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Red state lawmakers up in arms after being blindsided by secret deal to build ICE facility

Red state lawmakers up in arms after being blindsided by secret deal to build ICE facility

A secret deal to fund an ICE detention center has been uncovered by state lawmakers in Utah who were left furious at the hushed negotiations. The Hill reported

Senate Republican breaks own retirement pledge as GOP majority at risk

Senate Republican breaks own retirement pledge as GOP majority at risk

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said he will break a pledge to retire from the Senate in 2028 by running for office again.Scott made the announcement in a Wednesday interview

Cameras banned from dignified transfer of 3 airmen after Trump's ball cap backlash

Cameras banned from dignified transfer of 3 airmen after Trump's ball cap backlash

President Donald Trump's Pentagon banned the use of cameras at the dignified transfer of three dead U.S. service members killed during the war with Iran.The president

Speed of Trump's destruction of US democracy 'comparable to some coups': scathing report

Speed of Trump's destruction of US democracy 'comparable to some coups': scathing report

In a new report, the Varieties of Democracy Institute said that democracy in the United States has slipped to its lowest levels since 1965, with the renowned research

Evidence about the Epstein ranch revealed by tipster who claims to have broken in: report

Evidence about the Epstein ranch revealed by tipster who claims to have broken in: report

This past February an anonymous individual claiming to have broken into Jeffrey Epstein's 7,600-acre Zorro Ranch in New Mexico provided Democratic state lawmakers

Intelligence head Tulsi Gabbard amazes with claim it's not her job to determine threats

Intelligence head Tulsi Gabbard amazes with claim it's not her job to determine threats

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pushed National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard to answer questions about President Donald Trump's knowledge of economic fallout prior

'Craziest thing': Women in labor get shock hearings as judge dictates how they give birth

'Craziest thing': Women in labor get shock hearings as judge dictates how they give birth

On the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2024, Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at University of Florida Health in downtown Jacksonville when a nurse came

'Filthy traitor': MAGA furious as top Trump lawyer feigns ignorance over Epstein list

'Filthy traitor': MAGA furious as top Trump lawyer feigns ignorance over Epstein list

Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was hammered by conservatives Wednesday after he dismissed claims about Jeffrey Epstein during a recent

'I can cancel the vote': Rand Paul threatens to sink Mullin for hiding 'classified work'

'I can cancel the vote': Rand Paul threatens to sink Mullin for hiding 'classified work'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) threatened to cancel a confirmation vote for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security

Senate 'desperate' to pass bill Trump bragged of at SOTU —  but he's lost interest: report

Senate 'desperate' to pass bill Trump bragged of at SOTU —  but he's lost interest: report

President Donald Trump has seemingly lost interest in one of his signature affordability proposals as he focuses his attention on a voter verification measure,