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US Foreign Policy · United States

Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding

53% Center coverage: 132 sources

President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday canceling about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans look to lock in cuts to programs targeted by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency.See the Story

Rand Paul · Kentucky

Rand Paul Urges Trump DOJ to Indict Fauci in Test of Autopen Pardons

85% Right coverage: 39 sources

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Ukraine War · Ukraine

Ukraine, Russia attack each other's Black Sea coasts after latest round of peace talks

46% Right coverage: 28 sources

Ukraine and Russia launched air attacks along each other's Black Sea coasts early on Thursday, hours after brief direct talks between them failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war. Russian forces staged the latest in a series of mass drone attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, injuring at least four people and causing several fires as well as damage in the historic centre, a UNESCO world heritage site.See the Story

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Unclear How Trump Order Urging States to Involuntarily Commit Homeless People Will Affect Oregon

Low coverage from Left Sources

Unclear How Trump Order Urging States to Involuntarily Commit Homeless People Will Affect Oregon

71% Right coverage: 7 sources

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order making it easier to remove people who are homeless from the streets as part of a set of policies the administration said would make America safer.Pam Bondi · United States See the Story

Democrats Bring 'Epstein Files' Demands to Wisconsin Swing Districts in New Ads

46% Left coverage: 11 sources

Democrats are escalating an effort to capitalize on a Republican rift about documents related to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Donald Trump See the Story

Hunter Biden Pal with Chinese Communist Ties Paid Maine Woman $100k to Start Massive Cannabis Operation in Rural Maine

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Mervyn Yan, who admitted to funneling millions of dollars to the Biden family on behalf of Chinese state-run energy company CEFC, made forays into Maine’s cannabis markets beginning in 2019. A Chinese associate of former First Son Hunter Biden paid $100,000 to an elderly Maine woman in a failed bid to establish a massive cannabis [...] The post Hunter Biden Pal with Chinese Communist Ties Paid Maine Woman $100k to Start Massive Cannabis Operatio…Maine, United States · Maine Read Article

Ukrainians Start Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud About Zelenskyy as Protests Gain Momentum

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Ever since Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, the former comedian and currently Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been seen in the West as a symbol of resistance to the out-sized aggression of Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Yet Ukrainians themselves are now beginning to show signs of discontent with Zelenskyy, whose elected mandate [...] The post Ukrainians Start Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud About Zelenskyy as Prote…Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Russia Read Article

Plaintiffs Discouraged Maine Ethics Commission Fails to Act on Complaint Against Cape Elizabeth School Dep't

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

The Maine Ethics Commission decided Wednesday that it would not be taking action against the Cape Elizabeth School Department for its alleged mishandling of communications surrounding a local ballot initiative this past November. This finding came in response to a complaint filed by Larry Benoit and Mary Ann Lynch, Cape Elizabeth residents who alleged that [...] The post Plaintiffs Discouraged Maine Ethics Commission Fails to Act on Complaint Ag…Cape Elizabeth · Cape Elizabeth Read Article

EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Mayor Raked In Cash From Chinese Intel-Tied Bankers Before Hiring Them

100% Right coverage: 4 sources

LA Mayor Karen Bass' transition advisory team tapped two CCP intel-tied bankers who fundraised for her and a nonprofit she helps lead, the DCNF found.Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles See the Story

House Republicans Decry Recent Finding in National Survey that Maine's Infrastructure Ranks Dead Last

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

A state representative from Hancock County responded on Wednesday to a new national report from CNBC that ranked Maine as the worst state in the nation for infrastructure, with the least reliable power grid in the country. [RELATED: ‘Maine Has Worst Infrastructure Nationwide As Gov. Mills Furiously Attempts A Fix:’ CNBC…] “Eight percent of our [...] The post House Republicans Decry Recent Finding in National Survey that Maine’s Infrastructure Ra…Infrastructure · Hancock County Read Article

Maine Home Sales Jump 10.5 Percent in June 2025 Amid Ongoing High Demand

Coverage: 2 sources

Maine’s housing market sees a 10.5% rise in home sales in June 2025, with inventory at its highest since 2020, driving up median sales prices to $425,000.Real Estate · Maine See the Story

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