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The ballooning cost of the war is certain to intensify an already toxic fight on Capitol Hill over the Trump administration's three-week military...

Congress must ‘adequately’ fund defense, Johnson says, amid talk of $200 billion war request

Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday Congress has to "adequately fund defense" amid the military campaign in Iran as he declined to rule out...

Mullin’s nomination to be DHS chief advances out of committee

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted Thursday to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to be the next Homeland Security secretary, after the Oklahoma...

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Lawmakers are rethinking legislation that seeks to further honor the late activist César Chávez after sexual misconduct allegations have now surfaced decades after...

Bernie Sanders to force disapproval votes over U.S. arms sales to Israel

Sen. Bernie Sanders is introducing joint resolutions of disapproval Thursday over several U.S. arms sales to Israel amid the ongoing conflict in the...

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Recently, my six children under the age of ten told me that they wanted Pop-Tarts. Because I’m a trad wife, I’ve raised my kids in a very classical...

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Attention: Team AcmeWe’re thrilled to announce a new company-wide initiative. This week, we’ll be rolling out a robust suite of new A.I. tools,...

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