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Watch live: Vance holds anti-fraud roundtable with lawmakers
Vice President Vance, whom President Trump has tapped as the “fraud czar,” will host a roundtable with lawmakers Wednesday morning centered on the administration’s anti-fraud efforts. It comes after health officials and the Department of Justice launched an investigation into alleged fraud within Minnesota’s social services programs. In June, Vance referred Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz…
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Trump says he hasn’t made a determination on Pirro’s future
President Trump said on Tuesday that he has not decided on whether he will keep Jeanine Pirro in her position as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia following her move to drop charges against former Olympian David Hearn for allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool. “I haven’t made a determination,” Trump told reporters when asked…
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Grocer-turned-lawmaker says Mamdani’s government-run stores ‘might not even last a year’
Republican Congressman Mike Rulli of Ohio, whose family owns the Rulli Brothers grocery chain, has criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to launch government-run grocery stores, warning the scheme would harm hundreds of small businesses forced to compete with them. Rulli, drawing on his own background in the grocery trade, argues that publicly…
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MIKE PENCE: Congress must finish Lindsey Graham’s fight against Putin
Former Vice President Mike Pence has written an opinion piece calling on Congress to complete legislative work championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham aimed at pressuring Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. Pence praises Graham, who died recently, as a steadfast advocate for American strength as the best guarantor of peace,…
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Trump is failing the vibe-check for voters
Republicans aren’t just fighting stubborn inflation and a slowing economy, they are contending with voters who feel worse about their lives across almost every category pollsters can measure.
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Voices: ‘We are addicted to incarceration’: Readers split over Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme
The Independent’s Voices section has gathered reader reactions to Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme, which has been revised so that rapists and serious child sex offenders, including those convicted of grooming, are now excluded from qualifying. The prime minister acknowledged the “anxiety and distress” caused by the scheme and said he had wanted to…
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Rand Paul’s calls for Fauci to face imprisonment continue after contentious hearing
Republican Senator Rand Paul has reiterated his view that Dr Anthony Fauci should face imprisonment, following a contentious Senate hearing and a subsequent appearance on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” programme. Paul was directly asked whether he still believed the former chief White House medical adviser should be jailed, continuing a long-running campaign in which he…
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Nigeria’s president orders a 80% salary increase for junior soldiers
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered a further pay rise for soldiers, with the most junior ranks receiving increases of up to 80%, in what he described as recognition of the armed forces’ role in tackling the country’s severe security threats. It is the second pay boost for troops in a month and forms part…
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Johnson says things ‘don’t look good’ for Max Miller
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview that things “don’t look good” for Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who is facing calls to step down in connection with allegations of domestic abuse toward his ex-wife, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio). Johnson told Politico’s Dasha Burns in the latest episode of “The Conversation”…
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Zack Polanski demands fossil fuel giants pay for firefighting helicopters
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for fossil fuel companies to be taxed to fund firefighting helicopters, warning that the UK faces “the biggest threat to this country since the Second World War” amid a spate of wildfires. Speaking at a press conference in central London, he urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to halt…