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Health secretary faces questions in packed House Ways and Means committee hearing Sign up for the Breaking News US emailChairman of the joint chiefs of staff Dan Caine says the US military remains ready to re-engage in combat “at literally a moment’s notice”.He says the blockade covers Iran’s ports and coastlines and applies to all ships, regardless of which flag they are sailing under. Continue reading...

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Newly released footage shows Florida deputy responding to fatal alligator attack

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Newly released footage shows Florida deputy responding to fatal alligator attack

Newly released body-camera footage shows the moment a Florida deputy arrived at the location where a woman had been mauled by an alligator. The woman, 31-year-old Orlando […]

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President Trump schedule to speak at famous monument

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Melania gives Congress private deadline as she works around Trump's team: report

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Melania gives Congress private deadline as she works around Trump's team: report

First lady Melania Trump gave Congress a private deadline to pass her signature foster care bill, and she is pursuing it largely outside the usual White House channels, according to a new report in Politico. At a bipartisan roundtable with the House Ways and Means Committee in April, the first lady publicly called foster care legislation a "moral imperative." Then, behind closed doors, she set a target, Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) told the outlet: "I want this on Donald's desk by the August recess." The Fostering the Future Act, which expands housing, education and workforce help for young people aging out of foster care, passed the House unanimously.The Senate has not moved it out of committee, and lawmakers are set to leave Washington around Aug. 10. At a White House picnic the day the House passed the bill, both Trumps urged the Senate to hurry. "Hopefully, it will quickly pass in the Senate," the president said. He has not publicly pressed senators since.The deadline reflects a first lady who increasingly operates on her own track. Her office, not the State Department, has led her effort to reunite children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war, negotiating directly with Moscow and Kyiv, the White House said. She has also shown a willingness to diverge from the administration's message. She broke with the White House on Epstein, calling for survivors to testify as the president's team tried to move past the scandal, and last week put her own spin on a Supreme Court ruling her husband celebrated, voicing support for the LGBTQIA+ community.A recent book recounted how she resisted Trump's overhaul of the White House grounds and lost.

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Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives

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Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives

The newly discovered copy is one of only 11 of its kind in the world.

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Trump announces pardons for pollution violators prosecuted for "fixing their car"

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Trump announces pardons for pollution violators prosecuted for "fixing their car"

CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.

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Trump Pardons Six People Pursued for ‘Fixing Their Car’

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President Donald Trump pardoned six people who he said were sentenced or in prison for “fixing their car,” a day before the US celebrates 250 years of independence on July 4.

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Sources: Trump likely to pardon pollution violators; weighing clemency for Diddy

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Sources: Trump likely to pardon pollution violators; weighing clemency for Diddy

President Trump hasn't committed to a firm number of people who will receive clemency — he's scheduled to have a meeting on pardons Friday afternoon, sources said.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr testifies to Congress over healthcare agenda and budget requests – US politics live

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