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Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries

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By  MICHAEL CASEY Updated 11:55 AM EDT, August 22, 2026   A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration deemed likely to require public assistance in the United States. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, an appointee of former…
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Darline Graham promotes Trump’s agenda in her political debut ahead of special Senate primary

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By  MEG KINNARD Updated 5:19 PM EDT, August 1, 2026 LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham made her political debut before hundreds of Republican voters in South Carolina on Saturday, saying that she never envisioned a life in politics for herself until after the death of her brother Lindsey Graham, and now wants to work hard to promote the state and President…
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Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to US naval blockade

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By  MUNIR AHMED, JULIA FRANKEL, ABBY SEWELL and WILL WEISSERT Updated 6:03 PM EDT, June 14, 2026 ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Full details of the deal were not immediately available. The signing will be Friday in Switzerland….
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Trump celebrates turning 80 with a UFC cage-fighting event while big issues loom over his presidency

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By  WILL WEISSERT Updated 12:20 PM EDT, June 14, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump marks turning 80 on Sunday with a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House. This week, the hard realities of the office have threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza, where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to…
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Trump to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ for nation’s 250th anniversary after artists drop out

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AP Photo Courtesy: Alex Brandon By  JESSE BEDAYN and COLLIN BINKLEY Updated 7:25 PM EDT, May 30, 2026   WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday. “I understand…
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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

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Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By  ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Updated 2:42 PM EDT, April 26, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’…
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Trump issues expletive-laden threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge

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In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s official website, wreckage is shown at what Iran’s state TV claimed was the site of a downed American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP) BY:  MATTHEW LEE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, SAM METZ AND SAMY MAGDY WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump…