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Trump threatens 5% tariff on Mexico over water treaty violations affecting Texas farmers

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Trump threatens 5% tariff on Mexico over water treaty violations affecting Texas farmers

President Donald Trump warned Monday that Mexico’s failure to deliver water owed under a decades-old treaty is harming Texas farmers and could trigger a new tariff if the country does not immediately release a critical share of its required supply.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Mexico must release 200,000 acre-feet of water through the 1944 Water Treaty before Dec. 31 or face a 5% tariff."Mexico continues to violate […]

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Top GOP senator says Crockett announcement exposes how ‘radical’ Dems are nationwide

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Top GOP senator says Crockett announcement exposes how ‘radical’ Dems are nationwide

EXCLUSIVE: The chair of the Senate Republican campaign arm says that Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett's entry into the high-profile Senate race in Texas is a key sign of the Democrats' shift to the left."I think it says something about who the Democrats are nationally, not just in Texas. What it says is that they've been overrun by this radical left agenda that focuses on rhetoric, not reality," National Republican Senatorial […]

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Trump to unleash $12B farm rescue as China trade reset hits US growers

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Trump to unleash $12B farm rescue as China trade reset hits US growers

President Donald Trump is poised to roll out a $12 billion farm aid package to support farmers, according to the White House. The aid package will provide up to $11 billion toward the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which is designed to provide single payments to row crop farmers, while the remaining $1 billion will go to farmers whose crops do not qualify for the program. Further […]

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Trump HHS changes transgender Biden official’s nameplate back to birth name during shutdown

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Trump HHS changes transgender Biden official’s nameplate back to birth name during shutdown

The Department of Health and Human Services has altered the official portrait of a transgender former Biden administration official to display the individual's birth name, rather than adopted name.The former official, who currently goes by Rachel Levine, achieved the rank of admiral and served in President Joe Biden's administration as an assistant secretary for health. Levine was born a male and was the first transgender person to secure a Senate […]

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MTG defends herself as ‘America first’ after Trump slams her on Truth Social

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MTG defends herself as ‘America first’ after Trump slams her on Truth Social

President Donald Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., have been taking shots at each other on social media Monday, following Greene's Sunday night appearance on "60 Minutes" in which she drew the president's ire.Greene, who is set to retire from Congress when her term ends in January, said during the interview that Republicans are "terrified" of not going along with Trump and being the subject of an angry Truth […]

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Lawmaker urges release of Venezuela strike footage as parties split over whether targets were defenseless

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Lawmaker urges release of Venezuela strike footage as parties split over whether targets were defenseless

One of the few U.S. lawmakers who have seen classified footage of the U.S. military's strikes against a suspected drug boat off the coast of Venezuela believes the public should get to see the evidence, too."I think it's really important that this video be made public. It's not lost on anyone, of course, that the interpretation of the video, which you know, six or seven of us had an opportunity […]

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Pressure mounts on Mamdani to ‘continue the fight’ on illicit Chinese vapes flooding NYC

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Pressure mounts on Mamdani to ‘continue the fight’ on illicit Chinese vapes flooding NYC

New York City’s Socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing pressure to outline his position and plans on cracking down on illicit Chinese vapes that have flooded the United States, which have sparked widespread concern as the illegal products are being sold inside bodegas throughout the city."New York City has always been the capital of the criminal tobacco market and the illicit Chinese vape trade is no exception," former New York City […]

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NYC mayor-elect tells residents how to resist ICE agents knocking at their door in new video

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NYC mayor-elect tells residents how to resist ICE agents knocking at their door in new video

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Sunday released a video outlining New Yorkers’ rights during encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an attempted raid in Manhattan, pledging that his administration will safeguard immigrant communities while protecting the city’s constitutional right to protest.The video comes as immigration enforcement in New York faces renewed scrutiny, underscoring how Mamdani plans to confront federal actions he says threaten immigrant communities and […]

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Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise

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Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise

 Congress released a $900 billion defense bill that reshapes U.S. economic and military competition with China by imposing new investment restrictions, banning a range of Chinese-made technologies from Pentagon supply chains, and expanding diplomatic and intelligence efforts to track Beijing’s global footprint. The legislation, which authorizes War Department spending at $8 billion above the White House’s request, includes a 4% pay raise for enlisted service members, expands counter-drone authorities, and directs […]

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