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Trump administration approves new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion

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🤬🤬 No more money to Israel.
Trump administration approves new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion
The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion, including 30 Apache attack helicopters and related equipment and weapons as well as 3,250 lig...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash

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Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash
The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to de...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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BOMBSHELL: Trump executes plan to SEIZE BALLOTS
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January 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Tulsi Gabbard’s role in the FBI’s Fulton County raid goes from bad to worse
The DNI is legally prohibited from taking part in domestic law enforcement. So why was she with the FBI in Georgia?
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January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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House Republicans propose voting changes as Trump administration eyes the midterms

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House Republicans propose voting changes as Trump administration eyes the midterms
House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation’s voting laws. The package released Thursday is a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would mean some stricter requirement...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

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Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded anti-immigration enforcement protesters who disrupted a service.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Trump DOJ CALLED OUT by Judge as PROSECUTORS Threaten to RESIGN IN MASS
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January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

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Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting
The Trump administration's deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers about $496 million through December.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Trump Claims Congressmember Omar Staged Attack Against Herself
President Trump claimed that Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar staged the attack against herself, when a man rushed toward her and sprayed her with a foul-smelling liquid at a town hall in Minneapo...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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The Advocates for Human Rights, Individual Detained In Minnesota Sue U.S. Department of Homeland Security Over Denial of Access to Lawyers
Class-Action Lawsuit Exposes Unlawful Tactics that Include Transferring Non-Citizens Out of Minnesota Before They Can Communicate with Their Lawyers Minneapolis, Minn. — The Advocates for Human Rights...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation
The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Trump’s EPA protects big business, not people or the environment, critics say
Verdict for the administration's first year: "shameful."
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January 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Trump names former Federal Reserve governor Warsh as the next Fed chair, to replace Powell

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Trump names former Federal Reserve governor Warsh as the next Fed chair, to replace Powell
President Donald Trump says he'll nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next Fed chair.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Rubio sparks new questions by admitting funds from oil sales are going into Qatari account
The secretary of state said the administration is depositing the proceeds of Venezuelan oil sales into an account in the Middle East.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings

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FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Democratic Sen. Klobuchar says she's running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Walz dropped out

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Democratic Sen. Klobuchar says she's running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Walz dropped out
Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she's running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump’s administration and unify the state after a series of challenges.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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‘We’re going to disrupt this country’: Pardoned anti-abortion activists plot mass clinic protests
A group of longtime abortion opponents, emboldened by Trump's pardons, regrouped in Washington to plan a new wave of demonstrations at abortion clinics.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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ICE’s theater of war
Camo and hats for jungle combat do not make sense in American cities. But they are key to dressing for the war ICE has imagined.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Celebrating Black military service is not “DEI shit.” It’s essential to America’s defense.
The Trump administration has sullied the legacy of soldiers our nation relies on.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald ...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Trump BLINDSIDED by Legal FIREWALL
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January 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

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Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting
The Trump administration's deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers about $496 million through December.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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Why Chuck Grassley’s weird answer about ICE and judicial warrants matters
The chair of the Judiciary Committee should have some interest in the question of whether ICE agents should be able to enter homes without a warrant.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM