Articles filed under Political Figures
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Public rejects Trump’s ballroom by wide marginApr 30, 2026 4:55 pm - Americans reject President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, and they appear largely unmoved by the intensified calls from the president and his allies in Congress to allow the project to go forward.
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Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he'll put forth SaphierApr 30, 2026 12:17 pm - President Donald Trump says he’s nominating Fox News Channel contributor Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.
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Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran warApr 30, 2026 11:01 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators’ accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.
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Comey’s lawyers say they will challenge threat charges as vindictiveApr 29, 2026 7:21 pm - Lawyers for James B. Comey said Wednesday they intend to challenge the indictment accusing him of threatening the life of the president as an illegal attempt to punish the former FBI director for his criticism of Donald Trump.
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Full federal appeals court won’t rehear $83 million defamation verdict against TrumpApr 29, 2026 7:13 pm - A divided federal appeals court said Wednesday it will not grant a rare meeting of its active judges to hear an appeal of an $83 million verdict against President Donald Trump for defaming a magazine advice columnist over an encounter three decades ago.
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Skeptical Democrats confront Hegseth about Iran war for the first time since conflict startedApr 29, 2026 8:13 am - Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats Wednesday over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval.
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Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threatApr 28, 2026 1:26 pm - Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Tuesday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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King Charles highlights US-UK bond in speech to Congress noting ‘times of great uncertainty’Apr 28, 2026 7:09 am - King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history” while urging “that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking.”
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‘It’s not for her’: DHS dedicated Midway Blitz in her name. Her mother says she would have hated itApr 27, 2026 6:05 pm - The Trump administration dedicated its Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement campaign to 20-year-old Glenbrook South High School graduate Katie Abraham, who was killed last year in a drunken-driving accident in Urbana involving a Guatemalan man residing in the U.S. without legal status.
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Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first ladyApr 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...