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Inside Trump’s first-year power plays and the court fights testing them

Inside Trump’s first-year power plays and the court fights testing them

President Donald Trump spent the first year of his second White House term signing a torrent of executive orders aimed at delivering on several major policy priorities, including slashing federal agency budgets and staffing, implementing

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China’s global aggression check: Taiwan tensions, military posturing and US response in 2025

China’s global aggression check: Taiwan tensions, military posturing and US response in 2025

As 2025 ends, tensions between China and Taiwan are higher — and more overt — than at any point in recent years, fueled by expanded U.S. military support for Taipei, increasingly bold warnings from regional

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Black Republican calls for total, permanent abolition of DEI: ‘I want to earn every opportunity on merit’

Black Republican calls for total, permanent abolition of DEI: ‘I want to earn every opportunity on merit’

Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas is calling for the complete and permanent abolition of diversity, equity and inclusion ideology, noting that he only wants to be judged based on his ‘character,’ ‘competence’ and ‘results.’

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Trump says US will intervene if Iran starts killing protesters: ‘Locked and loaded’

Trump says US will intervene if Iran starts killing protesters: ‘Locked and loaded’

President Donald Trump warned early Friday that the U.S. would intervene if Iran started killing protesters.  Writing on Truth Social, the president said if Iran shoots and ‘violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom,

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Putin vows victory in Ukraine in New Year’s address amid Trump-backed peace talks

Putin vows victory in Ukraine in New Year’s address amid Trump-backed peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year’s address to deliver a blunt message to the West and to his own troops: Russia is not backing down in Ukraine. As 2026 arrived in Russia’s far

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Russia alleges attack on Putin residence as Ukraine denies claim ahead of Trump talks

Russia alleges attack on Putin residence as Ukraine denies claim ahead of Trump talks

Momentum on a 20-point peace plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is faltering after President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv of targeting a residence linked to him, a claim Moscow says leaves little

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DOJ outlines 10 ‘wins’ under Trump, says agency restored after Biden era

DOJ outlines 10 ‘wins’ under Trump, says agency restored after Biden era

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday outlined a list of its accomplishments during President Donald Trump’s first year back in office, arguing that the agency has ended the political weaponization it says existed under

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Treasury targets oil traders, tankers accused of helping Maduro evade U.S. sanctions

Treasury targets oil traders, tankers accused of helping Maduro evade U.S. sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned four companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and identified four oil tankers as blocked property, saying the move targets oil traders involved in alleged sanctions-evasion that

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Venezuela arrests more Americans as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro: report

Venezuela arrests more Americans as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro: report

The number of American citizens arrested and held in Venezuela has risen in recent months, according to a new report. Several Americans have been detained by Venezuelan security forces as the Trump administration stepped up

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Sen Jim Justice says Republicans are ‘lousy’ at knowing what everyday Americans think about healthcare

Sen Jim Justice says Republicans are ‘lousy’ at knowing what everyday Americans think about healthcare

Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.V., believed that Republicans had accomplished numerous feats in 2025, but he and his party had fallen woefully short of truly understanding what the everyday American thinks. ‘We, as Republicans, and I