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Teen Gunman Kills 3 Kids, 1 Teacher in Oregon Elementary School
Three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed when a 16-year-old Bend, Oregon, resident entered an elementary school and started shooting, police said at a news conference Thursday evening.
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Trump Rallies in Red Alaska; Senate Debates in Key Battlegrounds
Tuesday’s Senate debates in Maine, Georgia and Iowa offered a revealing look at how Republicans are navigating a difficult political environment in the closing weeks before the midterm elections, with control of the narrowly divided Senate at stake.
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Trump Sells Fear & Financial Promises to Midterm Voters
President Trump on Monday kicked off a week of red-state campaigning with a raucous rally in Ohio, where Republicans are fighting to hold onto a Senate seat that could be key to the majority.
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Hurricane Isaias Slams Gulf Coast and Moves Inland
Continuing coverage of Hurricane Isaias. The DHS Chief defends the ICE shooting in New York City and calls the victim 'worst of the worst'. President Trump strikes a deal with Russian President Putin for diesel fuel ahead of the midterms. Trump now says he wasn't involved in the plan to livestream the execution of the Ft. Hood shooter. Plus, Katie Zacharia is named as the new White House Press Se

NYPD: ICE Agent Fired 7 Shots; Man Was Wounded in the Neck
The shooting occurred just after 4 p.m. when an ICE agent discharged a weapon into the man’s vehicle, which also had a 5-year-old sitting in the back seat, New York City officials said late Thursday.
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Trump Tries to Rescue His Senate Pick as Dems Eye Texas Upset
President Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month to stump for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms.
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Trump Touts GOP Momentum that Senate Forecasters Aren’t Seeing
GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s Senate race.
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Trump Makes Key Reversals as GOP Fights to Hold Red Territory
Trump hits Nebraska on his red state tour as he changes his tune on not one but two of his previous positions.
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New Trouble for GOP as September Jobs Report Disappoints
The latest jobs report shows that recent months’ hiring was weaker than previously thought and that wage growth slowed, putting Americans’ paychecks further behind.
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NY Gov. Appoints AG James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
New York State Attorney General Letitia James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case alleging sexual assault at Cornell University, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, saying she “lost faith” in the district attorney’s ability to oversee it.
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Top AI Execs Sign Commitment to “Self-Police” after Trump Meeting
President Trump said that top tech executives had signed a new commitment aimed at better “self-policing” their companies’ AI models, arguing that the light-touch approach represents the best way to balance safety concerns with his desire to accelerate a technology that he’s dubbed “Super Intelligence.”
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Trump’s Self-Promoting Ads Risk Backfiring as GOP Voices Concern
President Trump has personally driven the controversial, taxpayer-funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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WH Blocks CNN from Trump Trip on Air Force One
The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.
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White House Airs Government-Funded Ad Praising Trump
With the midterm elections approaching, the White House is airing a new TV ad promoting President Donald Trump and his policies that says it is “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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Judge Grills DOJ Attorney Over National Security Defense of Press Ban
A federal judge is weighing whether to restore the ability of CNN, MS NOW and Politico to access the White House, after a 45-minute hearing Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the ban against them announced by President Donald Trump late last week.
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Trump’s Unpopularity Sparks More Candidates to Break with Him
Trump is dealing with who is breaking ranks outside the White House as more and more Republicans on the ballot are signaling his policies are hard to defend.
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Lawsuit Alleges Trump’s WH Ban Violates Due Process Protections
The three national news outlets President Donald Trump banned from the White House — CNN, MS NOW, and Politico — filed a First Amendment lawsuit to restore their access. The emergency request is set to go before a federal judge in the DC District Court and could result in hearings and legal arguments from the administration as soon as this week.
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CNN: Trump’s Proposed Ban “an Illegal Assault” on Constitution
President Donald Trump claimed Friday afternoon that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House.” He said it was “effective immediately,” but there was no indication his administration had taken steps to follow through.
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GOP Lawmaker Breaks with Trump: Hispanic Voters “Feel Betrayed”
Republican advertisers have aired just 12 TV ads that mention Trump from September 1 to September 15, according to a CNN analysis of AdImpact data, to the tune of about $1 million. Those spots represent a fraction of more than 500 Republican ads produced during that period, totaling more than $160 million.
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Trump Rips Federal Reserve Board for Raising Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years in a renewed fight against inflation, which has picked up since early in the year due to the war with Iran.
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Embattled Trump Lashes Out as Midterm Setbacks Pile Up
A record seven House Republicans join Democrats in a vote to stop Trump’s war in Iran as the President lashes out in the face of widespread political pressure. Plus, Democrats accuse Trump of holding the Kennedy Center hostage.
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Limit Mail-in Voting
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned would have had catastrophic consequences if allowed to take effect for this year’s midterms.
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America Honors Heroes, Victims 25 Years After 9/11 Attacks
New York City released reams of previously undisclosed records about air quality following the attacks, showing city officials at the time knew conditions were unsafe. This year, a new seventh moment of silence was held during the NYC commemoration ceremony for the thousands of people who died from diseases linked to toxic exposure at the World Trade Center site.
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Trump Trying to Write Check His Party May Not Be Able to Cash
Last night, the president promised Americans $5,000 payments if Republicans retain their House and Senate majorities this fall, and reiterated the promise while closing the convention. But he offered no details on how the payments would be funded and gave conflicting remarks on whether he believes they needed congressional approval.
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Trump Tries to Lift Midterm Woes by Boosting Himself
President Trump, in his address to the GOP midterm convention, vowed to pay every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate, an extraordinary attempt to seemingly buy votes to keep his party in power. He did not explain how he would make it happen.
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Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery Expected to Return
The Washington Post says the Trump Administration has stripped language criticizing a removed statue at Arlington National Cemetery for glorifying the Confederacy, even as it promises to bring the memorial back.
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Prosecutor: Will Decide “Shortly” Whether to Retry Clancy Case
In a dramatic conclusion to a trial that gripped the nation and sparked passionate debate, a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial today in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the former nurse accused of murdering her three children.
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Trump: “We Have a War with Iran”; Vance: “I Wouldn’t Call it a War”
Vice President JD Vance could provide neither a timeline for the Iran war to end nor a date when gas prices might sink below pre-war levels during a White House appearance Thursday, suggesting instead it was up to Iran to conclude the conflict that began with joint US-Israeli airstrikes six months ago.
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Politico: Vulnerable Republicans Unsure About Trump’s Convention
New pressure on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as one GOP senator who voted to confirm him is asking the president to find someone else to run the Pentagon. Plus, President Trump leans into his midterm strategy of keeping the focus on himself.
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Whistleblower: USPS Officials Call New Ballot System a “S*** Show”
The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*t show,” according to a new whistleblower report released Tuesday by a Democratic senator.
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Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Tension with Hegseth
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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Trump’s Iran War Hits Six Month Mark with No End in Sight
Trump’s detour in Iran now turns into a six-month slog. Plus, a look at what evidence the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial wanted to hold for themselves.
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Trump Distractions Piling Up as Midterm Pressure Intensifies
Amid a growing trade war with one of the United States’ closest allies, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” needling Canada further after trade talks collapsed.
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Big Tech Bruised but Not Beaten After Meta’s $18B Settlement
Meta said Wednesday it has agreed to pay about $18 billion as part of a settlement to resolve a multistate lawsuit claiming that it intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health.
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Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday in Nashville, according to a family statement.
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Supreme Court Risks Reshaping Elections with Murky Rulings
The Supreme Court on Monday said that President Trump could begin carrying out parts of an executive order intended to restrict mail voting, but additional legal challenges could hinder implementation of his plan before the November midterm election.
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Trump Goes All-in on Risky Midterm Picks in High-Stakes Races
President Trump goes to bat for his embattled Senate pick Darline Graham in South Carolina. Plus, the Pentagon fires top members of the “Stars and Stripes” military newspaper.
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Not Even War Heroes May Be Safe from Trump’s Branding Spree
A CNN exclusive on the Navy apparently reconsidering naming a carrier set to honor a Black war hero. Plus, President Trump buries the hatchet with Michael Cohen. So, what’s in it for both of them?
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Dems Face Big Tent Test as Progressives, Moderates Score Wins
Voters are sending both wings of the Democratic Party into November, so can a big tent hold everyone? DNC Chair Ken Martin joins to discuss. Plus, a former LAPD detective takes the stand in the Tupac murder trial.
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Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon Wins Florida Senate Primary
Democratic socialists once again demonstrated their growing influence with state Rep. Angie Nixon’s victory in Democrats’ Senate primary in Florida.
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Tupac Murder Trial
The trial of Duane Keith Davis, who is charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, began with opening statements Monday morning in Las Vegas from both sides.
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Special Bonus - Introducing: Civilian or Spy
When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abru

Case Closed for Mangione? Not in the Court of Public Opinion
Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”
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ICE Under New Scrutiny Over Force, Surveillance, & Shock Gloves
Shock gloves, surveillance, a gun in a woman’s face. ICE faces new scrutiny as Trump wants to ramp up his immigration crackdown. Plus, the negotiations in Luigi Mangione’s federal case that could result in a guilty plea as soon as tomorrow.
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Dems Confront “Crazy” Woke Era as GOP Clings to Election Denialism
Democrats confront what they stand for as a party and what they want to leave behind. So, why aren’t Republicans doing the same? Plus, Wall Street firms fork over tens of thousands of dollars to get early access to Trump’s posts.
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Nail-Biter in Wisconsin Dem Primary for Gov
CNN tracks live results from primaries in South Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, Alabama and Vermont.
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Dem Socialist Francesca Hong Leads Field Going Into WI Gov. Primary
Progressive Democrats are chalking up old woke comments as bad takes as Wisconsin's crucial governor's race fast approaches. Plus, President Trump tries to upend the childhood vaccine schedule.
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Blanche, Ballroom Fights Show Congress Ceding Power to Trump
Todd Blanche is on the verge of becoming the attorney general and President Trump’s ballroom is headed for the Supreme Court. Two different fights raise the same question. Is Congress giving up what leverage it actually has?
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Top Trump Officials Face Squeeze Between Duty and Politics
Three different Trump officials, three different loyalty tests. Plus, do Democrats have a fighting chance to flip a Kansas Senate seat for the first time in nearly a century?
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Michigan Democrats Picked a Nominee — And a Direction for the Party
The progressive effort to remake the Democratic Party triumphed in battleground Michigan on Tuesday, as former public health official Abdul El-Sayed defeated the more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens — and the party’s establishment, which had rallied behind her.
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Michigan Dem Senate Primary too Early to Call: El-Sayed Leading
Moderate Rep. Haley Stevens has extended her lead among mail voters as progressive Abdul El-Sayed remains ahead overall.
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Blanche, Pirro Drama Reveals DOJ’s Trump Loyalty Test
A look at how Todd Blanche convinced GOP holdouts to back him with concessions that may not be what they seem. Plus, why Jeanine Pirro’s job may be at risk over the botched Reflecting Pool case she dismissed.
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DOJ Trust Crisis Grows as Pool Case Collapses
The Justice Department admitted that President Trump’s $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “hasty and botched,” and it is dropping the criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn that accused him of vandalizing the pool, according to a new court filing from DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
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Blanche Nomination Standoff Shows Why DOJ Independence Matters
President Trump said that he wouldn’t object to temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche as his nominee for attorney general amid resistance from two Republican senators, another blow to Blanche’s confirmation battle.
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Blanche Nomination Stalls Amid GOP Pushback
Senate GOP leaders were forced to postpone a vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general late Wednesday, with a key GOP senator refusing to yield in a weeks-long battle with the administration over its controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
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Todd Blanche’s Uncertain Future Threatens Trump’s Agenda
The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general is up in the air, with a key GOP senator indicating Tuesday he has not yet received the assurances he needs to vote in support.
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Mail Voting Showdown
President Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow the administration to move forward with implementing a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting that lower courts blocked in nearly two dozen states — setting up a major elections dispute at the high court months before the midterms.
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DOJ Admits “Errors” in NYT Subpoena Case as Trump Losses Pile Up
The federal government says it will drop its subpoenas compelling New York Times reporters to testify about anonymous sources in a case that involved President Donald Trump’s claims about a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
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Trump Leans Into “Communism” Message Amid Unpopular Iran War
President Trump says the US will “destroy one bridge or power plant” every time Iran targets a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran in turn will hit infrastructure and energy facilities across the region, an official told Iranian media.
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GOP Sen. Confronts Hegseth on Iran: “We Need Straight Answers"
The war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, according to US Defense Secretary Hegseth, but the bill is likely much higher, experts have told CNN. He and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testified before Congress to seek additional funding for the war.
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Trump’s Iran War Slipping into a Quagmire with U.S. Troops at Risk
The US completed more strikes against Iran, US Central Command said late Monday, hours after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would pay for the deaths of three service members over the past few days. Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations.
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Trump’s Election Demands Now Entering the Threat Stage
The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on election officials in key battleground states, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin doubling down on claims that hundreds of thousands of non-citizens are illegally registered to vote – claims that the agency has quietly acknowledged aren’t fully vetted.
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Trump Makes New Claims Over Old Grievance
Trump questions America’s election system during an ominous address to the nation. Plus, Epstein victims finally get their meeting with Todd Blanche as his nomination hangs in the balance. One survivor who was in the room joins to discuss.
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Blanche Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
In twin hearings Wednesday, two nominees integral to executing President Donald Trump’s agenda worked to convince senators that they were up to the task: Todd Blanche for attorney general, and Jay Clayton to lead the US Intelligence community.
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Trump to Use Primetime Address to Make Election Security Claims
Is Trump really still obsessed with the 2020 election? Plus, ICE is now pausing traffic stops after two deadly shootings. How long will it really last?
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Judge’s Rebuke of Trump’s “Manipulative” IRS Deal Packs a Punch
A federal judge on Monday said a controversial lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the IRS sought to “manipulate the judicial process” and that he acted in bad faith in bringing it.
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Conflicting Accounts and Trump's Protest
Anger is growing over the ICE shooting of a 52-year-old father of three. Now, witnesses who were there when the man was killed are disputing ICE's version of events. Plus, President Trump says the bipartisan housing bill he is refusing to sign is a "yawn," but at midnight, it's going to become law anyway.
And what is going on with Mitch McConnell? The deepening mystery into his condition as CNN o

Immigration Crackdown Intensifies: Houston Shooting Raises Questions
Join us on Laura Coates Live for insight into Trump’s immigration crackdown, election commission firings, and international tensions with Iran.
Tune in for an in-depth discussion with experts and insiders.
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Planter Exits Race with Defiant Speech Attacking “Those in Power”
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, taking aim at the Democratic establishment while clearing the way for the party to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections.
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Second Woman Who Dated Platner Describes His Violent Behavior
A former girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner who had previously accused him of violence told CNN she was heartened that he was facing broad calls to drop out of the race after another woman accused him of rape.
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Woman Who Dated Graham Platner Says He Raped Her in 2021
A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies.
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Jack Smith Warns of Trump DOJ’s “Attack on the Rule of Law”
The man who brought two federal cases against Donald Trump is sounding a new alarm. A look at why Jack Smith says this is the biggest attack on the rule of law he has seen in his entire lifetime.
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Trump’s “Drain the Swamp” Promise Collides with His Bottom Line
Soaring money and soaring questions. As President Donald Trump’s wealth has soared since retaking office, a new financial disclosure shows his two premier Florida resorts have also delivered record-breaking surges in revenue.
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Supreme Court Has Handed Trump a Map for the Rest of His Term
The Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Tuesday, ruling that his administration could not use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for hundreds of thousands of babies born on US soil every year.
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SCOTUS Overturns 90-Year Precedent, Expands Trump’s Executive Power
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant win Monday by allowing him to remove the leaders of once-independent federal agencies at will, toppling a 1935 precedent in the process that could reorder the way the government functions.
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Trump's Party Chaos and Immigration Power Plays
Don't miss tonight's explosive segment on Lower Coates Live. We dive deep into the chaos within Trump's own party and the latest Supreme Court rulings. Catch expert analyses from guests like Congressman Adam Kinzinger and more.
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Trump Tells GOP Not to Hold House Hostage After he Held Bill Hostage
A feud over President Donald Trump’s elections overhaul push has further crippled an already-dysfunctional Congress, leaving Republicans unable to move on critical elements of their agenda.
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Rescue Efforts Underway After Deadly Earthquakes Hit Venezuela
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck near the northern coast of Venezuela, collapsing homes and buildings in the capital, Caracas, and causing widespread destruction. It happened just 40 seconds after a foreshock with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the area.
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All Three Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NY Primaries in Clean Sweep
Progressives Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier — all backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — will win House primaries in New York, CNN projects, offering a preview of the ideological battles to come as Democrats look ahead to 2028.
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Trump Says Iran to Allow Nuclear Inspectors, Echoing Obama Deal
US Vice President JD Vance said Tehran agreed to admit nuclear monitors into the country after negotiations in Switzerland. Iran denied making any new commitments. Meanwhile, President Trump said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon outweighs the potential economic consequences of prolonged military action.
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