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Europe Talks Tough on Military Spending, but Unity Is Fracturing – European leaders are struggling to find the money and the political will to replace the bulk of the U.S. contribution to Ukraine and to their own defense.
Annotated Text From Leaked Signal Group Chat With Top Trump Officials – The chat’s contents, which were obtained by The Atlantic after its editor in chief was added to the Signal group, provide a revealing look at private conversations between top Trump administration…
Trump Signs Executive Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Elections – Administration officials cited cracking down on immigrants illegally on voter rolls as one of the executive order’s main goals, amplifying Mr. Trump’s grievances about electoral integrity.
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges – Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.
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Musk's super PAC jumps into Florida's special elections – America PAC is spending on “texting services” to boost the GOP candidates ahead of next week’s special House elections for two deeply Republican seats.
Pete Hegseth Sued After Journalist Was Added To Group Chat – A public watchdog group has launched the first lawsuit over the Trump administration’s use of Signal to discuss war plans, HuffPost has learned.
For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill – After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
U.S. Intelligence Report Says Russia Remains Enduring Threat – On the day the report was released, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, told lawmakers that Moscow was a “formidable competitor.”
Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego Garcia – U.S. airpower is flowing to the Indian Ocean outpost as threats to Iran escalate and the bombing campaign against the Houthis grinds on.
The Justice Department Just Debuted a New Defense of What Trump Is Doing. It’s Terrifying. – Does the “mandate of the electorate” give the president absolute power to defy the courts?
Republicans in Congress React to Signal Chat Leak With Collective Shrug – A few G.O.P. lawmakers said they would look into the breach, but party leaders largely tempered their criticism of the Trump administration.
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills – Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'