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House Republican on Comey indictment ‘There’s something called dangerous speak’
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) on Tuesday criticized former FBI Director James Comey after he was indicted by a grand jury in a new case brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the second time DOJ has sought to prosecute him. The new lawsuit concerns a social media post Comey made last year that involved seashells…
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Pentagon asks Congress to endorse rebranding scheme (and spend taxpayer money)
Pointless bureaucratic chest-thumping is misguided. Asking Americans to pick up the tab for expensive bureaucratic chest-thumping is worse.
MS NOW
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Opinion - Trump survived the dinner — the free press may not survive his attacks
The body blows to the First Amendment might never heal.
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Mangione decries political violence after Trump assassination attempt
Allen is accused of trying to assassinate Trump and members of his Cabinet at the White House correspondents' dinner Saturday.
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Supreme Court to weigh Trump's bid to end deportation shield for Haitians, Syrians
Today, the Supreme Court is set to consider the Department of Homeland Security's effort to terminate TPS both for Syria and Haiti.
CBS News
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Blanche denies that Trump directed Comey prosecution: "Of course not"
A grand jury on Tuesday issued the indictment against Comey, alleging that an Instagram post that said "86 47" in seashells was a threat to assassinate Mr. Trump.
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DOJ lawsuit seeking Arizona voter data dismissed
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) seeking access to his state’s voter registration list. U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, an appointee of President Trump, wrote that under federal law, Arizona’s voter registration list is “not a document subject to…
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Trump met with Chevron, other energy companies, on Tuesday
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - U. President Donald Trump met with top officials from Chevron and other energy companies on Tuesday to discuss a range of topics, including U.
Reuters
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The case against Comey will almost certainly fail. For Trump, that’s not the point
The new indictment against the former FBI director checks a set of boxes for the president, none of which has anything to do with securing a conviction.
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U.S. envoy in Ukraine to step down, but officials say no dispute with Trump
Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis is stepping down, but officials deny reports that it follows disagreements with President Trump
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Exclusive: Former FBI Director James Comey indicted over alleged ‘threat’ against Trump
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday over a photo of seashells that officials said threatened President Donald Trump, marking the administration’s second attempt to prosecute one of his largest political opponents, three sources first told CNN.
CNN
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WHCA shooting: What’s next for the suspect and Trump’s ballroom
The upheaval of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner by a would-be assassin has committed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to two goals: Build a ballroom at the White House, and keep the suspect detained. Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman, already faces three criminal charges that include attempting to assassinate President Trump.…
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Trump: Iran ‘better get smart soon’
President Trump early Wednesday warned the Iranian regime that it “better get smart soon” as negotiations over a peace deal have largely stalled between the two sides. “Iran can’t get their act together,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!” The president also…
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‘Flailing’ Georgia attorney general condemned over charges for Cop City protesters
Republican Chris Carr accused of trying to revive bid for governor with indictment – ‘the last gasp of a dying man’
The Guardian
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Trump budget officials urge House Republicans to concede in DHS standoff
President Donald Trump’s budget office sent a memo to Capitol Hill on Tuesday evening urging House Republicans to agree to partly reopen the Department of Homeland Security – even without new cash for immigration enforcement.
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Former FBI Director Comey faces fresh indictment
The Trump administration has repeatedly used the legal system against political opponents.
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Putin warns Trump of ‘dire consequences’ in Iran
Officials say about 400 service members have been wounded in action, with more than 90% already returning to duty.
NewsNation
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Opinion - Iran is important, but Trump must not take his eye off the ball in Taiwan
The conflict in Iran should be a reminder of, not a cause to divert attention from, U.S. interests in the West Pacific. America’s war in the Middle East demonstrates the necessity of allies to American strategy. This is equally critical in military, economic, and technological contexts. Washington must recognize the essential contribution to its grand…
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Read the complete transcript of King Charles III's speech to Congress
King Charles III extolled the bonds between Britain and the United States in a speech to Congress. Whatever our differences, whatever disagreements we may have, we stand united in our commitment to uphold democracy, to protect all our people from harm, and to salute the courage of those who daily risk their lives in the service of our countries.
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Trump warns of prolonged Hormuz standoff
The World Bank estimated that a prolonged closure of the strait could drive energy prices up by almost a quarter.
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Trump administration rejects women picked for soybean board, appoints men instead
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board
Reuters
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Supreme Court weighs Trump attempt to remove protections from thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants
Tackling one prong of the Trump administration's hard-line policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday will weigh its effort to remove legal protections from thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants in the United States.
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Senate GOP pushes back on Trump ballroom amid affordability worries
Senate Republicans aren’t in the mood to vote on legislation to greenlight President Trump’s controversial plan to build a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, as some GOP lawmakers see it as a bad political move in the current political climate, especially if it would require taxpayer funding. Republican senators generally support Trump’s call for the construction…
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Pro-pesticide provisions complicate farm bill’s passage
A contentious pro-pesticide provision in the farm bill could create hurdles to the legislation moving through the House, as lawmakers aligned with the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement rage against the measure. The language in question, which seeks to block some lawsuits against pesticide companies, has emerged as a major flash point among some Republicans…
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Supreme Court hears Trump’s bid to curtail deportation protection program
The Supreme Court will weigh the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of noncitizens on Wednesday. The oral arguments put the justices at the center of another key plank of President Trump’s immigration crackdown: scaling back the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. Created in 1990, TPS temporarily protects foreign nationals who cannot safely return to their home countries because of armed conflict, natural disaster or other extrao
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Redistricting war by the numbers: A look at GOP, Democratic gains
Voters in Virginia last week approved a new, Democratic-friendly congressional map that could tip the fight for House control in the midterms, but Florida is on track to parry with a GOP-favored map that could offset those gains. The states represent the latest fronts in a national battle over congressional lines. Texas kick-started the tit…
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Republicans’ go-it-alone strategy keeps hitting walls, jeopardizing must-pass bills
The House Republicans’ go-it-alone approach is snarling efforts to move a series of must-pass bills through the lower chamber this week. On three major pieces of legislation — to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), extend the government’s spying powers and set farm policy for the next half decade — GOP leaders have opted…
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States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls
State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on the issue. From new investigations to a string of settlements, verdicts and state laws, state leaders are trying to fill a gap left by Congress, which has failed…
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The second James Comey indictment is another DOJ embarrassment
The second indictment of Comey, after Lindsey Halligan’s failure, shows a desperate Trump will use Instagram seashells to punish enemies.
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Democrats hold 10-point edge over Republicans ahead of midterm elections: Poll
Democrats hold a 10-point advantage over Republicans on a generic congressional ballot, according to the latest in a series of polls showing the party in a strong position ahead of November’s midterm elections. In a three-day Emerson College Polling survey, conducted this past weekend, 50 percent of likely voters said they would back a generic…
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Mamdani to meet the monarchs
Trump warmly welcomed the King and Queen. The democratic socialist mayor of New York City? Not so much.
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Trump meets with oil executives as Iran stalemate drags on, Axios reports
President Donald Trump and his top officials met with oil and gas executives including Chevron CEO Mike Wirth at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the energy fallout of the Iran war and other topics, Axios reported on Wednesday. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were present, and topics for the meeting included domestic production, progress in Venezuela, oil futures, natural gas and shipping,
Reuters
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The 60-day itch: Iran war weighs on Republicans
The GOP is not about to start backing Democratic war authorizations, but there’s “restlessness” among lawmakers, as one put it.
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Trump aims to defeat dissident Republicans in key May primaries
President Donald Trump’s yearslong revenge tour against select members of his own party faces big tests in May as Trump looks to oust multiple Republican lawmakers who have crossed him in the past
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Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo as Trump mulls Iran's latest offer
Oil prices continue rising as the Trump administration unenthusiastically mulls an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but delay nuclear talks.
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Kosovo heads for another early election in a prolonged political crisis
Kosovo is heading for its third parliamentary election in over a year after lawmakers repeatedly failed to elect a new president, pushing the young Balkan nation into renewed political uncertainty. Parliament, which is tasked with choosing the president, on Tuesday faced a midnight deadline to choose a successor to Vjosa Osmani, whose term expired earlier this month. The early election must be held within the next 45 days, but a date was not immediately announced.
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King Charles agrees with me on Iran nuclear weapon ban, claims Trump
Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutral
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Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine's Democratic voters?
If there’s one story Janet Mills likes to share as a warning not to underestimate her political prowess, it’s about a blue suit that the Democratic Maine governor once wore. It was more than four decades ago and Mills, the first female prosecutor working in the state attorney general’s criminal division, secured a successful verdict in a murder trial. The message is one the two-term governor is returning to frequently as she seeks the Democratic Senate nomination to take on longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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A SCOTUS Case Exposes the Dangers of 2 Misguided Fourth Amendment Doctrines
"Geofence" searches illustrate the perilous combination of modern technology and deference to law enforcement.
Reason
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King Charles toasts U.S.-U.K. alliance in state dinner, after rare address to Congress
King Charles attended a state dinner at the White House, after speaking about what he called the "truly unique" relationship between the U.K. and the U.S. in an address to Congress.
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California governor candidates struggle for standout moments at feisty debate
California gubernatorial candidates struggled to break through on the debate stage Tuesday, as Democrats look to capitalize on former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) dramatic exit from the crowded field. Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, billionaire Tom Steyer, former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and five other rivals, including Trump-backed Republican Steve Hilton, fought for standout…
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Judge tosses Trump admin. lawsuit seeking access to Arizona voter data
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from the Justice Department seeking information on Arizona voters, another defeat in the Trump administration's nationwide push for voter data.
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Trump says King Charles ‘agrees’ Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon
President Trump on Tuesday said King Charles III “agrees” that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. “We’re doing a little Middle East work right now, as you might know, and we’re doing very well. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we’re never going to let that opponent ever—Charles agrees with me even…
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Live updates: Trump hosts state dinner after King Charles’s historic remarks
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House for a state dinner on Tuesday night, all against a backdrop of U.S.-U.K. tension. Trump described the partnership between the two countries as strong and thanked Charles for the “inheritance” the U.K. has given the U.S. Trump…
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Judge thwarts Trump administration’s attempt to access Arizona voter rolls
Justice department’s lawsuit dismissed in latest setback for government’s effort to amass information before midterms
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More than 70 House Dems call on Trump to keep Chinese automakers out of US
More than 70 Democrats in the House signed on to a Tuesday letter urging President Trump to block Chinese automakers from saturating the U.S. car market. Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) led the effort with support from 73 colleagues ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month in Beijing. In the letter,…
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Trump news at a glance: president’s justice department sets sights on James Comey (again)
New indictment marks latest instance in which Trump’s justice department has used its power to target president’s political enemies – key US politics stories from 28 April 2026 at a glance
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King Charles tells Congress that alliance is "more important today" than ever
Saying he felt the "weight of history" on his shoulders, King Charles became the first British monarch in 35 years to address Congress on Tuesday.
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Trump hosts King Charles at White House State Dinner
The dinner, held Tuesday evening, was primarily prepared by the first lady and follows the royals' visit to the White House.
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Secret Service director: Agents did ‘great job’ in WHCA dinner shooting response
Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Tuesday said the agents who responded to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner did a “great job” reacting to the unexpected intruder. “My agents did a great job,” Curran told CBS News’s Nikole Killion, while appearing for a briefing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Killion also asked if the dinner…
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