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Congress Investigates DOJ Allegations of Monitoring Trump Family

Conservative lawmakers are launching inquiries into reports alleging the Department of Justice secretly monitored First Lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump prior to the Mar-a-Lago raid.
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Trump Announces Preliminary US-Iran Agreement and Pauses Airstrikes Ahead of Midterm Elections
Major Universities Face Backlash Over Conservative Faculty Hiring
Political Action Committees Lobby FCC to Ease Robocall Restrictions
Trump Administration Increases Tariffs on Chinese Tech Imports
Pentagon Confirms Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Restructuring of Military Oversight
Supreme Court Justice Alito Criticizes Lower Courts and Claims Knowledge of Leak
Former White House Aide Sriram Krishnan Launches $500 Million AI Fund
Trump Campaigns in Texas Amid Midterm Polling Vulnerabilities
Senate Republican Officials Seek Answers Over D.C. Housing Fraud
DOJ Expands Use of Terrorism Charges Against Domestic Protesters
Trump Proposes Designating West Palm Beach Golf Club as Presidential Retreat
U.S. Agencies Monitor Russia for Potential Pneumonic Plague Outbreak
White House Hosts AI Summit to Drive Private Sector Innovation
Senate Candidate Mike Rogers Criticizes Trump Administration Trade War with Canada
Congress Investigates DOJ Allegations of Monitoring Trump Family
Trump Announces Personal Funding of Campaign Ads Following DNC Lawsuit
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FBI Disrupts Planned Mass Shooting at Mall of America
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Pentagon Orders Military Readiness for Potential Iranian Strikes
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