Weeks into explosive diarrhea outbreak, sluggish CDC plans response team

Reports of cases began in June, and the national tally is now nearing 23,000.

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Trump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each

The projected $268.9 billion could otherwise fund major safety-net programs.

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Trump Lashes Out at ‘Fake Polls’ Showing Him Underwater on the Economy: ‘Greatest Economy We’ve Ever Had by Far!’

President Donald Trump erupted over recent polling showing his approval rating on the economy slipping on Wednesday, going so far as to brand them "fake polls" and claiming the country is enjoying the...

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Explainer: Why Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics

The Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass 4,000 cases this week and has been described as the fastest spreading on record since it was officially declared in May.

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Fed Governor Cook says she's 'prepared to act' on rate hike to address inflation

Cook was part of a 9-3 majority that voted last week to keep the central bank's benchmark borrowing rate in a range between 3.5%-3.75%.

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‘Ironic’: Fox News Anchor Points Out Inconsistencies in Trump’s Statements on Iran War

Fox News anchor John Roberts highlighted what he called the "kind of ironic" nature of President Donald Trump's latest comments on the war in Iran on Wednesday, noting they appeared to conflict with a...

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Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick

Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.

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No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized

Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.

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Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT

A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.

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The Brave Politician Asking About Missing Mitch McConnell

D.C. won't talk about Mitch’s mystery disappearance, but a bold Kentucky candidate raises the ultimate question, The Swamp reveals.

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Sen. Kennedy: ‘Sometimes the FCC scares me right now’

The Louisiana Republican cautioned that the media agenda of Chair Brendan Carr is “getting into the foothills of violating the First Amendment.”

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Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More

President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate

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Iran president says communication with supreme leader ‘very difficult’

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that communication with the country’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was “very difficult at the

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Trump will display an old Air Force One at his library, his son says, leaving Qatari jet’s fate unclear

President Donald Trump said he would display the aircraft gifted to him by Qatar in Miami after leaving the White House, but Eric Trump told NBC News there’s a different plan.

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Kansas Primaries Give Democrats a Shot at a Big Upset

Gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher and Senate nominee Adam Hamilton are about the strongest ticket Democrats could hope for in this red state.

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West Point won’t fight ban on school policy limiting professors’ speech

Officials at West Point have retreated from their defense of a controversial policy restricting faculty speech.

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New Mexico sues DOJ and Todd Blanche, alleging they blocked Epstein probe

The lawsuit was filed on the same day New Mexico is releasing a report of its preliminary findings from an ongoing probe into Epstein and his ranch in Stanley.

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Trump Judicial Nominee Tells Senator He Stands By Claim Muslim Immigrants are ‘Prone to Terrorism’

An assistant US Attorney General nominee said he stood by a claim that "Muslim immigrants and their children seem prone... to terrorism."

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Hegseth’s choice for Army chief hits Senate snag

Acting Army chief of staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve previously served as Pete Hegseth’s senior military aide.

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GOP Senator Says He’s Worried About ‘Lawfare’ Under Todd Blanche, Who Can Only Afford to Lose One More Vote

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced on Tuesday she would not vote for Blanche, which means he could only afford to lose one more vote

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‘Whiny Turncoats’: Trump WH Goes Nuclear On Tucker Carlson’s ‘America First’ Gathering

President Donald Trump's administration branded Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson as "whiny turncoats" for starting a new "America First" party

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Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership

A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.

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FBI investigated if Trump was a Russian asset after Comey firing, memos show

The declassification of some files in the probe revives one of the most consequential episodes of the Trump-Comey saga.

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