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Vance says Tucker Carlson is a friend, and he won't 'throw friends under the bus'

Vice President J.D. Vance pushed back Thursday against criticism of his friendship with conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson, who has been both a fierce critic of Israel and the Trump administration.

Police detain Magruder High School student accused of assault, having a BB gun

Montgomery County police on Thursday detained a student at Col. Zadok Magruder High School in Derwood on assault and weapons charges.

Man pleads guilty in N.Y. sex trafficking case, faces 15-year minimum sentence

Chad Barclay, a 33-year-old Trinidadian national and lawful permanent resident, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and admitted to kidnapping six additional victims, according to the Justice Department.

Ken Paxton turns down CNN debate offer in Senate race

In Texas' high-stakes Senate race, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has turned down an offer from CNN to debate his Democratic opponent, state Rep. James Talarico.

Vance defends Trump bid to cut prices, says Democratic policies would not work and hike taxes

Vice President J.D. Vance said Thursday that Democrats have no plans to combat inflation while President Trump is looking for ways to cut costs, hoping voters blame the party out of power for high prices.

5 questions about the Maduro immunity challenge

Lawyers for former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife are urging a federal judge to toss the drug trafficking case against them, arguing that as Venezuela's sitting head of state and first lady, they're immune from U.S. prosecution.

Tucker Carlson: Wouldn't vote for Mike Rogers 'at gunpoint'

Tucker Carlson wants nothing to do with Mike Rogers, the GOP Senate candidate, in the Michigan race against Abdul El-Sayed.

Epstein Witness Sues Oversight Committee to Avoid Testifying About Nondisclosure Deals With Women

Billionaire investor Leon Black thwarted a congressional subpoena Thursday and failed to show up to provide closed-door testimony about his relationship with late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and agreements he may have signed with some of the victims.

Brown's offensive on data centers defines his Ohio Senate fight with Husted

Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is out with another ad hammering Sen. Jon Husted over his past support for data centers.

Education Department finds University of Central Arkansas scholarships favored women and minorities

The Department of Education has found that 10 scholarships at the University of Central Arkansas illegally favored women and racial minorities.

NASA awards Blue Origin $700 million contract for Mars communications network

NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency's Mars Telecommunications Network, according to the agency.

House cancels two upcoming weeks in Washington, extending pre-midterm campaign stretch

House Republican leaders are giving their vulnerable incumbents more time to hit the campaign trail this fall.