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Feb 25, 2026 - Health

Trump admin cites fraud in freezing Minnesota Medicaid funds

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Scoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting Anthropic

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Feb 25, 2026 - World

Trump told Zelensky he wants to end war ASAP in call

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Jeffries defends Democratic outbursts at State of the Union

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Tech giants to sign AI electricity pledge next week

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Feb 25, 2026 - World

Scoop: Witkoff says any Iran nuclear deal should last indefinitely

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Updated Feb 25, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Summers leaves Harvard as Epstein reckoning rocks academia

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Feb 25, 2026 - Health

Surgeon general nominee won't say she urges vaccination

Surgeon General nominee Casey Means during her Senate confirmation hearing

Winters are getting shorter across most U.S. cities

Updated Feb 25, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump announces new retirement plan at State of the Union

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Exclusive: U.S. must overhaul military readiness and tech metrics, report urges

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Trump's night of heroes: Takeaways from the 2026 State of the Union

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Feb 25, 2026 - World

Canada, like Europe, seeks to break U.S. defense dependency

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5 notable moments from Trump's State of the Union

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Trump says he prefers diplomacy, but lays the case for war with Iran

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Updated Feb 24, 2026 - Politics & Policy

SOTU erupts as Al Green is escorted out over anti-Trump sign

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Updated Feb 24, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump sets new record for SOTU speech length

Dems defy own leaders by relentlessly disrupting SOTU

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Feb 24, 2026 - Economy

Trump promised to replace taxes with tariffs. Here's what it would cost

US President Donald Trump speaks during a State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

Around half of Democrats skip Trump State of the Union

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Feb 24, 2026 - Health

Trump touts drug price reductions most Americans may not feel

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Updated Feb 24, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Republican joins Democrats in SOTU Epstein protests

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