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Republicans urge Justice Department to investigate former prosecutor Jack Smith
House Republicans, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, have formally asked the Justice Department to investigate former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he made false statements under oath during December testimony about his efforts to obtain phone records belonging to lawmakers. Smith previously led two criminal investigations into Donald Trump, over alleged election interference…
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House approves ‘Department of War’ renaming in annual defense bill
The House has approved an annual defence policy bill that includes a proposal to rename the Department of Defense as the “Department of War”. The move is significant because it would revive the department’s pre-1949 name and signals a more forceful political framing of US military policy. The available article text does not provide the…
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By Congressional Order, Noah Kahan Tells Concertgoers To Wear Diapers
Noah Kahan jokingly told fans at his Washington DC concert to wear nappies after several recent incidents in which attendees reportedly urinated or defecated at his shows. The singer framed the request as a fictional congressional order during a recurring onstage mock phone-call segment, using humour to address behaviour that has become a notable distraction…
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Watch live: Trump pick to lead CFPB faces Senate confirmation hearing
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Don’t wire foreign enemies into America’s power grid
The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its arguments and evidence cannot be summarised reliably. The headline indicates it concerns risks of allowing foreign adversaries’ technology or connections within the US electricity grid. No further details, figures or context were provided in the accessible text. A complete article copy…
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Rubio: Trump military policy for Iran is ‘head for an eye’
The tool permission request wasn’t granted, so I wasn’t able to fetch the live page — and the article text supplied in the prompt is just an access-denied/JavaScript-blocked message rather than the actual story, so I have no real content to summarise. Based only on the headline (“Rubio: Trump military policy for Iran is ‘head…
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Arizona’s primary results sharpen focus on midterm battlegrounds: Live discussion
The article’s contents are unavailable because the webpage denied access and displayed a message indicating that JavaScript is disabled. As a result, no reliable summary of the reported Arizona primary results or their implications for the 2026 midterm elections can be provided. The accessible text contains only a technical access notice, with no election results,…
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Trump says he’ll hold Iran responsible for future Houthi attacks on ships
President Donald Trump said Iran would be held responsible for any future attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement on ships, treating them as attacks directed by Tehran. The warning raised the prospect of a wider conflict, as the US was expanding strikes against the Iran-backed group in an effort to protect shipping in the Red Sea.…
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UK households free to install plug-in balcony solar panels from end of August
UK households will be legally allowed to buy and install plug-in “balcony solar panels” from 27 August, after the government changed the law to let major retailers sell them for the first time. Unlike conventional rooftop solar, these panels can simply be plugged into a standard wall socket to generate electricity from a balcony, terrace…
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Saudi nuclear deal now hinges on recognising Israel, Trump says
Donald Trump has said that US approval of a civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia is conditional on Riyadh recognising Israel and joining the Abraham Accords. The condition links a major US-Saudi energy and security partnership to Middle East normalisation efforts, but presents a significant obstacle because Saudi Arabia has previously said it will not…