Platner drops out of Maine Senate race
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Democrat Graham Platner has announced that he is withdrawing from the Maine Senate race following an escalating wave of sexual assault allegations.

Trump on Platner: ‘Interesting, when a Republican woman came out with the same charge, no one believed her’
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President Donald Trump weighed in on embattled Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner, offering his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the Democrat.

Trump admin. launches first major federal probe into systemic fraud, labor trafficking and abuse within H-1B and PERM visa programs
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The Trump administration has launched its first major federal investigation into systemic fraud, labor trafficking and abuse within the H-1B and PERM visa programs.

GOP lawmakers demand accountability from WNBA Commissioner over unfair treatment of basketball star Caitlin Clark
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A coalition of Republican lawmakers, led by the Republican Study Committee Chairman, Texas Representative August Pfluger, has officially pressed Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to address the repeated physical hostility and targeted violence toward Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.

Judge allows video statement from Tyler Robinson’s partner Lance Twiggs ‘with some redactions’
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During the multi-day preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah, state District Judge Tony Graf ruled that a recorded law enforcement interview with Lance Twiggs — the former roommate and romantic partner of Tyler Robinson — could be played in court “with some redactions.”

Rubio: Trump intends to remove Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism designation
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that President Donald Trump has moved to rescind Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism designation.

CENTCOM: U.S. forces strike 90 Iranian military targets in latest round of attacks
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United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it completed another round of strikes against Iran as hostilities are ramped up in the region.

Report: Planned Parenthood spends $47M on midterms to challenge GOP candidates
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Planned Parenthood is funneling more than $47 million into the midterm elections this November to combat Republican candidates after the party supported cutting off taxpayer funds for abortion clinics.

Legendary ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
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Legendary singer Bonnie Tyler died at the age of 75 in a hospital in Portugal, her family said.

CBP: $1.5M in cocaine seized during World Cup operation
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United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Miami, Florida seized 22 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride valued at $1.5 million at an air cargo warehouse as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt narcotics smuggling networks during the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Wis.: Fmr Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan avoids prison sentence in ICE obstruction case
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Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan will not serve jail time or probation after being convicted of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican national evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempting to arrest him at a courthouse back in April 2025.

NATO summit leads to $50B in defense deals after Trump’s calls for European allies to increase spending
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders have made arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars during this week’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, after President Donald Trump repeatedly urged the allied countries to spend more on their own defense systems.

Trump: ‘I have no idea’ how McConnell is doing or what his current health status is
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Speaking with reporters on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump said he has “no idea” how 84-year-old Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is doing, following the lawmaker’s weeks-long, secretive hospitalization.

Fla.: Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport
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The airport less than five miles from the Mar-a-Lago Club has been officially renamed as the President Donald J. Trump International Airport.

Dr. Nirav Shah, fmr director of Maine CDC, launches Senate campaign to replace Platner on ballot
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Dr. Nirav Shah, the former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, officially launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate on Thursday morning. Shah is running to step in as the Democrat nominee and replace Graham Platner on the November ballot to challenge Senator Susan Collins.

Lance Twiggs testimony: Robinson expressed regret after Charlie Kirk assassination
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During a preliminary hearing, video evidence was played showing Tyler Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, telling prosecutors that Robinson expressed immediate regret after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. According to the recording, Robinson broke down and openly expressed that he “wishes he hadn’t done it.”

Trump denounces ‘birth tourism’ schemes, says he is asking SCOTUS to rehear birthright citizenship case
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President Donald Trump announced he will be asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for a rehearing of the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara.

Robinson’s prior text messages to Twiggs: ‘I had enough of’ Charlie Kirk’s ‘hatred’ … ‘I am’ the shooter
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In text messages read on day 4 of the five-day preliminary hearing with Tyler Robinson — the 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk — Robinson seemingly revealed to his former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, that he was the shooter.

Crockett labels Texas Democrat Senate primary she lost to Talarico a ‘racist race:’ ‘It is what it is’
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Speaking at the Essence Festival, Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett criticized her recent Texas Democrat Senate primary loss to Texas Representative James Talarico, labeling the contest a “racist race.”

Fmr Olympian pleads not guilty to vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after President Donald Trump’s renovation.

Mamdani’s ‘NYC Immigrant Enclave’ map triggers backlash after omitting Little Italy while featuring ‘Little Palestine’
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is facing fierce widespread criticism over its new “New York City Immigrant Enclaves” cultural map, with local leaders and heritage groups uniting to condemn the initiative as a form of deliberate cultural erasure.