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Updated Aug 14, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Pentagon clarifies Secretary Hegseth's repost on women's right to vote

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for an event at the White House on August 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.

GOP populists plot to repeatedly bypass Mike Johnson

Man in a dark suit, beige tie, and glasses gestures with his right hand, wearing a U.S. flag pin on his lapel against a blurred blue-gray background.

Hunter Biden said he won't apologize to Melania Trump amid lawsuit threat

Woman with long blonde hair in tan suit speaking into a microphone at a table with documents and pen, black and white background.
Aug 14, 2025 - Business

Trump administration in talks to take Intel stake, reports say

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan at the White House on Aug 11. Photo: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images

What federal agents can and can't do in Trump's D.C. crackdown

Military vehicles with the National Guard are parked near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images.
Aug 14, 2025 - Health

HHS revives childhood vaccine safety panel RFK-backed antivax group sought

A close up image of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaking at an event on August 4.

Trump wants to use traffic stops to target undocumented immigrants

Nighttime police checkpoint on a city street with officers wearing tactical vests labeled "POLICE" inspecting vehicles, including a red car, with traffic cones and shopfronts in background.

Bondi fires DOJ employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent

Night scene outside a Subway restaurant with several law enforcement officers in tactical gear and a man in a pink shirt and shorts standing on the sidewalk near a crosswalk.
Updated Aug 14, 2025 - Economy

Trump says Social Security is stronger, but signs of trouble at the agency mount

Donald Trump in oval office
Aug 14, 2025 - Economy

Customers look set to bear the tariff cost burden

Illustration of the U.S. flag as venetian blinds over a hundred dollar bill
Updated Aug 14, 2025 - World

What to know about the Trump-Putin summit and their previous encounters

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shaking hands in front of Russian and American flags at podiums labeled "HELSINKI 2018".

Maxwell prison transfer raises witness tampering concerns, House Dems say

Jamie Raskin, wearing a dark suit, speaks at a "No Kings" rally from behind a podium.

Israel courts MAGA influencers amid Gaza backlash

Photo illustration of a silhouetted person speaking into a microphone surrounded by photos from Gaza of mourning people and destroyed buildings

CEOs tighten grip on workplace culture, dialing back flexibility

An illustration of large hand in a black suit pressing down one end of a wooden seesaw, causing a smaller employee to fly into the air

Trump's ceasefire goal raises stakes of Putin summit

A serious man with light orange hair in a navy blue suit and blue tie sits at a table with hands clasped, an American flag pin on his lapel, and a microphone and water glass in front.

Scoop: White House suspicious of Lewandowski's "temp" work

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the foreground, and a blurred image of adviser Corey Lewandowski in the background.

Violent crime in border cities fell below national rate in 2024

Street scene in El Paso showing an archway with signs saying "El Paso" and "Bienvenidos," cars parked and driving, and two people crossing the street, one in an orange jacket.
Updated Aug 14, 2025 - Politics & Policy

D.C. religious leaders blast Trump crackdown as 24/7 federal patrols ramp up

A group of FBI and law enforcement officers wearing tactical vests walk on a city street at night with buildings and traffic lights visible in the background.

Ex-New Mexico state candidate gets 80 years for shootings at Dems' homes

A man in glasses and light gray shirt is handcuffed and escorted by two officers, one with a police vest labeled "POLICE" and a black beanie, and the other with a cap and tactical vest.
Aug 13, 2025 - Business

Taylor Swift details masters ownership saga on "New Heights" podcast

Taylor Swift displays the cover of her upcoming album "The Life of a Showgirl" on the "New Heights" podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce.
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