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Cheryl Hines
states that her husband,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
, is not planning a presidential run in 2028, despite recent speculation.
Kennedy previously ran as an independent in 2024, withdrew from the race, and endorsed
Donald Trump
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MI5
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IRA
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Donald Trump
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CAIR
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Board of Peace
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Karoline Leavitt
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ICE
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ICE
agents on November...
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Johel Zelaya
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Donald Trump
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Brigitte Macron
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Folies Bergère
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ICE
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ACLU
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Donald Trump
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FIFA Peace Prize
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Jon Stewart
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Seth Meyers
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Stephen Colbert
publicly mocked the former president for receiving the award....
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Donald Trump
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Representative
Jasmine Crockett
officially launched her bid for the
Texas Senate
seat. Her entry followed former Representative
Colin Allred
's withdrawal, aiming to consolidate Democratic support against
Donald Trump
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A classified
Pentagon
report, dubbed "the
Overmatch brief
," indicates that the USA military is outmatched by China and would likely be defeated in a conflict. The brief details China's capacity to destroy American...
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Trump v. Slaughter
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Trump v. Cook
, cases challenging presidential authority over independent federal agencies. The administration argued that a precedent protecting agency...
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Donald Trump
announced his intention to sign an executive order preventing US states from individually regulating
AI
. Trump stated on his
Truth Social
network that a unified federal approach is crucial for the US to...
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Twelve former
FBI
agents are suing the agency and Director
Kash Patel
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Erika Kirk
is promoting her late husband, conservative activist
Charlie Kirk
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ATAC
personnel and planned for the coming days. Today, Tuesday, December 9, 2025, a 24-hour strike by...
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BezalelSmotrich
The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it had struck
Hezbollah
infrastructure in southern Lebanon, targeting a training complex for the elite
al-Radwan
force, launch sites, firing ranges, weapons training areas,...
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