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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) did not give a clear answer on whether he would vote for Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones following leaked text messages in which he openly talks about violence directed toward former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R). “Would you vote for him if you lived in Virginia?” Beshear,…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday went after President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), claiming a lack of support on wildfires in the Los Angeles area earlier this year. “What I do say, is that we need to really, now — I think — call out why the president of the United…
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Trump’s constitutionally questionable crackdown came up during an “antifa roundtable” at the White House on Wednesday.

He’s going to “stop by” the doctor’s office while he’s at Walter Reed Medical Center for another event, the White House said.

Law professors weigh in on what’s most concerning about the recent National Guard deployments, with one emphasizing why the current situation is scary.

A fight over who can sue over election rules could have chaotic consequences for the next election.

President Trump’s top Middle East adviser, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for the third day of peace talks between Israel and Hamas, signaling potential progress in the ceasefire negotiations.  The president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, accompanied Witkoff for mediation discussions, according to The Associated Press. Trump said he might travel to the Middle East himself…
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Senators are growing increasingly concerned that the mounting flight delays and air traffic controller absences could balloon to the level experienced during the 2019 government shutdown, with some believing it could again be key to breaking the stalemate. Air traffic control staffing issues caused significant delays Monday and Tuesday as the shutdown extended into a…
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A bizarre moment during a cable news interview saw one of the president’s closest advisers make a wild assertion.

President Trump will undergo a medical exam on Friday during a visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, the White House said. “On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “While there, President Trump…
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President Trump said on Wednesday that a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown “probably will happen,” contradicting comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) earlier in the day. “Yeah, that probably will happen,” the president told a reporter when asked if he would encourage Congress to pass a stand-alone legislation…
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A poll released Wednesday found most Americans say that President Trump is attempting to exert more power than his predecessors.  The study conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center shows 69 percent of American respondents said Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents, and almost half (49 percent) said this is “bad”…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) traded pointed barbs in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday, after the moderate Republican confronted the Democratic leader about his opposition to a short-term extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Lawler approached Jeffries when he emerged from the House Democratic leadership press…
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The Democratic governor of Illinois stared down the camera when asked to respond to the president’s jail threat.

President Trump hosted a roundtable of administration officials and conservative influencers to highlight efforts to crack down on left-wing groups, specifically the anti-fascist movement known as antifa. Trump hosted the event Wednesday as his administration has sought to unilaterally intervene in Chicago and Portland, Ore., despite resistance from state and local officials. The president blamed…
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Pope Leo XIV told U.S. bishops to openly state their concerns regarding the Trump administration’s immigration policies on Wednesday, according to Reuters. During his meeting at the Vatican with the bishops and social workers from the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the pope received letters from migrants regarding their concerns around President Trump’s mass…
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) challenged President Trump to “come and get” him after the president called for Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be put in jail. “You know as well as I do, the president of the United States in the last 24 hours called for you to be imprisoned,” MSNBC’s…
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Six former surgeons general criticized Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a Tuesday op-ed in The Washington Post. “The actions of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are endangering the health of the nation,” the group said. “Never before have we issued a joint public warning like…
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) predicted on Wednesday that dozens of Republicans may ultimately support legislation requiring the Department of Justice to release files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.  “It’s coming to an end guys. I’ve spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading. As one…
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’s (R) gubernatorial campaign is launching a $1 million ad buy following what the campaign said was an influx of cash in the wake of a string of leaked texts from Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones.  The Hill was the first outlet to report on the television and digital ad…
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Media organizations called out the Pentagon’s “unprecedented restrictions” for credentialed reporters, saying Wednesday the newly updated rules “appear designed to stifle a free press,” asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to reconsider his stance. The draft policy, released Monday, notes that journalists given permission to work in the building will not need approval from Defense Department (DOD)…
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“I wasn’t speaking as a politician or some greater-than-thou asshole, just a 29 year old man who is just as confused as everyone else,” Zach Bryan said.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Wednesday that peace negotiations with Ukraine have been stalled since the August Alaska summit, where President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin made commitments to cooling the conflict in Eastern Europe.  “We have to acknowledge that the strong momentum created in Anchorage toward reaching agreements has been largely…
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President Trump is holding a roundtable Wednesday afternoon at the White House centered on antifa, an anti-fascist movement. Trump last month signed an order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to crack down on left-wing groups. The move has received pushback from…
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Virginia Giuffre’s brother on Tuesday said it’s “hurtful” that President Trump declined to rule out issuing a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate and girlfriend. “It’s hurtful for a lot of survivors out there. It’s hurtful for me, as a family member, to even hear the potential for a pardon — that he…
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