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Top House Dem fires back at Trump’s ‘unhinged’ shutdown remarks amid collapse of gov funding talks

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., criticized recent remarks by President Donald Trump as ‘unhinged’ during a press conference on Tuesday, as the federal government lurches toward a potential shutdown at the end of this month. Jeffries held a media availability in his Brooklyn, New York district after Trump canceled a planned meeting with congressional

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Macron stakes anti-Trump global role with Gaza initiative at UN summit

As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron is seizing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to stake out global leadership — and, critics argue, to position himself as a counterweight to President Donald Trump. Renewing his call for recognition of a Palestinian state, Macron has also put

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Thune slams Democrats’ ‘cold-blooded partisan’ tactics as funding deadline nears

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., wants to jam Senate Democrats with the GOP’s short-term funding extension, but so far they aren’t ready to play ball. Republicans and Democrats in the upper chamber blocked dueling continuing resolutions (CRs) from both parties last week and have now left Washington, D.C., until Sept. 29, effectively giving lawmakers

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SCOTUS allows Trump to fire Biden-appointed FTC commissioner

The Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s decision to fire a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, sending yet another signal that the high court intends to revisit a 90-year-old court precedent about executive firing power. The temporary decision to maintain Biden-appointed commissioner Rebecca Slaughter’s termination was issued 6-3 along ideological lines. The

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Waltz promises US will defend ‘every inch’ of NATO territory after Russian jets flew into Estonia

NEW YORK, NY – New U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz warned Monday the U.S. and its allies will defend ‘every inch’ of NATO territory after Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace. ‘The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these airspace violations, and I want to take this first opportunity to repeat

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Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh questions first witnesses as case nears its final stage

Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year, said he would not take the stand in his own criminal case on Monday — the strongest sign yet that the defense is preparing to rest its case and kick the trial into its final

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Supreme Court dusts back administrative state in win for Trump, blow to Biden-appointed FTC commissioner

The Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s decision to fire a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, sending yet another signal that the high court intends to revisit a 90-year-old court precedent about executive firing power. The temporary decision to maintain Biden-appointed Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter’s termination was issued 6-3 along ideological lines. The

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Tony Hawk, Taiwan and a flashlight: Trump assassination attempt suspect’s bizarre defense

Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year, said he would not take the stand in his own criminal case on Monday — the strongest sign yet that the defense is preparing to rest its case and kick the trial into its final

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Tit for tat: House censures are becoming ‘snap’ solutions

The House of Representatives censured the late Roderick Butler, R-Tenn., in 1870 for taking a bribe for a military academy appointment.  The House also censured late Rep. Thomas Blanton, D-Texas, in 1921 for inserting a document into the Congressional Record which contained obscene language. And late Rep. Gerry Studds, D-Mass., faced censure in 1983 for

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Trump to give ‘tough talk’ on globalism ‘failures,’ while highlighting ‘return of American strength’ at UNGA

President Donald Trump will highlight the ‘return of American strength’ in his second administration during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, while delivering ‘blunt’ and ‘tough talk’ about the ‘failures of globalism,’ a White House official told Fox News Digital. The president is scheduled to deliver his first address of his second

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