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The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling operations off the coasts of California and Florida

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🚀 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: california,Donald Trump news,Doug Burgum,florida,offshore drilling,oil drilling 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida for the first time in decades, boosting a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production. The oil industry is seeking access to new offshore areas, including Southern California and off the coast of Florida, as a way to boost energy security and jobs in…

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WATCH: Levitt says South Africa’s president is ‘taking his word’ in proposing US join G20 talks

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💥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Cyril Ramaphosa,Donald Trump news,g20,karoline leavitt,south africa 💡 Main takeaway: White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said Thursday that South Africa's president is "talking big" when he suggests the United States will participate in the G20. Watch the clip in the video player above. She was responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's comments that the United States had "changed its mind" and said his comments were "not appreciated by the President or his team." Read more: How Trump's support for white South Africans led to a US boycott of…

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A federal judge orders the Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in D.C

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💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Donald Trump news,National Guard,Washington D.C. 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end a months-long deployment of National Guard troops to assist police in the nation's capital. U.S. District Judge Gia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump's military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution and unlawfully encroaches on the authority of local officials to direct law enforcement in the region. But she suspended her order for 21 days to allow the appeal. District of Columbia…

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The House of Representatives voted to repeal a new law that allows senators to sue the government over the seizure of phone records

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✨ Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: fbi,Jan 6,Senate Republicans,Tommy Tuberville 💡 Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge. The 427-0 vote was a bipartisan rebuke after Majority Leader John Thune added the provision to a funding bill passed earlier this month to end the nation's longest government shutdown. The Senate's language shocked House lawmakers on both political sides…

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Trump said Democrats’ video message to the military was “seditious behavior” punishable by death

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🚀 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: constitution,Donald Trump news,elissa slotkin,Military 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: President Donald Trump on Thursday charged six Democratic lawmakers with sedition “punishable by death” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed forces and the intelligence community — called on members of the U.S. military to respect the Constitution and defy “unlawful orders.” Watch live: The White House holds a press conference after Trump signed the release of the Epstein files The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Sen. Elissa Slotkin's account “The American…

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South Africa’s president said the United States now wants to reverse its boycott and join the G20 summit

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Cyril Ramaphosa,Donald Trump news,g20,south africa ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United States government has indicated it has “changed its mind” and wants to participate in the G20 summit in South Africa in reversing its boycott, South Africa’s president said Thursday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the summit's host country received communications from the United States at the "eleventh hour" and was now working on logistics to accommodate the United States. Read more: At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urged…

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More than 250 people have been arrested in a federal immigration crackdown across North Carolina

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💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: immigration,North Carolina,raleigh,U.S. Department of Homeland Security 💡 Main takeaway: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during an immigration crackdown in North Carolina centered around Charlotte, the state's largest city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. The operation that began over the weekend is the latest phase in Republican President Donald Trump's aggressive mass deportation effort that has sent the military and immigration agents into Democratic-run cities — from Chicago to Los Angeles. Read more: They thought they were…

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Watch the live broadcast: Former Vice President Cheney’s funeral takes place at the Washington National Cathedral

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Dick Cheney,George W. Bush,Iraq War,joe biden,National Cathedral 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden will attend a memorial service for former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, which will include remarks by another former president, George W. Bush. Cheney's memorial service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above. A Biden spokeswoman confirmed his plans to attend. The Democratic president said in a statement after Cheney's death that the former vice president "was…

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A judge moves forward with a contempt of court investigation into the transfer of American immigrants to an El Salvador prison in March

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: contempt,deportations,El Salvador,Trump Administration,Venezuelans 💡 Main takeaway: A federal judge said Wednesday that he intends to move quickly on a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to return planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. US District Judge James Bosberg in Washington said that the ruling issued on Friday by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gave him the authority to proceed with the investigation, which will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to refer the matter to trial.…

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A new poll reveals signs of hope for Democrats and red flags for Republicans

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✨ Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 Category: Democrats,PBS News/NPR/Marist poll,polls,republicans,Vote 2026 💡 Key idea: Amna Nawaz: With the midterm elections now less than a year away, a new poll from PBS News, NPR and Marist has signs of hope for Democrats and some red flags for Republicans.So what resonates with voters?NPR's senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro is here to crunch the numbers.It's good to see you. Domenico Montanaro, political editor, NPR: Hey. It's good to see you. Amna Nawaz: Let's jump.Democrats scored some big election victories in New Jersey, New York…

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