Articles filed under Politics
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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources sayMar 11, 2026 7:44 pm - Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident.
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Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s libraryMar 11, 2026 4:29 pm - Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to President Donald Trump’s planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money after the original fund was dissolved last year.
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Senators seek review of Justice Department’s handling of Epstein filesMar 11, 2026 4:20 pm - A bipartisan group of senators is asking the Government Accountability Office to examine the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein amid concerns the department has not released all the documents required by law.
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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new jobMar 10, 2026 9:51 pm - The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer — a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans.
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What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent pollsMar 10, 2026 6:46 pm - Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support.
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Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor GreeneMar 10, 2026 4:10 pm - Months after Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress after a falling-out with President Donald Trump, voters in her Georgia district are voting for her successor in a special election Tuesday.
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GOP Rep. Ogles says Muslims ‘don’t belong in American society’Mar 10, 2026 4:05 pm - Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.) wrote on social media Monday that “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” becoming the latest Republican lawmaker to voice blatantly Islamophobic sentiments.“Pluralism is a lie,” Ogles added in his post on X.
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Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding layoffsMar 07, 2026 7:25 pm - A federal judge in Washington ruled Saturday that Kari Lake has unlawfully served as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America, and nullified many actions she has taken in the role, including mass layoffs of staff.
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Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m.Mar 07, 2026 5:56 pm - The police officers were taunted and beaten. Some were knocked unconscious and dragged down stone steps, tear gas stinging their throats, to chants of “U.S.A! U.S.A!” on Jan. 6, 2021, as hundreds, then thousands, swarmed the citadel of American democracy.
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Most Democrats in 9th Congressional race cite affordability as top issueMar 07, 2026 4:37 pm - Most of the Democratic candidates for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat believe the rising cost of living is the greatest issue facing constituents.