President Donald Trump is making calls on Monday to potential holdouts on a plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this week, a White House official confirmed…
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A former Iraqi refugee pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group, according to the Justice Department. Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi, 28, pleaded guilty to…
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will close several more offices within its agency as part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to downsize the government, the acting administrator…
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Religious slaughter in Syria shows need for US, Europe to ‘keep a close eye’ on Islamist regime: Greek FM
With hundreds left dead over the weekend under Syria’s new regime, Greek Foreign Minister Giorigios Gerapetritis warned Europe and the U.S. to ‘keep a close eye’ on the ruling Islamist…
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., met with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees on Friday who were fired as a result of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) federal workforce…
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Trump admin ends waiver allowing Iraq to buy Iranian electricity as part of ‘maximum pressure’ campaign
The Trump administration ended a waiver that allowed the Iraqi government to buy Iranian electricity in a renewed effort to choke off Iran’s profits. National security advisor Mike Waltz told…
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Pentagon losing cutting edge on weapons innovation, needs ‘massive kick in the pants,’ say defense leaders
America’s defenses will not be able to keep up with its peer adversaries if the Pentagon continues to take years to innovate its weapons systems, experts agreed at a security…
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Democrats are accusing Republicans of trying to gut federal health care programs with their plan to avert a partial government shutdown. The bill, a rough extension of current federal funding…
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Sec Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete with 83% gone, remainder now falling under State Dept
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs will be canceled following the conclusion of a six-week review by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In…