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Trump Says He Is Considering Helping Farmers With High Fertilizer Prices

June 11, 2026, at 4:27 p.m. WASHINGTON, ⁠June ⁠11 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President Donald ​Trump ‌on Thursday ‌said ⁠he is ⁠considering taking action to ​help ​farmers affected by ⁠high fertilizer ⁠prices. "I ⁠am looking ​at doing a ​form ⁠of ⁠help," Trump told reporters at the ⁠White House, without providing details. ...

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Trump Pushes to 'Expunge' His Impeachments From First Term: Report

Jun 11th, 2026, 7:48 pm President Donald Trump is trying to have his two impeachments from his first term “expunged,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The idea would be for Congress to nullify those impeachments – which, constitutionally, is not a thing – in what would be a symbolic rebuke. In 2020, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after he made the distribution of aid to Ukraine contingent on the c ...

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Renderings released for new Global War on Terrorism Memorial

12h Newly released renderings show what the National Mall will look like after the completion of a proposed new memorial. The Global War on Terrorism Memorial, if completed, will be built near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on what is currently a green space and a baseball field, according to DC News Now. The memorial was first approved by Congress in 2017. Then, in 2021, lawmakers made an exception for the memorial that will allow it to be built in the National Mall's central r ...

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DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump's shady IRS settlement

June 11, 2026 9:50PM ET A Department of Justice division claimed it had no records related to President Donald Trump's IRS settlement, a watchdog reported. According to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the DOJ's Civil Division came up empty-handed when responding to a request for records related to the settlement that led to Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. The $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund came out of a settlement in the case Trump v. IRS, a $ ...

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Pirro's losses in Fed investigation should stay on the books, judge rules

Politics Pirro's losses in Fed investigation should stay on the books, judge rules Published Thu, Jun 11 2026 6:37 PM EDT Updated Thu, Jun 11 2026 8:19 PM EDT Matt Peterson @in/mattpetersonwrites KEY POINTS * The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has been involved in a monthslong court fight to compel testimony out of the Federal Reserve over cost overruns in its building renovations. * A federal judge had twice ruled against prosecutors' attempts to subpoena the Fed. * On Thursday, t ...

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Enormous etchings of numbers interpreted as threat to Trump appear on National Mall

Police respond to what appears to be the anti-Trump message “86 47″ etched into the grass near the World War II Memorial. U.S. Park Police, the D.C. fire department and members of the National Guard were seen responding Thursday to what appeared to be large-scale etchings of the numerals “86 47” on the ‌grounds of the National ‌Mall. The numerals 8, 6 and 7 were visible, but the 4 wasn’t clearly etched into the grass. It remains unclear how the markings were made. The term “8 ...

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DC reflecting pool before-and-after photos show Trump's 'beautiful' renovation

President steered no-bid contract for project that went from $1.8m to $14.2m to company that worked on his golf resort. The final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on. Donald Trump’s “beautiful” makeover of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, one of Washington DC’s most historically symbolic attractions, is officially complete, and the public is getting its first glimpse of how the project’s $14.2m was spent. Contrary to the president’s predictable assertion that it ...

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Trump picks former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as national intelligence director

Published Thu, Jun 11 2026 2:05 PM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he is nominating Jay Clayton to become the next permanent director of national intelligence. Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and is the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He will have to be confirmed as DNI by the Senate. Trump's announcement comes after controversy over his recent appointment of top federal housing officia ...

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FDA grants emergency approval for over-the-counter drug to treat screwworm in pets

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the emergency use of a generic over-the-counter tablet to treat ​infestations caused by the New World screwworm in dogs and ‌cats, as the government steps up efforts to contain the parasite. U.S. officials this month confirmed the first domestic cases of the parasite in more than ​six decades in cattle, a goat and a dog ​in Texas and New Mexico. New World screwworm is a ⁠fly whose larvae feed on living ...

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Bus driver in wheelchair faces judge after deadly Virginia I-95 crash: 'This is an unusual case'

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The bus driver charged in the deadly I-95 crash in Stafford County that killed five people appeared before a judge Wednesday for the first time since the May 29 crash — arriving at the courthouse in a wheelchair and facing a long list of serious charges. Jing Sheng Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, faces five counts of involuntary manslaughter and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving in connection with the crash. The charges were split between two courtrooms — tw ...

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Immigration agents detain 2 people on school grounds in Baltimore, sparking backlash

41 sec ago - PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2026, 11:08 PM ET The detainment of two people by immigration agents outside a Baltimore school as preparations were underway for kindergarten and pre-k promotion ceremonies Thursday morning has fueled backlash from school and state ... (CNN US)

DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump's shady IRS settlement

30 min ago - June 11, 2026 9:50PM ET A Department of Justice division claimed it had no records related to President Donald Trump's IRS settlement, a watchdog reported. According to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the DOJ's Civil Divi ... (Raw Story)

Hispanic Caucus spending heavily to save its chair from Mamdani-backed challenger

1 hr ago - 11h The political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is quietly putting massive sums into helping the group's chair, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), win his primary, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The spending signals how much peril Espail ... (msn/Axios)

Target Field concession workers will go on strike this month

1 hr ago - Concessions workers announced the strike on Thursday, but employer Delaware North says it “will continue full-service concessions” during any strike. Jun 11, 2026 6:17 PM EDT By Dustin Nelson Unionized concessions workers at Target Field, e ... (bringmethenews.com)

Renderings released for new Global War on Terrorism Memorial

1 hr ago - 12h Newly released renderings show what the National Mall will look like after the completion of a proposed new memorial. The Global War on Terrorism Memorial, if completed, will be built near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on what is cur ... (msn/The Independent)

Trump Pushes to 'Expunge' His Impeachments From First Term: Report

1 hr ago - Jun 11th, 2026, 7:48 pm President Donald Trump is trying to have his two impeachments from his first term “expunged,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The idea would be for Congress to nullify those impeachments – which, ... (MEDIAite)

Group of Epstein survivors announce opposition to Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination

2 hrs ago - Updated Jun 11, 2026, 7:16 PM ET PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2026, 5:10 PM ET A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors came out in opposition to Todd Blanche’s nomination as President Donald Trump’s permanent attorney general, citing his participation in ... (CNN Politics)

College sports bill authors making pitch to Black caucus

2 hrs ago - Posted June 11, 2026 at 5:55pm The authors of a Senate bill that would overhaul college athletics warned this week that a lack of congressional action this year could financially wreck historically Black colleges and universities and could reduce cha ... (Roll Call)

Pirro's losses in Fed investigation should stay on the books, judge rules

3 hrs ago - Politics Pirro's losses in Fed investigation should stay on the books, judge rules Published Thu, Jun 11 2026 6:37 PM EDT Updated Thu, Jun 11 2026 8:19 PM EDT Matt Peterson @in/mattpetersonwrites KEY POINTS * The U.S. attorney for the District of Col ... (CNBC)

Iran says no final decision made on possible US agreement, IRNA says

3 hrs ago - June 11, 2026 4:54 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago June 11 (Reuters) - Iran has not yet made a ​final decision on a ‌possible agreement with the U.S. and will ​not compromise on ​its "red lines" in negotiations, ⁠Foreign Mini ... (Reuters)

Democrats to call on Vance to testify to House committee over Epstein files

4 hrs ago - Thu 11 Jun 2026 15.53 EDT Last modified on Thu 11 Jun 2026 16.28 EDT Democrats on the House oversight committee, led by Representative Robert Garcia, plan to call on JD Vance to testify on the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files ... (The Guardian)

Trump Says He Is Considering Helping Farmers With High Fertilizer Prices

4 hrs ago - June 11, 2026, at 4:27 p.m. WASHINGTON, ⁠June ⁠11 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President Donald ​Trump ‌on Thursday ‌said ⁠he is ⁠considering taking action to ​help ​farmers affected by ⁠high fert ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Republicans add measure to strip forest protections to wildfire bill, endangering Dem support

5 hrs ago - 06/11/26 3:00 PM ET Republican senators have thrown a wrench into an effort to pass a wildfire prevention bill, adding a controversial amendment seeking to nullify Clinton-area forest protections. It’s a move that Democrats say makes the underl ... (The Hill)

Supreme Court prohibits Alabama from using nitrogen gas for execution

9 hrs ago - Supreme Court prohibits Alabama from using nitrogen gas for execution June 11, 2026 9:39 PM ET By Grady Martin, Nina Totenberg The Supreme Court Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled late Thursday evening that Alabama cannot immediatel ... (NPR)

Large etchings of numbers signaling opposition to Trump appear on National Mall

11 hrs ago - A White House spokesman decried the numerals “86 47″ marked into the grass near the World War II Memorial as an endorsement of political violence. U.S. Park Police, the D.C. fire department and members of the National Guard were seen respo ... (Washington Post)

ICYMI: NLRB Leadership Testifies Before Congress on Biden-Era Backlog

11 hrs ago - June 11, 2026 Last week, Chairman James R. Murphy and General Counsel Crystal S. Carey of the National Labor Relations Board testified before the House Committee on Education and Workforce’s Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ... (NLRB)

Feds lose Supreme Court duel over Twitter-era obstruction probe

12 hrs ago - June 11, 2026 WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court found errors Thursday in the federal government’s obstruction charge against a former Twitter employee accused of leaking confidential documents. Despite interacting only with FBI agents at ... (Courthouse News Service)

Dan Osborn submits signatures to challenge Ricketts on Nebraska's November ballot

12 hrs ago - By: Juan Salinas II - June 11, 2026 11:58 am LINCOLN — Registered nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn submitted signatures Thursday to get his name on the general election ballot this fall against Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts. To ... (Nebraska Examiner)

Kennedy Center board to fight order to remove Trump's name as deadline looms

12 hrs ago - June 11, 2026 at 6:58 p.m. EDT The Kennedy Center's board plans to fight a federal judge's order to remove President Donald Trump's name from the performing arts center. The center's trustees on Thursday voted to seek a last-minute stay of U.S. Distr ... (Washington Post)

Trump's acting spy chief pushed out Tulsi Gabbard telling her 'Today is your last day': report

13 hrs ago - Thursday 11 June 2026 15:20 EDT Bill Pulte, the Trump ally who will temporarily take over the Director of National Intelligence, reportedly called outgoing Director Tulsi Gabbard Tuesday to inform her that her final day in the administration would be ... (The Independent)

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