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The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency approved three new pesticides containing fluorocarbon chemicals, setting off a dispute over whether they meet an international definition for “forever chemicals,” with EPA officials saying the characterization is inaccurate.
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Speaking to reporters Wednesday before traveling to North Dakota, President Donald Trump said he instructed acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte that he could declassify widely during his short tenure.
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JD Vance is scheduled to speak from Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, with the visit framed by the administration as a commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary and a focus on honoring U.S. service members.
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A foreign container vessel reportedly ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday morning, according to Iranian state television as relayed by The Associated Press, raising fresh questions about compliance with Iran’s maritime routing restrictions in one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Commerce Department lifted the restrictions placed on Anthropic’s newly released Fable and Mythos models, returning access just over two weeks after limits went into effect under U.S. export controls.
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The Trump administration terminated 53 awards funded to prevent teen pregnancy after the Department of Health and Human Services said the grants were no longer aligned with the agency’s priorities, according to reporting today.
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Darializa Avila Chevalier, a newly elected House member who defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) in her district’s primary, said she would need to check with constituents before supporting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries if Democrats win the majority.
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The House Armed Services Committee senior Democrat says he will seek a statutory prohibition on using Defense Department money for construction tied to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, aiming to ensure the project is not financed through military appropriations.
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Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said recent Democratic primary victories by democratic socialists reflected an insurgency inside the party and that mainstream Democrats should adjust in response.
