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FBI director under scrutiny for use of Swat teams to protect his girlfriend

New York Times: Patel’s heavy use of taxpayer-funded resources has raised questions.

Congressional Republicans begin to look beyond Trump

New York Times analysis: The first signs of US President's lame-duck status have emerged.

US Coast Guard to drop swastika from hate symbol list under new policy

Senator Jacky Rosen warns the change sends a dangerous message amid rising hate.

Cheney honoured, funeral attended by Washington's elite

Donald Trump was not invited, underscoring a deep party divide.

Why the ‘America first’ president keeps looking abroad

New York Times: Trump’s foreign policy is about extracting commitments to invest in the US

Don’t tread on Frank: How one man’s yard became a battlefield

NY Times: Frank Capone has waged nearly five years of war with his local homeowners' group

Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt

The Justice Department has been silent on its plans.

Once a pariah, Saudi Crown Prince resets US relations on his own terms

NYT analysis: It is perhaps the most astounding geopolitical restoration of modern times.

As shutdown nears end, Trump still confronts health policy peril

New York Times analysis: Burden is on Republicans to bring down costs or risk voter anger.

What if Democrats’ big shutdown loss turns out to be a win?

NYT analysis: On healthcare and costs, Republicans are on politically unpopular ground.

Shutdown deal revives Democratic infighting

New York Times: Group of eight senators hit with backlash from their party.

'Lost her way': Rift widens between Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene

Greene is now an unlikely, rare, dissenting Republican voice on a host of issues.

US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six more people

The latest strikes bring the death toll in the US campaign to 76.

Ten seconds in the Oval Office that overshadowed Trump’s drug-price win

A press conference collapse has sparked days of memes and jokes. Not all are accurate.

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives in US after removal from terror blacklist

He's expected to seek funds to rebuild Syria after 13 years of civil war.

Man acquitted after hurling Subway sandwich at US border agent

A CBP agent testified he felt the impact of the sandwich through his bullet-proof vest.