(L-Top) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum on August 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom spoke about a possible California referendum on redistricting to counter the legislative effort to add five Republican House seats in the state of Texas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) questions witnesses during a special forum on the rising cost of education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Student Borrower Protection Center) / (Background) Democratic Texas Rep. Nicole Collier gestures from the House floor in the State Capitol on August 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Democrats accuse Capitol officials of ‘silencing a Black woman’ after forcing Texas Dem to hang-up Newsom call: ‘Committing a felony’

Texas Democrat Representative Nicole Collier abruptly exited a video call with party leaders on Thursday after claiming she had been warned that participating in the call from inside the State Capitol bathroom could constitute a felony offense.

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TOPSHOT - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump urges Ukraine to take offensive route: ‘Little chance of winning without launching attacks inside Russian territory’

President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to go on the offensive against Russia, arguing that Kyiv cannot prevail without striking inside Russian territory. This is a sharp departure from his earlier calls for restraint during the ongoing peace negotiations.

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HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth - via Kennedy Jr.'s X account

MAHA: RFK Jr. challenges Hegseth to pushup and pullup showdown, promoting a fit and active lifestyle

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenged Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a spirited fitness showdown — with the Trump administration officials taking part in a pushup and pullup competition amid Kennedy’s push to promote a healthy, active lifestyle.

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