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Appeals court says federal judge must reconsider blocking WH ballroom, weigh national security concerns

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Appeals court says federal judge must reconsider blocking WH ballroom, weigh national security concerns

President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom construction will be able to continue for at least a little while longer, after an federal appeals court instructed a District Court judge to reconsider the situation.A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Saturday that construction can proceed until Friday, April 17, giving the president time to seek a Supreme Court review as the Trump […]

todayApril 12, 2026

House Republican plans motion to oust Swalwell from Congress amid sexual assault allegations

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House Republican plans motion to oust Swalwell from Congress amid sexual assault allegations

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced Saturday that she would be filing a motion to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., from Congress after former staffers accused the congressman of sexual assault and misconduct."I am filing a motion to expel Eric Swalwell from Congress," she wrote in a Saturday morning tweet.The move comes after at least four female former staffers of Swalwell's accused him of sexual impropriety. One staffer accused him […]

todayApril 11, 2026 3

Trump blasts Spanberger ahead of Virginia meetings, says state faces tax base exodus like New York, California

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Trump blasts Spanberger ahead of Virginia meetings, says state faces tax base exodus like New York, California

President Donald Trump slammed Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ahead of meetings in the state on Saturday, warning her policies are triggering a tax base exodus similar to New York and California.Trump, in an early morning Truth Social post, said the Democratic governor had imposed a wave of taxes that he argued were draining the state’s economic strength."She is adding so many Taxes, a Food and Beverage Tax, Digital Services Tax, […]

todayApril 11, 2026 1

ICE detains relatives of 1979 Iran hostage crisis figure after Rubio revokes their legal status

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ICE detains relatives of 1979 Iran hostage crisis figure after Rubio revokes their legal status

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he revoked the lawful permanent resident status of family members linked to Masoumeh Ebtekar, a spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy during the 1979 hostage crisis.Rubio said the individuals were placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody pending removal from the United States. He said the Obama administration granted visas to Ebtekar’s son and his family in 2014, and later […]

todayApril 11, 2026 1

Swalwell calls sexual misconduct allegations ‘flat out false,’ says he will fight them ‘with everything’

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Swalwell calls sexual misconduct allegations ‘flat out false,’ says he will fight them ‘with everything’

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., released a video Friday evening strongly denying the allegations of sexual assault made against him, calling the accusations "flat out false" and "absolutely false."Swalwell, who is the leading Democratic candidate in California's gubernatorial race, was accused by a former female staffer of sexually assaulting her while she was intoxicated on multiple occasions. The bombshell allegations, which included reports of sexual harassment against other female staffers, […]

todayApril 11, 2026 2

Social media erupts after Harris introduces ‘mob boss’ accent to attack Trump: ‘Total cringe’

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Social media erupts after Harris introduces ‘mob boss’ accent to attack Trump: ‘Total cringe’

Former vice president and failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris was roasted online Friday after she introduced another accent while trying to impersonate President Donald Trump as a "mob boss.""You know, the way that he's thinking of foreign policy, it seems, is when he talks about America First, it's to withdraw from these relationships and these connections," Harris said while arguing that the administration has lost sight of international cooperation as […]

todayApril 11, 2026 1

Bessent, Powell summon Wall Street CEOs for emergency meeting over Anthropic AI risks amid Pentagon dispute

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Bessent, Powell summon Wall Street CEOs for emergency meeting over Anthropic AI risks amid Pentagon dispute

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned Wall Street bank heads to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a flash meeting to warn them of cybersecurity threats posed by AI giant Anthropic, according to a Thursday night report from Bloomberg.Bessent and Powell convened the last-minute meeting at Treasury's D.C. headquarters in order to ensure the banks were ready to guard against risks from Anthropic's latest model, Claude […]

todayApril 10, 2026 4

FLASHBACK: Dems want to boot Trump with 25th amendment, but refused to do so under Biden

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FLASHBACK: Dems want to boot Trump with 25th amendment, but refused to do so under Biden

Congressional Democrats want President Donald Trump ousted through extraordinary measures, despite previously dismissing similar calls targeting former President Joe Biden.More than 50 Democratic lawmakers have called on Trump’s Cabinet to effectively depose him using the 25th Amendment, arguing that the president is unfit to serve over his comments and actions regarding Iran. Their demands were sparked by his social media declaration that a "whole civilization will die" unless the Iranian […]

todayApril 10, 2026 2

Anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil one step closer to deportation with immigration board ruling

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Anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil one step closer to deportation with immigration board ruling

An immigration appeals board has issued a final order of removal for anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil, advancing the Trump administration’s effort to deport the Columbia University graduate, according to his legal team.The Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled Thursday to deny Khalil’s bid to dismiss the case, marking a significant development in the administration’s push to deport him from the U.S.Khalil, a 31-year-old lawful permanent resident, has been […]

todayApril 10, 2026 2