Articles filed under Politics
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Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fundJun 12, 2026 4:03 pm - A federal judge on Friday indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion payout fund, which is still being challenged in court despite Justice Department officials claiming the effort is not moving forward.
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DOE head says agency didn’t punish blue states. His lawyers admit it did.Jun 12, 2026 3:56 pm - Energy Secretary Chris Wright was unrepentant on Capitol Hill this week, firing back at a congressman’s charge that the Trump administration canceled clean energy projects in blue states to exact political revenge.
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Trump threatens new DC takeover if democratic socialist mayoral candidate winsJun 11, 2026 6:37 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday waded into D.C.’s mayoral race for the first time, saying he is opposed to Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, winning next week’s Democratic primary.
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Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officerJun 11, 2026 4:14 pm - A Minnesota man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
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FISA spy powers are almost certain to expire after Congress fails to actJun 11, 2026 4:03 pm - A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire after Congress on Thursday failed to temporarily extend the program, in a protest of President Donald Trump 's temporary pick to head the nation's intelligence agencies.
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Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence directorJun 11, 2026 3:58 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence.
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$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump’s UFC fight at White HouseJun 10, 2026 7:32 pm - President Donald Trump's planned UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn has required a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and at least $60 million, according to a legal filing that offers a glimpse into the preparations.
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Judge rejects watchdog’s bid to block Trump administration’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fundJun 10, 2026 6:49 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog's request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.
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Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meeting him a ‘grave error in judgment’Jun 10, 2026 6:36 pm - Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier.
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Democrats demand security checks for Trump intelligence pick Bill PulteJun 10, 2026 6:29 pm - Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday demanded that Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for acting director of national intelligence, submit to a full security check before assuming the post, including an examination of his financial holdings and foreign contacts.