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GAO agrees to review Justice Department’s handling of Epstein filesApr 28, 2026 4:32 pm - The Government Accountability Office plans to examine the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein after a bipartisan group of senators raised concerns that the department violated the law.
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FCC orders review of Disney’s licenses after Trump’s Kimmel criticismApr 28, 2026 3:54 pm - The Federal Communications Commission ordered a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for local ABC stations following a new spate of criticism from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump about the network’s late-night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel.
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Judson University faces backlash over ‘Democracy Award’ to sanctioned Bosnian leaderApr 28, 2026 12:50 pm - Judson University is coming under fire for honoring a European leader who some claim denies or minimizes a mass killing that international authorities have deemed a genocide.
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Trump says suspect was armed with multiple weapons at White House correspondents’ dinnerApr 25, 2026 9:43 pm - A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The president was uninjured and was hustled away.
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Trump ousts National Science Board membersApr 25, 2026 9:20 pm - Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by President Donald Trump.
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A sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-upApr 25, 2026 9:11 pm - At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California.
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Senate panel schedules vote to advance Warsh as Powell probe droppedApr 25, 2026 5:30 pm - A Senate committee moved late Friday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, scheduling a vote for Wednesday after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said she was closing a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell, potentially removing the main obstacle blocking Warsh’s path to confirmation.
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Appeals court rules that Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegalApr 24, 2026 6:04 pm - An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration.
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White House loosens rules for preserving presidential recordsApr 24, 2026 5:51 pm - The White House quickly embraced a new records-preservation policy after the Justice Department deemed a presidential records law unconstitutional, dismissing decades-old requirements in favor of discretionary guidelines.
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Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security DepartmentApr 23, 2026 7:20 pm - The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House.