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US weighs dropping support for UK over Falklands to punish NATO allies, report says
Reuters reported on an internal Pentagon email listing penalties for European countries that stayed out of the Iran war, prompting outrage in Britain.
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Poll finds 1 in 5 Donald Trump voters now back his impeachment
The Strength in Numbers/Verasight survey found 55% of U.S. adults support a House impeachment vote, numbers its pollster compared to Nixon's in 1974.
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Donald Trump plans to attack the press at WHCA dinner, then leave early, insider says
The Daily Beast reports the president intends to single out outlets over their Iran war coverage and skip the evening's press awards.
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. hasn’t voted since March 5, and colleagues say they don’t know where he is
Politico reports fellow New Jersey Republicans are getting 'radio silence,' and Kean's office has said little.
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Donald Trump blasts Wall Street Journal over op-ed calling him a ‘sucker’ on Iran
In a nearly 300-word Truth Social post, Trump went after the paper over Elliot Kaufman's column arguing Iran has played him three times.
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Judge dismisses Kash Patel’s defamation suit over Frank Figliuzzi’s nightclub remark
A federal judge in Houston ruled the former FBI official's comment on 'Morning Joe' was rhetorical hyperbole, not defamation.
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White House strategist James Blair says Virginia’s new congressional map is illegal
Virginia voters narrowly approved the redistricting referendum favoring Democrats, 51% to 49%, and Blair says he expects the state Supreme Court to throw it out.
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Iran mocks Donald Trump after he agrees to a ceasefire 90 minutes before his own deadline
Trump had threatened to wipe out Iran's civilization before announcing a two-week 'double sided CEASEFIRE' on April 7, NPR reports.
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White House photo celebrating Georgia women’s tennis shows Trump up front and players barely visible
Aide Margo Martin posted the image on X with the caption 'Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis!' and critics quickly pointed out who was missing.
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DHS counterterrorism official accused of hiding sugar daddy income in inspector general complaint
An ex-boyfriend alleges Julia Varvaro, 29, used a sugar daddy website to fund a luxury lifestyle while serving as a deputy assistant secretary, The Daily Beast…
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Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns hours before ethics punishment hearing
The House Ethics Committee had found the Democrat guilty of 25 violations tied to an alleged $5 million campaign finance scheme involving COVID relief funds.
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JD Vance’s Iran peace trip to Pakistan put on hold as Tehran won’t confirm talks
Instead of flying to Islamabad, the vice president went to the White House for emergency meetings with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CNN reports.
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Two Israeli soldiers jailed after one smashed a Jesus statue in Lebanon with a sledgehammer
The soldiers were removed from combat duty and jailed for 30 days over the incident in the Maronite Christian village of Debel. Netanyahu said he was…
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Donald Trump calls CNN and other networks ‘LOSERS’ over Iran strike coverage
The late-night Truth Social post followed an Anderson Cooper segment questioning whether the US could recover Iran's remaining enriched uranium.
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Trump administration opens $166 billion tariff refund portal after Supreme Court loss
Businesses can now use the CAPE system to claim back import taxes the court struck down as unconstitutional, in one of the largest repayments to importers…
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Tucker Carlson says he misled people by backing Donald Trump
On his podcast with his brother Buckley Carlson, a former Trump speechwriter, the ex-Fox host said he will be 'tormented' by it for years.
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Zohran Mamdani’s tax return shows he still earns rap royalties as New York mayor
The filing shows $1,643 in music royalties last year from his past career as a rapper, up from $1,267 in 2024, NBC New York reports.
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Iran accuses Donald Trump of seven false claims as Strait of Hormuz briefly reopens
Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf listed the claims after Trump's upbeat remarks on US-Iran talks, as commercial shipping resumed for the first time since the war…