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Democrat Candidate Eric Swalwell Denies Sexual Misconduct Claims as Allegations Roil California Governor's Race<\/a><\/h3>Rep. Eric Swalwell is forcefully denying online allegations of sexual misconduct that surfaced just weeks before California's June 2 gubernatorial primary, calling the claims flatly false as they spread across social media and begin to collide with an already volatile campaign season.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Lindsey Graham Shows Cracks in His Support to Trump Over Iran War Strategy, Raising GOP Tensions<\/a><\/h3>Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's most reliable Republican allies, is showing signs of a rare public break after sharply criticizing the administration's posture on a potential conflict with Iran, a shift that is raising eyebrows across Washington.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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ICE Deportation Helped Sink California Meth Case, Letting Two Accused Smugglers Walk Free<\/a><\/h3>Two alleged drug smugglers were acquitted in California after Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported the prosecution's key witness to Mexico, a stunning collapse of a federal meth case that critics say shows how the Trump administration's deportation drive can clash with criminal prosecutions<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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'El 85' Pleads Guilty in Washington, CJNG Founder Faces Life Sentence<\/a><\/h3>Erick Valencia Salazar, better known as 'El 85,' pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Washington to conspiring to distribute cocaine for unlawful importation into the United States, a major courtroom turn for a man U.S. authorities describe as one of the founders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire With Iran, Israel Joins Truce<\/a><\/h3>President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would suspend planned U.S. bombing and attack operations against Iran for two weeks after talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, a surprise announcement that abruptly shifted the tone of a crisis that had been spiraling toward a possible wider regional war.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Maduro's Defense Suffers New Setback as Judge Bars Sharing Evidence With Co-Defendants Still Free in Venezuela<\/a><\/h3>A federal judge in New York has denied a request by attorneys for Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Moros and Cilia Flores de Maduro to share discovery material with other co-defendants who have not yet been arrested, handing U.S. prosecutors a procedural win in one of the most closely watched criminal cases involving Venezuela's former ruling circle.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Can JD Vance Be Excommunicated? What the US Bishops Said About the White House Latest Threat Against Iran as Pope Leo Urges Americans to Call Representatives<\/a><\/h3>Catholic outrage over the Trump administration's Iran rhetoric intensified Tuesday after a powerful message from Pope Leo asking Americans to call their representatives and a forceful statement from Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemning the president's threats against civilians and warning that the destruction of \"a whole civilization\" cannot be morally justified.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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House Democrats Push Immediate Vote to End Iran War After Trump's \"Unhinged\" Statement<\/a><\/h3>House Democratic leaders demanded on Tuesday that lawmakers return to Washington at once after President Donald Trump's latest threat against Iran, calling his rhetoric \"completely unhinged\" and warning that Congress must act before the conflict spirals further.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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New Video of ICE's January Minnesota Shooting Shows Officers May Have Lied Under Oath<\/a><\/h3>While the investigation remains ongoing, ICE said the two officers involved appear to have given untruthful testimony under oath and were immediately placed on administrative leave pending the outcome.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Authorities Identify Ninth Missing Miner in Sinaloa; One Worker Remains Missing<\/a><\/h3>The search for the engineers and miners has led to the discovery of at least six clandestine graves in the area around El Verde since Feb. 3, where 14 bodies have been recovered, several of them still unidentified.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Trump Says U.S. Was 'Scammed' After Weapons Meant for Iranians Were Kept by Intermediaries<\/a><\/h3>President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was \"scammed\" in an effort to get weapons to people in Iran who, he said, were supposed to use them to fight the country's government. Speaking during the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 6, Trump claimed the arms never reached the intended recipients because the group that received them kept the weapons instead.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Genaro Garc\u00eda Luna's Attorneys Request Hearing to Defend Appeal in Corruption Case<\/a><\/h3>Garc\u00eda Luna's attorneys argued the process was \"irreparably tainted.\" Among the issues raised, they claim evidence was withheld from the former official and that at least four witnesses lied about the facts presented during the case.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Tony Gonzales Scandal Deepens as New Allegations Reveal Pattern of Explicit Messages to Staffers<\/a><\/h3>U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales is facing renewed scrutiny after newly uncovered text messages suggest a pattern of inappropriate conduct with female staffers dating back years before his widely reported 2024 affair.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Steve Bannon Conviction Could Be Erased After Supreme Court Backs Trump Request<\/a><\/h3>The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to seek the dismissal of Steve Bannon's criminal conviction, a major legal reversal in one of the most closely watched cases tied to the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>
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Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson Demand Immediate Talks Between Washington and Havana After Visiting Cuba<\/a><\/h3>Democratic Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson are calling for an urgent shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba after returning from a congressional delegation to the island, arguing that current measures are worsening humanitarian conditions and delaying meaningful reform.<\/summary><\/div><\/div><\/article>