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Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat — The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information …
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Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month From Hell’ Inside the Agency — The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot. — It's been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon.
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Former Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth — “The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece. — The Pentagon is in “total chaos” …
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Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother
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Hegseth Faces Heat After New Signal Chat Emerges and Claim of Pentagon ‘Chaos’
Hegseth Faces Heat After New Signal Chat Emerges and Claim of Pentagon ‘Chaos’
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Hegseth posted Yemen strike details in second Signal chat: Report
Hegseth posted Yemen strike details in second Signal chat: Report
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Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. — At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words:
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 — Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday.
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Pope Francis, Advocate for Economic and Social Justice, Dies at 88 — Pontiff urged grassroots activists around the world to bridge the gap between rich and poor — VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis, who sought to refocus the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice rather …
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Latest Updates: Pope Francis Dies at 88 — His groundbreaking pontificate worked to make the Catholic Church more inclusive. Cardinals will now decide whether to continue his approach or restore more doctrinaire leadership. — Buenos Aires — Jerusalem — Havana — Washington
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Pope Francis has died, Vatican says — Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.
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Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88
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Biden mourns Pope Francis: ‘He was unlike any who came before him’
Biden mourns Pope Francis: ‘He was unlike any who came before him’
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Pope Francis dead at 88, Vatican says
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House Dems travel to El Salvador to secure Maryland man's return — More Democrats are making the trip abroad to raise awareness for what they call a “constitutional crisis” surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation. — Four more Democratic lawmakers have landed in El Salvador …
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House Democrats land in El Salvador, demand Abrego Garcia's return
House Democrats land in El Salvador, demand Abrego Garcia's return
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Federal immigration authorities wrongfully detain U.S. citizens — Immigration law in the United States is based on the idea that all people, regardless of how they entered the country, have rights. Respecting the fundamental human rights of all people is not a “woke” idea invented by liberals in the last few years.
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What We've Learned So Far From Tracking Student Visa Data — More than 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges have had their visas revoked, but who they are—and why they've been targeted—is still largely unknown. … Our goal was to understand the scope of the federal government's involvement …
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Trump Administration Irate at Harvard, Plans to Pull Additional $1 Billion in Funding — The university publicized a government demand letter that asked for federal oversight of the campus — The Trump administration has grown so furious with Harvard University after a week …
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Diplomats Are Freaking Out About Trump's Leaked Executive Order — STATE OF PANIC — One official said monkeys with a typewriter could have come up with a more logical plan for the State Department. — American diplomats spent the weekend panicking about a possible plan to radically reshape …
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How Democrats Won Wisconsin In 2025: Turnout. — Democrats swelled with confidence after their victory in the State Supreme Court race in Trump-won Wisconsin. It seemed that public opinion swung sharply against Donald Trump and the GOP despite Elon Musk's eight-figure investment in the state.

Trump's Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé — Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, an urgent-care physician and former Fox News medical contributor 1 who is President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general of the United States, has over at least the last 15 years falsely represented …

Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In. — Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis. The White House says that's hysterical. What do our top legal minds say? — The first 90 days of President Trump's second term have been marked by a series of aggressive legal maneuvers.
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GOP lawmakers running out of options to pay for Trump's costly agenda — Republican leaders are rapidly running out of ways to pay for President Trump's agenda as GOP lawmakers shoot down various proposals to cut spending or increase revenues. — Without finding some new ideas …
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Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths — The cuts, which are part of Trump's slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters' cancer cases.

Baby Bonuses, Fertility Planning: Trump Aides Assess Ideas to Boost Birthrate … “We need to channel the MAHA spirit and really dive deep into infertility,” said Emma Waters, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign.Rebecca Kiger for The New York Times
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As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most — As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic