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Watch: Jeffries says: Congress must approve any potential US military action against Iran

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💥 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Government Shutdown,Hakeem Jeffries,immigration enforcement,Iran 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: The country's Democratic leader said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump must obtain congressional approval before any US action against Iran. Watch House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries' full news conference in the video player above. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he "will not ignore anything in front of this president" when asked about possible US military action toward Iran. But he insisted that Trump could not act alone in conducting military operations. “It is clear that…

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Watch: Trump remembers Jesse Jackson at Black History Month event

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💥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Black History Month,Donald Trump news,Jesse Jackson ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: US President Donald Trump remembered the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson on Wednesday, calling him a "real businessman" but a "good man" and a hero. Watch the full event in the video player above. “I knew him well long before I became president, and he was really special, with a lot of character and determination and street smarts,” Trump said during a White House event commemorating Black History Month. He watches: A look at Jesse Jackson's…

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The Epstein files shake the ancient foundations of the British House of Lords

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🚀 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: britain,house of lords,jeffrey epstein 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: LONDON (AP) — The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files has fallen on the gilded wood and stately red seats of Britain's House of Lords. The upper chamber of Parliament is in the spotlight after former UK ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was forced to resign as a member of the Lords over his friendship with the late sex offender. Read more: A list of powerful men named in the Epstein files, from Elon Musk to former Prince Andrew…

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What is the “equal time” rule that Colbert says prompted CBS to pull his interview with Tallarico?

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🔥 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: CBS,equal time,FCC,James Talarico,Stephen Colbert,texas 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Stephen Colbert's comments that network executives pulled his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico over concerns that he violated regulatory guidance from the Trump administration has sparked a conversation about the rules governing how the media handles political coverage. The concern about the interview, which the late-night host noted on his show Monday night and later posted in its entirety online, stems from a requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear…

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Sanders and Newsom clashed over a proposed tax on California billionaires

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💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Bernie Sanders,billionaires,billionaires' tax,california,Democrats,gavin newsom,taxes 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: LOS ANGELES (AP) — As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall's midterm elections, California's proposal to impose a hefty tax on billionaires turns some of the party's most prominent figures into adversaries at a time when Democrats can't afford to be divided from within. Bernie Sanders will be in Los Angeles on Wednesday to campaign for a tax proposal that has caused a stir in Silicon Valley, where tech giants threaten to leave the…

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Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down from a dispute with CBS over what he can broadcast

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🔥 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Brendan Carr,CBS,FCC,film & tv,James Talarico,Stephen Colbert,texas,Vote 2026 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Instead, Colbert showed his interview with Tallarico on YouTube, but told viewers why he couldn't show it on CBS. The network was concerned about FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's attempt to impose a rule requiring broadcasters to give "equal time" to opposing candidates when an interview with one of them is broadcast. “We searched and could not find a single example of this rule being applied in any talk show interview, not only for my late-night career,…

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Trump family company files for trademark rights to any airport that uses the president’s name

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✨ Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: airports,Donald Trump news,trademark law,trademarks,trump organization,U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family company has filed for a trademark to use the president's name at airports but says it doesn't plan to charge — at least for a proposed renaming of one near his home in Florida. The Trump Organization's applications with the federal Trademark Office seek exclusive rights to use the president's name on airports and dozens of related items located there, from buses carrying passengers to umbrellas…

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The groups are suing Trump’s EPA over rescinding the rule supporting climate protection

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✨ Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Climate Change,Donald Trump news,environmental protection agency,Lee Zeldin 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging the reversal of a scientific discovery that was the central basis of U.S. work to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. He watches: Trump and EPA's Zeldin declare end to scientific basis for US action on climate change The rule finalized by the EPA last week rescinded the government's 2009 declaration known as…

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WATCH LIVE: The White House holds a press conference as the partial government shutdown continues

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🚀 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Government Shutdown,karoline leavitt,U.S. Department of Homeland Security ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Lawmakers and the White House showed no signs of reaching a compromise over the weekend in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a defunding of the Department of Homeland Security. White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EST. Watch the live stream in the video player above. The partial government shutdown began Saturday after Democrats in Congress and President Donald Trump's…

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Melania Trump donates her 2025 inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian Institution

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🔥 Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: fashion,history,inaugural ball,inauguration 2025,Melania Trump,museums,national museum of american history,Smithsonian 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: First Lady Melania Trump will donate her 2025 inaugural dress to the Smithsonian on Friday The strapless black-and-white dress was designed by longtime fashion designer and stylist, Hervé Pierre, who was seen sketching it for the First Lady and fitting her in her recently released documentary, "Melania." Read more: The Smithsonian Institution pressed to show Trump its plans for exhibits marking America's 250th birthday Trump will donate the dress to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum…

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