Nation and World Politics
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DeSantis floats Florida map that could give GOP up to four more House seats
Apr 27, 2026 4:05 pm - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a plan Monday that could give Republicans as many as four more congressional seats as the GOP scrambles to preserve its thin House majority.
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Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
Apr 27, 2026 3:27 pm - Donald and Melania Trump both called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after a joke last week in which the late-night comic described the first lady as having “the g...
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King Charles III arrives in United States on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
Apr 27, 2026 2:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III arrived in the...
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Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
Apr 27, 2026 1:13 pm - The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and will remain at least temporarily behind bars as the case moves forward.
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Russian drone attack wounds 14 while Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia-held area
Apr 27, 2026 10:18 am - A Russian drone attack before dawn on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa wounded 14 people, including two children, authorities said Monday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas that have been a hallmark of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say
Apr 27, 2026 8:29 am - Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, two regional officials said Monday.
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Trump's many upcoming large, public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack
Apr 27, 2026 8:24 am - Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with some high-profile public events featuring President Donald Trump after the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Sugar Grove fire district hopes for $2 million in federal funding for training center
Apr 26, 2026 11:41 am - Plans to build a regional fire training facility in Sugar Grove could get a significant boost through a funding request made by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood.
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Trump says suspect was armed with multiple weapons at White House correspondents’ dinner
Apr 25, 2026 9:43 pm - A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The president was uninjured and was hustled away.
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Trump ousts National Science Board members
Apr 25, 2026 9:20 pm - Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by President Donald Trump.