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Trump threatens to nix Raytheon's defense contracts

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Updated Jan 7, 2026 - Politics & Policy

GOP defends ICE as Dems rage over Minneapolis shooting

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Updated Jan 7, 2026 - World

Mapped: The countries Trump is threatening — and why

Jan 7, 2026 - World

Trump expected to announce Gaza Board of Peace next week: U.S. officials

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Jan 7, 2026 - World

Rubio to meet Danish counterpart next week on Greenland crisis

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Inside Democrats' plans to stop Trump from raiding more countries

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Updated Jan 7, 2026 - World

U.S. defies Moscow, seizes oil tanker despite Russian submarine escort

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Trump's Greenland threats leave allies sweating: How we got here

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Trump's Venezuela oil play comes into focus

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Jan 7, 2026 - World

Trump's Greenland threats put transatlantic alliance on death watch

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Anthropic's "infinite vibe coding machine"

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Updated Jan 7, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's using U.S. attorney title

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Updated Jan 6, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump: Venezuela to turn over 30-50 million barrels of oil to U.S.

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Trump presses Venezuela to dismiss agents from China, Russia, Iran, Cuba

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Jan 6, 2026 - Economy

Trump administration tells 5 states their child care funds have been frozen

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Trump to huddle with U.S. oil executives Friday on Venezuela

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Inside the Senate's last-gasp effort to solve the health care crisis

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing

Trump puts Mike Johnson in a bind on health care

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