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Federal appeals court overturns 158-year-old ban on home distilling as unconstitutional

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Reconstruction-era federal law that banned Americans from distilling spirits in their own homes, ruling that Congress exceeded its taxing authority when it criminalized the practice in 1868. The decision, handed down…
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Pope Leo XIV backs away from Trump clash but keeps preaching against Iran war

Pope Leo XIV said Monday he has no interest in trading public blows with President Trump, then made clear he intends to keep doing exactly what provoked the president's criticism in the first place. Speaking to reporters aboard the papal…
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Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade, says Iran 'in very bad shape'

President Trump announced Sunday that the United States will impose a sweeping blockade of the Strait of Hormuz beginning at 10 a.m. EDT Monday, vowing to halt what he called Iran's "WORLD EXTORTION" of global shipping through the critical waterway.…
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Trump warns gas prices may climb further as U.S. imposes naval blockade on Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump conceded Sunday that gas prices could rise even higher before the November midterm elections, telling Fox News that the short-term economic pain from the war with Iran is the unavoidable cost of keeping Tehran from obtaining 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, a direct follow-through on President Donald Trump's demand that the critical waterway reopen as a…
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Appeals court lets White House ballroom construction continue as national security concerns take center stage

A federal appeals court ruled Saturday that construction on President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project can proceed until at least April 17, giving the administration a short but significant reprieve in a legal fight over presidential authority, congressional…
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Trump reportedly weighs broad pardons for administration officials before leaving office

President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of issuing sweeping pardons to members of his administration before his term ends, Newsweek reported, citing a Wall Street Journal account based on people familiar with his private comments. The discussions have…
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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 mandates, and now, according to commentary on The Alex Marlow Show, a proposal to inject…
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Maine's Bellows campaigns on a constitutional violation the Supreme Court rejected 9-0

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed Donald Trump from the state's 2024 ballot. A superior court judge stopped her. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the legal theory behind her move unanimously, all nine justices, including the three liberal members.…
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Fourteen-year-old arrested for murder after 12-year-old shot dead inside southeast Atlanta home

Atlanta police arrested a 14-year-old boy on a murder charge Sunday, one day after a 12-year-old was fatally shot inside a southeast Atlanta home where the two boys had been playing with guns in a bedroom. The victim was rushed…
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