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President Donald Trump commutes former New York GOP Rep. George Santos’ prison sentence

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Friday that he commuted the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., after several campaign finance violations. ‘George Santos was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison,’ Trump wrote.  ‘I started to think

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Andrea Bocelli gives Trump impromptu Oval Office performance during White House visit

Andrea Bocelli paid President Donald Trump a visit at the White House on Oct. 17. Trump’s special assistant, Margo Martin, shared a video of the moment on X, formerly known as Twitter. While the Italian tenor appeared to give an impromptu performance in the Oval Office, Trump stood behind the Resolute Desk as Bocelli stood

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‘Time for a change’: Outside 30 Rock, New Yorkers trade chants and arguments during tense mayoral showdown

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa faced off in their first general election debate on Thursday night, and, with no live audience, supporters flooded 50th Street outside 30 Rock, cheering on their preferred candidates with campaign signs and lobbing verbal attacks at their opponents. 

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‘The pandemic’s over’: GOP, Dem senators spar on camera over costly Obamacare subsidies

Several Democrat senators seemed ready to expand COVID-era Obamacare tax credits holding up spending legislation needed to reopen the government — but less willing to grapple with what that would mean for the country’s expenses. ‘I’ll disagree with the framing of deficit increase,’ Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said when asked about the program’s implications for

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Trump admin ramps up Sudan peace effort as civil war leaves tens of thousands dead

President Donald Trump’s global roller coaster of peace moves — led by him and his team to end wars around the world — is now picking up speed in Sudan, where a 30-month war has left tens of thousands dead, and some 14 million displaced from their homes. ‘Ending wars is a priority for President

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Could Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan offer a blueprint for peace in Ukraine?

Now that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, all eyes are on the next continuing global conflict: Russia and Ukraine.  President Donald Trump isn’t wasting any time directing his attention to the war in Ukraine, and is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House Friday as the president

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Bernie Sanders ripped after clash with GOP audience member over gov’t shutdown blame: ‘Just got wrecked’

Conservatives on social media joined White House accounts in blasting Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders over an exchange where he pressed a town hall audience member on who is to blame for the government shutdown.  ‘How do you think this shutdown reflects on Chuck Schumer’s leadership?’ Sanders was asked by an audience member, Rohan Naval, during

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Senate Dems tank GOP plan to pay troops, fund Pentagon as shutdown hits Day 16

Senate Republicans’ plan to reignite the government funding process was torpedoed by Senate Democrats, who blocked a bill that would pay the troops as the federal government entered Day 16 of the shutdown. The annual defense appropriations bill was blocked largely along party lines on Friday, with only a handful of Senate Democrats joining Republicans

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Trump reveals Arc de Triomphe-style monument for America’s 250th anniversary

President Donald Trump‘s flair for personal imprints is expanding beyond the White House grounds.  A reportedly privately funded monument, dubbed the ‘Arc de Trump,’ is planned to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary next year, the latest in a series of renovation and design projects the former real estate developer has pursued since returning to the

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No 2 House Democrat says healthcare drives party’s strategy as shutdown heads into next week

Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives and the whip of the caucus, placed healthcare messaging at the center of the party’s attention in an interview with Fox News — even amid other questions about the party’s direction.  ‘Fighting for healthcare is our defining issue,’ Clark told senior congressional

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