The Trump administration on Thursday launched Foundry School, a new State Department–backed national training program aimed to prepare entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians and industrial leaders for what officials describe as America’s manufacturing comeback. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio headlined the event.
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The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service on Thursday proposed rules that would bar private schools from federal tax-exempt status if they discriminate on the basis of race, including race-conscious admissions, scholarships, and other campus programs.
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Three people were killed, including the suspected gunman, and six others were wounded after gunfire erupted Wednesday afternoon inside a downtown high-rise apartment building, officials said. Casualties included three Minneapolis police officers.
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President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order establishing a Presidential Commission to design the United States Space Academy, a proposed NASA-led federal academy meant to prepare the next generation of Americans for careers across the military, civil, and commercial space enterprise.
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President Donald Trump urged the Senate on Wednesday to swiftly approve the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide and end the twice-yearly clock changes
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The Department of War announced on Tuesday the launch of the Golden Dome for America Ecosystem Hub (Hub), a new digital portal at designed to connect commercial innovators, traditional defense contractors, venture capital, startups, academia, and research labs directly with the Golden Dome Program Office.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Departments of State and Homeland Security to halt “birth tourism,” the practice of foreign nationals entering the United States on temporary nonimmigrant visas primarily to give birth on U.S. soil and secure citizenship for their children.
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President Donald Trump issued a strong statement of support for Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) on Thursday that reiterated the president’s endorsement of the congressman’s reelection bid, as Republican voters cast their ballots at polling places across the district.
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Music legend Kid Rock endorsed State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s newly redrawn 9th Congressional District.
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The U.S. Department of Justice activated a long-dormant specialized court for the first time, filing its inaugural case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) to seek the deportation of Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old Afghan lawful permanent resident living in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk “reactivated” his super PAC, America PAC, for a substantial investment aimed at boosting Republican voter turnout in the November 2026 midterm elections
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An Oahu grand jury indicted Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke on charges of criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, and falsifying candidate committee reports, along with four other individuals in a state Attorney General’s Office corruption probe.
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the nation Thursday evening at 8 p.m. CT from the White House, delivering what the administration has described as a major speech focused on “free and fair elections” and related national security matters.
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Larry Sanger, who co-founded Wikipedia in 2001, coined its name, and helped draft its early core policies, said on Thursday that he is permanently banned from editing the English-language version of the site.
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The Supreme Court on Monday issued decisions in four cases addressing absentee ballot deadlines, police access to cellphone location data, and presidential authority over independent agencies.
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The action thriller Citizen Vigilante, written and directed by Uwe Boll, was posted to X platform on Thursday.
“We made the decision to have that movie available for the whole world to see on X,” Boll said.
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Midjourney, the AI company best known for its generative image tools, announced Wednesday a major pivot into healthcare with the launch of Midjourney Medical, a new division developing a radiation-free, full-body imaging system it calls “Ultrasonic CT” or full-body ultrasound.
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Mayor Freddie O’Connell lauded the Metropolitan Council’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget Tuesday night, highlighting a half-cent reduction in the local grocery tax and the largest-ever local investment in affordable housing.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that the alleged ringleader of a foiled plot to carry out a mass-casualty attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House is a Mexican national in the country illegally.
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President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that the United States has reached a comprehensive deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, ending months of conflict and authorizing the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping.
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Eighty-two years ago on June 6, 1944, the United States, Great Britain, the Free French forces, Canada, and other Allies launched one of the most audacious military operations in history: the seaborne invasion of Normandy, France. Code-named Operation Overlord, the assault thrust 160,000 troops onto five beaches in a last-ditch bid to open a Western Front and crush Hitler’s Nazi empire.
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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve as the permanent U.S. attorney general. Blanche has been leading the Justice Department since April, following Pam Bondi’s resignation.
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Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of unlawfully retaining classified documents, resolving an 18-count federal indictment brought against him last October, CNN reported Thursday.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury officially launched the Trump Accounts mobile app on Thursday, marking the next major phase in the administration’s flagship program to deliver tax-advantaged investment accounts to American children.
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Federal agents arrested two U.S. citizens in Minnesota on charges of conspiring to defraud Medicaid of more than $21 million through a multi-year scheme involving false claims for autism-related services under the state’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) program.
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First-term Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has filed paperwork to create a legal defense fund following an ethics complaint and allegations of sexual misconduct leveled by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13).
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A former Senior Executive Service-level official at the Central Intelligence Agency with Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance was charged with theft of public money after federal agents discovered approximately 303 one-kilogram gold bars valued at more than $40 million, roughly $2 million in U.S. currency, and about 35 luxury watches during a search of his Virginia home.
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In a procedural victory for the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a unanimous, unsigned decision, reversing a lower court ruling that revived a First Amendment lawsuit by the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) challenging an Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) policy requiring prior approval for public speeches and writings related to their official duties.
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A quiet but rapidly expanding corner of the U.S. healthcare industry is turning high-tech medical imaging into a consumer product for health-conscious patients sometimes dubbed, “the worried-well.” Companies such as Prenuvo, Ezra (now integrated with Function Health), and SimonMed are marketing whole-body MRI scans directly to Americans who want a proactive, inside look at their health. Prices range from about $999 for targeted torso scans to $2,499–$3,999 (or more with add-ons and memberships) for comprehensive whole-body evaluations. None are covered by traditional insurance.
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The Department of War on Friday began releasing never-before-seen government files on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) — the official term for what are commonly known as UFOs — as part of a new interagency initiative ordered by President Donald J. Trump.
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Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed into law an expansion of Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Program, increasing the total number of available school choice scholarships from 20,000 to 35,000 for the 2026-27 school year.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost indicated Thursday that he will resign from office, telling families of fallen officers and other attendees at the annual peace officers memorial that “Today will be the last time I am here in this role.”
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One of Virginia’s top Democratic power brokers and longtime state senator denounced an FBI raid on her Portsmouth office and cannabis business as an attempt to intimidate critics of the Trump administration.
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In an unsigned order issued late Monday, the Supreme Court ordered its April 29 decision in the case Louisiana v. Callais (No. 25A1197), which placed new limits on a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, to take effect immediately. The ruling bypasses the court’s usual 32-day waiting period and clears the way for Louisiana to pursue new congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that directs the creation of a new federal website called, “TrumpIRA.gov,” which is designed to help Americans without employer-sponsored retirement plans access low-cost individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and take advantage of the Federal Saver’s Match.
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The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday finalized a landmark rule aimed at lowering college costs and overhauling student loan repayment, implementing key provisions of President Donald Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday his office is issuing Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to nearly 30 North Texas businesses as part of an ongoing investigation into H1-B visa fraud and exploitation of the federal program.
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Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman who rushed a Secret Service checkpoint at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, sent an anti-Trump manifesto to family members roughly 10 minutes before the incident, declaring himself the “Friendly Federal Assassin” and stating his intent to target Trump administration officials, according to law enforcement sources.
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Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Thursday that stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the company’s proposed $110 billion all-cash merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a major hurdle in what would create one of Hollywood’s largest media and entertainment conglomerates.
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The Independent Metropolitan Board of Equalization (MBOE) is set to hear from local Nashville business owners and homeowners on Tuesday who say soaring property assessments and higher tax rates are leaving some neighborhood landmarks with tax bills they cannot afford.
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., a retired rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and former deputy U.S. surgeon general, to serve as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, Dr. Cerina W. Fairfax, multiple times before turning the gun on himself in what authorities described as a domestic-related murder-suicide, Fairfax County police said early Thursday morning.
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The California Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a final order disbarring prominent constitutional scholar and former Trump attorney John C. Eastman (State Bar No. 193726), ending the latest phase of a years-long disciplinary proceeding tied to his legal advice regarding the 2020 presidential election.
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The Texas State Board of Education on Thursday gave preliminary 9-1 approval to a pared-down mandatory literary works list for all public school students in grades K-12, including multiple Bible passages and stories presented as required reading.
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Chuck Norris, the indomitable martial artist, actor, and cultural phenomenon known for his unbreakable on-screen persona and the long-running television series Walker, Texas Ranger, has died. He was 86.
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A recent NBC Poll found that President Donald Trump enjoys a staggering 100% approval rating among self-identified MAGA Republicans, with 0% disapproving. CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten featured the eye-catching figure during an appearance on the network’s CNN News Central program Wednesday night. Enten described the poll finding as one that “jumps off the screen,” adding, “You don’t have to be a mathematical genius to know you can’t go higher than 100%.” “He is the 1972 Miami Dolphins,” Enten added, referencing the only team in NFL history to complete an undefeated season and go on to win the Super Bowl. There's no break in MAGA. Trump's approval with MAGA GOP is literally 100%. 90% of MAGA GOP approve of US military action in Iran. Those who disapprove of Trump are not MAGA at this point. Importantly: MAGA makes up the same share of voters as it did when Trump won in 2024. pic.twitter.com/LqMRHm8t1B — (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) March 18, 2026 The analyst stressed that while some Republicans express disapproval of Trump, “they are not members of the Make America Great Again movement.” Enten concluded, “The bottom line is this: if you are a member of MAGA, you approve of…
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Taiwan immediately rejected China’s offer of stable energy supplies in exchange for accepting Beijing’s sovereignty, dismissing the proposal as ‘cognitive warfare’ amid a global energy crisis triggered by the ongoing Middle East war and the shutdown of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Saint Patrick’s Day is here, and so it goes we join millions across the globe to don our best green garb and imbibe in a panoply beverages from the unnaturally verdant Shamrock Shake to the local pub’s green draft – all in a joyous tradition to cheer one another in the name of a spiritual hero of Ireland.
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President Donald Trump announced Monday that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and has begun treatment immediately, saying her prognosis is excellent and that she plans to continue working full time through her recovery.
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Vanderbilt University Law School has secured a $10 million commitment from alumni Lara and Clay Travis, aimed at funding free speech rights, child care for student parents, veteran services, scholarships, and key programs promoting civil discourse, the school announced Wednesday.
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