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Border Patrol Flags, Detains US Motorists for 'Suspicious' Travel Patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a program that has not been widely publicized to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. The predictive intelligence program has...
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:26:08 EDTKremlin: Any Peace Plan Must Eliminate Root Causes of Ukraine Conflict
The Kremlin said on Thursday that any peace plan for Ukraine would have to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and that though there were contacts with the United States there were currently no negotiations with Washington on such a plan.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:11:22 EDTDeadliest Israeli Strikes in Gaza Since Ceasefire Kill 33
A pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis early Thursday killed five people, according to hospital officials, bringing the death toll from airstrikes in the Palestinian territory over a roughly 12-hour period to 33.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:02:34 EDTUN Watchdog Presses Iran to Cooperate on Nuclear Inspections
The U.N. atomic watchdog's board of governors urged Iran on Thursday to "extend full and prompt cooperation," provide the agency's inspectors with "precise information" about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, and grant access...
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:02:08 EDTTrump Rebuffs MAGA, Says US Needs Foreign Tech Workers
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to continue welcoming foreign workers to the United States for tech manufacturing jobs, suggesting that American workers are not yet prepared for the demands of advanced chip production.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:18:20 EDTSenate Dems Urge Pentagon to Reverse Delay of PFAS Cleanup
Senate Democrats are demanding the Trump administration reverse a decision by the War Department to delay the cleanup of "forever chemicals" at military installations across the U.S.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:18:10 EDTHouse Repeals Clause That Allows Sens to Sue Over Phone Records
The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge. The 427-0 vote was a bipartisan rebuke after ...
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:39:06 EDTSummers Takes Leave From Harvard After Release of Epstein Emails
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers abruptly went on leave Wednesday from teaching at Harvard University, where he once served as president, over recently released emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Summers' spokesperson ...
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:13:05 EDTTrump to Meet NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will meet New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday, telling WABC and posting online that Mamdani had asked for the sit-down. Trump said the meeting will take place in the Oval Office.The announcement...
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:16:37 EDTTrump's Ukraine Peace Plan Surprises GOP Lawmakers
Reports that the Trump administration has been quietly negotiating a 28-point peace proposal to end the war in Ukraine caught Kyiv's supporters in Congress off guard and left at least one Republican warning against what he called a proposal seen as favoring Russia.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:02:51 EDTTrump Signs Epstein Bill, Takes Aim at Dems' Ties to Abuser
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has signed the bipartisan "Epstein Files" disclosure bill and used the moment to sharply criticize Democrats for what he called their long-standing and "deep" connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex ...
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:45:11 EDTReport: Trump Will Ask Ukraine to Cede More Territory
President Donald Trump's plan to end the war between Ukraine and Russia would give the Russians parts of eastern Ukraine they don't occupy, Axios reported, citing a U.S. official.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:17:58 EDTMamdani: Wrong Time for a Progressive to Challenge Jeffries
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pushed back Wednesday on a bid by fellow Democratic Socialist ally Chi Ossé to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in the 2026 midterms.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:05:03 EDTDem Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Indicted on Charges of Stealing $5M
Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:19:53 EDTHouse Democrats Press Johnson for 'Obamacare' Vote
Democrats are escalating pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to schedule a vote on expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that were central to the deal for ending the federal shutdown, warning in a new letter that inaction will drive massive premium ...
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:30:47 EDTSenate Republicans Oppose $2K Tariff Checks
Senate Republicans are speaking out against President Donald Trump's proposal to distribute $2,000 tariff rebate checks to Americans.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:12:51 EDTJudge Blasts Peer for Misconduct in Texas Maps Case
A feud inside the federal judiciary burst into public view this week after a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit judge accused his colleague of blatant misconduct in the ruling that blocked Texas' newly drawn, Republican-leaning congressional map.In a blistering...
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:17:43 EDTTrump Admin Extends Order Keeping Mich. Coal Plant Online
The Trump administration has once again extended the life of a Michigan coal-fired power plant that was supposed to close last May as the utility Consumers Energy transitions to cleaner sources of electricity. The U.S. Energy Department says there are "emergency conditions" ...
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:51:43 EDTUSDA's Rollins: SNAP Faces 'Right-Sizing' Changes
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Wednesday that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will undergo major changes, even though regular funding has resumed now that the government shutdown is over.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:03:29 EDTHarvard Launches Probe Into Summers' Ties to Epstein
Harvard University has opened a new investigation into former president Larry Summers over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein after House Republicans released emails showing Summers sought a romantic relationship with a woman he called a mentee, among other exchanges.
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