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Obama dragged for ‘headache’-inducing presidential center update that has visitors squinting

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Obama dragged for ‘headache’-inducing presidential center update that has visitors squinting

Former President Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago is again coming under scrutiny for its architectural design — this time leaving locals scratching their heads over confusing text wrapped around the top of the building. "I'm outside the Obama Center museum tower right now," Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bay posted to X Monday, sparking a deluge of mockery from locals and conservatives. "The new letters – an excerpt from Obama's Selma […]

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Minnesota Democrats demand reparations from ICE after losing $18 billion to Somali fraud

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Minnesota Democrats demand reparations from ICE after losing $18 billion to Somali fraud

Top Minnesota Democrats are demanding the federal government "pay for what they broke" following weeks of DHS’ immigration enforcement surge — a demand that comes after fraudsters stole as much as $18 billion from taxpayers who funded the state’s social services programs under their watch.Embattled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey both made public overtures to the feds for reimbursement for usage of state and city […]

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US kills 11 in 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats

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US kills 11 in 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats

The U.S. military conducted airstrikes on three vessels it says were operated by "designated terrorist organizations" and were engaged in narco-trafficking, U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday.SOUTHCOM says 11 people were killed in the airstrikes, all of them male. Footage provided by the military shows each of the vessels being struck. The Pentagon did not clarify where the strikes took place."Late on Feb. 16, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. […]

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Iran signals nuclear progress in Geneva as Trump calls for full dismantlement

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Iran signals nuclear progress in Geneva as Trump calls for full dismantlement

Negotiations between the United States and Iran advanced Tuesday toward what Tehran described as the beginning of a potential framework, but sharp public divisions between the two sides underscored how far apart they remain.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the two sides reached a "general agreement on a number of guiding principles" and agreed to begin drafting text for a possible agreement, with plans to exchange drafts and schedule a […]

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DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump admin, source confirms

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DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump admin, source confirms

Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin is leaving the Trump administration, Fox News has confirmed.McLaughlin, one of the administration's most vocal defenders of President Trump's immigration enforcement policies, is set to leave the administration next week. The DHS spokesperson planned to leave as early as December but delayed her departure amid high-profile DHS incidents, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis […]

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Trump says ‘this is a Democrat shutdown’ as he touts low inflation, falling murder rate

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Trump says ‘this is a Democrat shutdown’ as he touts low inflation, falling murder rate

President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown, as Republicans and Democrats have yet to reach a deal on Department of Homeland Security funding, while he also touted what he deemed as wins for his administration on issues such as the economy and crime.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump boasted of "great financial numbers" such as low inflation and falling fuel prices."Great financial numbers, […]

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Thune guarantees voter ID bill to hit the Senate despite Schumer, Dem opposition: ‘We will have a vote’

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Thune guarantees voter ID bill to hit the Senate despite Schumer, Dem opposition: ‘We will have a vote’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is ready to put Senate Democrats to the test on voter ID legislation.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has earned the backing of 50 Senate Republicans, including Thune, which is enough to break through a key procedural hurdle.Whether it can pass from the Senate to President Donald Trump’s desk is, for now, an unlikely scenario if lawmakers take the traditional path in […]

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Swalwell’s ‘I should be working’ gym, pool videos resurface as Dem rival hammers his missed House votes

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Swalwell’s ‘I should be working’ gym, pool videos resurface as Dem rival hammers his missed House votes

One of Rep. Eric Swalwell's, D-Calif., top Democratic opponents in the race for California governor unleashed a "savage" campaign ad using Swalwell's own words against him.Billionaire gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, who was also unsuccessful in running for president in 2020, used multiple videos Swalwell posted on social media during the 2025 government shutdown by the pool and at the gym as an attack on his missed votes in Washington, D.C.The […]

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Tom Emmer blasts Democrats’ double standard on SAVE Act: ‘They require photo IDs’ at their own DNC

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Tom Emmer blasts Democrats’ double standard on SAVE Act: ‘They require photo IDs’ at their own DNC

EXCLUSIVE: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is accusing Democrats of being hypocritical in their opposition to Republicans' latest election integrity bill.The No. 3 House Republican ripped the rival party after nearly all of them voted against the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act last week, specifically over its provision mandating federally accepted photo identification at the polls. It's also sometimes referred to as the "SAVE Act.""These guys are […]

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