JD Vance defends Trump's comments that Republicans should let the US default, saying the former president was giving 'political advice' and doing 'fundamentally the right thing'

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JD Vance and former President Donald Trump shake hands in 2022.
JD Vance and former President Donald Trump shake hands in 2022.

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Satellite images show Russian 'ghost ships' smuggling stolen Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, report says

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An image showing suspected Russian 'ghost ships' moored in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Sevastopol in September, 2022.

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A woman left a note on the grave of Putin's parents calling him a 'freak.' She was convicted of desecrating the site.

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Irina Tsybaneva, 60, stands wearing sunglasses and a lavender sweater in a courtroom in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 11, 2023, convicted of desecrating the grave of Putin's parents. Three other people stand in the background.
Irina Tsybaneva, 60, in a St. Petersburg courtroom, May 11, 2023. Tsybaneva was charged with desecrating the grave of Vladimir Putin's parents.

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When Jamie Dimon speaks, Wall Street listens - and he just warned of catastrophe

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Good morning to everyone except the fast-approaching debt ceiling. Phil Rosen here. 

A 74-year old Democrat in Congress pushing to make roads safer thinks 'the bicycle is the key to much of what ails us'

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Bicyclists on a ride around Washington, DC, on May 11, 2023.
Bicycling advocates on a ride around Washington, DC, on May 11, 2023.

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Russia is floating a plan to build a village for conservative Americans who want to move to a 'Christian country' and are tired of liberal ideology in the US

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Veterans salute during a military parade to mark the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 9, 2023. St.

DeSantis signs law to cover up records of his travel and visitors ahead of anticipated 2024 presidential run

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to a speaker at a press conference at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum in Titusville.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to a speaker at a press conference at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum in Titusville.

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Elon Musk says Tucker Carlson will be subject to Twitter's fact-checking force, Community Notes. This might be a problem for a TV host whose record on Snopes isn't exactly the cleanest.

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Tucker Carlson announced on Wednesday that he'll be bringing his show to Twitter where he could be subject to fact-checking by the platform's Community Notes feature.

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CNN's Trump town hall drew 3.3 million viewers — about what Tucker Carlson's top-rated Fox News show pulled before he was canned

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Former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H.

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If Trump keeps insulting E. Jean Carroll, her lawyers say, she could keep suing him

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E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump
E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump.

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