Trump Won't Sign Any Bills Until the SAVE Act Passes. The Senate Says No.
The President's standoff with his own party over voter ID legislation is threatening to freeze Congress, and the filibuster fight is getting personal.
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Trump's State of the Union Was the Longest Ever. Here's What He Said.
At 1 hour and 48 minutes, Trump broke the all-time record for longest State of the Union. The speech covered immigration, AI energy policy, and retirement savings, but largely avoided foreign policy.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon and King Protege, Dies at 84
The man who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president twice, and built the Rainbow Coalition has died. His legacy reshaped American politics.
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Political Scientists Are Debating Whether America Is Still a Democracy
Sweden's V-Dem Institute now classifies the US as an 'electoral autocracy.' Not everyone agrees, but the debate itself is unprecedented.
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Trump's Chip Tariff Plan Has a Giant Loophole for Amazon, Google, and Microsoft
The administration is preparing semiconductor tariffs with built-in exemptions for Big Tech, and TSMC's $165 billion Arizona bet is the key.
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Pentagon Cuts All Academic Ties With Harvard, Calling It Too 'Woke'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military will stop sending officers to Harvard. The university calls the move 'a threat to national security.'
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Portugal's Presidential Runoff Sets Up a Test for Europe's Far Right
Socialist António José Seguro faces far-right firebrand André Ventura in Portugal's first presidential runoff in 40 years. Europe is watching closely.
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One Year of Trump 2.0: 230 Executive Orders Later, What's Changed
Exactly one year after his second inauguration, President Trump has signed more executive actions than any modern president. Here's what they've actually done.
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Japan's PM Takaichi Calls Rare February Snap Election
Just three months into her term, Japan's first female PM is gambling on high approval ratings to expand her coalition's slim majority.
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DOJ Probe into Fed Chair Powell Sparks Unprecedented Constitutional Crisis
A criminal investigation into Jerome Powell over building renovation comments has former Fed chairs warning of economic catastrophe.
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Trump Proposes $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget for 2027, a 66% Increase
The president's 'Dream Military' push sends defense stocks soaring but faces questions about fiscal feasibility and congressional approval.
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Congress Demands Answers on Venezuela: What Happens After Maduro's Capture
With Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody, lawmakers are demanding briefings, debating next steps, and confronting the messy reality of regime change in Latin America.
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