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Updated Jul 17, 2025 - Politics & Policy

What to know about Maurene Comey, Epstein prosecutor reportedly fired by DOJ

Maureen Comey walking outside in front of the courthouse
Jul 17, 2025 - Technology

Judge rules Trump firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal

Former FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter

Scoop: House Dems shrug off delay tactics to stall DOGE vote

Hakeem Jeffries, wearing a blue suit and standing in front of a white poster with "TRUMP TRACK RECORD" on it.

Senate GOP blocks resolution demanding Trump release Epstein files

Ruben Gallego

Israel says deadly Gaza church strike was mistake after Trump call

Inside church

Scoop: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan

Illustration of a podium with the white house seal on it
Updated Jul 17, 2025 - Business

Trump's Coke push will cost thousands of farm jobs, corn group warns

A case of Coca-Cola with an American flag image on top.
Updated Jul 17, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's family attempts appeal to Trump

Jeffrey Esptein smiles as he wraps his arm around a smiling Ghislaine Maxwell.

MAGA-friendly "manosphere" turns heat on Trump over Epstein scandal

DOJ says ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid should get 1 day in jail

Artist Claudine Anrather wearing a mask holds her hand painted sign tribute to Breonna Taylor in Union Square Park, New York.
Jul 17, 2025 - Economy

How markets might react to a Powell firing

Photo illustration of Jerome Powell in front of a cloud of numbers.

Noncriminal ICE arrests spiked in June

Trump's soft-power retreat scrambles U.S.-China race

Photo illustration of President Donald Trump pushing the American flag out of frame to reveal a Chinese flag behind

How Musk's xAI could start to make sense — and maybe money

Photo illustration of Elon Musk with money falling all around.

Senate passes Trump's foreign aid, public broadcasting clawback

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) gives a statement after a policy luncheon with Republican senators at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC
Updated Jul 16, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump administration sued by 20 states over FEMA funding cuts

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a town hall, moderated by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 2024.

GENIUS Act back on track in House after massive delay

Mike Johnson

House breaks record for longest-ever vote — again

Mike Johnson

Federal judge delays ruling on Ábrego García's release pending trial

Jennifer Vasquez Sura (2nd R), the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is joined by supporters, advocates from CASA de Maryland, fellow union members and others as they rally in front of the U.S. District Court for Maryland ahead of a hearing on his case on July 07, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland. Abrego Gar

Republicans plow ahead on cuts to PBS and foreign aid

This is John Thune

Senate Democrats slam Israel in major shift of tone

This is Netanyahu

Here are the 3rd-countries where the Trump admin is deporting migrants

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