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NORFOLK, Va. — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king. And yet the United States will once again

Trump administration Border Czar Tom Homan claimed Sunday that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could be prosecuted if the Department of Justice decides her recent webinar on avoiding ICE deportation constitutes an “impediment” to law enforcement. AOC’s office hosted a live webinar

A handful of Justice Department officials has done something no congressional Republican has done up until now — offer major pushback to the Trump administration’s upending of the federal government and signal a “new kind of defiance,” according to a

The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party has drawn a line in the sand for Donald Trump that, if he wins his country’s next federal election, he has no intention of entertaining a plan for Canada to become part of the

Trump officials to begin peace talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia  The Hill Trump Aides to Meet With Russian Officials About Ukraine Next Week  The New York Times US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war  Reuters Top Officials to Meet

Scholz blasts Vance’s support for Germany’s far right  The Washington Post Europe scrambles for Ukraine influence after bracing Vance speech  NBC News German chancellor slams Vance’s call for Europe to be inclusive of far-right parties  NPR European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance’s

The White House bans the AP indefinitely over the use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’  CNN International

Rubio in Israel says Hamas must be eradicated, casting further doubt on Gaza’s shaky ceasefire  The Associated Press Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ against Iran with support from Trump  CNN US: Hamas ‘must be eradicated’  Voice of America Trump’s Gaza Proposal Overshadows

Hakeem Jeffries decries Trump’s ‘toxic bait-and-switch’ presidency  ABC News ‘No leverage’? Democratic voters push leaders to aggressively fight Trump  MSNBC Jeffries says Trump, GOP show ‘no interest’ in lowering costs of living  The Hill ‘It’s their government’: Jeffries on avoiding government shutdown against

Hakeem Jeffries decries Trump’s ‘toxic bait-and-switch’ presidency  ABC News Jeffries says Trump, GOP show ‘no interest’ in lowering costs of living  The Hill ‘No leverage’? Democratic voters push leaders to aggressively fight Trump  MSNBC ‘It’s their government’: Jeffries on avoiding government shutdown against