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In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks
They typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals. This week, though, federal agents are fanning out across the nation's capital as part...
Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract ‘extremely salacious’ Epstein comments
WASHINGTON – First lady Melania Trump demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and threatened to sue if...
Trump will be at the Kennedy Center on the same day recipients of the honors are announced
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will be visiting the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, the same day that the recipients of this year’s honors are...
A UFC fight at the White House? Dana White says it’s happening as part of deal with Paramount
Hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump,...
Forrest wins at Trump International and gets congratulatory call from the US president
ABERDEEN – Grant Forrest won his second European Tour title Sunday in the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links and got more than...
Whitmer told Trump in private that Michigan auto jobs depend on a tariff change of course
WASHINGTON – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want...
Some Democrats want new leadership. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he has what it takes to resist Trump
WASCO, Ore. – Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is in his fifth decade in Congress and showing no inclination to step aside even as pressure...
As federal takeover threats loom, the city of Washington waits for the White House to make its move
WASHINGTON – Around 2 a.m., noisy revelers emerging from clubs and bars packed the sidewalks of U Street in Washington, many of them seeking...
Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
WASHINGTON – The man who oversees the nation's military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should...
Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
NEW YORK – An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars...