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Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon 0
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- August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Trump confirmed his plans Friday. Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the White House said. This year marks a quarter-century since
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Virginia removes three Confederate memorials 0
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- August 28, 2026
Years into efforts to purge Richmond, Virginia — a former Confederate Capital — of memorials honoring the Confederacy, the Commonwealth of Virginia began removing three more Confederate memorials in the city on Friday. Statues honoring Confederate Generals Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith, as well as Confederate Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire,
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National Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline 0
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- August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. The report released Friday says the 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt
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Hindu nationalist leader spurs protests and calls for sanctions ahead of New York City speech 0
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- August 28, 2026
An event Saturday in New York City, featuring the head of a Hindu nationalist group instrumental in putting India’s ruling party in power, is being met with protests, a denunciation from the city’s mayor and a call for sanctions from a U.S. panel on religious freedom. Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, widely
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Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he’s in no hurry 0
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- August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks. The war isn’t over, though Trump claims
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Trump administration starts border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections 0
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- August 28, 2026
PHOENIX — The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation, pushing ahead with one of its signature projects despite protests from the tribe. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the area is a dangerous smuggling route
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