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Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence being treated at hospital, police say — A man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion where he set a fire is in police custody …
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What we know about suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence — Cody A. Balmer has been accused of a slew of charges, including terrorism, prosecutors said Monday. — The man charged in connection with an arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's home …
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Josh Shapiro's Firebombed House Revealed in New Inside Pics — SCORCHED EARTH — Photos show the horrific aftermath after an alleged 38-year-old arsonist set fire to the Pennsylvania governor's home. — New photos have been released capturing the horrific aftermath of a suspected arson attack …


Harrisburg man to be charged with attempted murder for setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro's Harrisburg residence

Suspect arrested after arson at Pennsylvania governor's house forced Shapiro and family to evacuate
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Bukele, Abrego Garcia, and Red Lines — An emergency Sunday Triad, because I'm concerned that people don't appreciate how important this week will be for American democracy and our constitutional order. — Buckle up. — Join now — 1. Escape — If you were Chris Krebs, would you flee the country?
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This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States, despite a court order to do so. — The 29-year-old Abrego Garcia came to the U.S. about 2011 …
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Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US — The administration's position suggests officials do not view the Supreme Court's order as compelling them to seek Abrego Garcia's return. — The Trump administration insisted Sunday that it has no legal obligation …
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Trump hosts El Salvador's Bukele amid deportation controversy
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Rake-Stepping Through the Trade War
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142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military
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Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison
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Trump's Exceptional Tariff Weekend
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U.S. Renews Opposition to Bringing Back Maryland Man Wrongly Deported to El Salvador
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President Trump says CBS and ‘60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him — President Donald Trump bitterly attacked “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big price” for going after him.
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Trump says CBS should lose license after ‘60 Minutes’ segments on Ukraine, Greenland
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview transcript
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No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found — An internal memo, prepared days before Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE agents, raises doubts about the Trump administration's claims that she supports Hamas. — Just now
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EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears — European Commission officials heading to IMF and World Bank spring meetings advised to travel with basic devices — The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage …


Transcript: Trump Henchwoman Alina Habba's Vile New Threat is Ominous — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 14 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.


Trump's $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal Lawyer — Boris Epshteyn, who doesn't work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals — President Trump has reached around $1 billion in deals with the country's top law firms …


HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say — The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency's staff and the safety of critical health data. — Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning …


Ex-January 6 prosecutors urge attorney disciplinary board to investigate Trump's controversial pick to be DC's top prosecutor — Five former prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are urging the disciplinary office governing lawyers in Washington …
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The Kleptocracy Presidency — Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system. — as the stock markets crashed on Friday, April 4, Donald Trump left Washington, D.C. He did not go to New York to consult with Wall Street. He did not go to Dover, Delaware …


Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT for His Housing Plan — On Saturday, former governor and leading Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo released his plan for “Addressing New York's Housing Crisis.” — The 29-page plan itself is fairly unremarkable—much of it is spent talking …
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Republicans' nonsense is convincing me to NEVER vote Republican again … I've lived in Ohio for 50 years. — Sometimes the Republican Party has the better candidate on the ballot, and so I've voted for Republicans in the past. — But I don't think I ever will in Ohio again.
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Mario Vargas Llosa: Giant of Latin American literature dies at 89 — Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from controversy. — With more than 50 works to his name …
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Xi Jinping warns ‘no winners’ from Trump trade war as he heads to Vietnam — Chinese leader seeks to strengthen ties with export-dependent economies facing high US levies — Xi Jinping has warned that US protectionism will “lead nowhere” as the Chinese leader embarked on a tour of Vietnam …
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Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence. — Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration's immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions.
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Trump aide Hassett says U.S. got ‘amazing’ tariff deal offers, recession ‘100% not’ happening … National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Monday that “more than 10” countries have made “very good, amazing” trade deal offers to the United States after President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs …
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Democrats Shouldn't Support Tariffs — Don't get sucked in by Trump's revenge mania — Donald Trump's tariffs are bad economics. They're also bad politics. I'm not an expert on issue polling, but public opposition to the Trump tariffs looks extraordinary.
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Democrats Widely Blast Trump's Tariffs, but Not Necessarily Tariffs
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