Abbott's Texas National Guard set up a secret spy operation and treated the border like it was the war in Iraq: whistleblowers

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Left: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott; right: A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper supporting Operation Lone Star looks over the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico Border on March 23, 2021 in McAllen, Texas.

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A diplomat who was pressed into leading the Afghanistan withdrawal was so flummoxed by his last-minute assignment that he had to run to REI for gear: book

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Then-US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass attends a press conference in Geneva in 2018.

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett arranged for someone to sing songs from 'Hamilton' at Ketanji Brown Jackson's welcome party

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US Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett (L) and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
US Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, left, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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How 'consent farms' turn one click on a website into an open invitation for spammers to blow up your phone with robocalls

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China is doing everything it can to conceal the true extent of its economic turmoil

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government are making key economic data disappear — that should be a warning sign for the rest of the world.

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China's economy is turning into a big black blob.

Meet Terry Gou, the 72-year-old billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier who now wants to be the president of Taiwan

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The founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou attends a campaign rally in Kaohsiung on May 7, 2023.
The founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou attends a campaign rally in Kaohsiung on May 7, 2023.

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Eminem is teaching Vivek Ramaswamy not to mess with the real Slim Shady, sending a cease-and-desist letter to get the presidential candidate to stop rapping his music on the campaign trail

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Eminem (left) and Vivek Ramaswamy (right).
Eminem (left) and Vivek Ramaswamy (right).

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Trump's social media attacks against prosecutors could backfire on his attempts to delay his criminal trials

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Former President Donald Trump.

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Amy Klobuchar and other powerful Minnesota politicians enjoy their photo ops with shirtless firefighters at State Fair

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Photo taken of Democratic Sen. Tina Smith at the Minnesota State Fair in 2023.

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Trump's election interference trial is set to begin the day before Super Tuesday

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nev., on July 8, 2023.

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