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• Unemployment Claims Fall as Layoffs Remain Low
  
  Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weakening job market.
• Coast Guard Seizes 6th Sanctioned Oil Tanker
  
  The U.S Coast Guard on Thursday morning seized a 6th sanctioned oil tanker, reports Carla Babb, Newsmax national security correspondent.
• Trump: I Have No Plan to Fire Powell
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump said he has no plans to fire Jerome Powell despite a Justice Department criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair, but it was "too early" to say what he would ultimately do.
• Alaska Woman Appeals Voter Fraud Charges Over Samoan Status
  
  A state appeals court is being asked to dismiss felony voter misconduct charges against an Alaska resident born in American Samoa, one of numerous cases that have drawn attention to the complex citizenship status of people born in the U.S. territory.In arguments Thursday,...
• Study: T. Rex Did Not Reach Full Size Until Age 40
  
  There is no question that Tyrannosaurus rex got big. In fact, this fearsome dinosaur may have been Earth's most massive land predator of all time. But the question of how quickly T. rex achieved its maximum size has been a matter of debate.
• Bill Would Create $2.5B Critical Minerals Stockpile
  
  A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers Thursday introduced a bill to create a $2.5 billion stockpile of critical minerals, a move aimed at stabilizing market prices and encouraging domestic mining and refining.
• Federal Officer Shoots Suspect in Minneapolis Arrest
  
  A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said.
• Kremlin: Trump Right About Zelenskyy Holding Up Peace Deal
  
  The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia agreed with President Donald Trump that it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, not Russia, who was holding up a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.
• NY Times: US Pressing Mexico to Allow Forces to Fight Cartels
  
  The United States is intensifying pressure on Mexico to allow U.S. military forces to conduct joint operations to dismantle fentanyl labs inside the country, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials. U.S. officials want American forces, either Special...
• Astronaut Returns to Earth in NASA's 1st Medical Evacuation
  
  An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA's first medical evacuation. SpaceX guided the capsule to a middle-of-the-night splashdown...
• NATO Deploys Troops to Greenland Amid US Tensions
  
  NATO countries are deploying troops to Greenland after talks between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland failed, escalating Arctic security tensions tied to President Trump’s push for control of the island.
• Trump: Minneapolis Food Stamp Fraud 'Giant Democrat Scam'
  
  President Donald Trump accused retailers in Minneapolis that accept food stamps of widespread fraud in a Wednesday night post on Truth Social, arguing that taxpayer-funded programs are being abused with political and media protection.
• US Moves Carrier Strike Group Toward Mideast
  
  The Department of War is moving the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group from the South China Sea to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, which includes the Middle East, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate.
• Musk's Grok Blocks Image Undressing After Backlash
  
  Elon Musk's platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualized photos of women and children.
• Bill Speeds Deportation of Criminal Aliens
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at accelerating the deportation of aliens convicted of crimes, making any noncitizen convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors automatically deportable.
• Fed Governor Criticizes Global Defense of Chair Powell
  
  Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Wednesday it was inappropriate for prominent central bank officials from around the world to publicly defend Fed Chair Jerome Powell amid a Department of Justice criminal investigation.
• Newsom Rejects Extradition of Calif. Abortion Doctor
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said Wednesday that the state will not extradite a doctor charged in Louisiana with providing abortion medication to a resident of that state.
• Rep. Johnson Optimistic About Passing Second Megabill
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday he is confident he can get a second megabill passed through the chamber.
• Ukrainian Defense Minister Says 200K Soldiers AWOL
  
  Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says 200,000 that soldiers are absent without official leave , AWOL , and 2 million are "wanted" for avoiding military service.
• Education Department Launches 18 Title IX Investigations
  
  The U.S. Dept. of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced Wednesday that it has begun investigations into 18 academic institutions in 10 states for Title IX violations that allowed students to participate in sports based on their 'gender identity,' not biological.
• Kaiser Permanente Affiliates to Pay $556M Over Medicare Fraud Claims
  
  The Department of Justice said five Kaiser Permanente affiliates in California and Colorado agreed to pay $556 million to resolve claims they illegally pressured doctors to add codes for diagnoses they never considered to patients' medical records, in order to inflate...
• Michael Reagan Remembered for Faith, Voice, Legacy
  
  Michael Reagan was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service in Los Angeles as a man deeply committed to faith, family, and the stewardship of his father's legacy.
• 22 Candidates Enter Ga. Race to Succeed Ex-Rep. Greene
  
  A district attorney, a state senator and a trash-hauling entrepreneur are among the 22 candidates bidding to succeed former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Georgia congressional seat.
• Rep. Amodei Leads Effort to Fund ICE Body Cameras
  
  Republican lawmakers negotiating the Department of Homeland Security funding bill are advancing a proposal to allocate explicit funding for body-worn cameras for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Politico reported Wednesday.
• Trump Places 25% Tariff on Advanced Computer Chips
  
  President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, according to a fact sheet released by the White House.

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