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How Trump's 'no shrinking violets' DOJ is digging in on Schiff's mortgage dealings as legal peril looms

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The Department of Justice is likely digging into Sen. Adam Schiff's mortgage paperwork trail stretching back to a Maryland home purchase from the early 2000s as it weighs whether it has an airtight case to potentially prosecute the longtime political foe of President Donald Trump, according to a Cornell Law School professor.

"The one thing they don't want to do is to bring a case that fails," William Jacobson told Fox Digital in a Zoom interview, referring to the DOJ potentially investigating Schiff's alleged mortgage fraud. Jacobson is a clinical...
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Back from Scotland, Trump enters crucial trade week and eyes Fed's decision on rate cuts

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As President Donald Trump returns to Washington following a quick trip to Scotland, global trade agreements and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision are expected to top his agenda this week.

On Sunday, Trump announced a trade deal with European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry, Scotland.

TRUMP ANNOUNCES TRADE DEAL WITH EUROPEAN UNION

The president said the U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on imported goods from the 27-country bloc. The previous tariff rate was set at 30%.

The EU's von der Leyen said Europe will...
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Rep. Ro Khanna backs Gen Z progressive in Illinois congressional race

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Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California endorsed progressive congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh Monday, calling the 26-year-old influencer "the absolute best that the Democratic party has to offer."

"I'm thrilled to endorse Kat Abughazaleh," Khanna said in a statement. "I look forward to working with Kat when she's elected, so that together we can defeat Donald Trump's inhumane agenda and focus on the most pressing issues facing working people."

The Gen Z newcomer is one of several Democratic contenders running for Illinois' 9th...
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Trump meets U.K. leader as he celebrates trade deal with European Union

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President Trump is meeting on Monday with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the U.S. leader's visit to Scotland. While ostensibly a private trip, marked by multiple rounds of golf on his own luxury courses, Mr. Trump has also done some business — including nailing down a long-sought-after U.S.-European Union trade agreement.

After meeting for just over one hour with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, Mr. Trump emerged to say, "We have good news. We've reached a deal."

When considered as a combined economy, the EU bloc is the second...
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Game on in North Carolina as former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper launches Senate bid for GOP-held seat

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Former two-term Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is running for the Senate in battleground North Carolina.

Cooper announced his candidacy on Monday morning in the open-seat race to succeed Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who announced late last month that he wouldn’t run for re-election in the 2026 midterm elections.

"I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina," Cooper said in a social media post.

Cooper's campaign launch is seen as a major coup for the Democratic Party, as he...
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Trump meets with UK Prime Minister Starmer on heels of EU trade deal

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President Donald Trump is meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, just a day after Trump secured a trade deal with the European Union.

Trump greeted Starmer on the front steps of his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland on Monday. The two spoke briefly to reporters, commenting on both immigration issues in the U.K. and the ongoing hunger crisis in Gaza.

"I'm looking for getting people fed right now," Trump said. "To me, that's your number one position because you have a lot of starving people. You have people that you know, the...
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate ceasefire'

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US President Donald Trump threatened to pause tariff negotiations until the hostilities stopped.
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Southern European heatwave fans multiple wildfires

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Greece and Turkey are among the countries battling wildfires as temperatures spike in southern Europe.
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Obama issues rare statement on foreign policy issue

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Former President Barack Obama issued a rare statement weighing in on the hunger situation in Gaza on Sunday, suggesting aid must flow to Palestinians regardless of whether Israel can secure a hostage deal for now.

Obama made the statement on social media in reference to reporting from the New York Times stating that "Gazans are dying of starvation." Israel, which blockaded aid to Gaza earlier this year, has recently begun to airdrop aid resources into the region, and its leaders argue reports of starvation are a false campaign promoted by Hamas...
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The winners and losers in US-EU trade deal

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Carmakers, consumers and European solidarity - who is up and who is down after 15% tariffs on EU imports to US?
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Southern European heatwave fans multiple wildfires

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Greece and Turkey are among the countries battling wildfires as temperatures spike in southern Europe.
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Trump administration seeks to end safeguards for immigrant kids

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A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was forced to go without his medication, despite his mother's pleas.

"I heard one officer say about us 'they smell like sh--,'" one detained person recounted in a federal court filing. "And another officer responded, 'They are sh--.'"

Attorneys for immigrant children collected these stories, and more, from youth...
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Five killed in Bangkok market mass shooting

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Police say officers are investigating the motive behind the attack in Thailand's capital.
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American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report

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Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.
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Three dead after sewage overflow causes German train to derail, say police

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The train driver, another rail employee and one passenger died, while 41 people were injured , prosecutors say.
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