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Supreme Court and Trump are headed for a reckoning in new term After months of emergency rulings, the justices will be asked to render final verdicts on economic and immigration policies at the core of Trump’s presidency.

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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

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Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

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New York Mayor Eric Adams ends reelection bid The incumbent was polling behind several other candidates, including the Democratic nominee and front-runner Zohran Mamdani.

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Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.

Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to rule on its plan to end birthright citizenship The Justice Department wants the justices to issue a final decision on whether the contentious proposal seeking to reinterpret the Constitution's 14th Amendment is lawful.

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U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say President Donald Trump has not approved any action yet, and the U.S. and Venezuela are talking through Middle Eastern intermediaries, sources told NBC News.

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Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funding President Donald Trump has asserted the power to unilaterally withhold funds allocated by Congress.

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Inside Elizabeth Warren's 'creator briefings,' where influencers learn about Democratic policy The Massachusetts Democrat has hosted six creator briefings since last summer, including one on health care and the upcoming shutdown deadline, which NBC News attended.

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In this politics issue, we wanted you to see what we saw: Tech leaders got what they wanted—a seat at the table with a would-be king, and a chance to haggle over the rules that govern their businesses.

But remember: It’s your future that they just might gamble away.

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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

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With bizarre remarks at the U.N., Trump embarrasses himself and the United States In 2018, officials at the U.N. laughed at Trump because they thought he was kidding. In 2025, they stopped laughing because they know he isn’t kidding.

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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire Democratic member of trade commission The justices overturned a lower court injunction that reinstated Rebecca Slaughter to her job with the agency that oversees antitrust and consumer protection issues.

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The Oldest Warning Sign: How History Links the Death of Comedy to the Death of Democracy The past teaches us one truth: when laughter dies, liberty soon follows...

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Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

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Vaccine panel that limited covid shot scrutinized after chaotic meetings Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices showed a tenuous grasp of process and cited flawed research as they revisited covid, hepatitis B and MMRV shots.

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Paper Clip Protest On Thursday, E.

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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times

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YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen Trump makes CONFESSION about Kimmel cancellation

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Trump's War on Late-Night Comedy It could be his undoing

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'Be very careful': Some in the GOP balk at kicking Kimmel off TV Republicans are splitting on FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s pressure tactics. "We all should be very cautious" about regulating speech, one GOP senator told POLITICO.

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Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Republicans acted for the first time under new rules to clear a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democra...

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11 N.Y. Officials Arrested Trying to Access ICE Detention Cells

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ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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September 17, 2025 (Wednesday) This evening, John Koblin, Michael M.

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60 violations in 50 days: Inside ICE’s giant tent facility at Ft. Bliss As the Trump Administration rushes to open massive makeshift holding centers nationwide, one former official called the list of violations at Fort Bliss among the worst she’s ever seen.

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