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Thousands of Albanians protested in Tirana against a €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners, expressing concerns over environmental damage and corruption linked to the project. The development includes hotels on Sazan Island and within t
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President Donald Trump has suggested that a UFC arena being built on the White House lawn might become a permanent fixture. In a TikTok video posted Tuesday, he compared the structure to France's Eiffel Tower, which was initially meant to be temporary but never dismantled. The UFC event is scheduled
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed during a Senate Finance Committee hearing that he threatened Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s newly appointed acting Director of National Intelligence, with physical violence. According to multiple reports, Senator Thom Tillis asked Bessent whether it w
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Zach Lahn won Iowa's Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Randy Feenstra who had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. With 38% of the vote , Lahn secured a narrow victory over Feenstra who received 37.2% , according to multiple reports. The race was seen as an im
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In the race to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) in California's 11th Congressional District, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan advanced to the November general election after receiving Pelosi's endorsement, according according to multiple reports . State Sen. Scott Wiener holds a doubl
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the cancellation of most pending contracts initiated under his predecessor Kristi Noem during a House hearing on Wednesday. This move follows bipartisan criticism and an internal review of Noem's contracting practices, as reported by Reuters . T
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Former Rep. George Santos is facing a federal investigation for potential insider trading after betting against his own attendance at President Trump's State of the Union address on Kalshi, an online prediction market platform. According to multiple sources familiar with the investigation, Kalshi re
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision that Alabama can use its redrawn congressional map for the upcoming midterm elections. The new map eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, favoring Republicans and overturning a lower court ruling that found the plan discr
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Josh Turek won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa on Tuesday, setting up a November showdown with Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The moderate Democrat defeated Zach Wahls, who had pitched himself as an outsider against party elites.
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Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's competitive 7th Congressional District on Tuesday. Her victory sets up a November contest against Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from Congress since March due to an unspecified medical issu
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) has rescheduled its annual dinner for July 24 in Washington, D.C., following a shooting incident at the original event on April 25. The decision comes after careful consideration and input from members, according to WHCA President Weijia Jiang. The
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the Trump administration is considering appointing a single official to coordinate its response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Speaking before a House committee, Rubio suggested this role would involve full-time coordination across mult
Canada has formally requested the renewal of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for another 16 years, according to a letter sent by Canada's Minister for U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexico's Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard. The reques
Seven U.S. states led by New York sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday for canceling a major offshore wind lease off the coast of New York in exchange for a pledge by French energy firm TotalEnergies to invest instead in fossil fuel projects. The lawsuit, filed in Washington D.C.,
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has formed a new center-left coalition government after two months of negotiations following the March elections. The agreement, announced Monday, ends Denmark's longest political deadlock in history. The incoming cabinet will take power amid immediate foreign
President Donald Trump announced on June 2 that Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), will serve as acting Director of National Intelligence. This appointment follows Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation effective June 30 due to her husband's cancer diagnosis. The White House has
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Senegal's recently ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced on Monday that his political party, Pastef, will not participate in the country's new government. This decision comes amid a growing debt crisis and rising political tensions between Sonko and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Accordi
Capitol rioters pardoned by former President Donald Trump are seeking payouts from his new $1.8 billion fund designed to compensate alleged victims of government weaponization. According to multiple reports, hundreds of Trump loyalists who pleaded guilty to storming the Capitol on January 6th, 2021,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced intense questioning from senators this week regarding President Donald Trump's Iran policy, particularly the ongoing war that has entered its fourth month. The hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Appropriations subcommittee come as Re
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A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that transgender individuals already serving in the US military can remain, but blocked their enlistment. The divided decision by a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for Washington DC is expected to be challenged by the government and may ultimately
CBS News has fired longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley after a heated staff meeting where he accused Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the iconic news program. According to multiple reports, Pelley's confrontation with new management came following recent firings and appointment
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Protests erupted outside Delaney Hall, a privately-run ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, over allegations of inhumane conditions inside the facility. Federal agents used pepper balls and mace to disperse protesters who were blocking the entrance on Monday afternoon. According to multiple
Xavier Becerra has secured the top spot in California's gubernatorial primary, receiving about 28% support according to projections from multiple outlets. Republican candidate Steve Hilton follows at 21%, while Democrat Tom Steyer holds third place with 19%. The state's jungle primary system allows
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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced plans to amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok , who was appointed by former populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán . This move comes after Magyar's Tizsa party won an overwhelming victory in April, securing a two-thirds majority in par
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