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Trump pauses green card lottery program after Brown University, MIT shootings

President Trump ordered the suspension of a green card lottery program that enabled the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and killing of an MIT professor to live in the U.S, a top official announced late Thursday.The big picture: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's announcement mar…

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At Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, Attendees Find Conservative Squabbling Distracting

“It’s creating division instead of building a movement that keeps everyone together.”

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Trump on seized Venezuelan oil: "We're gonna keep it"

The U.S. now controls about 3.7 million barrels of Venezuelan crude from two interdicted oil tankers. And President Trump doesn't want to give it up."We're gonna keep it," Trump said Monday night when asked about the oil's fate.Why it matters: Trump's policy of seizing ships and their Venezuelan oil…

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Why RFK Jr. Is Dangerous to Public Health

He’s made millions from referring clients to trial lawyers, and he advocates mass tort litigation that would ruin the vaccine industry.

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STAT+: How the Trump administration is recasting government’s role in regulating health technology

Federal agencies that used to set up guardrails for health technology have transformed into cheerleaders for new risky technologies like AI.

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Powell most popular top official, new poll shows

A new Gallup survey found that among a baker’s dozen of U.S. leaders, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the most popular. Over four in 10 respondents to the poll, released Monday, said they approve of Powell’s job performance. That includes 46 percent of Democrats, 34 percent of Republicans an…

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Divided between two states, the town at the heart of America's abortion debate

The only abortion clinic in town is fighting an eviction notice and other efforts to shut it down.

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Live updates: New batch of Epstein documents mention Trump; US economy surges in third quarter

The Justice Department early Tuesday released its third installment of files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including some documents that mention President Trump. Survivors of the late sex offender and bipartisan lawmakers have blasted the administration's handling of the r…

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STAT+: Trump administration proposes Medicare pilots to lower drug prices on par with peer countries

The experiments would cut the prices of some drugs to bring them in line with what other countries pay, saving Medicare billions.

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Trump defends Wiles' claims that he has an "alcoholic's personality"

President Trump supported his chief of staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday, even after her candid Vanity Fair interviews offered a startling portrait of his second White House term. The big picture: Despite Wiles' unusually blunt descriptions of Trump, he told The New York Post that she has done a "fantast…

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Democrats "exploring all legal options" as DOJ says it will miss Epstein files deadline

The lead Democrats on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees said they are "exploring all legal options" after a top Justice Department official signaled the agency won't produce all its documents on Jeffrey Epstein by the statutory Friday deadline.Why it matters: The so-called "Epstein files"…

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Trump administration’s plan to shrink vaccine schedule sends health sector scrambling

The health sector is working to navigate what could be the most significant changes to the U.S. vaccine program in decades.

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Trump stops offshore wind projects. ‘The pause could last weeks to months,’ analysts warn.

“While we believe these latest pauses will be challenged in court, we expect refreshed concerns around the projects,” other analysts say.

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6 jarring quotes from Trump's chief of staff in Vanity Fair

Susie Wiles, President Trump's chief of staff, chronicled the chaotic inner workings of the White House in a series of shockingly candid, unfiltered interviews with Vanity Fair throughout the year, published Tuesday.Why it matters: Wiles discussed Trump's "alcoholic's personality," Elon Musk's drug …

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Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules

California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

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Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Fleet' battleships named after himself

The US president has vowed to revive American shipbuilding after lagging behind China in naval capacity.

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What to know about CECOT, the prison at the center of "60 Minutes" controversy

CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment on the Trump administration deporting Venezuelan immigrants to an El Salvador prison, with staffers alleging that the move was a politically motivated appeal to the president. The big picture: The prison, CECOT in El Salvador, has become a symbol of President…

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Democrats Are Ending the Year on a Particularly Dumb Note

Unfortunately, it appears Democrats are keen to end 2025 on the wrong foot.

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Lamont: Suspending Wind Leases Bad for Costs

Gov. Ned Lamont (D) told Balance of Power wind power is essential to bringing down energy costs in New England.

The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to an industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as p…

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What Friday's underwhelming Epstein files release means for Trump and Maga

Conservative influencers were conspicuously silent following the latest release - but political danger remains for the president.