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ICE nabs illegal alien drug trafficker from Mexico
Guadarrama-Loza was deported in 2008, but later re-entered the U.S. and was again deported in 2017. DHS has not identified the time or location of his second re-entry.
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Supreme Court declines to hear Trump's latest effort to block E. Jean Carroll award
was the second time the high court passed on the request. The president had asked the court to reconsider its decision from June that rejected Trump's first appeal, and the court almost never grants such requests.
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Progressive lawmakers to travel to Latin America this week for PanAmerican congress
The summit is in its third year and its goal is to push back against a rising right-wing agenda in Latin America.
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Another California company to flee to Texas amid difficult business environment
The apparel and e-commerce company, which is expanding its sports apparel business, is leasing 70,000 square feet of warehouse and office space in the Texas town.
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Buc-ee's opens first location in Arkansas as aggressive expansion effort continues
Besides its home state of Texas, the company also has locations in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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Fuel shortages spread across some regions in Russia, prompting restrictions on sales
The crisis began gaining momentum in May, and by July, it had spread to almost all regions of Russia as drone attacks shutdown several refineries.
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Blanche says DOJ fight over voter rolls could go to the Supreme Court: 'absolutely' a possibility
The Justice Department filed 30 lawsuits against states that refused to turn over their rolls, and it's lost 22 of those cases so far.
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Nancy Mace reveals reasons for getting inked with nine tattoos: provides 'the pain I need to feel'
One of the tattoos is the first sentence in one of Virginia Woolf's novels: “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.” Woolf committed suicide in 1941 over fears she was losing her mind.
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House Ethics Panel announces probe into Dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez
He previously admitted to having made "personal mistakes outside [his] marriage," but insisted he had not violated any House ethics guidelines or broken the law.
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Almost 1/4 Trump voters say they're worse off since he took office: Poll
Among Harris voters, just 6% said they were better off, while 79% said they were worse off and 15% reported no change.
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Judge delays Mangione's state trial after defendant pleads guilty in federal case
Mangione's defense team has moved to dismiss his New York case after their client pleaded guilty to federal charges, citing the state's double jeopardy law because the charges stem from the same incident.
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Dems press Hegseth for answers on troop conditions at sea
While President Donald Trump has denied claims that the family members of crewmen are concerned about the situation, lawmakers want details from the administration.
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Trump votes by mail in Florida
The two main races on Tuesday night include the gubernatorial and Senate primaries.
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With tariffs set to come into effect Wednesday, Canada scrambles to negotiate: report
Despite meetings between Canadian and American negotiators over the last three weeks, the two countries can't move beyond an impasse in these last days before the tariffs take effect.
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Swalwell's legal counsel responds to declassified docs, says files show 'nothing new'
Former Congressman Eric Swalwell has long maintained that he did not know about Fang Fang's alleged illegal endeavors and that he fully cooperated with the FBI.
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Blanche creates new pathway for certain US citizens to regain federal gun rights
Blanche said applicants must establish the circumstances of their prohibition, prove they do not pose a public safety risk and then the Justice Department will also evaluate the applicant's record, reputation and subsequent conduct.
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Hayden Panettiere, who starred in 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36
Panettiere began her career as a child star, and she would go on to have roles in both television and film.
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Trump on Iran: Preventing a nuke the 'number one goal'
Last year, the U.S. launched a series of strikes on Iran, dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer," which were aimed at eliminating the country's nuclear program.
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Trump insists vandals hit Reflecting Pool after WWII Memorial incident
In a Truth Social post, Trump showed an image of the Reflecting Pool, which connects the WWII Memorial and Lincoln Memorial, and insisted that claims the Reflecting Pool had not been vandalized were baseless.
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ACLU asks SCOTUS to hear Texas case requiring display of Ten Commandments in school classrooms
The request comes after a federal appeals court upheld the state law in April, which passed the Republican-led state legislature last year,
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Kushner meets with Netanyahu following rare talks with Hamas in effort for Gaza peace deal
Kusher was expected to discuss with Netanyahu other steps Israel must take to complete its part of the greater plan for peace in Gaza.
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US manufacturing activity hits 4-year high, manufacturing employment hits near 3-year high
Growth was seen in fifteen manufacturing industries, including electrical equipment, appliances and components, primary metals, transportation equipment, machinery as well as computer and electronic products. Activity in the technology sector was driven by the artificial intelligence buildout.
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Hamas tells Jared Kushner they are going to demilitarize Gaza: report
The rare direct meeting afforded Kushner an opportunity to press Hamas for specifics on a disarmament plan, warning that Israel doesn't trust Hamas to go through with the promise.
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Crowley leads Tiffany by 4 points in Wisconsin's race for governor, new head-to-head poll shows
The poll found that among all respondents, 48% said they would vote for Crowley, while 44% said their support is going for Tiffany.
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Trump shares Kim Jong Un meme after downscaling South Korea military exercises
In a further comment, he appeared to link the decision to a decision from Seoul to refrain from aiding the U.S. in the ongoing Iran war.
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Penn State fraternity brothers charged with running cocaine trafficking ring
The operation involved fraternity brothers from the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternity houses, which is where the cocaine was packaged before it was distributed. The drugs were mostly trafficked to other Penn State students.
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Iran threatens to go 'fully offensive' as negotiations with U.S. reach deadlock: report
Tehran threatens to carry out a "timely and precise" military attack to break the U.S. blockade on the strait if diplomacy failed, the official said.
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Trump offers recommendation letter to hero lifeguard to become firefighter
Williams met with Trump in the Oval Office on Monday.
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Construction on a border security measures in Texas national park halted, Rodney Scott says
The agency had originally planned a 30-foot-high wall in the park, which shares a border with Mexico, but it scrapped those plans in favor of "limited" vehicle barriers with detection technology.
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FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show
The newly declassified investigation files also show that the FBI had initially tried to recruit the infamous Fang Fang as a source that could share information on Chinese influence operations targeting public officials in the United States.
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With debt near $40 trillion, GOP bills would tie debt hikes to spending cuts
Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act would require any increase or suspension of the debt limit to be matched by equal or greater spending cuts.
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Appeals court gave Trump narrow window to seek SCOTUS intervention on ballroom; He moved quickly
Unless the justices intervene, the injunction is set to halt construction on August 21.
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Tommy John, legendary pitcher for the Yankees, White Sox and Dodgers, dead at 83
John won 288 games over 26 seasons, but his name lives on mostly for a type of surgery he had to repair his left elbow when he tore a ligament during the 1974 season with the Dodgers.
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Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island, downgraded to tropical storm – 1 dead, thousands without power
On the Big Island, heavy surf continues to pound the coastline as high winds bend palm trees.
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Johnson, Paul release new email showing top FDA official's concerns about COVID vax adverse effects
The newly released email shows that on May 27, 2021, Dr. Janet Woodcock, then-acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, wrote to Drs. Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins.
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Trump resumes push for Senate to make daylight savings time permanent
The House passed such a measure, but some members of the GOP-controlled Senate are opposed to its measure, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025.
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Hugh Hefner reported Epstein to the FBI in 2005, but it was apparently 'back-burnered' for 15 years
The Playboy Playmate was Audra Christiansen, who says that Hefner made multiple reports to the FBI, but that the agency didn’t follow up at the time, according to former FBI special agent Jennifer Coffindaffer.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange aerial attacks with Ukraine launching hundreds of drones into Russia
Ukraine has vastly increased its attacks on Russia this year, using long-range missiles and swarms of drones. The main targets have been military industries and energy facilities.
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Tropical Storm Lala becomes Category 1 hurricane
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green declared a state of emergency and urged residents to take the storm seriously.
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Judge rejects attempt to halt Trump from building border wall along tribe’s reservation
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Friday that the tribe had not shown that construction would unlawfully change the boundaries of its 2.8-million-acre reservation or amount to an illegal trespass.
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Six dead, including teen boy and suspect, after series of Michigan shootings
Michigan State Police said officers responded shortly before noon to a home in Lake Township, about 170 miles northwest of Detroit, after receiving a report of a shooting.
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U.S. national debt nearly $40 trillion as deficits continue to grow
About $32.1 trillion of the debt is held by the public, while roughly $7.7 trillion represents intragovernmental holdings.
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Former Arizona senator Sinema seeks to dismiss lawsuit over affair with former bodyguard
In a recent deposition, Sinema reportedly described multiple sexual encounters with Ammel, including their first encounter at an Airbnb in Napa, California, in May 2024.
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Peltola campaign says it had no knowledge of Harris endorsement ahead of Alaska primary: report
Peltola is running for the Senate seat held by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska.
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Pennsylvania still on the fence about federal school choice tax credits
Thirty-one states have joined or announced plans to participate.
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Alaska U.S. Senate races vital to determining control of upper chamber
The partisan makeup of the U.S. Senate could be determined by a seat up for election in Alaska. Voters in Alaska will head to the polls on Tuesday to select candidates in Alaska’s nonpartisan primary race for U.S. Senate.
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Washington state parental rights initiative draws national spotlight
Championed by conservative group Let's Go Washington, I-001, if approved by voters, would once again require schools to provide prior notification to parents when a student seeks non-emergency medical services or mental health counseling on campus.
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Trump argues White House ballroom critics from nonprofit 'revealed top military secrets'
“There is absolutely no argument that a woman walking her dog in the vicinity of the White House has STANDING to stop such a desperately needed National Security structure,” Trump wrote.
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DFW airport drops plans for Islamic wash stations after political backlash
On Friday, Abbott said he had ordered a review of state grants involving DFW Airport and referred the airport to the U.S. Department of Transportation for investigation.
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Trump Bump: Tax refunds jumped 17% after president’s signature law, GAO reports
The increase this year represented $43 billion more in refunds than the IRS had issued during the 2025 filing season for tax year 2024
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Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon kill at least 11
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says seven people were killed when an Israeli strike hit a home near the village of Ansar
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At least 47 people in Indonesia killed after magnitude 7.7 earthquake
The earthquake struck off the coast of East Nusa Tenggara province at a depth of about 10 kilometers, according to seismic authorities.
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Florida governor candidates debate fraud, tax policy
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., is leading the polls among Republicans seeking to replace DeSantis. Donalds received an endorsement from President Donald Trump to fill the governor’s mansion.
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Retired FAA whistleblowers warn another 9/11 could happen again
“What happened on 9/11 was not a failure in the system, it was a system designed for failure,” whistleblower says.
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Facing mounting criticism, Flock moves to address concerns about its license plate cameras
Company vows to strengthen privacy, accountability and security.
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DeSantis: 'I do not support Cory Mills'
Some Republican members of the House have declined to endorse Mills, while Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has endorsed Ryan Elijah, one of his primary opponents.
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You Vote: Trump plans to declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory after the war ends. What say you?
"And after we finish defeating Iran... pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," he said, to raucous applause.
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Kathy Hochul loudly booed during Trump speech to law enforcement
Trump was in the area to speak at the Nassau County Police Academy.
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Ex-Cambridge professor facing plagiarism allegations found dead
Arday was the youngest black person to hold a full professorship and the university and resigned earlier this month.
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Federal judge lifts pause on ending Somali TPS designation, clearing way for deportations
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs imposed the stay after the Supreme Court ruled in June that courts did not have the power to review the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians.
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