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Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary — The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly. — This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy.
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‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go — The Nebraska lawmaker is the first House Republican to recommend the president fire the secretary of Defense. — Rep. Don Bacon, a prominent Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, became the first sitting GOP lawmaker Monday …
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Playbook PM: Trump backs Hegseth — FOR PETE'S SAKE: The Trump administration held steady in defense of Pete Hegseth today and instead went after his critics in the wake of this weekend's revelations. — Never back down: President Donald Trump said consternation about the Defense secretary was a …
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Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month From Hell’ Inside the Agency — The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot. — It's been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon.
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White House backs Hegseth, Leavitt says ‘entire Pentagon’ is resisting him — Hegseth “is doing phenomenal leading the Pentagon,” Leavitt said during a Monday “Fox & Friends” appearance. — President Donald Trump “stands strongly behind Pete Hegseth,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday morning …
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Turns Out It Wasn't Such a Great Idea to Put Pete Hegseth in Charge of the Military
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White House responds to NPR report on search for Hegseth replacement: ‘FAKE NEWS’
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A Pope Who Preached Decency in Indecent Times
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fell victim to a thief while eating dinner at a downtown Washington, DC, restaurant Sunday night, two sources familiar with the incident …
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Noem's purse containing DHS access badge, $3K in cash stolen at DC restaurant — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's purse, containing $3,000 in cash and her DHS access badge, was stolen Sunday night at a restaurant in downtown Washington, an official confirmed to NewsNation.


Kristi Noem's Bag, With Security Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 — Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday.
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Live updates: Pope Francis dies at 88
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Pope Francis' Last Act Was to Give JD Vance a Lesson About Migrants
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Latest Updates: Pope Francis Dies at 88
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Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88
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On Busy Last Day, Pope Francis Met JD Vance and Gave an Easter Blessing
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Pope Francis, Advocate for Economic and Social Justice, Dies at 88
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One day before Pope Francis' death, US Vice President Vance received an audience on Easter Sunday
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Walmart, Target Executives to Meet Trump as Tariff Angst Spreads … President Donald Trump is set to meet with major retailers at the White House, as business executives seek relief from sweeping tariffs that have destabilized global supply chains and rattled US consumers.
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Gold surges to a record above $3,400 as Trump threatens Fed independence
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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning … “We need to channel the MAHA spirit and really dive deep into infertility,” said Emma Waters, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign.Rebecca Kiger for The New York Times
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Baby Bonuses, Fertility Planning: Trump Aides Assess Ideas to Boost Birthrate
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145. Justice Alito's Misbegotten Dissent in A.A.R.P. — Justice Alito's after-the-fact opinion dissenting from the Court's early-Saturday-morning Alien Enemy Act ruling rests on a revealing array of misrepresentations, misstatements, and non-sequiturs. — Welcome back to “One First,” …
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Solicitor General John Sauer's Predicament
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The “sell America” trade has reached levels not seen since the 1980s — Traders are dumping US assets like mullets are back in style and “Endless Love” is topping the Billboard Hot 100. — Rising recession risks thanks to onerous tariffs have catalyzed a global downgrade of US stocks …


My Dinner With Adolf — Imagine my surprise when in the spring of 1939 a letter arrived at my house inviting me to dinner at the Old Chancellery with the world's most reviled man, Adolf Hitler. I had been a vocal critic of his on the radio from the beginning, pretty much predicting everything …
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House Dems travel to El Salvador to secure Maryland man's return — More Democrats are making the trip abroad to raise awareness for what they call a “constitutional crisis” surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation. — Four more Democratic lawmakers have landed in El Salvador …
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How Democrats Won Wisconsin In 2025: Turnout. — Democrats swelled with confidence after their victory in the State Supreme Court race in Trump-won Wisconsin. It seemed that public opinion swung sharply against Donald Trump and the GOP despite Elon Musk's eight-figure investment in the state.


Who will be next pope after Francis? Key contenders ahead of conclave. — Ahead of the conclave to select the next pope, names circulating include cardinals Bo of Myanmar, Tagle of the Philippines and Italians Pizzaballa and Parolin. — Fifteen to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis …
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The ‘5 things’ emails are going by the wayside as Musk readies his exit — After the DOGE leader demanded federal workers list accomplishments, agencies applied an inconsistent patchwork of policies. — When Elon Musk and President Donald Trump commanded all federal workers …
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Tesla Slides as Analyst Warns of ‘Code Red’ Ahead of Earnings … Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said Tesla's chief executive officer should step back from his controversial work at the Department of Government Efficiency and re-focus his attention on the carmaker.
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'There's a reckoning to be had': San Francisco Dems move to push the national party to the center. — Local party leaders are advancing an ideology they call “new pragmatism.” — SAN FRANCISCO — Democrats in San Francisco — who for decades pushed their party down an increasingly progressive path …
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STAT+: NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests — The National Institutes of Health appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to any institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies …


Trump Gives New York ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion Pricing — The Trump administration is threatening to stop future federal approvals for transportation projects in Manhattan and may withhold funding if New York City's congestion pricing program continues.
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