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TRUMP, JUDGE, FEDERAL, ORDER
President Donald Trump received one of his highest job approval ratings in his decade-long political career, after he kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions.
A new CBS News/YouGov poll found that 53% of U.S. adults approved of Trump's
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BOWL, SUPER, EAGLES, CHIEFS
Sens. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., put party politics aside to support the Philadelphia Eagles at SuperBowl LIX, trading in their partisan feud for a friendly wager with Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
The Pennsylvania senators are both Pittsburgh
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TRUMP, HAMAS, HOSTAGES, CEASEFIRE
Hamas announces a delay to the next phase of Israeli hostage release
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TEL AVIV, Israel — A spokesperson for the militant group Hamas said Monday that it would delay the release of the next group of Israeli hostages
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ADAMS, ERIC, FEMA, MIGRANT
Elon Musk's DOGE team busted Federal Emergency Management Agency bureaucrats in the middle of a covert mutiny against President Trump. Despite orders to the contrary from the White House and a revocation of any previous executive authority, FEMA managers directed
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A group of investors led by Elon Musk has made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, according to two people familiar with the bid, escalating a yearslong tussle for control of the company between Mr. Musk and OpenAI’s chief executive,
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CFPB, AGENCY, TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION
Around 100 U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) workers protested outside the agency’s Washington, DC, headquarters on Saturday, chanting slogans and holding signs calling for the arrest of Elon Musk.
The demonstration came a day after Musk posted
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IRS, AGENTS, NOEM, TRUMP
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said her agency will work with others to root out "corrupt" leakers at the FBI.
Noem used social media Sunday afternoon to spread her message after the Los Angeles Times on Friday reported that federal
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BOWL, SUPER, FLAG, HALFTIME
As the opening bars of Kendrick Lamar’s “tv off” began to fill the New Orleans Superdome on Sunday, Zül-Qarnain Nantambu, a New Orleans-based artist, knew he had a decision to make. Here he was on one of the world’s biggest stages — with millions tuned in for
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DOGE, CAUCUS, ACTIVITY, CONGRESS
House Democrats are pressing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for answers after reports surfaced that personnel from the Department of Government Efficiency gained unauthorized access to NOAA facilities, raising concerns about security and
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HEGSETH, GENDER, AFFIRMING, ORDERS
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the press during a bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks
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WOMEN, TRUMP, ORDER, SPORTS
As America’s sports world remains locked in an ongoing culture war over the presence of trans athletes in women’s sports, this year’s Super Bowl ad slate became a battleground.
Two commercials in particular drew the ire of many who advocate for protecting
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BRAGG, HEGSETH, FORT, RENAMING
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the U.S. Army to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, but with a twist.
Hegseth signed a memo aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 before landing in Stuttgart, Germany, ordering the renaming of the North
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GABBARD, TULSI, TRUMP, VOTE
Vice President JD Vance has emerged as a key player in President Donald Trump's effort to close the deal with senators and move his Cabinet nominees through the at-times difficult confirmation process.
Vance is becoming an increasingly trusted voice among
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RUSHDIE, SALMAN, TRIAL, STABBING
Suspect in Salman Rushdie attack goes on trial in New York
Mr Matar has pleaded not guilty, and his attorney warned the jury that prosecutors must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt in order to convict him.
The attack left the author with devastating
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TRUMP, ACADEMIES, MILITARY, VISITORS
President Donald Trump says he is dismissing members of the Board of Visitors for each of the U.S. military service academies on Monday.
Trump made the announcement on social media, saying the dismissals would impact the Boards of Visitors for the U.S. Army
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TRUMP, HALFTIME, LAMAR, PEOPLE
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has revoked the security clearances of people he does not respect, which includes his political enemies.
"There are people that we don’t respect. If there are people that we thought that were breaking the law, that
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DOGE, FAUCI, MUSEUM, EXHIBIT
A contract for a pricey museum exhibit for Dr. Anthony Fauci has been canceled as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exposes rampant waste.
DOGE, which is led by Elon Musk, made the announcement in a social media post on Friday, explaining that
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OWNER, SHOP, ILLEGAL, ALIEN
The suspect in the grisly murder of a Massachusetts sandwich shop owner is a 25-year-old illegal alien from the Dominican Republic who was released into the U.S. after he was stopped near the border in Texas under then-President Joe Biden in September 2022,
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FLIGHT, AMERICAN, BOMB, AIRLINES
The flight was scheduled to go from Austin, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina.
An American Airlines Airbus A321-253NX takes off from Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 24, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.
An American Airlines Airbus A321-253NX takes
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DOGE, MUSK, VIOLENT, DEVIL
A Tennessee reverend has called for Christians to “get violent and fight” against Elon Musk’s efforts to increase government efficiency, telling his congregation that he has left them with “no other choice.”
In a sermon live streamed to YouTube on Sunday,
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