A summary of the most important social, economic and political news of the week.
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The East Wing of the White House has been fully demolished to make way for President Trump's new 90,000-square-foot ballroom project. (No, there’s not an extra zero in that number.) A backhoe tore through part of the East Wing on Thursday as construction began on what
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After 737 days in captivity, all 20 living Israeli hostages were released from Gaza on Monday morning as part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Trump. The men, ages 21 to 48, spent most of their time underground in tunnels with minimal food, water, and medical care. In exchange,
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After two devastating years, the war in Gaza appears to nearly be over. President Trump announced a breakthrough ceasefire deal on Wednesday, with Israel and Hamas agreeing to exchange hostages for prisoners and begin a withdrawal of Israeli forces. The conflict, which began with Hamas's October 7, 2023
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Israel has shifted to defensive operations in Gaza, following President Trump’s call to halt strikes in the enclave, marking the closest the two sides have come to ending the war since the October 7 attacks nearly two years ago. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a suspension of the operation
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Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday in federal court on charges of making false statements to Congress and obstructing its Russia probe investigation. The two-page indictment alleges Comey lied to the Senate in September 2020, when he testified he had not authorized anyone to leak information from his
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President Trump basked in royal grandeur during his historic second state visit to the U.K., receiving the largest military ceremonial welcome for a foreign leader in living memory. The day featured 1,300 armed troops, carriage processions, and visits to Queen Elizabeth’s tomb at St. George’s Chapel,
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“If you disagree with me, please come to the front of the line.” Charlie Kirk, notable for being outspoken about his Christian faith, founded Turning Point USA at the age of 18, growing it over the last 13 years into a powerhouse with over 850 campus chapters promoting conservative American
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China held its World War II 80th-anniversary celebration this week, featuring a massive military parade. The spectacle brought together some of Washington's toughest adversaries, including Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Iran's president, in a show of defiance against the West. In a moment caught on
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A tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis killed two children, ages 8 and 10, and wounded 17 others during a morning Mass marking the first week of school. The gunman, identified as 23-year-old Robert “Robin” Westman, fired through church windows with multiple weapons before taking his own life.
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President Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House this week to discuss a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The day's most dramatic moment came when President Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin directly from the Oval Office with the full
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President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a military base in Anchorage on Friday in an effort to advance peace in Eastern Europe. The summit came at President Putin's request in response to sanction threats from Washington. “It’s like chess,” President Trump told Brian Kilmeade
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Dozens of Democratic Texas legislators left the state this week in a dramatic attempt to block a Republican-led vote on congressional redistricting maps. The lawmakers scattered across the country, with some landing in Chicago, where they were welcomed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, while others headed to Boston and Albany.