President Donald Trump is preparing to send U.S. weapons directly to Ukraine for the first time since returning to office, signaling a shift in his administration’s approach to the conflict. Using a presidential authority long employed by his predecessor, the move would[...]
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Trump Signs Budget Bill on Fourth of July
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed into law Friday evening his massive spending cut and tax break package to fulfill his domestic policy agenda on immigration and defense and overhaul American energy production. The “big, beautiful bill,” which Trump signed on Republicans’[...]
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Montana congressional delegation praises removal of public land sales provision from ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
In a rare show of unity, Montana’s congressional delegation chalked up a win in the early rounds of debate over the Senate’s massive spending package. Over the weekend, lawmakers stripped out a controversial provision that would have allowed the sale of millions[...]
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Nonpartisan analysis of US Senate GOP mega-bill finds it adds $3.2 trillion to deficits
Senate Republicans are racing to push through a sweeping tax and spending bill before the Fourth of July—but it comes with a hefty price tag. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the plan would add more than $3.2 trillion to the deficit[...]
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Air Force using Sentinel money to retrofit Qatar jet
When the Air Force needed funds to convert a luxury Qatari jet into a temporary Air Force One, it dipped into money originally set aside for its troubled Sentinel missile program. Officials say the reallocation won’t delay the already over-budget, years-late missile[...]
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Public media is local journalism. Let’s get the facts straight about defunding it
The debate over defunding public media has largely missed a critical truth: local public radio and TV stations aren’t national mouthpieces—they’re often the last newsroom standing in rural communities. Places like Wyoming depend on stations like KHOL, where reporters live among the[...]
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Federal funding cuts to North Dakota agencies total $100M so far, analysis shows
At least $100 million in federal grants have been canceled for North Dakota state agencies under the Trump administration so far, according to an analysis presented Thursday to state legislative leaders. The analysis may not be a complete picture of the state[...]
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The U.S. economy contracted sharply to start 2025 — worse than previously thought
The latest GDP report just confirmed what many feared — the U.S. economy is stumbling. A sharper-than-expected 0.5% contraction in the first quarter marks the worst drop since the pandemic, fueled by a spike in imports ahead of new tariffs and a[...]
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Watch: The Tactics Behind the Bombing of Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
Military deception rarely unfolds as precisely as it did last Saturday night. While the world watched B-2 bombers head west toward the Pacific—flight trackers following their every move, news outlets reporting their destination—another group of stealth bombers quietly slipped east from Missouri.[...]
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Trump announces U.S. has struck 3 nuclear sites in Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the United States has attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, and all U.S. planes were outside Iran and on their way back to the United States. “We have completed our very successful attack[...]
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Reporters for Voice of America and other U.S. networks fear what’s next
The Trump administration just delivered a devastating blow to America’s international broadcasting arm, eliminating 85% of jobs at the U.S. Agency for Global Media and effectively dismantling Voice of America. The timing couldn’t be more stark: on the very day these mass[...]
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‘Golden Share’ in U.S. Steel Gives Trump Extraordinary Control
The U.S. government now holds a golden share in U.S. Steel — a single vote with extraordinary power. As part of a deal to save Japan’s Nippon Steel takeover, President Trump secured a permanent veto over key company decisions, from moving jobs[...]
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Thousands join North Dakota No Kings rallies, including many first-time protesters
Thousands of North Dakotans in 10 cities joined the national No Kings protest movement Saturday, with organizers saying they saw new faces joining the effort to oppose Donald Trump’s policies. Kathy Bullinger of Bismarck showed up at the state Capitol grounds with[...]
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Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America
Grievance has long been a powerful force in American history—shaping rebellions, justifying violence, and fueling political movements. Today, it’s being invoked again. When President Trump promises to revive Columbus Day and frames it as an act of retribution, he’s tapping into a[...]
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Watch: ‘Ridiculous’: Los Angeles residents react to National Guard deployment
In Los Angeles, the streets echo with voices, not violence. Residents gathered peacefully to protest immigration raids, but their chants were met with the sight of armed National Guard troops. The message from protesters is clear: this isn’t about chaos—it’s about community,[...]
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park to ask tourists to report unpatriotic content
Visitors to Theodore Roosevelt National Park will soon find a new kind of trail marker—not pointing to wildlife or overlooks, but to a QR code inviting them to report signage that’s too critical of Americans or too muted in its praise of[...]