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Trump demands rehearing after Supreme Court’s ‘insane’ birthright citizenship ruling
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his legal team will “immediately” seek a rehearing before the Supreme Court on his efforts to overhaul birthright citizenship after a majority of justices ruled the White House’s executive order on the matter was unconstitutional. Trump expressed concern that illegal immigrants are taking advantage of the policy after Chief…
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Mark Carney says Trump has ‘won the argument’ on NATO defense spending
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that President Donald Trump has “won the argument” on NATO defense spending, successfully pushing members to spend more on defense. Carney, one of Trump’s most articulate critics, conceded on Wednesday that he had been successful in revamping NATO members’ stance on defense spending. Speaking at the NATO summit in…
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AI is already reshaping US politics at every level
Artificial intelligence is barging into the workplace and transforming the battlefield. Now, it’s coming to the ballot box, promising to rewrite the DNA of politics. Driven by a flood of Silicon Valley money, AI has emerged as one of the biggest financial forces in this year’s U.S. elections, fueled by hundreds of millions of dollars…
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NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands ‘loyalty’ and not just burden-sharing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from acting on threats to abandon it. But the goalposts…
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Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color
WASHINGTON (AP) — After democratic socialist Claire Valdez defeated an establishment-backed candidate in New York’s congressional primary last week, her elated supporters quickly turned their attention to a new target. “You’re next!” they chanted when an image of House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York flashed on the television screens at Valdez’s victory party…
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The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U.S. politics and society. Justices were at times bitterly divided — and critical of one another — in rulings that winnowed key provisions of a landmark voting rights…
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Trump made over $1 billion from crypto businesses in 2025, filing shows
President Donald Trump raked in over $1 billion from his cryptocurrency dealings in 2025, according to a recent Office of Government Ethics filing. The 937-page filing shows his employment assets and income, including the hundreds of millions of dollars he made from World Liberty Financial and from so-called Celebration Coins. Trump and his family have…
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Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users location history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court that people don’t forfeit expectations of privacy even when they opt into Google’s location…
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Senate GOP tries to mend fences with Trump after heated lunch
Senate Republicans are trying to turn the page on a heated lunch with President Donald Trump that brought weeks of tensions to a new high-water mark. In a symbolic gesture, Senate Republicans took another vote on the Iran war Wednesday night, flipping two senators Trump singled out at the lunch for siding with Democrats. The…
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Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices. One highly unusual exchange for the restrained and traditional atmosphere came Thursday, as the members of the nation’s highest court took…