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Pentagon retroactively declares this conversation a victory

The Department of Defense announced Tuesday afternoon that it had retroactively classified an ongoing internal meeting as a successful military operation, with commemorative coins to follow.

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Senate war-powers floor debate opens with bipartisan amendment stack

Senate floor debate on the bipartisan war-powers overhaul opened Tuesday morning, with a structured amendment stack that includes proposals from both Republican and Democratic senators.

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Anticipatory Victory office hires lobbyist to secure funding for battles tentatively scheduled in 2031

The Office of Anticipatory Victory Posture announced Monday afternoon that it had retained outside lobbying counsel to secure congressional funding for battles tentatively scheduled in 2031.

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House returns to floor with VA reform package, immigration markups, and judicial confirmations

The House returns to floor business Monday with a Department of Veterans Affairs reform package, immigration-related committee markups, and a slate of judicial-nominee confirmation votes.

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Sunday morning panel sets new record for predictions that age within four hours

A Sunday morning political panel set a new institutional record Sunday for the number of substantive predictions that aged into demonstrably incorrect status within four hours of their issuance.

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Sunday shows survey war powers, AI infrastructure, and midterm positioning across networks

The Sunday-show ecosystem turned to war powers, AI infrastructure regulation, and the early shape of the 2026 midterm cycle on Sunday morning, with senior figures from both parties making the rounds.

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Local think tank insists this is the most consequential weekend since last weekend

A prominent Washington think tank confirmed Saturday afternoon that the current weekend constitutes the most consequential weekend in modern American political history, surpassing the previous record-holder, last weekend.

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Office of Anticipatory Victory hires historian to retroactively annotate battles that did not occur

The newly established Office of Anticipatory Victory Posture announced Friday it had hired its first staff historian, whose principal duty will be the retroactive annotation of battles that have not occurred.

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President signs ninety-four-billion-dollar war supplemental as mental health expansion becomes law

President signed the ninety-four-billion-dollar war supplemental into law in a Rose Garden ceremony Friday morning, closing the books on the largest single appropriations package of the post-ceasefire period.

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Pentagon announces strategic pivot to acting like it already won several hypothetical wars

In a forward-leaning briefing held Thursday afternoon, the Department of Defense announced a strategic pivot to behaving as if it had already won several wars that had not in fact been fought, declared, or, in some cases, particularized.

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House clears war supplemental 281-148 sending mental-health expansion to White House desk

The House passed the $94 billion war supplemental 281-148 late Wednesday, sending to President Trump's desk the package that funds the closing accounts of the Iran-Israel conflict, replenishes munitions stocks, and includes a $4.8 billion Department of Veterans Affairs mental-health expansion.

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Sunday Political Shows Dominated by Iran War, Energy Costs, and AI Moratorium Debate

Sunday morning political programs converged on three themes this weekend: mounting U.S. casualties in the Iran war, soaring gasoline prices, and a Sanders-AOC bill that would freeze new AI data-center construction.

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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation for Data Center Construction Moratorium

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced legislation Thursday that would impose an immediate moratorium on new data center construction, citing the enormous energy demands of AI infrastructure at a moment of severe global energy disruption and soaring electricity costs.

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DHS Shutdown Enters Sixth Week as Senate Resumes Debate on SAVE Act Funding

The partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security entered its fortieth day Thursday as the Senate resumed consideration of the legislative vehicle for the SAVE Act, with both parties blaming the other for a stalemate that has left TSA workers unpaid and produced historic airport delays across the country.

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DHS Partial Shutdown Deepens TSA Staffing Crisis at U.S. Airports

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security remained unfunded for a fourth consecutive week, with TSA callout rates at some airports exceeding 40% and causing significant flight delays across the country.

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Hillary Clinton Testifies in House Oversight Deposition on Epstein Matters

Hillary Clinton appeared before the House Oversight Committee to testify regarding Jeffrey Epstein investigations.

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Midterm Voter Trends Show Surprising Youth Turnout in Suburban Districts

Early data suggests a surge in turnout among voters under 30 in key suburban swing districts, potentially reshaping party strategies for upcoming elections.

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