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Democrats’ frustration with Fetterman mounts as he keeps criticizing his own party

Thousands of young Americans at risk of homelessness if Job Corps ends

Jay Jones wins Democratic nomination for Virginia attorney general

‘We didn’t see the daylight’: Migrant families describe prolonged detention in border facilities

Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

As Trump considers US strikes on Iran, polls suggest Americans may not be into it

Trump nominates Jeanine Pirro for full term as DC’s top federal prosecutor

GOP hawks clash with MAGA isolationists as Trump contemplates next steps in Iran

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One after departing early from the the G7 summit in Canada to return to Washington, on Tuesday, June 17.

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The US may be headed into another Middle East war – and no one is talking about how it ends

Trump is facing heat from all sides, but his fateful Iran decision is one only he can make

Why it will be hard for Trump to stay out of the conflict with Iran

Americans aren’t yet sure what to make of Trump’s immigration crackdown

America is heading down a dark road as fury boils over in California

What exactly does Donald Trump think the federal government is supposed to do?

How to decode the shifting politics of the anti-Trump protests

Trump is hyping a case to use American troops on domestic soil

Insurrection? Rebellion? Overwhelmed? Can Trump legally take control of California’s National Guard?

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Appeals court judges grapple with whether Trump unlawfully federalized members of California’s National Guard

GOP senator deletes inflammatory social media posts about Minnesota shootings

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Trump increasingly warm to using US military to strike in Iran, sources say

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Israel says Iran was racing toward a nuclear weapon. US intel says it was years away

DHS reverses course, allowing immigration raids to resume at farms, hotels, restaurants

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