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President Trump signs two orders to limit birthright citizenship
The orders aim to curb commercial birth tourism and may also restrict citizenship for children of foreign diplomats and those born in U.S. territories.
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Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee GOP governor primary election
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Trump Signs Executive Order Against U.S. Birthright Citizenship
New Decree Aims to Limit the "Place of Birth" Principle and Prevent "Birth Tourism"
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Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt over COVID answers
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Federal judge dismisses Oath Keepers Jan. 6 charges
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Third Way to spend $15M to counter DSA in 2028 races
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Conte Accuses Meloni Over Counterfeit COVID-19 Masks
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Minister Luís Neves Will Be Tried by the Court of Auditors
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GAO says DOGE overstated $110 billion in federal savings
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Democratic candidate Kirill Basin arrested after beach assault, $1M bail set
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ICE detains 51 migrants in four-state truck driver crackdown
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California Teamsters sue state over self-driving truck rules
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Flávio Bolsonaro Announces Alfredo Gaspar as His Running Mate for President
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New York City mayor booed off stage at police event
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US judge ends TPS for 350,000 Haitians
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Michigan Democrats pick El-Sayed in Senate primary
Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former state health director, defeated Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.
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Trump signs orders targeting birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at curbing birth tourism and narrowing birthright citizenship, following a Supreme Court ruling against his earlier attempt.
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Marine Tondelier Proposes a Ban on X in France
The leader of the Greens called for a ban on the social media platform X, which has been accused of spreading fake news through a biased algorithm, prompting a response from Elon Musk.