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Groups press for release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s classified documents case
WASHINGTON – A First Amendment group and watchdog organization pressed a federal appeals court on Tuesday to compel the release of a Justice Department...
FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws
WELLINGTON – On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that...
Turning Point, moving forward without Charlie Kirk, makes first return to Utah since his killing
LOGAN, Utah – Turning Point USA's college tour will return to Utah on Tuesday for its first event in the state since its founder,...
Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
WASHINGTON – A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees...
A new policy on access at the Pentagon has journalists and the Trump administration at odds
Journalists who cover the Pentagon and the Trump admnistration are in a standoff about new rules that limit the access of the media to...
Trump administration opens more land for coal mining, offers $625M to boost coal-fired power plants
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Monday it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to...
The Latest: Congressional leaders meet with Trump in late effort to avoid a government shutdown
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort...
Netanyahu and Trump are set to meet as pressure mounts to end war in Gaza
Days after his defiant speech at the United Nations rejecting demands to end the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set...
Oregon leaders say Trump is deploying 200 National Guard troops within the state
WASHINGTON – Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement officers and...
Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House
WASHINGTON – Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Majority Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week's deadline to keep the...