Nation and World Politics
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Trump said he ‘never wrote a picture in my life.’ Here are four.
Jul 18, 2025 8:17 pm - President Donald Trump denied ever creating any drawings when asked about a sketch of a naked woman bearing his name that allegedly was part of a bawdy birthday gift to J...
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Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties
Jul 18, 2025 8:07 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Friday against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a day after the newspaper published a story rep...
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Trump: ‘I absolutely love that Colbert got fired’
Jul 18, 2025 8:04 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated the recently announced cancellation of “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert, which CBS has said was “purely a financial decisi...
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Trump signs new stablecoin regulations into law, a major milestone for crypto industry
Jul 18, 2025 8:02 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law new regulations for a type of cryptocurrency, a major milestone for an industry that has spent heavily to st...
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Health insurance through Affordable Care Act faces big premium hikes
Jul 18, 2025 7:37 pm - Health insurers are proposing double-digit price hikes for plans sold through Affordable Care Act marketplaces, as extra federal subsidies for premiums expire at the end ...
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Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds
Jul 18, 2025 4:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, but a new survey shows that Americans ...
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Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files
Jul 18, 2025 2:26 pm - WASHINGTON — Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump's own supporters, his administration on Friday asked a federal court to unseal secret documents related to...
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House gives final approval to Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
Jul 18, 2025 7:31 am - The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.
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Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter
Jul 18, 2025 7:29 am - The controversy over President Donald Trump ’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president.
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Trump won’t recommend special counsel in Epstein investigation, spokeswoman says
Jul 17, 2025 7:55 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will not recommend a special counsel in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday, turning aside call...