Benjamin Clark

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Sen. Chuck Grassley signals he may seek a ninth term — and he'd be 101 when it ends

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving member of the United States Senate, is not ruling out another run. The Iowa Republican told the Daily Iowan he…
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DOJ escalates D.C. pipe bomb case with terrorism and weapons of mass destruction charges

A federal grand jury has added armed terrorism and weapons of mass destruction charges against Brian Cole Jr., the Virginia man accused of planting pipe…
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Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps pleads guilty to 13 felony sex crimes, sentenced to 11 years

Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps, 69, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 13 felony counts of sexual abuse and was immediately sentenced to 11 years in prison,…
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Treasury says 53 million tax filers claimed new deductions under Republican tax law

More than 53 million Americans claimed a deduction under the new tax-break provisions in the Republican tax and spending law, a Treasury official told reporters…
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Boebert pushes to revoke congressional pensions for Swalwell and Gonzales after misconduct resignations

Rep. Lauren Boebert wants Congress to strip former Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales of their taxpayer-funded retirement benefits after both men resigned Tuesday amid…
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Trump says he is ready to fill up to three Supreme Court seats as Alito retirement talk grows

President Donald Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo that he is "prepared" to nominate as many as three new Supreme Court justices if vacancies…
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Omaha officers shoot woman who slashed toddler she seized at knifepoint inside Walmart

Two Omaha police officers fatally shot a 31-year-old woman in a Walmart parking lot after she slashed a 3-year-old boy across the face with a…
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Trump administration overhaul drives legal immigration approvals down by half

Naturalization approvals across the United States have fallen roughly 50 percent from their 2025 peak after the Trump administration imposed tougher screening requirements, reinstated a…
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U.S. Navy deploys destroyers to begin clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz

Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers moved into the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz on Saturday to begin setting conditions for a massive mine-clearing operation,…
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Mamdani's race-based tax plan could send New York's last taxpayers running

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is building a governing record that reads like a checklist of progressive experiments, sanctuary enforcement, policing overhauls, racial equity…
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