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Trump calls Democrat Sen. Van Hollen 'grandstander' for meeting with deported Salvadoran migrant
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said he won't release Garcia back to the U.S.
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DC subway rider charged with stabbing police officer in face after allegedly evading fare
The incident occurred after the rider allegedly jumped over fare gates.
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denies emergency appeal to halt deportation of Mexican migrants
Kagan, who oversees appeals from the Ninth Circuit, did not comment on her decision or refer the matter to the full court.
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US special envoy Witkoff signals hope for securing Russia-Ukraine peace deal
Witkoff said there was "a lot of detail" to work out in order to secure a peace deal, but if eventually achieved it could be "something that would be very, very important for the world at large."
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Trump takes action to lower prescription drug prices
The order expands on the president's efforts during his first term to lower prescription drug prices, including reauthorizing his order that drastically reduced out-of-pocket prices for insulin and EpiPens for low-income Americans.
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Treasury Department sanctions four alleged cartel drug lords
The sanctions target the cartels' two alleged leaders, Johnny and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, who are siblings. Two of their other siblings, Ubaldo Hurtado Olascoaga and Adita Hurtado Olascoaga, were also listed.
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State Department lifts sanctions on aide to Hungary's Viktor Orban
Rogan was added to the Treasury Department's "Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List," on January 7.
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Arkansas governor submits waiver to ban SNAP benefits from being used for soft drinks, junk food
In addition to banning the use of soft drinks and candy, the waiver also seeks to add rotisserie chicken as a covered food item under Arkansas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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You Vote: With the situation between Russia and Ukraine, are you optimistic the war could end soon?
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Monday that he “finally” got an answer to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands for peace during their meeting last week in Moscow, though he didn't announce what those demands were.
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Watch Live: Marjorie Taylor Greene holds town hall in Georgia
Greene is one of a handful of Republican lawmakers to hold in-person town halls despite guidance from House leadership not to. Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, who is running for Florida governor, is also expected to hold a town hall.
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Top Hegseth adviser placed on leave amid investigation into Defense Department leaks
Caldwell was also escorted out of the Pentagon because of “an unauthorized disclosure.”
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Democrats accuse Trump of insider trading on tariff changes but ethics issues persist in own ranks
Do as we say, not as we do: While lacking proof of inside trading by Trump, some Democrats have ignored ongoing ethics problems in their own ranks, including former Speaker Pelosi’s and her husband’s lucrative stock trades.
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Animal welfare groups thrilled by Trump administration strides that Biden officials shut down
The Biden administration's FDA "seemed to be inert" on the issue, and even "obstructionist," after Congress removed mandatory animal testing, longtime group leader says. Bill to ban research funding of "adversarial nations" returns.