Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to avoid paying USAID contractors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a federal judge’s power to order the Trump administration to pay $2 billion to U.S. Agency for International Development contractors but did…
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Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat, dies at 70
WASHINGTON — First-term Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died Tuesday night after suffering a medical emergency following President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, according to two House Democratic lawmakers who were…
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Greenland PM strikes back at Trump: “We do not want to be Americans”
Múte Egede holds a press conference with Denmark’s Prime Minister in Copenhagen on Jan. 10 Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede is not…
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Trump proclaims that ‘wokeness is dead,’ calls to permanently ban sex changes for minors
President Donald Trump proclaimed that “wokeness is gone” during his joint address to Congress Tuesday night. Speaking to a bipartisan crowd in the U.S. Capitol building, Trump touted his administration’s…
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Rep. Al Green to face GOP censure efforts for heckling Trump
Rep. Al Green heckles President Trump during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)…
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An Annotated Fact-Check and Analysis of Trump’s Speech to Congress
President Trump gave a defiant and celebratory speech Tuesday before a joint session of Congress, declaring that he had swiftly delivered several wins for the American people. Here is the…
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Mortgage Rates Fall To 2025 Low As Trump Celebrates ‘Big Beautiful Drop’ Precipitated By Economic Uncertainty
Mortgage rates declined last week to their lowest level of 2025, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association survey released Wednesday morning, providing some relief for prospective home buyers beleaguered by…
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Weekly mortgage demand surges 20% higher, after interest rates drop to the lowest since last year
Ryan Ratliff, center, real estate sales associate with Re/Max Advance Realty, shows Ryan Paredes, left, and Ariadna Paredes a home for sale in Cutler Bay, Florida, on April 20, 2023….
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Republicans told to scrap town halls after avalanche of protests
Republicans have been advised to scrap town halls after an avalanche of explosive protests rocked the party following cuts by President Donald Trump‘s administration. Why It Matters Constituents have berated…
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Hong Kong firms sells major Panama Canal ports to US firm after Trump pressure
Two major Panama Canal ports have been sold from their Hong Kong owner to a consortium including American multinational investment company BlackRock. It comes after US President Donald Trump expressed…
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