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Pulte reiterates mortgage fraud allegation against Lisa Cook after SCOTUS ruling
The comment comes after the Supreme Court ruled earlier Monday that the administration had not shown it was likely to prevail on the merits of the case while Cook's termination moved through the appeals process.
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Trump nominates Keith Sonderling for Labor secretary
Sonderling, who was deputy secretary of Labor, replaced former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the interim in April after she stepped down from her post for a job in the private sector.
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Manchin slams Democratic voters, says it is 'insane' the majority prefer socialism over capitalism
Manchin was asked Sunday about a Gallup poll from last year that showed 66% of Democrats view socialism “more positively” than capitalism.
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Explosive device safely removed from water and detonated in Alabama, investigation underway
No injuries were reported and a suspect has not yet been named.
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Trump says top ISIS terrorist leader killed in joint operation in Nigeria
The Nigerian-born al-Minuki was identified in a 2023 State Department bulletin as a leader of ISIS and sanctioned by the Treasury Department.
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Pirro says she is seeking death penalty for suspect in shooting of Israeli embassy staffers
Prosecutors have accused 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of allegedly killing Israeli embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside the Capital Jewish Museum last May.
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Abbott set to appeal federal court ruling blocking Texas border security law
After the bill was signed into law in 2023, multiple groups sued, arguing the law is unconstitutional and that illegal entry is a federal crime, not a state crime. A district court and panel of Fifth Circuit judges agreed.
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US Supreme Court denies Virginia Democrats' redistricting appeal
Virginia Democrats filed an emergency appeal Monday after the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the state's redistricting referendum last week, ruling that the legislative process in which the referendum was created was unconstitutional.
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Trump’s ‘historic’ visit to China yields some economic, less geopolitical fruits
Former President Joe Biden did not visit China while in office, so it was also the first time a U.S. president has visited the country in nearly 10 years.
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State Department says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will be extended 45 days as talks continue
The State Department will resume hosting political negotiations on June 2 and June 3, and a security track will be hosted at the Pentagon on May 29 with military delegations from both countries.
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Despite summit optimism, China still presents ‘fundamental challenge,’ experts say
Juxtaposed with the upbeat summit in Beijing, the Justice Department's pursuit of China’s agents in the U.S. reached a crescendo ahead of the meeting.
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Lawmaker wants feds to probe research contractors for physical evidence of UFOs
"The Truth is Out There": The lawmakers’ crusade for transparency celebrated a major milestone this week when the Trump administration fulfilled its promise to release thousands of previously secret UFO files.
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Taiwan urges US to move forward with arms deal after Trump's hesitancy
Taiwan's foreign affairs ministry emphasized the U.S.’s “long-standing and consistent policy toward Taiwan," and stated the sale was supported by the Taiwan Relations Act.