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House Republicans block Democrats' bid to restrict Trump's Iran war powers

House Democrats showed up to a pro forma session Thursday and tried to force through a resolution limiting President Trump's authority to conduct military operations against Iran. They failed. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), presiding as speaker pro tempore, gaveled the…
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Ohio man becomes first person convicted under Melania Trump's Take It Down Act

A 37-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to cybercrimes that included creating and distributing AI-generated sexually explicit images, marking the first conviction under the Take It Down Act, the law First Lady Melania Trump championed and…
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Ivanka Trump opens up about her mother's death, Kushner's cancer battle, and watching the Butler shooting unfold

Ivanka Trump broke down during a 90-minute podcast interview while discussing the death of her mother, her husband Jared Kushner's fight with thyroid cancer, and the moment she watched, poolside with two of her children, as a gunman opened fire…
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New York Mayor Mamdani pushes tax hikes while framing policy around race

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) laid out a governing vision on April 6 built on two pillars: higher taxes on top earners and a racial equity framework that explicitly centers city policy on outcomes for "black and brown…
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Army Secretary Driscoll refuses to resign amid reported friction with Defense Secretary Hegseth

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told The Washington Post on Tuesday that he has no intention of stepping down, a pointed declaration after weeks of reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has sought to remove him and install a close ally…
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Port Washington voters demand a seat at the table on data center tax breaks

Port Washington, Wisconsin, voters delivered a clear message Tuesday: no more massive tax giveaways without public approval. A local referendum passed decisively, requiring taxpayer sign-off before any future project worth more than $10 million can be added to a tax…
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Minneapolis City Council moves to legalize adult bathhouses, reversing a 38-year ban

The Minneapolis City Council is preparing to consider a package of ordinances that would legalize and regulate venues where consenting adults engage in sexual activity, a move that would reverse the city's 38-year-old ban on such establishments and create a…
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NYC mental health nurse fired after filmed antisemitic tirade against Israeli tourists in Times Square

A New York City mental health nurse lost her job after she recorded herself berating a group of Israeli men in Times Square, calling them "baby-killers" and "terrorists" in a confrontation that ended only when a street performer dressed as…
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Convicted Massachusetts Democrat demands taxpayers restore his $806,000 pension

David Nangle, the former Democratic state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to fraud, bank fraud, and filing false tax returns, now wants Massachusetts taxpayers to hand him more than $800,000 in pension benefits, money the state retirement board stripped after his…
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Clay Fuller, backed by Trump, wins Georgia special election to claim Marjorie Taylor Greene's House seat

Republican Clay Fuller won the Georgia special election runoff Tuesday night, capturing the House seat vacated by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and delivering a needed boost to Speaker Mike Johnson's razor-thin majority. Fuller, President Donald Trump's endorsed candidate, held…
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