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Lori Chavez-DeRemer Investigation Finds ‘Toxic’ Workplace, Personal Use of Staff and Improper Drinking
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer repeatedly violated or acted inconsistently with Labor Department policies governing workplace conduct, alcohol, travel, government resources and gifts, according to an inspector general investigation that describes employees working in an atmosphere they called "toxic, intimidating and humiliating." 
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Mitch McConnell Aims for Sept. 14 Senate Return After Nearly Three-Month Absence
Sen. Mitch McConnell is aiming to return to Washington when the Senate reconvenes Sept. 14, according to Rep. James Comer, potentially ending a nearly three-month absence that began when the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican was hospitalized after a fall and later treated for pneumonia. 
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Nicki Minaj Says She, Trump and Musk Have ‘Strong Spiritual Signatures’ That ‘Can Never Be Replaced’
Nicki Minaj placed herself alongside President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a series of social-media posts describing the three as irreplaceable figures with "very strong spiritual signatures," the latest sign of the rapper's increasingly public association with Trump-aligned politics and the billionaire owner of X. 
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ICE Whistleblower Says Hiring Surge Skipped Basic Vetting, Creating ‘Grave National Security Risks’
A veteran Immigration and Customs Enforcement official warned federal investigators that the agency's rapid expansion under President Donald Trump allowed some recruits to receive job offers before completing basic security checks, creating what the whistleblower described as "grave national security risks." 
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Trump Demands Fed Rate Cut, Threatens to Halt Trade With U.S. Deficit Countries
President Donald Trump demanded that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and other policymakers cut interest rates Friday, threatening to halt trade with countries that run surpluses with the United States if the central bank doesn't lower borrowing costs. 
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Trump Says Windy Ohio Rally Proves He Doesn’t Wear a Wig, but His Story Raises Questions
President Donald Trump revived a decades-old debate over his distinctive hairstyle during a White House Rose Garden speech Wednesday, declaring that he doesn't wear a wig and pointing to a wind-battered Ohio campaign rally as evidence. 
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Trump Mocks ‘Extremely Obese’ Wall Street Friend While Touting $86 vs. $1,300 Drug Price Gap
President Donald Trump used a White House dinner for congressional Republicans to highlight the high cost of prescription drugs in the U.S., but his argument took an unexpected turn when he mocked an unnamed Wall Street friend as "extremely obese" and said his weight-loss medication appeared not to be working. 
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Pete Hegseth’s Driver’s License Listed for $100 on Dark Web as Leak Claims 153 Million Records
A scan of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's driver's license was offered for $100 on a dark-web identity marketplace that claimed access to more than 153 million North American license records, according to cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, prompting an FBI inquiry into a suspected breach involving identity-verification provider IDScan.net. 
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USPS Whistleblower Raises Alarm Over Mail-Ballot System as Congress Opens 2026 Election Probe
Congressional Democrats are investigating allegations from a U.S. Postal Service whistleblower that a new system being developed under President Donald Trump's administration could delay mail-in ballots or cause entire batches to be rejected, escalating a legal and political fight over election procedures ahead of the 2026 midterms. 
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Trump Warns ‘Transgender’ Issues Will ‘Never End’ if Democrats Win Congress, Urges GOP Voters to ‘Pretend I’m on the Ballot’
President Donald Trump is making transgender policy a prominent part of his pitch to Republican voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, warning that "Transgender will never end" if his party loses ground in Congress and urging supporters to vote as though he were personally on the ballot.
