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James leading GOP gubernatorial primary in Michigan: Survey

U.S. Rep. John James (R-Mich.) is the leading Republican candidate in Michigan’s gubernatorial primary race, according to new polling. Glengariff Group, Inc. published new polling data for the race on Tuesday from likely GOP primary voters in the state. James garnered 37 percent of support in the survey, followed by businessman Perry Johnson with 19.8...

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Trump says US government's Intel stock made the country $30B in last 90 days

President Trump said on Wednesday that federal stock holdings in Intel generated over $30 billion over the last several months, after he authorized the U.S. government’s investment in the struggling semiconductor chip manufacturing company last summer. “I’m very proud of that Company in that I am responsible for making the United States of America over...

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UN nuclear chief: Russia taking highly enriched uranium from Iran under discussion 

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency said on Tuesday that Russia remains open to removing highly enriched uranium, a critical component of nuclear weapon development, from Iran.  Rafael Grossi stressed the importance of ensuring Iran loses this supply or that its enrichment is diluted during an interview with The Associated Press. Grossi leads...

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Trump lauds 'brilliant' Alito for authoring Voting Rights Act decision 

President Trump praised U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday for authoring the court’s landmark decision to limit a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. “Today's 6-3 Supreme Court decision in the Callais case is a BIG WIN for Equal Protection under the Law, as it returns the Voting Rights Act to its...

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King Charles calls for international cooperation in historic address to Congress

British monarch King Charles III made an appeal to the shared values between the U.S. and the U.K. while stressing the importance of international cooperation and service in a historic address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday. “The challenges we face are too great for any one nation to bear alone,” Charles said....

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Hilton, Steyer lead the pack in crowded California governor's race: Poll 

Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer are the leading candidates in the packed race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), according to new polling released on Monday. The CBS News poll surveyed likely California primary voters on their support for eight of the politicians running to lead California. Hilton received 16 percent of...

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Southern Poverty Law Center: Informant program was not kept secret

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) refuted the federal government’s allegation that the civil rights organization obscured details about its paid informant program in new court filings on Tuesday, following last week's grand jury indictment. In two motions submitted to a federal court on Tuesday, the SPLC pushed back on acting U.S. Attorney General Todd...

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Trump tells reporters US received new proposal from Iran after trip cancellation

President Trump said his administration received a new proposal from Iran after he canceled a U.S. delegation’s trip to Islamabad for a second round of peace deal talks. “They gave us a paper that should have been better. And interestingly, immediately, when I canceled it, within 10 minutes, we got a new paper that was...

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Sunday shows preview: Iran war deal prospects uncertain after Trump calls off talks

President Trump called off a second round of peace talks with Iran on Saturday, the day U.S. officials were set to travel to Islamabad for negotiations. Iranian officials met with Pakistani mediators on Saturday morning for “a very fruitful visit,” according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The foreign minister said his government has “yet...

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Trump scraps latest peace talks after Iranian officials depart Pakistan

President Trump announced on Saturday that he canceled U.S. officials’ planned travel to Pakistan for another round of negotiations with Iran. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were set to travel to Islamabad on Saturday to take part in these talks, but the president said in a Truth Social post on Saturday...

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DNC chair on Trump ‘trying to hold onto power’ ahead of midterms: ‘We’re planning for everything’

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said the party is “planning for everything” ahead of the midterms.  Martin acknowledged polling favoring Democrats in the upcoming elections during a Saturday morning appearance on MS NOW'S "The Weekend," but he warned that President Trump could try to “suppress the vote.” “Ignore all [the polling], because what...

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Maher torches Trump on Iran war he supported: 'He keeps saying we won and we didn't'

Late night host Bill Maher on Friday rebuked President Trump’s comments about the U.S.’s military operations against Iran, after initially backing the strikes. “The problem is he keeps saying we won, and we didn’t. We didn’t,” the comedian said during his Friday show "Real Time." “Hormuz is not open,” he continued, referring to the Strait...

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