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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minneapolis

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🔥 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Insurrection Act,Jacob Frey,minneapolis,minnesota,Renee Good,Tim Walz 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell ongoing protests against federal officers who were sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown. The president's threat comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man after he attacked the officer with a shovel and broom. This shooting heightened the fear and anger that has spread throughout the Minnesota…

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Trump administration investigating Senator Slotkin over Democrat video urging troops to resist ‘unlawful orders’

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🚀 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,elissa slotkin,fbi,Mark Kelly,Military ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin has been notified that the Trump administration is investigating her after she organized and appeared in a video with other Democrats urging military service members to resist “unlawful orders.” Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, first revealed to the New York Times that prosecutors were investigating her. A person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak about it publicly confirmed the matter to The Associated Press. He watches: Senator…

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WATCH: Coomer says contempt charges come after Clinton skipped Epstein investigative depositions

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Bill Clinton,contempt of congress,epstein files,Hillary Rodham Clinton,James Comer,jeffrey epstein ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Hillary Rodham Clinton defied a House subpoena to testify about Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday. Watch Rep. James Comer's press conference in the video player above. The former Democratic Secretary of State did not attend the scheduled testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday morning, despite Republican threats to accuse her and former President Bill Clinton of contempt of Congress. Read more: Clinton refuses to testify in the House investigation into Epstein The Clintons…

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Watch: Senate Republicans defeat the war powers resolution in Venezuela, and yield to Trump’s pressure

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🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,senate,venezuela,war powers 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to reject a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump's ability to launch further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation. Watch the Senate vote in the video player above. Trump exerted intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined Democrats to push the resolution last week and ultimately succeeded in avoiding passage of the legislation. Two Republicans — Sens. Josh Hawley of…

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Watch: Trump claims the killing of Iranian protesters has “stopped” even as Tehran indicates executions will be carried out

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🔥 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Iran 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he made a vague statement that he was told "with good authority" that plans to carry out executions in Iran have been halted, even as Tehran signaled speedy trials and executions in its crackdown on protesters. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. The US President's claims, which come with few details, come as he has told Iranians protesting in recent days that "help is on the way" and that…

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GOP senators flip votes to crush Venezuela war powers resolution

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✨ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Amna Nawaz: Senate GOP leaders today dropped a resolution on war powers in Venezuela after five Republicans voted to move forward with the measure last week. That, coupled with articles of impeachment filed against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and threats to hold the Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress, made the day a busy one on the Hill.Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins has been covering all this and more from the Capitol, where she joins me from now.Lisa, good to see you.Let's start…

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Watch: Trump won’t say what he’s ‘willing to do’ to take control of Greenland

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💥 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Denmark,Donald Trump news,greenland,NATO 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: President Donald Trump told PBS News White House correspondent Liz Landers on Wednesday that he would not say what he was "willing to do" to take control of Greenland, including leaving NATO. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. "I'm not going to give up options, but this is very important. Greenland is very important to national security, including Denmark's national security," Trump said during an event in the Oval Office. “The problem is that there is nothing Denmark…

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Venezuela’s acting president pledges to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro

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🚀 Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Delcy Rodriguez,Donald Trump news,nicolas maduro,venezuela 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez said Wednesday that her government will continue to release prisoners held under former President Nicolas Maduro in what she called a “new political moment” since he was ousted by the United States earlier this month. That appeared to be an understatement for Maduro loyalists who are now tasked with appeasing an unpredictable US president, who has said he will “run” Venezuela, while also consolidating power in a government…

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Watch: Trump signs law to put whole milk back in school lunches

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: dairy,dairy farmers,Donald Trump news,milk,school lunches 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Whole milk is making a return to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday that repeals Obama-era restrictions on high-fat milk options. Watch the signing ceremony in the video player above. Nondairy beverages like fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in the coming months following the adoption of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which Congress approved in the fall. The measure allows schools participating in the National…

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The American envoy says that Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan

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💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Gaza,gaza ceasefire ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Wednesday it is moving to the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that includes disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-torn territories and creating a group of Palestinian experts that will manage day-to-day affairs in Gaza under American supervision. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said in a post on X that the agreement the Republican president helped broker is entering its second phase after two years of war between Israel and Hamas,…

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