Nation and World Politics
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Trump administration launches investigation of states that mandate health insurance covers abortion
Mar 19, 2026 3:23 pm - The Trump administration said Thursday that it has launched investigations into 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion. The probe...
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Mullin's DHS nomination advances to full Senate despite opposition from Republican Rand Paul
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Japan's Takaichi tries to reaffirm alliance with Trump as he seeks help securing Strait of Hormuz
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US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran
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Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war
Mar 18, 2026 8:43 pm - The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to a senior administration official, in an enormous new ask that is almost certain to run into resistance from lawmakers opposed to the conflict.
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Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn’t allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump
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Madison County judge finds name in Epstein files because of legal representation
Mar 18, 2026 6:16 pm - Andrew Carruthers was an associate in the Edwardsville civil firm HeplerBroom when he was assigned a collection case in Lake County related to Jeffrey Epstein in 2013. Carruthers, who was appointed to the bench eight years later, said Epstein “was completely unknown to us” when the firm accepted his business. Carruthers said he never met or communicated with the convicted sex offender, but acted as local counsel to enforce a judgment handed down in the Virgin Islands.
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César Chávez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta
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Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she’d offered Trump before Iran war
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DHS pick Mullin boasts of ‘special assignments’ abroad but offers few details