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Harris’s Staff Questioned Whether Josh Shapiro Was an Israeli Double Agent – The Pennsylvania governor discusses the strange questions he received in his vice-presidential vetting—and settles some scores.
America vs. the World – President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor – The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says it would be a 'shocking step' for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act – The Pentagon has put some active-duty troops on prepare-to-deploy orders in case the president seeks to send them to Minnesota, according to two U.S. officials.
Bruce Springsteen Dedicates ‘Promised Land’ to Renee Good, Decries ‘Gestapo Tactics’ Leading to Citizens Being ‘Murdered’: ‘ICE Should Get the F— Out of Minneapolis’ – Bruce Springsteen dedicated 'The Promised Land' to Renee Good, decried 'Gestapo tactics' and said 'ICE should get the f--- out of Minneapolis.'
Army reservist says he's spent weeks trying to free his wife from immigration detention – Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez had an asylum case pending and no criminal record, her brother and husband said.
Trump's Plan to Seize Greenland is Simultaneously Evil, Illegal, and Counterproductive – NA Donald Trump's plan to seize Greenland has the rare distinction of simultaneously combining grave injustice, massive illegality, and extreme…
How Many Immigrants Has Trump Deported? – In the first year of the Trump administration, it was the nature of the deportations, rather than their number, that changed the most, an analysis of government data reveals.
Settlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News – Fox News will pay more than $787 million to Dominion Voting Systems after the sides hammered out a last-minute settlement Tuesday in the explosive defamation case launched against the right-wing…
Why Iran's regime, facing internal and external threats, has no clear leader in waiting – Whether by overthrow or old age, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, will soon need a replacement — but the Islamic Republic lacks an obvious successor.
Gold and silver hit record highs as markets reel from Trump’s latest tariff threat – Price of gold jumps 1.6% in early trading and dollar falls 4% against safe-haven currencies after US president threatens tariffs on Nato allies