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How Trump will stop the invasion at our southern border

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Donald Trump will terminate President Biden’s open borders policies on his first day back in office, restoring the full set of his first term’s strong border policies.

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A huge solar storm is hitting the US: 6 big questions and answers

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The biggest solar storm to hit the United States in more than two decades is underway — with impacts to begin Friday evening. That means that Americans as far south as Illinois – or even Alabama – may see the aurora borealis, or northern…

Trump vows to reverse transgender student protections 'on day one'

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Former President Trump on Friday said he would roll back transgender student protections enacted last month by the Biden administration “on day one” of his presidency if he is reelected in November. The Education Department in April…

Target selling Pride Month merchandise online and in ‘select stores’ after pushback

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Target said Friday that it will only carry Pride Month merchandise online and in “select stores” this year after experiencing backlash over last year’s designs. In a statement to The Hill, Target said it will offer a collection of products…

12:30 Report — Stormy Daniels’s salacious testimony angers Trump team

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{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! The House, the Senate and President Biden are all out of Washington, D.C., today. Phew, we can all take a breather. But don’t you worry, the hush money trial is roaring today. Here’s the deal: Trump’s…

Conservatives aren’t the only ones calling for school choice

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The left-right binary to which we’ve become sadly accustomed is simply inaccurate.

Psaki: Biden 'leverage' on Israel should've been used earlier

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Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested that President Biden should have employed his "leverage" much earlier, referring to her former boss's threat to stop sending weapons to Israel amid its war with Hamas in Gaza. Psaki,…

Apple apologizes for ad showing piano, guitars crushed

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Apple has apologized over an ad for its new IPad Pro showing a piano, guitars, paint cans and other objects being crushed by a hydraulic press after it sparked backlash online. “Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly…

Is your door causing corruption, environmental destruction in Africa?

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Until Home Depot implements transparency and traceability measures that allow the company to know where its wood comes from, people in forest communities will suffer for it.

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Holland Taylor, Ana Villafañe to play lawmakers seemingly inspired by Pelosi, AOC

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Holland Taylor and Broadway star Ana Villafañe are set to star as a pair of lawmakers in a new play seemingly inspired by real-life members of Congress, Democratic Reps. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.). "The…

George Conway: Stormy Daniels cross was 'complete disaster' for Trump defense

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Conservative attorney George Conway suggested Thursday that the cross-examination of adult film actor Stormy Daniels by former President Trump's legal team in his hush money trial was a "complete disaster." “My takeaway was that the…

Trump lawyer Habba says courtroom like ‘Twilight Zone’

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Former President Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, said she sat in the New York courtroom during his hush money trial Thursday and compared it to the “Twilight Zone.” “So, you know, you walk in and it’s really actually something surreal. You…

The US is turning away thousands of talented foreign workers — it doesn’t have to be this way

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The H-1B cap has been an unprecedented drain on U.S. resources and a bane to American national interests.

Lawmakers push GAO to review 'unnecessary surgeries' performed on migrants

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A trio of lawmakers is asking the Government Accountability Office to take up an investigation of medical care provided to migrants in detention facilities, knocking an earlier report they say failed to thoroughly review “unnecessary…

Confederate leaders' names will return to two Virginia schools after vote

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Virginia’s Shenandoah County will reinstate Confederate names to two schools, reversing a decision make four years ago in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The decision followed hours of public comment on Thursday featuring members…

Texas DPS captures human smuggler in Rio Grande Valley

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Two people who crossed the border illegally were also hiding, including one who said she needed medical care.

'Looking out for humanity': Along border, volunteers help migrants

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While immigration has spurred much political debate and divide, there's also a humanitarian side to what's happening.

NewsNation rides along with 'brush teams' patrolling border

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NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley embedded herself with brush teams across the southern border.

Biden's veto bodes ill for the US economy and job market

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The Biden administration's National Labor Relations Board recently adopted a new and ideologically charged standard on joint employment. This new joint-employer rule, which threatens to create uncertainty and multiple new burdens for…

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Russia launches major offensive in Kharkiv region

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Russian troops on Friday launched a major attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv region, forcing Ukrainian troops to reposition and defend against a new front. Russian forces appear to have launched the offensive from the Russia's Belgorod region and…

Cornell University president stepping down

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Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack announced Thursday that she will be stepping down at the end of June. Pollack, a computer scientist, will be leaving her post at the Ivy League school after seven years, she said in a…

Arrested US soldier's mother says he was lured to Russia by girlfriend

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The mother of a U.S. solider detained in Russia says he was lured there by his girlfriend and arrested on purpose. In an interview with NBC News, Melody Jones said she thinks her son, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, was set up by his girlfriend,…

Federal appeals court upholds Bannon conviction

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A federal appeals court on Friday denied a bid by one-time Trump adviser Steve Bannon to topple his contempt of Congress conviction, upholding his sentence for failing to comply with a subpoena from the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee. “It…

A practical case for extending Trump’s corporate tax cuts

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The positive effects on business investment have now been validated by empirical research.

Prosecutors trade flashy testimony for paper trail evidence in Trump trial: Live updates

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Prosecutors in Trump's hush money trial have traded the week's flashy testimony with the more mundane on Friday, with witnesses on the stand focusing on the paper trail at the center of the case. The day started with testimony from a…

Michael Cohen expected to take the stand in Trump’s trial Monday, source says

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Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s onetime fixer-turned-foe, is expected to take the stand on Monday in Trump’s New York criminal trial, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Billed as a star witness for the Manhattan…

Johnson: ‘The person on the other side of the aisle is not an enemy’

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Shortly after dodging an ousting attempt, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) urged members to turn their attention to foreign adversaries, not their enemies within the halls of Congress. In an interview with Politico, Johnson told an anecdote…

Police begin to dismantle UPenn protests

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PHL17 was on the scene as police detained and removed a Pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Pennsylvania campus early Friday morning. The move to dismantle the encampment followed a warning from officers to leave campus or face…

If Trump wants to win his hush-money trial, he’ll need to shut up and listen to his lawyers

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Donald Trump once said his “gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else’s brain can ever tell me.” Maybe that works for him in politics, but it isn’t working for him in court.

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McConnell pushes back on Biden conditions on aid to Israel

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is pushing back on President Biden’s conditions on aid to Israel. McConnell stressed the U.S. should not be directing Israel on how they should be conducting their war with Hamas. “It's a…