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House GOP Rejects Senate's 'Skinny' DHS Plan — Demands Broader Bill

House Republicans push back on Senate's immigration-only DHS funding plan, with Freedom Caucus members demanding defense spending and other priorities included.

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Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Affair, Fraud Allegations

Lori Chavez-DeRemer stepped down this week following investigations into alleged affair with subordinate, misused travel funds, and grant steering to political allies.

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RNC Chair Gruters: Trump Will 'Deliver' GOP Midterm Win Despite History

RNC Chair Joe Gruters predicts Republicans will defy historical trends and keep congressional majorities in 2026 midterms despite Trump's underwater approval ratings.

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White House Claims Iran Wants Talks — Tehran Denies Meeting Plans

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt says Iran wants direct talks with US officials Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Pakistan. Iran's foreign ministry denies.

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Trump Administration Reinstates Federal Firing Squad Executions

The Trump administration announced Friday that firing squads are now permitted for federal death penalty cases, expanding execution methods available to DOJ.

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Wicker: 'Time is Over' for Iran Talks as GOP Abandons Diplomacy

Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker declares negotiations with Iran finished, signaling Republican shift toward military action in Hormuz Strait.

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Trump Sends Witkoff, Kushner Back to Pakistan for Iran Peace Talks

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will return to Pakistan for continued negotiations with Iranian officials.

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DOJ Orders Firing Squads, Death Row Expansion in Federal Executions Push

Justice Department under Acting AG Todd Blanche authorizes firing squads, electrocution, lethal gas for federal executions. Trump reverses Biden moratorium.

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Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Border Asylum Ban as Illegal

Federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Trump's executive order suspending asylum claims at the US-Mexico border violates federal law.

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DOJ Drops Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Powell

Justice Department ends unprecedented criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, clearing path for Trump's Fed nominee confirmation.

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U.S. Burned Through Half Its Tomahawk Arsenal in Iran War

Pentagon analysis shows America expended over half its prewar inventory of key munitions during five-week Iran conflict as Trump extends ceasefire.

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17 Democrats Demand Trump Shield Iranians From Deportation

Sen. Ed Markey leads Democratic lawmakers urging Trump administration to grant temporary protection for Iranian nationals who cannot safely return home.