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DC settles lawsuit for protester who followed National Guard playing Darth Vader theme song
The District of Columbia has reached a settlement agreement with a resident who claimed the National Guard violated his constitutional rights by detaining and handcuffing him after he followed them playing the Darth Vader theme song
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Trump tours beloved but shaggy DC public golf course he plans to remake, says work starts Sept 1
Trump announces date for construction of municipal golf course despite pushback
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Trump fumes as SCOTUS refuses to intervene in E. Jean Carroll case
Carroll came forward during Trump's first term with assertions that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman's sometime in the 1990s.
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House Judiciary subpoenas SPLC for evidence of collusion with Biden admin, CEO to testify in June
The hearing will take place on June 9 at 10 a.m. Eastern.
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Pennsylvania Democrat Sen Fetterman's chief of staff unexpectedly resigns: Report
Cabelle St. John, who has served in the post since 2025, has worked on Fetterman's team since he first came to Washington approximately three-and-a-half years ago.
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USS aircraft carrier and strike group arrive in Caribbean amid tensions with Cuba
The U.S. Southern Command said the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was accompanied by Carrier Air Wing 17, USS Gridley and USNS Patuxent.
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Treasury Department sanctions Sinaloa cartel over fentanyl distribution
The move comes after the State Department last month issued visa restrictions for 75 people they believed were linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in an effort to tamp down the Mexican transnational crime organization’s drug trafficking operations.
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Trump admin ratchets up pressure on Communist Cuba to new heights amidst tenuous Iran ceasefire
The Trump Administration has continued to heighten pressure on the Cuban government in the wake of the U.S. Maduro raid and an ongoing conflict with Iran.
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Multiple states sue proxy advisory firm over allegations it misled investors
Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and West Virginia all filed individual lawsuits against the company this week, claiming it engaged in deceptive trade practices and harmed consumers.
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Washington state agrees to settlement allowing religious families to serve as foster parents
The settlement comes after a judge ruled the state's requirement that Christian foster parents affirm the gender confusion of any children placed with them as a condition of keeping their foster license likely violates the First Amendment.
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Prosecutor charged for allegedly emailing self sealed Jack Smith Trump report veiled as cake recipes
The Justice Department has identified prosecutor as Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, the managing assistant U.S. Attorney of the Fort Pierce branch of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
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Federal judge rules White House must comply with Presidential Records Act
Bates noted that the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel's opinion relied on a “stark misreading” of Supreme Court precedent.
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Watch Live: Justice Department announces indictment on Raul Castro Ruz
Justice Department announces indictment on Raul Castro Ruz of 1996 attack on two planes, killing three US citizens.