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Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon’

“The alleged actions of these Chinese nationals — including a loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party — are of the gravest national security concerns,” US Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. said.

June 3, 2025

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Trump to host thousands of admin officials for one of the largest events ever on White House lawn

President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening is hosting the more than 3,000 political appointees in his administration for one of the largest events ever held on the White House lawn to celebrate their work.

June 3, 2025

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Judge Blocks Trump Effort to End Treatment for Transgender Inmates

The Bureau of Prisons must provide hormone treatment for inmates with gender dysphoria while a lawsuit proceeds, despite an executive order to the contrary, a federal judge ordered.

June 3, 2025

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Medicaid recipients without disabilities spend their time playing video games, watching TV: study

Medicaid recipients ages 19-64 who are capable of working and don’t have kids spend an average of 4.2 hours per day — or 126 hours every 30 days — just vegging out.

June 3, 2025

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U.S.-China Trade War Morphs From Tariffs Into Fight Over Supply Chain

Instead of battling over tariffs, Washington and Beijing have turned to a potentially far more harmful strategy: flexing their control over global supply chains.

June 3, 2025

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DC mayor hit with ethics complaint over $62K trip to Qatar, jaunts to Masters and Mar-a-Lago

A local TV station revealed in April that Doha had paid at least $61,930 for the Democrat and four staffers to travel to the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in neighboring Dubai.

June 3, 2025

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There Are Limits to Republican Lawmakers’ Reach, Even in Texas

Republican factions united to pass most but not all of their conservative priorities in this year’s legislative session, illustrating the limits of right-wing governance.

June 3, 2025

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Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 1.4 Million, Study Finds

With high casualty figures and the slow pace of Russia’s territorial gains, President Vladimir V. Putin could face years more of a grinding war of attrition in Ukraine.

June 3, 2025

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Trump Administration Backs Off Effort to Collect Data on Food Stamp Recipients

In response to a federal lawsuit, the Agriculture Department said it would refrain, for now, from demanding that states turn over the personal information of people receiving assistance.

June 3, 2025

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