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May 23, 2026
HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants in Public Housing
Housing officials were told to exclude emotional support animals and tighten the definition of a service animal when granting accommodations for disabled tenants.
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May 21, 2026
Trump to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Poland, Surprising the Pentagon
Defense Department officials had abruptly canceled the deployments of thousands of troops there just last week.
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May 20, 2026
Prosecutor Is Charged With Stealing Sealed Report on Trump Documents Case
The Justice Department accused Carmen Lineberger of emailing records related to the special counsel’s investigation to a personal account.
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May 19, 2026
Sen. Gillibrand of New York Clashes With Sean Duffy Over Funding Freeze
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, criticized the transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, for posting a video that bragged about withholding money from the state.
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May 18, 2026
Hegseth Campaigns for Trump Loyalist in Kentucky House Race
The campaign appearance was an extraordinary breach of military decorum, even for Mr. Hegseth, who has stretched the boundaries of partisan politics as defense secretary.
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May 8, 2026
State Department Will Revoke Passports of Parents Who Owe Child Support
The Trump administration is moving to more strictly enforce a 1996 law that gives the State Department the authority to revoke passports over unpaid child support.
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April 22, 2026
RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims
President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs. A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.
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April 17, 2026
Trump Promotes ‘No Tax on Tips’ in Las Vegas and Brushes Off Iran War Inflation Concerns
At an economic event, the president sought to downplay the financial hardship that has followed his war with Iran, saying that “we’re having some fake inflation because of the fuel, the energy pric...
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April 15, 2026
JD Vance Heckled In Antiwar Protest at Turning Point USA Event
Vice President JD Vance appeared to express sympathy with critics of the war with Iran: “I recognize that young voters do not love the policy we have in the Middle East, OK. I understand.”
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April 14, 2026
Vance Says Pope Leo Should Stay Out of U.S. Affairs
The vice president, a Catholic, defended President Trump, who had accused the pope of being too liberal and “weak on crime.”The pontiff responded that he had “no fear of the Trump administration.”
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April 6, 2026
Hegseth Likens Easter Rescue of U.S. Airman to Resurrection of Jesus Christ
President Trump also asserted that God supports the American war against Iran “because God is good, and God wants to see people taken care of.”
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March 28, 2026
Iranian Strike on U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Injures 12 American Troops, Officials Say
The combined missile and drone attack amounted to one of the most serious breaches of American air defenses in the course of the monthlong war with Iran.
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March 27, 2026
Judge Agrees to Drop Charges Against Officers in Breonna Taylor’s Death
The Trump administration had asked the court to dismiss the charges, describing them as an example of “weaponized federal overreach” by the Biden administration.
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March 27, 2026
Judge Agrees to Drop Charges Against Officers in Breonna Taylor’s Death
The Trump administration had asked the court to dismiss the charges, describing them as an example of “weaponized federal overreach” by the Biden administration.
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March 26, 2026
Trump Calls for Law Cracking Down on Crime and ‘Rogue Judges’
Ahead of the midterms, President Trump told a Republican gathering that he wants to go after repeat offenders and “rogue judges that are criminals.”
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March 24, 2026
Trump Picks ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be Tourism Envoy
Nick Adams, known for his crass humor and internet trolling, was previously nominated to be the ambassador to Malaysia. But his nomination was pulled earlier this year.
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March 23, 2026
Trump Visits Elvis’s Graceland Estate
Amid a war with Iran, rising gas prices and a government shutdown, the president detoured on a trip to Memphis to visit the king of rock’s mansion.
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March 19, 2026
F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump
Mr. Kent is under investigation for a possible intelligence leak, according to people familiar with the situation. The inquiry is said to predate his resignation this week as the top U.S. counterte...
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March 17, 2026
Trump Claims an Ex-President Confided His Regrets on Iran. But Who?
The New York Times reached out to people close to President Trump’s predecessors. They disputed Mr. Trump’s claims.
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March 13, 2026
Trump-Iran Timeline: Key Moments Leading Up to War
President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran, during his first term and since returning to office last year, is key to understanding the conflict.
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March 7, 2026
Justice Dept. Denounces Federal Judges in Fight Against Law Firms
The Trump administration had signaled earlier this week that it was ready to abandon four executive orders seeking to punish law firms, but abruptly reversed course the next day.
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March 3, 2026
Melania Trump Promotes ‘Peace Through Education’ at U.N. as War With Iran Expands
The first lady advocated an increased focus on education and empathy, as her husband has waged war in the Middle East and sought to cut education funding at home.
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March 2, 2026
What Is Trump’s Neck Rash? His Doctor Declines to Explain.
President Trump’s physician did not explain what the skin condition was or what medication he was using to treat it.
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February 28, 2026
Hegseth Cuts Ties With Yale, Georgetown and Other Top Universities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Yale, Princeton, Brown and other elite colleges and think tanks of indoctrinating service members with liberal ideologies.
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February 28, 2026
Scouts Will Abandon D.E.I. Policies Under Agreement With Pentagon, Hegseth Says
Scouting America said it had staved off a demand from the Pentagon to ban girls from the organization and change its name back to Boy Scouts of America.
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February 27, 2026
Pentagon Fires Another Laser at Drone, Prompting New Air Closure
After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace above Fort Hancock, Texas.
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February 26, 2026
Trump Administration Withholds $259 Million in Medicaid Funds From Minnesota
Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration had been forced to “turn the screws on” Minnesota so the state would respond to allegations of fraud.
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February 25, 2026
Ilhan Omar Condemns Guest’s Arrest at Trump’s State of the Union
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from her vehicle after an ICE agent shattered its window, was charged with unlawful conduct after standing up during President Trump’s speech.
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February 24, 2026
Guest List for State of the Union Includes Epstein Victims, Erika Kirk and U.S. Olympic Hockey Players
Democratic lawmakers invited victims of Jeffrey Epstein and of President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
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