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Democrat Wes Moore Stumbles During CBS Town Hall When Asked To Address Free Beacon Reporting About Exaggerations and Falsehoods in His Life Story

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D.) gave shifting and evasive answers—or doubled down on dubious claims—when asked about misrepresentations and falsehoods in his biography during a CBS “town hall” Sunday evening, where the rising Democratic star was the main attraction. Moore, who’s seen as a likely presidential contender, was the subject of two document-based investigations by

They didn’t just ignore audit warnings — California lawmakers quietly killed dozens of audit-backed bills

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For decades, California lawmakers requested state audits, Californians have paid for those audits, and the State Auditor provided detailed recommendations on how to fix waste, fraud, and oversight failures across state government. In most cases, CBS News California found lawmakers did not act on those recommendations. CLICK TO EXPLORE: California Lawmaker Audit Accountability Tracker When they

Democrats With 2028 Ambitions Use Munich Conference to Build Foreign Policy Profiles

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at the 2026 Munich Security Conference to discuss California’s and Germany’s strategic partnership. Courtesy of Gov. Newsom’s Press Office Several Democrats with possible 2028 presidential ambitions used this past week’s Munich Security Conference to build foreign policy credentials and counter President Donald Trump and

Fed’s Bowman Signals New Mortgage Capital Rules for US Banks

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The Federal Reserve in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Reserve is poised to release an updated and revised Basel III Endgame framework for the banking system soon. One change could be new mortgage capital requirements for U.S. banks. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman has said the central

Future of Hudson Tunnel Project Appears Uncertain; Trump Comments on Project’s Overspend

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The future of the Hudson Tunnel Project is still in jeopardy. President Donald Trump detailed his plans for the project. The Trump administration is planning to transform how the U.S. sells weapons to its allies. NTD has the details on how the “America First Arms Transfer Strategy” will work. NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie put ou…

Trump Says US Helicopter Pilots Were ‘Hit Pretty Bad’ During Maduro Raid

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Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others in New York City on Jan. 5, 2026. Reuters/Adam Gray President Donald Trump said that U.S. military

U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orbán

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The United States and Hungary signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday, as the Trump administration deepened bilateral ties with a controversial ally at a politically sensitive moment for Budapest.  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Budapest for meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and senior members of his government, during