Laura Barrón-López
Laura Barrón-López covers the White House for MS NOW. Previously, she covered the White House and national politics for PBS NewsHour and Politico.
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Suspect found dead in Brown University shooting
Massachusetts law enforcement officials said 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente is also suspected of killing an MIT professor on Tuesday.
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Trump seeks Senate confirmation for prosecutor whose cases were thrown out
Without fanfare, the White House is moving to confirm Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia despite judicial rebuke.
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Trump weighing Noem’s ouster at Homeland Security
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is on “very thin ice,” a White House official told MS NOW.
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Watchdog: Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk
The Pentagon Inspector General found that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of a group chat risked the potential compromise of information that could harm military personnel and missions, according to four sources familiar with the findings.
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Trump weighing the ouster of Kash Patel, according to sources
Patel has come under scrutiny for his stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
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Republicans revisit the health care trap that derailed Trump’s first term
As expiring health subsidies threaten to spike premiums for millions of Americans, Republicans eye a risky Affordable Care Act overhaul — and a familiar dilemma.
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It’s nearly impossible for normal Americans to sue the government. Not so for U.S. senators
The House unanimously passed a repeal of the controversial provision. But Senate action is unclear.
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Behind Trump’s Epstein 180: A fighting posture that turned ‘too defensive’
In public, it was a surprising reversal. In private, Trump aides and allies were preparing for a loss. Ultimately, Trump saw the writing on the wall.
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What Trump learned from Hungary
The president has long praised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a model strongman.
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U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign
Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.