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GOP congressman confirms Hegseth ordered brief pause in cyber ops against Russia

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Washington — Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said the U.S. government halted cyber operations against Russia for one day in February as President Trump was trying to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, confirming CBS News reporting at the time and undercutting statements of denial from the Defense Department.  “I actually dug into

NJ Transit Workers Go on Strike; Congress’s Megabill Hits a Roadblock

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New Jersey Transit engineers are walking off the job. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the union is walking away from a fair deal. The House Budget Committee voted down Congress’s bill to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda and threatened to derail the Republican leadership’s Memorial Day deadline. The first direct peace tal… Original News

Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from deportations under Alien Enemies Act

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will continue to block the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men detained in northern Texas while they pursue a challenge to their removals under the wartime Alien Enemies Act. The order from the high court grants an emergency injunction sought by lawyers for a group of