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Trump insults 'decrepit corpse' Biden days after cancer diagnosis

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President Donald Trump’s derogatory swipes against his predecessor Joe Biden continued with a post calling the ailing Democrat a “decrepit corpse.”

The latest attack comes a week after Trump wished his predecessor a “fast and successful recovery” from aggressive stage 4 prostate cancer. It took the form of the current president ...Read more

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High-profile lawyers with Georgia ties face lasting consequences of election fraud claims

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ATLANTA — The consequences of supporting President Donald Trump when he cried foul over his loss in the 2020 election are still being felt by several high-profile attorneys with Georgia ties.

Disbarment, imprisonment and legal sanctions are among the penalties doled out to Rudy Giuliani, McCall Calhoun, Sidney Powell and Lin Wood for their ...Read more

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Editorial: Attacking academic independence: Trump assault on Harvard and all of higher ed

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For Harvard University’s admirable standing up to the Trump administration’s attempts to dictate its campus policies, the White House is now trying to punish the school by revoking the Ivy League university’s ability to enroll international students through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Program that enables foreign students ...Read more

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Trump threatens to strip federal funds to California over transgender youth athletes

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut federal funding to California if the state continues allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

Trump blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom in an early morning post on Truth Social saying the state under his leadership “continues to ILLEGALLY allow MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.” ...Read more

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Supreme Court denies student's right to wear 'only two genders' T-shirt at school

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a middle-school student's claim he had a free-speech right to wear a T-shirt stating there are "only two genders."

Over two dissents, the justices let stand a ruling that said a school may enforce a dress code to protect students from "hate speech" or bullying.

After three months of ...Read more

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NPR and public radio stations sue Trump White House over funding cuts

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NPR and three of its member stations filed suit in federal court Tuesday against President Donald Trump's White House over the president's executive order to block funding for public media.

Trump's order called for an end to government dollars for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed entity that provides funding to NPR and PBS...Read more

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'First and last lines of defense': How Santa Clara County, San Francisco are leading the Bay Area's legal fight against Trump

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The onslaught of executive actions emerging from President Donald Trump’s second administration — some of which have aimed to entirely reshape the federal government — has had attorneys for Santa Clara County and San Francisco working at breakneck pace.

The counties are at the forefront of the resistance against the ...Read more

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Commentary: We all saw Biden's decline in real time. The scandal is how few people cared

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For weeks now, Americans — left, right and terminally online — have been obsessed with former President Joe Biden’s fitness as president.

The whispers about cognitive decline, once the province of Fox News pundits and dinner table cranks, have gone mainstream. And now, with the release of a couple of high-profile books and a report ...Read more

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Trump to pardon sheriff found guilty of 'cash-for-badges' scheme

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President Donald Trump said he would be pardoning a former Virginia sheriff facing a 10-year prison sentence after being convicted of bribery and fraud charges.

Scott Jenkins and his family “have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ,” Trump said in a post on social media.

“He is a wonderful person, who was ...Read more

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Trump's FCC delays multilingual emergency alerts for natural disasters, sparking concern in LA

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California Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán urged the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to follow through on plans to modernize the federal emergency alert system and provide multilingual alerts in natural disasters for residents who speak a language other than English at home.

The call comes nearly five months after deadly fires in Los ...Read more

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Trump's FCC delays multilingual emergency alerts for natural disasters, sparking concern in LA

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California Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán urged the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to follow through on plans to modernize the federal emergency alert system and provide multilingual alerts in natural disasters for residents who speak a language other than English at home.

The call comes nearly five months after deadly fires in Los ...Read more

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Trump threatens to send Harvard grant money to trade schools

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to divert billions in grant dollars away from Harvard University and give those funds to trade schools across the U.S., escalating his clash with the elite institution.

“I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to...Read more

Schumer says Dems will vote to kill Trump's 'handout to billionaires' budget

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will vote unanimously to stop President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful, Bill,” which narrowly made it through the House of Representatives last Thursday.

“This is not beautiful. This bill is downright ugly— a job killer, a price raiser, a care slasher, and massive pile on to the...Read more

Maduro sweeps Venezuelan regional vote marked by low turnout

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Venezuela’s ruling party swept regional and parliamentary elections in a landslide Sunday, tightening President Nicolás Maduro’s grip on power after a low-turnout vote marred by widespread opposition abstention and international criticism.

State media declared victories for key Maduro allies, including his wife Cilia Flores and party chief...Read more

Trump Memorial Day rant blasts 'scum,' Biden

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President Donald Trump began Memorial Day with a long, angry and insulting rant that he posted on Truth Social, retracted, then put online after a quick edit.

His initial posted consisted of only two sentences, the first of which used 141 words, at 6:45. a.m.

“HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS ...Read more

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Trump extends deadline for 50% tariffs on EU goods to July 9

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would extend the deadline for the European Union to face 50% tariffs until July 9 after a phone call with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

“We had a very nice call and I agreed to move it,” Trump told reporters Sunday at Morristown Airport in New Jersey on his way back to Washington. ...Read more

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Trump expresses optimism on Iran deal after 'very good' talks

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President Donald Trump said he had “very good” talks with Iranian officials over the weekend on his push to put limits on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programs.

“We had some very good talks with Iran yesterday and today, and let’s see what happens,” Trump told reporters on Sunday at the Morristown Airport in New Jersey on his way ...Read more

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Q&A: Michigan sheriff calls on Congress to give local police authority to counter hostile drones

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WASHINGTON ― Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard pressed lawmakers on Capitol Hill this month to grant state and local law enforcement the authority to disable drones when they pose a threat to the public or are operating illegally.

Bouchard and U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, recently spoke with The Detroit News about the issue. ...Read more

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Polish presidential hopefuls rally supporters ahead of vote

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Supporters of Poland’s presidential contenders took to the streets of Warsaw on Sunday for parallel marches that highlight deep divisions in the European Union nation a week before a tightly-contested runoff election.

Pro-government Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is running neck-and-neck with Karol Nawrocki, who’s backed by the main ...Read more

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Trump forces Switzerland to question its love for farmers

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Switzerland’s bid for a U.S. trade deal risks sparking a showdown with one political force at least as feisty as President Donald Trump: its own farmers.

A country whose lush Alpine pastures, cowbells and cheese underpin the national identity, and whose agricultural lobby wields outsized influence to match, is in danger of a tough reckoning ...Read more

 

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