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President George W. Bush’s march to war in Iraq was a formative moment for me as a high school sophomore in Indiana. Like millions of Americans, I watched in disbelief as Congress, cowed into compliance by the horrors of September 11 and misled by the White House, ultimately granted Bush sweeping military authority under the…
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Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) said he will not move forward with a mid-cycle redistricting push in his state, warning colleagues that the risk would be “catastrophic.” In a “Dear Colleagues” letter dated Tuesday, the Democratic leader outlined the reasons he is bucking many of his fellow Democrats who have pushed him to pursue…
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South Korean President wooed President Trump on Wednesday, gifting him a replica of an historic golden crown and a coveted medal, while the nations searched for an agreement on trade in the latest stop on Trump’s Asia swing this week. Trump attended the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Gyeongju, South Korea. He said Seoul…
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The Trump administration’s tariffs could make holiday shopping more expensive this year, pushing up prices on imported goods from clothing to electronics. A new LendingTree analysis estimates that if current tariffs had been in effect last year, American consumers would have faced an additional $28.6 billion holiday gift burden — about $132 per shopper. “For…
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Nigeria’s Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to do so.

A Toyota executive pushed back on President Trump’s recent claim that the company pledged to invest $10 billion into U.S. auto plants but stressed the automaker‘s commitment to continued investment. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, Toyota executive Hiroyuki Ueda said he thinks the $10 billion Trump mentioned…
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But the ABC News correspondent hinted at a twist to come in the Trump presidency.

South Korea gifted President Trump a golden crown and a coveted medal in a show of flattery during Trump’s visit to the country on Wednesday.  South Korean President Lee Jae Myung presented his U.S. counterpart with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, South Korea’s highest honor, as well as a replica of a historic gold crown.…
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President Trump said early Wednesday that the U.S. has “pretty much” reached a trade deal with South Korea.  “We reached a deal. We did a lot of different things. Great session,” Trump told reporters, according to a White House pool report. “We came to a conclusion on a lot of very different items.” The White House…
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The president held court on Air Force One on his way to South Korea.

California voters appear likely to approve a new Democratic-friendly map next week, a move that would deliver a major political win for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) as he mulls a possible White House bid. Public polling indicates that Proposition 50, which would enact a new set of congressional lines that gives Democrats a handful of…
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Senate Democrats are taking a close look at a Republican proposal to pay all federal employees — including essential and furloughed workers — as they’re under new pressure from the nation’s largest federal workers union to pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government. They also plan to introduce legislation to pay for Supplemental…
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The White House is in no rush to mediate a deal to end the government shutdown, lacking any urgency to help lawmakers reach an agreement as pressure increases on both parties to solve the stand off. President Trump has had no direct communication with top Democrats since the shutdown began nearly one month ago. In…
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Few politicians have more on the line outside the actual candidates than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in next week’s New York City mayoral election. The New York progressive has been a staunch supporter of Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist who won the Democratic Party’s nomination and is the favorite to win the election. As…
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When President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping later Wednesday, he will be extending a hand to a leader that Washington and national security experts have identified as the biggest threat to American global dominance.  Trump’s main priorities in courting Xi are advancing a trade deal, securing American access to Chinese critical minerals, increasing…
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The Trump-trolling show also put a satanic spin on the president’s East Wing teardown.

Donald Trump’s granddaughter, currently No. 461 in the AJGA Girls ranking, will play in a LPGA event that typically has one of the strongest fields outside the majors.

The late night host said it’s all about avoiding another issue.

The “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” remark is “an obvious signal” to the president’s friends and supporters, said Miles Taylor.

The White House decorations sent shivers down social media users’ spines.

The “Late Show” host wants to know why the president had an MRI.

The president made perhaps his clearest statement yet about the possibility of seeking another term, which is banned by the Constitution.

It’s another instance of a Trump-appointed US Attorney running into legal trouble.

The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said that President Trump seeking another term in the White House is “very unlikely, but don’t ever close the book on” the president. “Senator, is it constitutional for President Trump to run for a third term? He’s teasing that,” a reporter asked Tuberville in a clip posted to the social platform…
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