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Trump Shares GOP Poll on Rep. Massie Losing Support
President Donald Trump on Thursday night shared internal Republican polling that showed Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has lost significant support in his district.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:19:44 EDTPutin Delegation Lands in Alaska for Summit With Trump
Russian aircraft arrived in Alaska late Thursday ahead of a closely watched summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would mark the first time the two leaders have met in person since talks on ending the war in Ukraine intensified.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:08:18 EDTOct. 7 Documentary to Screen at Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack after all, following an uproar over the film's disinvitation from the upcoming festival.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:46:27 EDTDEA Boss Terry Cole Named D.C. Emergency Police Commissioner
The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of the police chief.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:36:46 EDTOfficials: Man Dies Fleeing ICE Raid in California
A man who was believed to have been running from a raid by U.S. immigration agents died Thursday after being hit by a car on a freeway, police said.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:37:03 EDTSteven Sund to Newsmax: Mayor Bolting D.C. 'Not a Good Look'
Mayor Muriel Bowser's decision to leave the Washington, D.C., for Martha's Vineyard this week is "not a good look," former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund told Newsmax on Thursday.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:50:26 EDTRubio Marks India's Independence Day Amid Diplomatic Strain
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday congratulated India on its Independence Day, praising the "historic relationship between the world's largest democracy and the world's oldest democracy" and reaffirming U.S.-India cooperation in defense, technology, and space.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:26:14 EDT4th Person Dies as Legionnaires' Disease Sickens Dozens in NYC
A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York, health officials disclosed Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria are in city-run buildings.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:45:25 EDTCritics of Israel Settlement Project: Cuts the West Bank in Two
Israel's far-right finance minister said Thursday that a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ahead - a project that Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a Palestinian state by effectively cutting the...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:44:07 EDTWith Fed Takeover in D.C., Mayor Bowser Heads to Martha's Vineyard
As President Donald Trump orders a federal takeover of the D.C. police force and deploys National Guard troops to combat what he calls "out of control" crime in the nation's capital, Mayor Muriel Bowser is spending time in Martha's Vineyard.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:23:51 EDTGunman Who Targeted Black People: Drop Charges, Jury Too White
Attorneys for a white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people told a judge Thursday that the federal charges against him should be dropped because there weren't enough Black people and other minority groups on the grand jury that indicted him.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:19:15 EDTObama Backs Texas Dems as GOP Defends New Maps
Former President Barack Obama joined a call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, praising their decision to leave the state to block Republican-backed congressional maps that could give the GOP several new seats, according to The Hill.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:25:06 EDTTrump Tells Melania 'Go Forward' on Suit Against Hunter Biden
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he supports first lady Melania Trump's moving ahead with her threat to sue former President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden over comments that she is linked to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:52:38 EDTWoman Who Spit in US Attorney's Face During Newsmax Interview Pleads Guilty
A woman who spit on the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital during a videotaped interview pleaded guilty Thursday to assault charges.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:06:56 EDTNew Charges for Man Accused of Killing Minn. Lawmaker, Wounding Another
A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democrat state lawmaker and wounding another while pretending to be a police officer faces new and upgraded state charges under a fresh indictment announced Thursday, just a week after he pleaded not guilty in federal court.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:19:10 EDTEd Dept. to Probe Kan. Public Schools Over Trans Policies
The Department of Education announced Thursday it has opened an investigation into four Kansas school districts regarding policies that allow teachers to maintain confidentiality with students about their gender identity.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:35:52 EDTBrazil Supreme Court Justice Requests Bolsonaro Trial Scheduled
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes asked the president of the panel he is part of within the court to schedule the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a court document showed on Thursday.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:04:04 EDTBook: Menendez Covered for Egypt After Khashoggi Murder
Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., secretly advised Egyptian officials on how to deflect Senate scrutiny over their alleged role in the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to newly revealed details from court records and an upcoming book.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:27:38 EDTSecret Service Arrests Individual Outside WH Fence
The Secret Service apprehended a person outside the White House on Thursday, the third day since President Donald Trump heightened law enforcement efforts in Washington, D.C.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:12:21 EDTTexas Dems Ready to End Redistricting Walkout
Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by Republicans back home.
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