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NOEM, TRUMP, DHS, KRISTI
'Going to be practical': Sen. Markwayne Mullin speaks out after being named Noem's replacement at DHS
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, tapped by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, departs after a vote in the U.S. Senate
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IRAN, ISRAEL, WAR, TRUMP
In what sure seems like the penultimate acts of a desperate regime, Iran is still lashing out at, well, pretty much everyone in the region. The most recent round of Iranian missile and drone attacks has seen the theocratic regime lashing out at American bases,
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GONZALES, TONY, AFFAIR, REP
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, does a TV news interview in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.
House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his bid for reelection after the Texas Republican admitted to having an affair with
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IRAN, TRUMP, ACTION, MILITARY
The United States expects to achieve its military objectives in Iran within “four to six weeks” and is already examining potential candidates to lead the country after the conflict, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday, as President Donald
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FORMER, OBAMA, JACKSON, JESSE
Former Sen. Ben Sasse on laughing his way through terminal cancer Former Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the state of politics and his life after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
Politics Former
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IRAN, HOUSE, WAR, WHITE
The Senate on Wednesday, March 4, wisely rejected a new war powers resolution aimed at halting or restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military strikes against Iran. A House version also failed.
Introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine,
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CALIFORNIA, GAS, WARNS, OIL
Gas prices in the Golden State skyrocketed overnight as dreadful pain at the pump continues to batter drivers.
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the state shot up to $4.905 on Friday — nearly 10 cents above Thursday’s average, according to American
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One of California’s most dangerous female gangsters has been snared in a daring FBI raid, the Bureau said on Thursday.
Keiko Gonzalez, known as “Moms,” “La Señora” and “The Queen,” was taken into custody during a series of pre-dawn arrests across Los Angeles
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EPSTEIN, FILES, DOJ, TRUMP
The Department of Justice, which has been criticized for withholding files about Jeffrey Epstein from the public, plans to release a new batch of documents related to the notorious sex offender "fairly soon," MS Now reported Thursday, citing a person familiar
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TRUMP, WAR, IRAN, HOUSE
Pete Hegseth, during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026, where he rejected the idea that the war against Iran would be the sort of endless conflict that President Donald Trump swore to avoid when he took office a second time. Photo: Stefani
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IRANIAN, SHIP, WARSHIP, VESSEL
Sri Lanka began offloading 208 crew members from a second Iranian vessel a day after 87 people were killed and several others were still missing following a U.S. submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the same region.
"After detailed discussions with
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FRAUD, WALZ, ELLISON, HEARING
Following the highly anticipated House Oversight Committee hearing on fraud Wednesday, Fox News Digital pressed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison about their roles in the scandal but received no response from the embattled officials.
"Why
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TRUMP, TEXAS, RACE, CORNYN
On May 26, 2026, the second half of President Donald Trump’s second term may be on the ballot.
Texas Senator John Cornyn held off Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to lead in the first round of the 2026 race for the Texas Senate seat, but since Congressman
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MAYOR, FRANCISCO, SECURITY, SAN
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie just found himself at the center of a quickly-escalating street altercation in the Tenderloin district.
The fracas has ignited fierce debate about the city’s urban safety, leadership judgment, and the persistent denial of the
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TEXAS, TALARICO, ABORTION, DEM
Sixteen months after Kamala Harris cackled her way into a loss against President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party seems to have realized its candidates need an image makeover to get voters to forget what their team actually believes.
The name of the game
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SPEARS, BRITNEY, ARRESTED, DUI
Despite Britney Spears’ shocking DUI arrest, the incident alone is unlikely to land her back under a conservatorship, a legal expert told the California Post.
Los Angeles probate attorney with the Keystone Law Group, Roee Kaufman, said Spears’ arrest — while
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JOBS, ECONOMY, 92, FEBRUARY
The job market is weakening, inflation is still too high, and we’re at serious risk of a once-in-50-years oil shock. This is almost the exact set of conditions that triggered the stagflation of the 1970s, which at the time was America’s worst economic crisis
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SHERRONE, MOORE, MICHIGAN, COACH
The University of Michigan has not renewed the contract of the female football staffer who was suspected to have been in a relationship with fired coach Sherrone Moore.
A university spokesperson confirmed the departure to Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
"Her
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, RETURN, SCENE
TUCSON, Ariz. — The task force investigating the February abduction of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother has reportedly begun asking neighbors about a potential internet outage the morning of her abduction, prompting speculation that the kidnapper
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TRUMP, CUBA, MIAMI, WHITE
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the "Anti-Imperialist" protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images
"Cuba's
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JACKSON, JESSE, CHICAGO, OBAMA
A Cheshire Cat-looking Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared to use civil rights icon Jesse Jackson’s memorial service Friday as a campaign event — as the rumored 2028 presidential hopeful was spotted schmoozing Democratic heavyweights, including former Presidents Barack
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Dozens of Democrats have voted against a nonbinding resolution in the House that reaffirms Iran as the "largest state sponsor of terrorism."
The resolution, put forward by Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., passed by a 372-53 vote on Thursday, with all those voting
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UTAH, SUSPECT, WOMEN, DEAD
An Iowa madman accused of killing an elderly woman at her home, stealing her car and slaughtering two more on a Utah hiking trail was captured after a multi-state manhunt, authorities said.
Ivan Miller, 22, was nabbed Thursday morning in Colorado with a handgun
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NEW, CALIFORNIA, COURT, HOUSE
Oil prices continued to climb on Thursday.
Joel Lucchese works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 5, 2026.
Joel Lucchese works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, March 5, 2026.
Joel Lucchese works on the
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