Articles filed under Politics
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Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as he defends funding request to CongressJul 21, 2026 5:59 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced questions and protests Tuesday over the U.S. war with Iran, which he estimated has cost $37.5 billion so far, as Republicans prepare a $95 billion GOP budget package to fund the military, along with other White House priorities.
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US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 yearsJul 21, 2026 4:23 pm - How many women hold executive-level positions at top U.S. companies? What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of those roles? What is the gender and racial breakdown of the lowest-paid roles at those companies?
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Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activistsJul 21, 2026 4:13 pm - The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History pushed back Tuesday against a recent White House report that branded the institution's leadership as radical activists who cannot be trusted.
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Arizona Republicans pick nominees Tuesday for governor and other top officesJul 21, 2026 4:01 pm - Arizona Republicans are choosing nominees Tuesday to challenge Democrats who hold top offices as the GOP searches for a path back to power in a battleground state it used to dominate.
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District 214 faces ethics complaint for referendum-related pollingJul 20, 2026 6:57 pm - A taxpayer advocacy group Monday filed an ethics complaint against Northwest Suburban High School District 214, alleging misuse of public resources for referendum polling.
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Data centers have united Americans of both parties in a shared hatredJul 18, 2026 7:28 pm - Kyle Schmidt ticked through what makes him irate about the massive Google data center slated for construction about a mile away from his home near Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
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Mullin pushes states to comply with election demands, echoing Trump’s claims about midterm risksJul 17, 2026 6:58 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday warned that state officials could lose funding or face investigations if they fail to go along with President Donald Trump's election security demands, part of the Republican president’s longstanding attempt to undermine Americans’ confidence in the vote.
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What to know about the Save America Act that Trump is pushingJul 17, 2026 6:51 pm - President Donald Trump has demanded for months without success that Congress pass the Save America Act, a voting bill that he has claimed would “guarantee the midterms” for Republicans.
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Trump says ABC, NBC licenses should be revoked over refusal to air speech on election integrityJul 17, 2026 6:39 pm - President Donald Trump lit into ABC and NBC for refusing to interrupt regularly scheduled programming to air his speech Thursday night on election integrity.
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Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here’s what they really sayJul 17, 2026 6:15 pm - President Donald Trump released a trove of documents during a primetime address to the nation that allies had hyped as a smoking gun that would prove his long-debunked allegations of mass voter fraud.