Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun dorma" from Turandot (The Three Tenors in Concert 1994)

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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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Fox News host throws ax, hits drummer

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Vance on Guilfoyle texts: If ‘something bad’ happened, ‘people have to suffer consequences’

Vice President Vance weighed in Friday on reporting that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked one of President Trump’s donors for debt relief in exchange for political access, saying …

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US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court and one of its top prosecutors.

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The Beatles - Twist And Shout

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Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars pleads guilty

A former senior CIA official has pleaded guilty to abusing his position and government funds for personal gain. Court records reveal that David J.

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Very Stable Genius Trump Says Turning on a Lawn Mower Is Hard

Donald Trump interrupted himself during an agricultural roundtable to discuss the real challenges of life.

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Trump sparks outrage with remarks about LA, San Diego at rally

California leaders are condemning President Trump after he suggested that destroying Los Angeles or San Diego is a small price to pay for Iran War.

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Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991

Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said Wednesday that the person was from Lancaster County and was unvaccinated.

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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House

If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.

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Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked Audio

Paxton complained he can’t change anything about his own campaign.

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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly

Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.

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GOP senators, blindsided by Hegseth, demand notice, transparency

Key Republican senators say they were blindsided by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announced 20 percent reduction of the U.S. military’s general and admirals, and they’re voicing concerns a…

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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript

The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.

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Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

DHS has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.

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Rove says if Paxton doesn’t debate Talarico, ‘he loses’

Republican strategist Karl Rove said he believes Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will lose his bid for Senate if he does not agree to a debate with his Democratic opponent, state Rep. James T…

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Vance Says People Are Too Focused on “Little Things” Ahead of Midterms

You know, like being able to afford gas and groceries.

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Trump Says Ramped Up Bombing of Iran ‘Possible’

“President Donald Trump said ramped up military strikes against Iran were ‘possible’ after the November midterm elections, as his administration struggles to find an exit plan for a war now in its eig...

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Trump Adviser Secretly Warns Midterms Are Going to Be “F*cking Rough”

Members of Donald Trump’s inner circle are girding their loins.

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