Friday, Apr 24th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump's second term but just the latest top defense leader to step down or be ousted. No reason was given for the unexpected departure of the Navy's top civilian official, coming as the sea service has imposed a blockade of Iranian ports ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Three congressional candidates wagered on the outcome of their own elections on Kalshi, according to the prediction market, which said Wednesday that it fined and suspended the men from their platform for five years. It is the latest high-profile case of alleged insider trading on prediction markets including Kalshi and Polymarket, which have brought bipartisan scrutiny from Congress and calls for ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Los precios de la energía aumentan en varios países por el acaparamiento A medida que los países ricos se apresuran a asegurar reservas de petróleo, se produce un aumento de los precios para todos y escasez en los países vulnerables. En los libros de economía, el aumento de los precios de la energía a causa de la guerra en Medio Oriente pone de manifiesto la ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, due to expire Sunday, will be extended for three weeks, President Donald Trump said Thursday during the second round of peace talks at the White House. The announcement of an extension, which had been requested by Lebanon, came as Trump and Vice President JD Vance joined participants of the talks in the Oval Office. Led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and State ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in "American flag blue," covering up a decades-old granite surface that he said was "leaking like a sieve" and would take years to replace. The president announced the renovation at an Oval Office event Thursday, saying the coating had already begun. He was inspired to tackle the project after a friend visited from Germany and ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
In February, The New York Times reported that FBI Director Kash Patel had assigned rotating SWAT teams to guard his girlfriend, country music singer Alexis Wilkins, as she traveled around the country. The article portrayed that use of FBI resources as highly unusual and ethically questionable. "If you want to be a celebrity or a social media star, get your own security," a former FBI official told the ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
With U.S. President Donald Trump's unpopular war against Iran showing little sign of ending, his Republican backers on Capitol Hill are facing a fresh dilemma on what to do if he insists on flouting a 1973 law mandating that unauthorized military operations end if they have gone past 60 days. It's too early to tell what most Republican lawmakers will do if the clock runs out on May 1 and the war against Iran is ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
The inspector general at the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is opening an investigation into whether the agency is complying with a law passed by Congress forcing the release of files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The announcement by the DoJ's internal watchdog comes amid criticism from lawmakers over how the files were released, and millions of other files that have not been made public. The ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Justice department has already identified 384 foreign-born people whose US citizenship it wants to revoke The Trump administration is reportedly pushing the justice department to pursue hundreds of denaturalization cases, in which Americans born outside of the US are stripped of their citizenship. The justice department has already identified 384 foreign-born US citizens, whose citizenship it wants to revoke and ...
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Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The criminal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center this week was met with much outrage but little surprise from civil rights leaders, who have for more than a year prepared for heightened legal scrutiny from the Trump administration, and how to mount a coordinated response. In rounds of calls immediately following the indictment, advocates discussed how to support the SPLC, a ...
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Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Trump administration had filed suit against the 2025 law, arguing it would threaten officers' safety An appeals court has blocked a California law passed in 2025 requiring federal immigration agents to wear a badge or some form of identification. The Trump administration filed a lawsuit in November challenging the law, arguing it would threaten the safety of officers who are facing harassment, doxing and violence, ...
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