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Melania Trump challenges Congress to make her foster care executive order permanent law: ‘Their birthright’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First lady Melania Trump delivered a plea to lawmakers on Wednesday, demanding “action over awareness” to secure the futures of America’s foster children by turning her recent executive action into permanent law. During a bipartisan congressional committee meeting, Trump outlined her vision to transform vulnerable youth into … Read more

Trump’s Iran war deepens the GOP’s midterm challenges: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur explores how the Iran … Read more

Hunter Biden challenges Trump’s oldest sons to fight in a cage match

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Hunter Biden said he wants to face off against Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump in a cage match. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Hunter Biden, the scandal-scarred son of former President Joe Biden, made the comment about President Donald Trump’s oldest sons in a … Read more

Lawsuit challenges Justice Department memo that declared presidential records law unconstitutional

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Washington — A pair of organizations filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Justice Department’s determination that a federal law requiring the preservation of certain presidential records is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., by the American Historical Association, the largest membership association of historians in the world, and American Oversight, a … Read more

Former Virginia governor challenges Spanberger to debate her redistricting flip-flop

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Republican predecessor of Gov. Abigail Spanberger challenged her to publicly debate the merits of the redistricting referendum she and Virginia Democrats so fervently support, as an anti-gerrymandering group he works with also fired off a letter to her in his stead. Spanberger, along with Senate … Read more

15-year-old student who shot Texas high school teacher was ‘experiencing academic challenges,’ police say

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A 15-year-old student who shot a Texas high school teacher before fatally shooting himself had been “experiencing academic challenges,” law enforcement said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The teacher remained hospitalized Tuesday, the Comal County Sheriff’s Office said. The student died at the scene. Their … Read more

GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Republican California sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots said he has paused the probe into election fraud allegations, citing mounting legal challenges from the state attorney general and a voting rights group. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is also one of two prominent Republican gubernatorial … Read more

NASA races to build moon base as US challenges China in new space race

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China’s ambitions on the lunar surface amid intensifying competition in space. The Trump administration’s push for a roughly $20 billion moon base marks a major shift in NASA’s strategy, … Read more

Nuclear fusion advances, but challenges remain for power grid

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nuclear fusion originates in our sun and other stars. Immense pressure and high temperatures in the core create a reaction, ultimately preventing it from collapsing under the force of gravity. “The fusion here on Earth has a lot of corollaries to how we understand how the stars … Read more