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Live - U.S. and Iran strike ceasefire, launching 2-week diplomatic push - President Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that was contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. updated 39M ago

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Mullin visits town devastated by Hurricane Helene, promises reforms to FEMA -- In his first official visit to a tiny North Carolina town devastated by Hurricane Helene, new Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin reassured locals he intends to reform FEMA - not eliminate it.

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Republican Clay Fuller to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in House -- Republican Clay Fuller faced Democrat Shawn Harris in a Georgia runoff election after Marjorie Taylor Greene stepped down from her House seat.

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Few Republicans condemn Trump's Iran threat, Democrats call for removal -- Republicans in Congress largely stayed silent, while dozens of Democrats called for President Trump to be removed from office after he threatened "a whole civilization will die tonight."

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Trump announces "double sided ceasefire" with Iran, says Strait of Hormuz must reopen -- President Trump said​ he has agreed to a "double sided CEASEFIRE" with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Iran to either cut a deal with the U.S. or face massive strikes on its power plants.

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All DHS workers to be paid by end of week for past 6 weeks of shutdown -- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said DHS employees affected by the government shutdown will be paid through the recent pay periods by the end of the week.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche open to serving in job permanently -- "It's the greatest honor of a lifetime, and if President Trump chooses to keep me as acting, that's an honor," Blanche said. "If he chooses to nominate me, that's an honor."

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Lawsuit challenges DOJ memo finding presidential records law unconstitutional -- A pair of organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the Justice Department's determination that a presidential records law is unconstitutional.

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Bill Gates to appear before House committee investigating Epstein -- Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee as part of the panel's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein​, according to a source familiar with the plans.

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Vance in Hungary expresses optimism Iran will respond before deadline -- Vice President JD Vance traveled to Hungary to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban Tuesday ahead of Orban's reelection bid.

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Trump warns Iran: "A whole civilization will die tonight" if no deal -- President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."

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Georgia runoff to decide Marjorie Taylor Greene replacement -- Voters in Georgia's 14th Congressional District will choose between Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris.

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Trump calls Artemis II astronauts "modern-day pioneers" in live conversation -- President Trump praised the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a brief chat late Monday, saying they had "inspired the entire world" after they looped around the moon in a record-breaking voyage. -- Apr 6

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2 more drug companies to officially launch on TrumpRx -- Two more drug-making giants, Abbvie and Genentech, will start selling popular medications on the White House's discounted pharmaceutical site as soon as Monday.

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New details about Epstein's lenient plea deal revealed in DOJ files -- While Epstein was on work release from a Florida jail nearly 20 years ago, he had sex in a vehicle in the prison parking lot, according to a FBI interview.

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Trump, top officials share new details of rescue of U.S. airmen from Iran -- President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week. -- Apr 6

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One hospice doctor. One year. $71.7 million worth of Medicare claims. -- A CBS News investigation found one Los Angeles County hospice physician's name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, on Medicare claims for nearly 2,800 patients across 126 hospices in a single year.

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U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnapping in Iraq -- American journalist Shelly Kittleson​ is being released on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says.

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Daughter of missing American in the Bahamas seeks answers as search continues -- Lynette Hooker's daughter, Karli Aylesworth, described her mother as an experienced swimmer who has been sailing for over 10 years.

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Stunning photos from Artemis II show Earth, moon, eclipse from space -- The astronauts aboard Artemis II are the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon with the naked eye.

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