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Tina Peters grabs, shoves fellow inmate in brief scuffle, video shows

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Tina Peters grabbed another inmate’s neck and shoved her during a brief prison scuffle Sunday night, according to surveillance footage that appears to contradict claims from Peters’ defense attorney.

The footage, obtained by The Denver Post on Monday night, shows Peters, an ally of President Donald Trump and former Mesa County clerk, ...Read more

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Thousands of anti-Trump protesters expected to walk off the job Tuesday

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NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of workers are expected to leave work early Tuesday to protest the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s second inauguration.

Nearly 40,000 people RSVP’d to participate in a 2 p.m. Eastern time Free America Protest, according to Axios.

Free America encourages demonstrators to meet Tuesday wearing red, ...Read more

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Federal judge denies challenge by Reps. Joe Neguse, Jason Crow to latest ICE detention visits policy

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DENVER — A federal judge declined Monday to block a new federal policy limiting congressional visits to detention centers, rejecting an attempt by two Colorado lawmakers to challenge the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict oversight of the facilities.

The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Jia M. Cobb is a win for U.S. ...Read more

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Giant replica of Trump-Epstein birthday card appears on National Mall

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A jumbo-sized replica of Donald Trump’s reported birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein was erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

The gargantuan card was the work of The Secret Handshake, an activist group that also put up the massive statue of Trump and Epstein shaking hands on the Mall late last year, according to local CBS...Read more

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Bulgarian president to resign, hints he may run in snap vote

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SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced his resignation as the country prepares for its eighth national election in five years, fueling speculation that he may enter the fray to end the entrenched political deadlock.

“Today’s political class betrayed the hopes of the Bulgarians in compromises with the oligarchy,” ...Read more

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Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel Peace Prize snub

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Donald Trump linked his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter the U.S. president sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.

“Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,” Trump says ...Read more

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Chris Rabb is trying to be the left's standard-bearer as he runs for Congress in Pennsylvania. Will progressives rally around him?

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PHILADELPHIA — In the most-watched race for Congress in Philadelphia in more than a decade, State Rep. Chris Rabb has cast himself as the unabashed anti-establishment leftist. He's refusing donations from corporations, calls the war in Gaza a genocide, and wants to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

But despite announcing his ...Read more

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Weakened and weary: America a year later

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President Donald Trump’s second inauguration one year ago found our nation more divided and apprehensive than at any time since the Civil War.

For his followers, it was a time for jubilation. For others, it foreshadowed grave danger for our republic.

The fears weren’t idle after Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election he had lost and ...Read more

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Japan's Takaichi calls Feb. 8 election with vow to cut sales tax

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi officially called an early election next month and promised a temporary sales tax cut on food if she wins a fresh mandate for her new coalition.

The premier, who took power in October, is betting that her ruling Liberal Democratic Party can strengthen its slim majority in parliament in a Feb. 8 election. ...Read more

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Japan's Takaichi calls Feb. 8 election with vow to cut sales tax

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will campaign on a temporary sales tax cut on food in a snap election next month as she seeks a national mandate for her new coalition and her vision of expansionary fiscal policy that remains responsible while boosting economic growth.

The premier confirmed during a press conference on Monday ...Read more

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Editorial: Voters will punish Trump for attacks on institutional guardrails

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What should concern Republicans heading into the midterms is not just policy disagreement; it’s pattern and posture.

President Donald Trump is once again attacking institutional guardrails, starting with the Federal Reserve. Publicly undermining Fed Chair Jerome Powell isn’t tough leadership; it’s a signal to markets and allies that ...Read more

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Trump's Greenland threats reopen tariff wounds in Europe

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President Donald Trump’s fixation on Greenland offers an ice-cold reminder to leaders in Europe and abroad: No deal is ever final.

Trump announced a 10% tariff, rising to 25% in June, on eight European nations, including Denmark, for saying they would undertake token NATO military exercises in Greenland in response to U.S. saber-rattling.

...Read more

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'James Madison's nightmare': How Trump is leaning on arcane laws to advance immigration agenda

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MINNEAPOLIS — To silence unrest in Minnesota, Donald Trump is threatening to reach all the way back to the early 19th century.

On social media this week, Trump proposed invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy military troops into the Twin Cities to protect federal immigration agents from protesters. He softened his stance the next day...Read more

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'Abortion as homicide' debate in South Carolina exposes GOP rift as states weigh new restrictions

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — When a trio of Republican state lawmakers introduced a bill last year that would subject women who obtain abortions to decades in prison, some reproductive rights advocates feared South Carolina might pass the “most extreme” abortion ban in the United States.

Now, though, it seems unlikely to become state law. In November...Read more

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Trump plans executive order for Army-Navy game broadcast

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he intends to sign an executive order that would give an exclusive four-hour broadcast television window to the Army-Navy Game.

“Under my Administration, the second Saturday in December belongs to Army-Navy, and ONLY Army-Navy!” he wrote on Truth Social Saturday. “I will soon sign a Historic ...Read more

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EU set to halt US trade deal over Trump's new tariff threat

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European Union lawmakers are poised to halt approval of the EU’s trade deal with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on countries that supported Greenland in the face of American threats.

Manfred Weber, president of the European People’s Party, the largest political group in the European Parliament, said on ...Read more

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Trump hits 8 NATO allies with tariffs as he pursues Greenland

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President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on goods from European countries rallying to Denmark’s side in his pursuit of Greenland, a dramatic escalation in the standoff that sparked strong pushback from some of the U.S.’s closest allies.

Trump threatened in a social media post to impose the tariff Feb. 1 and raise the levy to 25% in ...Read more

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Trump's Greenland demands spark protest rallies in Denmark

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Thousands of people took to the streets across Denmark to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, underscoring the deep unease over the future of the Arctic island.

The demonstrations unfolded across the Nordic nation’s largest cities on Saturday, with crowds gathering in central Copenhagen and outside...Read more

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Trump to impose tariffs on 8 European nations over Greenland

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President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on goods from European countries rallying to Denmark’s side in his pursuit of Greenland, a dramatic escalation in the standoff that will further strain U.S. ties with many of its closest allies.

Trump threatened in a social media post to impose the tariff Feb. 1 and raise the levy to 25% in June ...Read more

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Army hypersonic missile fielding falters on missed deadline

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The Army has once again missed its own deadline for fielding the first U.S. hypersonic weapon, in a sign that one of the Pentagon’s top priorities is still behind schedule.

The unit responsible for using the advanced weapon is trained and ready, but the missile — part of a $10.4 billion hypersonic program — isn’t ready for use. And ...Read more

 

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