Cliff Owen, Associated Press
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The Trump administration has threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if a judge determines that the renowned performing arts center cannot close for a two-year renovation.
In court filings on Monday, Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers repeatedly referred to the Kennedy Center as a “decrepit” structure in dire need of renovations led by the Trump administration.
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Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
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Democrats push Rubio on Board of Peace ‘slush fund’ for Trump
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House Democrats are applying new scrutiny on President Trump’s Board of Peace, demanding answers on how his inner circle is using American tax dollars for a “slush fund” and planning to profit off plans to rebuild the Gaza Strip.
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Trump’s tariff war with Canada threatens GOP candidates in border battlegrounds
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President Trump’s tariff war with Canada is putting vulnerable GOP candidates in border states in a precarious position about 10 weeks out from the midterms, with economic anxiety already running high.
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Live updates: Trump teases ‘Lake America’ as Canada sets retaliatory tariffs; SC voters set to pick Graham or Norman
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Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs against U.S. products, including steel and aluminum. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada would match the U.S.’s tariffs “dollar for dollar, rate for rate.” The tariffs would take effect Sept. 8.
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Paramount’s Warner Bros. bid barrels toward antitrust trial: What to know
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Paramount Skydance’s bid to acquire fellow entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been mired in controversy and drew a lawsuit from critics who argue the deal is bad for the movie-making and media business.
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Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press
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Graham, Norman tied in South Carolina Senate poll
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Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman are neck and neck in a new survey, as voting concludes Tuesday to determine which Republican will be on the ballot in South Carolina’s Senate race.
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Fetterman viewed more favorably than GOP senator by Pennsylvania Republicans: Poll
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Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.), a centrist Democrat who frequently criticizes his party for catering to its left-wing base, is more popular among Republicans in Pennsylvania than the state’s GOP senator, Dave McCormick, according to a new poll.
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Pirro hit with bar complaint over bid to indict Democrats in illegal orders video
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A legal watchdog has filed a bar complaint against U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, arguing she violated various standards in seeking to bring charges against six Democratic lawmakers who filmed a video noting that military members can refuse illegal orders.
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Canada announces ‘dollar for dollar, rate for rate’ retaliatory tariffs on US
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Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of American products as high as 50 percent Tuesday, just days after the collapse of negotiations between the two countries.
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