Nation and World Politics
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In their own words: Trump, Patel, Bongino and Bondi on the Epstein scandal
Jul 17, 2025 9:50 am - When Jeffrey Epstein died in prison, then-President Donald Trump speculated that authorities might be wrong in ruling it a suicide.
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Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect
Jul 17, 2025 7:58 am - Syrian forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida on Thursday following days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority.
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Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director
Jul 17, 2025 7:51 am - The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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How weather conspiracy theories moved from online fringes to state laws
Jul 16, 2025 7:43 pm - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to all public airports in the state Monday to warn them of a new law banning any injection of chemicals to change th...
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Federal lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts
Jul 16, 2025 7:41 pm - A group of immigrants and legal advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from arresting migrants w...
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NOAA was developing tool to help communities prepare for extreme rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.
Jul 16, 2025 4:04 pm - The Commerce Department has indefinitely suspended work on a tool to help communities predict how rising global temperatures will alter the frequency of extreme rainfall,...
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RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback
Jul 16, 2025 3:59 pm - WASHINGTON — For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and ecstasy shoul...
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Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed’s Powell after floating that idea in private
Jul 16, 2025 1:20 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favor of dismissing the head of the nation's central bank.
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Trump slams his own supporters who are angered over how his team has handled the Epstein case
Jul 16, 2025 10:32 am - President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration's handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.”
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Bipartisan support helps foundations avoid tax increase in new Trump legislation
Jul 16, 2025 7:27 am - Two Republican senators and a broad bipartisan coalition of funders and nonprofits prevented a 600% increase in taxes levied on the endowments of the largest private foundations as part of President Donald Trump’s the tax and spending legislation.