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More states restrict what SNAP recipients can buy with food benefits Kansas, Ohio, Nevada, and Wyoming join 18 other states in restricting what SNAP recipients can buy with benefits.

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Why is the US at war with Iran? Answering key questions about the conflict Readers asked their biggest questions about the war with Iran. Our journalists break it down.

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House committee subpoenas AG Pam Bondi on Epstein files The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Department of Justice's Epstein files release.

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Why is the US at war with Iran? Answering key questions about the conflict Readers asked their biggest questions about the war with Iran. Our journalists break it down.

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Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Hegseth says US sunk Iranian warship; death toll climbs. Iran updates. White House officials and U.S. military leaders show no sign of slowing attacks on Iran. The war has quickly transformed the region.

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Talarico defeats Crockett in Texas primary, CNN and Decision Desk HQ report Texas' Democratic Senate primary was in the national spotlight as U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Texas state Rep. James Talarico battled in the state.

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw loses to GOP primary challenger Steve Toth in Texas Texas state Rep. Steve Toth won the Republican congressional primary over U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, NBC News and the Associated Press reported.

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Why is the US at war with Iran? Answering key questions about the conflict Readers asked their biggest questions about the war with Iran. Our journalists break it down.

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It's voting time America! Here's where and when the 2026 elections kick off Candidates in each party are vying to win primaries to be on the ballot come November

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US launches 'massive and ongoing' strikes on Iran: Live updates The United States has launched 'major combat operations' against Iran, President Trump said. Israeli forces also struck Iranian sites.

Report: 40 killed in Israeli school strike
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US launches 'massive and ongoing' strikes on Iran: Live updates The United States has launched 'major combat operations' against Iran, President Trump said. Israeli forces also struck Iranian sites.

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Just finished final edits on a piece I've been working on over the last three months. Cue the cathartic tab deletion!!!!!

BREAKING: Trump-Noem DHS admits to wrongfully arresting 261 DACA recipients, 86 of whom were deported, since Trump’s second term started, per disclosure to Congress.

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'Roaring economy' and 'sick' Dems. Takeaways from Trump's SOTU address Trump defended his policies during his State of the Union speech as polls showed deep skepticism of his leadership heading into the midterm elections.

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'Roaring economy' and 'sick' Dems. Takeaways from Trump's SOTU address "We have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before, and a turnaround for the ages," President Donald Trump said.

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Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say apnews.com/article/anth...

Who's boycotting State of the Union? Over 80 Dems say they won't attend As President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union on Feb. 24, more than 80 Democrats have announced they will be boycotting tonights speech.

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I'm a political history nerd. Of course I answered my first question in the headine

State of the Union live updates: What time does Trump's speech start? The speech could be Trump's last to a GOP-controlled Congress as Democrats look to re-take the House of Representatives in November.

Speaker Johnson to display, but not use, George Washington's gavel during address
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5 things to watch for in Trump's State of the Union address The president is expected to defend his economic record and tariffs, but how will he handle immigration enforcement? And what will Democrats do?

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'Do not look away.' Epstein survivors attending State of the Union Jeffrey Epstein survivors attend the State of the Union as guests of Congress, demanding the full release of all related files.

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Virginia Giuffre protected her little brother. Now he's fighting for her. Virginia Giuffre always looked after her little brother. Now Sky Roberts is speaking out for her, almost a year after her death. He wants justice.

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Kash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator Sen. Richard Durbin says FBI director’s “misplaced priorities” led to the delayed response to the Brown University shooting in December.

Breaking MS NOW:

Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown U. in December because there was no FBI plane available.

Kash Patel was in south Florida at the time with one of the FBI's two available jets.

30 lawmakers skipping Trump address for 'People's State of the Union' Dozens of lawmakers and activists will attend a 'People's State of the Union' event, livestreamed as a counter to Trump's address.

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State of the Union live updates: Erika Kirk to attend as Trump's guest The speech could be Trump's last to a GOP-controlled Congress as Democrats look to re-take the House of Representatives in November.

State of the Union live updates: Get comfortable. The 79-year-old showman says he has a string of successes to celebrate. www.usatoday.com/live-story/n... via @usatoday.com

Ok fellow snow watchers, what are we making? I've got a lamb and barley stew simmering away as the snow starts to fall

👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics.

"It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Sarah Ferguson asked Epstein for business advice, documents reveal Epstein documents reveal Sarah Ferguson, former Duchess of York, sought business advice from the sex offender after his 2008 conviction.

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