Nation and World Politics
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Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
Jul 04, 2025 5:57 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upward 20,000 spectators to celebrate 25...
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Will tariffs put a damper on future fireworks shows?Jul 03, 2025 10:02 pm - Relax fireworks fans, the dazzling displays you’ve come to love will take place this holiday weekend as planned (barring the rain forecast for Friday and Sunday). However, some warn that future displays may not be as spectacular if proposed tariffs go into effect against China, a primary fireworks supplier.
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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
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Supreme Court rejects Montana’s bid to revive parental consent law for minors’ abortions
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Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join
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First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
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In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast
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Why some fear government data on the U.S. economy is losing integrity
Jul 03, 2025 10:51 am - U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, the crucial data points that help the Federal Reserve assess the economy’...
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Powell silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chair search
Jul 03, 2025 10:45 am - As President Donald Trump and his advisers begin weighing replacements for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, they’re running into one significant complication: It’s not clear that Powell will leave the US central bank next year.
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94 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid, authorities say