affront to the nation, but in any case it's a reality check for those of us who come from the MMA side of the le...

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Most battleground House races have data centers on the way, POLITICO analysis finds

More than 200 data centers are going up in dozens of competitive House districts — and neither party knows how to handle their political fallout heading into the midterms.The energy-hungry computin...

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Inside the whirlwind 24 hours that led the White House to slap export controls on Anthropic

The Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping export controls on Anthropic followed a frantic 24-hour effort by senior officials to convince the company to voluntarily pull a newly release...

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Iran says soccer staff denied visas for World Cup

Iran is accusing U.S. officials of denying visas to key staffers on its national soccer team ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on North American soil next week.It’s the latest diplomatic...

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The disease detectives suiting up for the World Cup

LOS ANGELES — When the United States, Canada and Mexico formally submitted their co-hosting bid to soccer governing body FIFA in 2018, they touted the safety of the region, noting “no major endemic...

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Trump says peace deal with Iran is imminent

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced what he described as a near-finalized agreement among the U.S., Iran and several Middle Eastern intermediaries aimed at ending a monthslong war that has...

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Secret Service shoots person near White House, bystander also shot, law enforcement official says

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service shot a person near the White House on Saturday, and a bystander also was shot, a law enforcement official said.Both individuals were said to be in critical cond...

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Trump's revenge tour claims its biggest victim yet

President Donald Trump keeps knocking out his political enemies in the GOP. On Saturday, Sen. Bill Cassidy was the latest to fall.It’s a massive warning sign for any Republicans who’ve provoked the...

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Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) just lost his seat — a key victory for President Donald Trump’s revenge tour this cycle.Rep. Julia Letlow, the Trump-backed candidate, and state Treasurer John Fleming adv...

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Greens disavowed RFK Jr. Now they’re rethinking his MAHA movement

Major green groups very publicly disavowed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his 2024 presidential campaign, calling the candidate who spent four decades as an environmental attorney a "dangerous conspi...

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How the FAA wants to use artificial intelligence

An artificial intelligence project launched inside America’s aviation safety agency is aimed at easing burdens on the thousands of air traffic controllers who guide planes through the skies, compan...

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‘A two-edge sword’: Former top ICE official’s campaign roils battleground district

Republicans in Ohio are worried that a former administration official who helped oversee President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration tactics could cost them a chance to flip a battleground Hous...

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The new surgeon general nominee has a MAHA problem

Leaders in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement are outraged over President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee switch.Since Trump announced on Thursday that Nicole Saphie...

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Data center boom poses early challenge for New Jersey’s affordability agenda

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill came into office promising to lower energy costs — even pledging to freeze utility rates.Instead, they could soon be on the rise.Electricity bills for New Jersey resi...

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'We love you!’: The MAGA base gives RFK Jr. a rousing welcome

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to woo the MAGA base Saturday evening at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual base-rallying gathering that only a few years ago migh...

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America's hottest NIMBY issue: Data centers

UCG/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesIt's not often that Ron DeSantis, Josh Hawley, Bernie Sanders, and Elizbaeth Warren find common ground. But as more voters grow critical of AI data ce...

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Swalwell and Steyer surge in wide-open California governor’s race

SAN FRANCISCO — When Eric Swalwell and Tom Steyer jumped into the California governor’s race, much of the political class rolled its eyes — two failed presidential hopefuls with seemingly thin base...

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