Nation and World Politics
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Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk’s killingSep 20, 2025 5:40 pm - As House Speaker Mike Johnson gathered lawmakers this week to mourn Charlie Kirk, he summed up the grief felt by many on Capitol Hill — and the pervasive fear.
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Trump’s media enforcer is relishing his Jimmy Kimmel moment
Sep 20, 2025 3:16 pm - Naming Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission in November, President-elect Donald Trump heralded him as a “warrior for free speech.”Now, after spearheading the Trump administration’s successful push for ABC to take comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air, Carr has become a gleeful avatar of what critics say is a sweeping government crackdown on speech — and his backers see as an overdue reckoning with an instinctively liberal broadcast industry.
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Emerging TikTok deal with China ensures US control of board and crucial algorithm, White House says
Sep 20, 2025 3:04 pm - An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app's video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations, the White House said Saturday.
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Schools, advocates work to reassure parents, students amid growing fears over ICE raidsSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Students’ fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting parents and loved ones have suburban and state education officials concerned about the potential for disruption and a rise in truancy.
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Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Sep 19, 2025 8:44 pm - The Trump administration unveiled a new crackdown Friday on journalists at the Pentagon, saying it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey.
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US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case is resigning: AP sources
Sep 19, 2025 8:01 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal char...
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Judge strikes down Trump’s $15 billion suit against the New York Times
Sep 19, 2025 7:51 pm - A federal judge in Tampa struck down President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, saying that the 85-page complaint was “decidedly improper and impermissible” under the rules governing civil proceedings in federal court.
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Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
Sep 19, 2025 7:47 pm - Looking to reshape the U.S. visa system for highly skilled foreign workers and investors, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a new annual $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications and rolled out a $1 million “gold card” visa as a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship.
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Slain activist’s legacy sparks heated debate: Should Wheeling High honor Charlie Kirk?Sep 19, 2025 7:12 pm - Supporters and critics clashed over whether to recognize the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a distinguished alumnus at Wheeling High School.
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Kennedy’s vaccine advisers change COVID shot guidance, calling them an individual choice
Sep 19, 2025 4:23 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot.Until now, the vaccinations had been recommended as a routine step in the fall for nearly all Americans who wanted them — just like a yearly flu vaccine.