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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Scouting America will alter several policies to maintain its support from the U.S. military. The changes include a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth and not gender identity." Hegseth has criticized Scouting America's historic rebrand in 2024...
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UN nuclear watchdog says it's unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment
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US moves to legally control tanker and 2M barrels of oil seized off Venezuela's coast in December
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Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
In a move that reflected the party’s divisions, Democrats offered a range of responses to President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24 State of the Union address.
Fact-checking President Trump's 2026 State of the Union claims on crime, inflation and more
In a combative State of the Union speech — the longest in modern history at about 108 minutes — President Donald Trump defended his administration’s economic performance and hardline immigration agenda amid sagging poll numbers ahead of the midterm elections.
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