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Partisan Maps Reshape Power, Deepen Red-Blue Split
Gerrymandering is accelerating political polarization in the United States, with states redrawing congressional maps while attempting to secure partisan advantage and President Donald Trump pushing to secure the GOP majority in the upcoming midterm elections.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:28:08 EDTTrump Takes Aim at DC Crime
President Donald Trump has ordered a weeklong surge of federal law enforcement officers into Washington, D.C., vowing to make the nation's capital one of the safest cities in the world after a former administration staffer was injured fighting off an attempted...
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 12:37:14 EDTTrump Might Be Linchpin to ESPN-NFL Deal
Last week's announcement that ESPN arrived at a huge deal to buy RedZone, NFL Network and other holdings of the league has industry analysts looking at President Donald Trump emerging as a linchpin for the purchase.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 12:21:26 EDTReport: Trump Admin Used Tariffs for National Security Purposes
President Donald Trump's use of reciprocal tariffs has been used to achieve national security objectives far outside the scope of their economic veneer, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 12:14:24 EDTAstronauts Back on Earth After 5 Months at International Space Station
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 11:57:05 EDTEurope Presses for Ukrainian Role in Putin-Trump Talks
European and Ukrainian leaders met near London on Saturday with senior U.S. officials, urging that Ukraine be included in any settlement talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 11:44:41 EDTLondon Police Arrest 150 as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Defy New Law
Police in London have arrested some 150 people after demonstrators intentionally violated a new law banning support for a pro-Palestinian group because they say the legislation improperly restricts freedom of expression.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 11:00:34 EDT3 Shot in Times Square, 17-Year-Old in Custody
Three people were shot and wounded in New York's Times Square, the New York Police Department said Saturday.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:53:33 EDTDOJ, Greystar Reach Deal in Rent Price-Fixing Case
The Department of Justice has filed a settlement proposal with a federal court involving Greystar Management Services, Inc., the largest landlord in the U.S.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:37:52 EDTGabbard Sees 'Cautious Optimism' for Ukraine Peace
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Friday praised President Donald Trump's push for global peace agreements, saying she holds "cautious optimism" that his upcoming talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine...
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:37:47 EDTCDC Shooting Suspect ID'd As 30-Year-Old Man From Georgia
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 09:41:06 EDTOwner of Trump-Themed Eatery in Texas Faces Deportation
The owner of a Houston-area burger restaurant inspired by President Donald Trump is facing deportation to Lebanon after being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of an expired nonimmigrant visa.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:16:36 EDTProsecutors in Mangione Case Respond to Claim They're Lying
Manhattan prosecutors have denied claims from alleged murderer Luigi Mangione's defense team that they lied on a subpoena to access his medical records illegally, Business Insider first reported on Friday.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:26:29 EDTAppeals Court Denies Trump's Bid in Carroll Case
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied President Donald Trump's bid to make the federal government the defendant in E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against him, the Washington Examiner reported.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:14:55 EDTNagasaki Marks 80th A-Bomb Anniversary With Hope
Nagasaki is marking the U.S. atomic attack on the southern Japanese city 80 years ago and survivors of the attack are working to make their hometown the last place on earth hit by the bomb.Despite their pain from wounds, discrimination and illnesses from radiation,...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:00:11 EDTNRA Hails DOJ Probe, Says N.Y. AG James Abuses Authority
The National Rifle Association said it is "gratified" that Attorney General Pam Bondi has launched an investigation into whether Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James and the state sued the gun rights advocate to violate its First and Second Amendment rights.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:40:27 EDTIsrael Denies Trump-Netanyahu Shouting Match
Benjamin Netanyahu's office shot down a report of a shouting match between the Israeli prime minister and President Donald Trump, calling it "complete fake news."
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:24:32 EDTOfficer, Suspect Dead After Emory University Shooting
A DeKalb County police officer was killed after law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter near the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University campuses Friday, authorities said. The suspect is also dead. "It is with profound sadness ...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:43:42 EDTSheinbaum Rejects Idea of US Military in Mexico
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that U.S. troops will not enter Mexico to combat drug cartels following reports of a secret order by President Donald Trump authorizing military action against them, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:56:39 EDTPilot Refuses to Fly After Passenger Smoked Pot on Plane
A United Airlines pilot refused to fly from San Francisco to Mexico over fears that he could fail a drug test over secondhand smoke after a passenger smoked pot on the plane, the New York Post reported Friday.
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