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Thune Navigates Senate Gauntlet: Funding, NDAA, Trump Nominees, and Russia Sanctions
Senate Majority Leader John Thune tackles a heavy legislative week with government funding, NDAA, Trump nominees, and Ru
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GOP Leaders Spin Legislative Wins as Midterm Bright Spots Amid Grim Polls
House Republicans are spinning recent legislative wins—including a stock trading ban and defense bill—as bright spots ah
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Johnson Pledges to Press Fauci on COVID Failures in Heated Senate Hearing
Sen. Ron Johnson predicts Dr. Anthony Fauci's Senate testimony will be unrepentant and arrogant, but vows to press him o
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Donalds: Trump Must Act to Prevent Nuclear Iran Despite War Weariness
Rep. Byron Donalds argued Sunday that President Trump would be failing as commander in chief if he let Iran obtain a nuc
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Kennedy Backs Daily Iran Strikes, Urges Blockade and Bombing of Mountain Site
Sen. John Kennedy endorsed President Trump's daily strikes on Iran, advocating a blockade and bombing of Pickaxe Mountai
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Kennedy says Thune too cautious in shutdown talks, warns Schumer won't budge
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) says Majority Leader John Thune is too cautious in talks to avoid a shutdown, warning that Dem
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Sanders Rejects Emanuel’s Warning That Left-Wing Activists Could Harm Democrats in Midterms
Sen. Bernie Sanders pushed back against Rahm Emanuel's Wall Street Journal op-ed, arguing that the Democratic establishm
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Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Push Winter Sunrises After 8 AM in Many US Cities
The Sunshine Protection Act, passed by the House, would lock clocks year-round, creating later winter sunrises—after 8 a
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Thune under siege from Trump as Senate sprint tests GOP unity
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is under intensifying pressure from President Trump and his own party as he juggles go
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Van Hollen Accuses Trump of 'Bait and Switch' on Saudi Nuclear Deal
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) charged that President Trump pulled a 'bait and switch' on Saudi Arabia by tying a nuclear
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Western Drought Threatens 'Mini Dust Bowl' as El Niño Looms, Expert Warns
AccuWeather warns that severe drought across the West, already at 'exceptional' levels, could trigger a 'mini Dust Bowl'
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Vance Raises Valid Concerns About Mars Colonization's Biological Hurdles
Vice President JD Vance voiced worries about human DNA damage in low gravity during a podcast, underscoring a major obst