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Prosecutors Push Back: High-Stakes Reversal

The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate human-smuggling charges that a judge threw out as “vindictive,” setting up a major...
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High Court Double-Down Angers Trump

The Supreme Court shut the door—twice—on President Trump’s bid to erase the $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict, leaving the jury’s judgment fully in...
Judge orders Trump administration to halt White House ballroom construction

Supreme Showdown Over Trump’s Ballroom

The White House asked the Supreme Court to keep a $400 million ballroom build alive while the legal fight rages. Story Snapshot The administration filed...
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Fired FEMA Boss Returns — Why Now?

The Senate just put a fired acting chief back in charge of FEMA—and that says more about disaster policy than it does about one...

Budget Alarm: $2 Trillion Line Breached

Washington’s latest budget picture points to a simple fact with a costly edge: the federal deficit is already running hot, and it is now...
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White House Shake-Up: Press Room Goes Quiet

Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House press secretary at month’s end, and the reason she gave lands like a gut check for...
BREAKING: Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney general

Razor-Thin Win Installs Trump’s Top Cop

Todd Blanche won the office of attorney general by one vote, and that razor-thin margin tells you almost everything about the fight behind it. Quick...
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro

VIDEO: Trump Slams Pirro — DOJ Flip Sparks Fury

One fight over the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool just exposed how fragile trust in American justice really is. Story Snapshot President Trump says vandals damaged...
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Federal Safety Net Feels Rigged

Nearly two-thirds of federal workers now say they would not enter public service again because job security and benefits no longer feel like a...
Oil giants see profits surge as Iran war drives energy prices higher

Trump vs Big Oil: Payback Demand

President Trump just told two of America's biggest oil companies they got too rich off a war his own administration has been fighting. Story Snapshot ...

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