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Federal Judge Orders Trump Name Removed from Kennedy Center, Blocks Planned Closure Politics

Federal Judge Orders Trump Name Removed from Kennedy Center, Blocks Planned Closure

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper rules the board of trustees overstepped its authority by unilaterally renaming the iconic performing arts venue after President Trump.

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Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn in Texas Senate Primary Runoff in Landslide MAGA Victory Politics

Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn in Texas Senate Primary Runoff in Landslide MAGA Victory

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated four-term Senator John Cornyn by 28 points in the Republican Senate primary runoff, marking a historic MAGA triumph that reshapes Texas GOP politics heading into a general election matchup with Democrat James Talarico.

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Kevin Warsh Sworn In as Federal Reserve Chair After Narrowest Senate Confirmation in History Politics

Kevin Warsh Sworn In as Federal Reserve Chair After Narrowest Senate Confirmation in History

Kevin Warsh took the oath of office as the new Federal Reserve Chair after winning Senate confirmation by just 54-45, the closest vote for the position in modern history, pledging to lead a reform-oriented central bank.

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Barney Frank, Wall Street Reform Architect and LGBTQ Trailblazer, Dies at 86 Politics

Barney Frank, Wall Street Reform Architect and LGBTQ Trailblazer, Dies at 86

Former Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, who co-authored the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and became the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay, has died at age 86.

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Trump-Backed Gallrein Ousts Rep. Massie in Record-Spending Kentucky Primary Politics

Trump-Backed Gallrein Ousts Rep. Massie in Record-Spending Kentucky Primary

Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL recruited by President Trump, defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in the most expensive House primary in US history as six states held primaries on Tuesday.

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Six States Hold Primaries in Biggest Midterm Test Yet for Trump Endorsements Politics

Six States Hold Primaries in Biggest Midterm Test Yet for Trump Endorsements

Voters in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania head to the polls in high-stakes contests that will gauge the strength of presidential influence on the Republican Party.

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Trump Calls Off Scheduled Attack on Iran After Gulf Leaders Request Pause for Peace Negotiations Politics

Trump Calls Off Scheduled Attack on Iran After Gulf Leaders Request Pause for Peace Negotiations

President Trump announced he has called off a scheduled Tuesday military strike on Iran at the request of Gulf state leaders, who say serious peace negotiations are underway and a deal is within reach.

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Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Republican Primary as Trump-Backed Rivals Advance to Runoff Politics

Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Republican Primary as Trump-Backed Rivals Advance to Runoff

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy finished third in his own Republican primary with about 25 percent of the vote, as Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming advance to a June 27 runoff.

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Pope Leo XIV Denounces AI-Directed Warfare as Leading World Into Spiral of Annihilation Politics

Pope Leo XIV Denounces AI-Directed Warfare as Leading World Into Spiral of Annihilation

The pontiff condemned investments in artificial intelligence weaponry during a speech at Europe's largest university, calling for peace in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Iran.

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New Book Claims Brigitte Macron Slapped President Over Text Messages With Iranian Actress Golshifteh Farahani Politics

New Book Claims Brigitte Macron Slapped President Over Text Messages With Iranian Actress Golshifteh Farahani

Journalist Florian Tardif alleges in his book that the First Lady discovered messages on the president's phone including one telling the actress he found her very pretty, triggering the infamous Vietnam incident.

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Gunfire Erupts in Philippine Senate as Police Move to Arrest Senator Wanted by ICC Politics

Gunfire Erupts in Philippine Senate as Police Move to Arrest Senator Wanted by ICC

More than a dozen shots rang out as security forces attempted to detain Senator Ronald dela Rosa, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

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Trump Departs for Beijing Summit, Warns US Will Finish the Job Against Iran Politics

Trump Departs for Beijing Summit, Warns US Will Finish the Job Against Iran

Trump heads to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping and warns the US will finish the job against Iran as consumers face a 37 billion dollar gas price hit and sanctions target Iranian oil sales.

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