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Iran said Thursday its navy hit seven oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to exacerbate regional tensions and the global energy crisis that is driving inflation. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) navy claimed in a statement to have hit fou
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Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee in Ohio’s governor race, responded for the first time to a controversial campaign ad from her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, that featured her estranged mother calling her a liar. “A sad thing, and I feel like it was an exploitative thing to do. My m
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A federal judge in California blocked most Department of Homeland Security (DHS) field operations focused on voter fraud in a Wednesday court ruling. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, appointed under former President Biden, barred the DHS from conducting “elections-rel
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk warned Democrats over a possible congressional probe on Wednesday, writing, “live by the sword, die by the sword.” “Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their pu
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) called on Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to take down an ad featuring his opponent Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother, with his predecessor John Kasich (R) joining his call later Thursday. “The ad is deeply, deeply troubling,” DeWine told reporters outsid
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said the federal law enforcement raid on her home was an attempt to “freak all of us out,” revealing that agents took 17 items, including her phones. “Well, I mean, you don’t show up to somebody’s house that early in the morning unless you’re trying to
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President Trump defended his waiver of Russian sanctions, saying it would have halted negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the release of Stephen Hubbard, a retired schoolteacher who was arrested by Russian authorities when the country invaded Ukraine. “N
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The Democratic Party is holding a 10-point advantage over Republicans on the generic ballot less than two weeks from the 2026 midterms, according to a new survey. The CNN/SSRS poll found that 49 percent of respondents chose Democrats when asked to choose “which party’s candidate
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Democrats are calling for an investigation into SpaceX CEO Elon Musk following a Wall Street Journal report alleging he ordered the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine. “Either the President was lying or Musk was lying, but the decision to slow down satellite speed and access has life o
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A new poll found Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) leading his GOP opponent Rep. Mike Collins (Ga.) in his reelection battle, while Republican Rick Jackson narrowly leads Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Peach State’s gubernatorial race. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and University