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Inside Trump's shock decision to pull the plug on Elise Stefanik's nomination
The sudden implosion of Stefanik’s nomination came as a surprise to many Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Trump privately fumes about top security official who started Signal group chat
Trump’s frustration is two-fold, according to two Republican sources with knowledge of the conversations.
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Rahm Emanuel creates scholarship program amid questions about political future
Having served as both an ambassador to Japan and Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel is considering a White House run. On Thursday, he announced a new college scholarship program for Chicago public high school students who participate in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC. The new scholarship program is tied to Emanuel’s call to expand national service. He said his...
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Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel weighs in on Signal app controversy
NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern chatted with former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, who weighed in on the Signal app controversy amid rumors that he’s seeking political office again.
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Trump announces new tariffs as lawmakers evaluate Signal chat flap
President Donald Trump announces a series of new tariffs on foreign-made automobiles as tensions continue on Capitol Hill over a text chat that inadvertently included a journalist. Mary Ann Ahern has more.
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Fallout continues over Signal chat that included Atlantic editor
Republicans are dismissing concerns over Signal group chats that included an Atlantic journalist, but Democrats are pushing for a full-scale investigation. Mary Ann Ahern has all the latest details.
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Pritzker, Duckworth call on Pete Hegseth to resign after group chat controversy
Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Gov. J.B. Pritzker have both called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign after a reporter was included in a text chain detailing plans for an offensive strike against Yemen.
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Hegseth: ‘Nobody was texting war plans'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was questioned upon his arrival in Hawaii on Monday about the war plans that were put in a group chat that included a journalist.
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Trump demands removal of ‘distorted' portrait in Colorado's Capitol
President Donald Trump demanded that his portrait in the Colorado state Capitol in Denver be taken down, claiming it was “purposefully distorted.”
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Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was ‘distorted'
A painting of Donald Trump hanging with other presidential portraits at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed that his was “purposefully distorted,” according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
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Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend' Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says
Steve Witkoff said the Russian leader had an artist paint a portrait of Trump and gave it to the American president as a gift. Witkoff called Putin “super smart” and not “a bad guy.”
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‘We're not going anywhere': Hegseth, Trump tout new Boeing F-47 jets
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Air Force’s future fighter jet will be named the F-47 and built by Boeing.
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Trump on JFK files: ‘We have nothing to hide'
Days after the release of thousands of pages of documents on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, President Donald Trump declined to specify who was ultimately responsible for his death. “We gave everything and the rest is for you to look at,” Trump said. “We’re doing it with [Martin Luther King, Jr.], too.”
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Pochettino welcomes pressure from Trump, says USMNT can be world's best team
Mauricio Pochettino predicts the United States can dominate soccer and Donald Trump will put pressure on him to deliver at next year’s World Cup.
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Government releases classified JFK assassination documents
The National Archives and Records Administration posted more than 63,000 pages of files relating to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Tuesday night.
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Government releases latest batch of JFK assassination documents
Trump has promised to release 80,000 unredacted pages related to the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy
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Trump visits Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution
President Donald Trump will visit the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday afternoon. It’s his first time at the venerable institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term in office. Trump plans to take a tour and attend a board meeting. The Republican president fired the previous board, replacing members with...
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What is the Alien Enemies Act?
The Alien Enemies Act is a rarely used 1798 law which allows the president to imprison and deport non-citizens in time of war. Here’s what you need to know.
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Brown Medicine professor and doctor deported to Lebanon despite having valid visa, court filings claim
A doctor and professor was deported after she returned from a trip to Lebanon despite having a valid U.S. visa, according to a court petition filed on her behalf, NBC News reported.
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US plans to deport about 300 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador
El Salvador is agreeing to accept from the United States about 300 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang for one year.