Nation and World Politics
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged with making false statement, obstruction, AP source says
Sep 25, 2025 6:16 pm - James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.
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White House begins plan for mass firings if there’s a government shutdown
Sep 25, 2025 3:59 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration instructed federal agencies Wednesday night to prepare for mass layoffs if the government shuts down Oct. 1, after federal funding runs out.
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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Sep 25, 2025 12:09 pm - Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to find a way to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, the nonprofit said Thursday.
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Man who opened fire on ICE facility hoped attack would give agents 'real terror,' FBI says
Sep 25, 2025 12:06 pm - The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, killing a detainee and critically wounding two others, left behind a note saying that he hoped the attack would “give ICE agents real terror,” the FBI director said Thursday.
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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
Sep 25, 2025 9:43 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion and alarm after the Trump administration’s firing of numerous senior leaders this year.
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Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show
Sep 25, 2025 9:41 am - Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Thursday, underlining Tehran's effort to maintain its weapons program despite the 12-day war with Israel in June.
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At least 17 killed in Gaza Strip as leaders ramp up pressure for a ceasefire
Sep 25, 2025 7:53 am - At least 17 people were killed Thursday in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued to grow.
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FBI seized documents described as ‘classified’ in search of Bolton’s office
Sep 24, 2025 7:15 pm - FBI agents seized several documents they described as “secret,” “confidential” or “classified” during the search of former national security adviser John Bolton’s downtown Washington office last month, according to newly unsealed court records.
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Why Illinois is issuing separate COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for fallSep 24, 2025 5:32 pm - Illinois widens approvals for COVID-19 shots, says CDC foments “confusion and uncertainty.”
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Virginia federal prosecutors preparing to seek Comey indictment, people familiar with the matter saySep 24, 2025 5:06 pm - The Justice Department will seek to indict former FBI director James B. Comey for allegedly giving false testimony to Congress about his role investigating efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, according to people familiar with the matter, days after President Donald Trump demanded prosecutors use the criminal justice system to punish his political opponents.