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President Donald Trump recounted his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an interview and event leading up to the 25th anniversary this week, repeating statements that lack evidence about ...

In 2022, Abdul El-Sayed gave a speech at an awards banquet for the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Oklahoma chapter. He spoke about the state’s 2010 ban on Shariah. He did not call for Shariah ...

On July 22, the U.S. House passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act — which sets funding and policy for the U.S. Defense Department — for fiscal year 2027. The Senate hasn’t taken it up.

As president, Donald Trump cut funding for Affordable Care Act marketing, outreach and enrollment assistance and expanded access to short-term, limited-coverage plans that Democrats call "junk ...

President Donald Trump said he’s instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises. He said this was “based on my very good relationship” ...

President Donald Trump delivered a rare primetime address about an issue that has consumed him for years — the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden. In his nearly 30-minute speech, ...

With average nationwide gasoline prices above $4.50 a gallon, politicians are revisiting a perennial idea to ease high pump prices: suspending the federal gasoline tax. President Donald Trump said he ...

The stock market has gone up during President Donald Trump’s second term, but his $30,000 figure for average 401(k) gains is not supported. Fidelity Investments data shows that during the majority of ...

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After the end of his speech at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Biden turned around and gestured toward the onlookers to his right, who rose to applaud him. He wasn’t trying ...