Nation and World Politics
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State commission refers federal immigration agents for investigation, possible prosecution
Apr 30, 2026 7:52 pm - A state panel unanimously voted Thursday to approve a 204-page report detailing its investigations into misconduct by on-duty federal immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz.
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Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November
Apr 30, 2026 6:23 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that states should consider promptly redrawing congressional districts after the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act — a move that would help Republicans gain seats in this year’s midterm elections.
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Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets
Apr 30, 2026 5:00 pm - The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning senators who are often privy to sensitive information from making bets on upcoming events.
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Public rejects Trump’s ballroom by wide margin
Apr 30, 2026 4:55 pm - Americans reject President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, and they appear largely unmoved by the intensified calls from the president and his allies in Congress to allow the project to go forward.
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Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
Apr 30, 2026 1:03 pm - President Donald Trump swiftly signed bipartisan legislation Thursday funding much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, after it won final approval in the House, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.
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Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he'll put forth Saphier
Apr 30, 2026 12:17 pm - President Donald Trump says he’s nominating Fox News Channel contributor Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.
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Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran war
Apr 30, 2026 11:01 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators’ accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.
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Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
Apr 30, 2026 9:26 am - Louisiana’s congressional primaries won’t be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority Black congressional district, the state’s top elected officials said Thursday.
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Federal prosecutors to drop conspiracy charge against remaining 'Broadview Six' ICE protesters
Apr 30, 2026 7:26 am - Federal prosecutors in Chicago say they will dismiss the controversial conspiracy charge against the remaining four members of the so-called “Broadview Six,” with plans to revise the case.
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Comey’s lawyers say they will challenge threat charges as vindictive
Apr 29, 2026 7:21 pm - Lawyers for James B. Comey said Wednesday they intend to challenge the indictment accusing him of threatening the life of the president as an illegal attempt to punish the former FBI director for his criticism of Donald Trump.