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Top Trump Attorney Resigns as Classified Documents Probe Nears Conclusion
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Top Trump Attorney Resigns as Classified Documents Probe Nears Conclusion

L 30% · C 40% · R 30%

Washington, D.C., USA: Timothy Parlatore, a key lawyer in Donald Trump’s classified documents case, abruptly departed the legal team. Insiders...

May 19, 2025 05:28 PM Neutral

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Texas Closes Loophole in Gun Background Checks After Teen Shooting Case
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Texas Closes Loophole in Gun Background Checks After Teen Shooting Case

L 17% · C 67% · R 17%

Austin, Texas, USA: State lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill requiring juvenile mental health involuntary commitments to appear in federal...

May 19, 2025 05:28 PM Neutral
Hardline Conservatives Derail “Big Beautiful Bill” in House Committee
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Hardline Conservatives Derail “Big Beautiful Bill” in House Committee

L 25% · C 50% · R 25%

Washington, D.C., USA: An ambitious GOP tax and domestic policy package—nicknamed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Donald Trump—crumbled in...

May 18, 2025 01:35 PM Negative
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations
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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations

L 25% · C 50% · R 25%

Washington, D.C., USA: The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s injunction preventing the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act...

May 18, 2025 01:35 PM Neutral
Court OKs Trump Order Curbing Federal Unions, Alarming Workers
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Court OKs Trump Order Curbing Federal Unions, Alarming Workers

L 0% · C 100% · R 0%

Washington, D.C., USA: A federal appeals court has lifted an injunction, allowing a Trump administration order to strip collective bargaining...

May 18, 2025 01:34 PM Negative
Florida Bans Fluoride in Municipal Water, Sparking Health Concerns
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Florida Bans Fluoride in Municipal Water, Sparking Health Concerns

L 0% · C 100% · R 0%

Tallahassee, Florida, USA: Florida lawmakers passed legislation banning the addition of fluoride in municipal drinking water, making it the second...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM Negative
Supreme Court Weighs Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case
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Supreme Court Weighs Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case

L 40% · C 40% · R 20%

Washington, D.C., USA: The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether lower federal judges should have the power to issue nationwide...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM Neutral
Trump Hails ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Mideast Deals, Iran Nuclear Offer on Return to Washington
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Trump Hails ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Mideast Deals, Iran Nuclear Offer on Return to Washington

L 33% · C 33% · R 33%

Washington, D.C., USA: Fresh off a Middle East trip, President Donald Trump touted sweeping investment pledges from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, plus...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM Positive
Lawmakers Move to Block Gulf Arms Deals Over Trump’s Business Ties, Sudan Concerns
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Lawmakers Move to Block Gulf Arms Deals Over Trump’s Business Ties, Sudan Concerns

L 33% · C 50% · R 17%

Washington, D.C., USA: Congressional Democrats introduced resolutions to stop $3.5 billion in arms sales to the UAE and Qatar, citing fears these...

May 17, 2025 09:10 AM Negative

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