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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on federal regulation of telecom companies
The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case about the power of federal regulators over telecommunications companies.
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military has attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. Wednesday's attack brings the number of people who have been killed…
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Senate begins voting on bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol as Democrats try to derail it
The Senate is beginning a long series of votes on legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies.
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President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the…
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Is Mexico safe? World Cup fans are about to find out
The historic city of Guadalajara embodies the tension between soccer euphoria and the country’s festering security crisis.
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Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride
June is Pride Month across the U.S. But in some Republican-controlled states it's now officially Fidelity, Nuclear Family or Strong Families Month.
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Local product Wade Meckler injects life into Angels’ lineup
The outfielder, 26, grew up as an Angels fan in Orange County. He was undersized and lightly regarded at Esperanza High and when he arrived at Oregon State, but he’s…
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Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
Hezbollah has rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal.
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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could…
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Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds
An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been re-separated, despite a judge's order to reunite them.