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Dan Bongino Stepping Down: Why Is Controversial FBI Deputy Director Leaving His Post?

The second-highest-ranking official at the FBI has announced that he will soon be leaving the agency. The departure, suspected for months due to infighting within the Trump administration, ends a brief tenure marked by questions over his qualifications for the role and disagreement concerning the controversial Epstein case. After struggling with role at FBI, Bongino […]

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Trump Announces Checks For Military, Spreads Misinformation And Touts Accomplishments In Combative Address To Nation

President Donald Trump’s hastily announced Wednesday evening address to the nation proved anticlimactic. The president mostly used the event to hit familiar talking points, such as painting an overly rosy picture of the economy or blaming former President Joe Biden for ongoing problems. The speech also failed to address many of the criticisms and controversies

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HHS cuts millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, escalating its confrontation with the group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. The grants supported initiatives aimed at reducing sudden infant deaths, improving teen and young adult health,

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Statue Of Barbara Rose Johns, Teen Leader Of 1951 Anti-Segregation Walkout, Unveiled At US Capitol To Replace Robert E. Lee

A new statue at the U.S. Capitol honors a teenage girl whose defiance helped to end segregation and spark the Civil Rights Movement. The display recognizes a woman who played a key part in the fight for equal rights, and the statue replaces a controversial Confederate statue that long represented Virginia at the Capitol. Statue

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Trump Travel Ban List Adds Niger, Mali And More As Number Of Countries Doubles

The Trump administration has implemented travel restrictions against citizens of a new set of countries, extending the travel ban policies that have been key parts of both Trump terms. The latest move comes as the president has ramped up xenophobic and racist rhetoric in recent weeks. New travel bans cover African, Caribbean and Middle Eastern

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Maryland to consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore’s veto is overridden

By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore — currently the nation’s only Black governor — that disappointed many fellow Democrats. Moore said in his veto letter in May that it was a difficult

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Trump Calls Black Journalist Yamiche Alcindor ‘Very Aggressive’ During Press Conference

Another instance of President Donald Trump taking questions from the media has resulted in yet another example of him taking a personal shot at a female journalist. This time, one of the most prominent Black women covering Washington, D.C., was the target of a remark by Trump that trotted out a negative trope long used

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Susie Wiles, Trump Chief Of Staff, Says He Has ‘Alcoholic’s Personality’ Before Walking Remark Back

Excerpts from a new interview with one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides seem to confirm much of the chaos, pettiness and questionable decision-making that critics have called out since Trump returned to the White House. The bitingly honest comments now have the administration attempting to downplay the inside perspective, even as Trump’s chief of

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Republicans Cancel Millions Of Dollars Allocated To Flint Water Crisis

Over a decade after cost-cutting measures implemented by white officials created a deadly water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, Republicans have canceled millions of dollars that had been allocated to addressing the enduring public health issue. Declaring the crisis “over,” Republicans cut funding for Flint as part of a larger round of budget cuts hitting the

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Indiana Senate rejects GOP-drawn congressional map in a major rebuke of Trump

By Jane C. Timm INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate voted against a new Republican-drawn congressional map Thursday, rejecting a bid led by President Donald Trump aimed at boosting the party in next year’s midterm elections. The vote was a rare and stunning instance of elected Republicans rebuking Trump, who had pressured Indiana lawmakers for months to

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