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State Dept upgrades travel advisory for El Salvador, considered safer than France, other European countries

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State Dept upgrades travel advisory for El Salvador, considered safer than France, other European countries

The State Department upgraded the travel advisory for El Salvador on Tuesday, now ranking the Central American nation as safer than several European countries. Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele's leadership as "crucial in improving the security of his country for foreign travelers." "Gang activity, violent crime, and murders in El Salvador have significantly dropped," Rubio wrote on X, announcing the U.S. travel advisory for El Salvador […]

todayApril 10, 2025 4

Washington state Democrats want to tax online dating apps

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Washington state Democrats want to tax online dating apps

Finding love in Washington state could come with a price. A bill proposed by two state Democratic lawmakers would impose a tax on dating apps.Under the terms of House Bill 2071, dating app companies would be required to pay $1 per Washington-based user each month, regardless of whether the user pays for the service. The money would be used to fund domestic violence programs. The money would be put into the newly […]

todayApril 9, 2025 3

Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts swoops in to save Trump firing decision

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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts swoops in to save Trump firing decision

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday agreed to temporarily halt the reinstatement of two fired federal board members, delivering another near-term win to President Donald Trump as his administration continues to spar in federal courts over the extent of his executive branch powers.The brief stay handed down by Roberts is not a final ruling on the reinstatement of the two board members, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member […]

todayApril 9, 2025 4

GOP senator turns tables on Dem narrative about Social Security and Medicare: ‘Get fraud out of there’

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GOP senator turns tables on Dem narrative about Social Security and Medicare: ‘Get fraud out of there’

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is clapping back against accusations from Democrats that Republicans are trying to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits for seniors."The message to seniors is really pretty simple. We are going to strengthen Social Security. That is our goal. And one of the ways we're doing that is by rooting out waste, fraud, abuse," she told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview, saying […]

todayApril 9, 2025 2

Trump tax cuts survive key House hurdle as fiscal hawks threaten rebellion

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Trump tax cuts survive key House hurdle as fiscal hawks threaten rebellion

Legislation setting the stage for Republicans to pass a broad swath of President Donald Trump's agenda survived an important hurdle on Wednesday afternoon.House GOP lawmakers voted to allow for debate on the legislation, known as a "rule vote," a framework that serves as one of the first steps in the budget reconciliation process.It's still unclear whether House Republicans have enough support to pass the legislation itself, though GOP leaders have […]

todayApril 9, 2025 1

Federal judges in New York and Texas block Trump deportations after SCOTUS ruling

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Federal judges in New York and Texas block Trump deportations after SCOTUS ruling

Two federal judges in Texas and New York on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals — the latest in a high-profile legal saga centered on the administration’s use of a wartime immigration law to immediately deport certain migrants.Plaintiffs filed two separate lawsuits asking federal judges in Brownville, Texas, and Orange County, New York, to grant a temporary restraining order blocking […]

todayApril 9, 2025 4

Elon Musk, conservatives drag Trump-appointed justice following Venezuelan deportations ruling

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Elon Musk, conservatives drag Trump-appointed justice following Venezuelan deportations ruling

Conservatives are reeling after Trump-appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined liberal justices, dissenting in a 5-4 Supreme Court decision to allow President Donald Trump's administration to deport Venezuelan nationals under the 1789 Alien Enemies Act. Republicans have celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling that allows the Trump administration under the wartime immigration law to deport Venezuelan nationals, whom the White House maintains are Tren de Aragua gang members and terrorists. Since the […]

todayApril 9, 2025 4

Dem takes aim at Trump in 2026 Senate launch video for ‘tanking our economy’

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Dem takes aim at Trump in 2026 Senate launch video for ‘tanking our economy’

A former Democratic congressman is taking aim at President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. Thom Tills as he launches a Senate campaign in the key southeastern battleground state of North Carolina."Trump is shredding our Constitution and tanking our economy. Thom Tillis lacks the courage to stand up to him – I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit on the sidelines," former Rep. Wiley Nickel argued in a social media […]

todayApril 9, 2025 2

Biden aides ‘scripted’ everything, allowed his faculties to ‘atrophy,’ new book claims

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Biden aides ‘scripted’ everything, allowed his faculties to ‘atrophy,’ new book claims

White House aides cut off outside access to former President Joe Biden, which ultimately backfired and worsened his cognitive function, according to a new book.The book, "Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History," published Tuesday, claims the White House kept Biden from socializing even with those he regarded as friends and allies. "Even Biden’s acquaintances were kept at bay," Chris Whipple, a former […]

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