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LISTEN LIVE: The Supreme Court hears Trump v. Slaughter in another test of presidential power

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✨ Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Donald Trump news,presidential power,rebecca slaughter,Supreme Court ✅ Key idea: WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court's conservative majority on a steady march to increase presidential power, which began long before Donald Trump arrived in the White House. The justices could take the next step in a case being argued Monday that calls for overturning a 90-year-old unanimous decision limiting executive power. Listen to Monday's arguments live starting at 10 a.m. EST in the video player above. The court's conservatives, as liberal Justice…

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A federal judge blocks Justice Department efforts to obtain a new indictment against Comey

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💥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Department of Justice,james comey 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dealt a setback to the Justice Department's efforts to obtain a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily barring prosecutors from using evidence they relied on when they initially obtained criminal charges. The ruling issued Saturday night by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly does not prevent the department from trying to charge Comey again soon, but it suggests that prosecutors may have to do so without pointing to communications…

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Trump calls Democratic Rep. Cuellar a “traitor” for not switching parties after the pardon

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🚀 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Donald Trump news,Henry Cuellar,pardons,presidential pardons,texas ✅ Key idea: Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat instead of switching parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. Trump criticized Cuellar for "this lack of loyalty," suggesting that the Republican president may have expected clemency to bolster the GOP's narrow majority in the House ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Read more: Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in federal bribery…

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Violent threats pile up as Indiana Republicans face pressure from Trump over redistricting

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💥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: congressional redistricting,Donald Trump news,indiana,republicans 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Spencer Deary's son was getting ready to go to school when someone tried to provoke police into breaking into his home by reporting a fake emergency. Linda Rogers said there were threats at her home and the golf course that her family has run for generations. Jan Lessing experienced a pipe bomb scare that was emailed to local law enforcement. The three are among nearly a dozen Republicans in the Indiana State Senate who have seen their…

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WATCH: Trump presents medals to 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Oval Office

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💥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Donald Trump news,kennedy center,Kennedy Center Honors ✅ Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office, praising the list of artists he was deeply involved in selecting as “perhaps the most accomplished and distinguished class” ever assembled. Watch the event in the video player above. This year's winners are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, rock band KISS, and actor and singer Michael Crawford. He watches: Trump…

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WATCH: Hegseth delivers keynote address at Reagan National Defense Forum

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🔥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: national defense,pete hegseth ✅ Key idea: WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended attacks on alleged drug cartel boats during his remarks Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, saying President Donald Trump has the authority to take military action “as he sees fit” to defend the nation. Watch Hegseth's remarks in the video player above. Hegseth rejected criticism of the strikes, which have killed more than 80 people and now face intense scrutiny over fears they violate international law. Hegseth said the strikes were…

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Watch: Trump praises Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli before his private concert at the White House

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Donald Trump news,White House ✅ Key idea: US President Donald Trump praised the voice of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, on Friday, after his performance at a ceremony held on the occasion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. The president was addressing Bocelli in the East Room of the White House before a private concert, and was accompanied by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. He watches: Trump attends the final draw for the 2026…

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WATCH: The National Guard is not Trump’s ‘private army,’ California AG Bonta says after federal hearing

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💥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: california,Donald Trump news,National Guard ✅ Key idea: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday strongly questioned the Trump administration's authority and its need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June after violent protests. Watch California Attorney General Rob Bonta's remarks in the video player above. At a hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer noted that conditions in Los Angeles had changed since the initial deployment, and questioned whether the administration could control State…

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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s citizenship order violates the Constitution

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🔥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: birthright citizenship,Donald Trump news,Supreme Court 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices will hear Trump's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down citizenship restrictions. It has not entered into force anywhere in the country. He watches: The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the United States…

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RFK Jr.’s selected vaccine consultants say: Not all babies need the hepatitis B vaccine at birth

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✨ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: acip,hepatitis b,Robert F. Kennedy Jr,vaccines 💡 Main takeaway: NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all children in the United States get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they are born. Watch live: RFK's Disease Control and Prevention Committee votes on hepatitis B vaccine for newborns after delay A vocal group of medical and public health leaders denounced the actions of the panel, whose current members were appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…

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