Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-06 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump says he wants to be involved in choosing the next supreme leader of Iran, reiterating his goal of giving rise to a new leadership that is friendly to the United States within the Iranian ruling system.
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[2026-03-06 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Postmaster General David Steiner speaks at an event marking the 250th anniversary of postal service’s founding, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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[2026-03-06 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: National Capital Planning Commission cites ‘large amount of public input’, with a majority opposing the plan
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[2026-03-06 08:56 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219
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[2026-03-06 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-03-06 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus looks on from the sidelines during a NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Oct. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
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[2026-03-06 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Supreme Court Justices listens as President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-03-06 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma is President Donald Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security Secretary, following the firing of Kristi Noem. Mullin told reporters at the Capitol on Thursday that he would get DHS “focused on protecting the homeland.”
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[2026-03-06 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The killing of Iran’s tyrannical Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday in an unprecedented joint military attack by the US and Israel called Operation Epic Fury set off widespread celebrations from Iranians around the world — as President Trump said it would give them their “greatest chance” to “take back the country.” Meanwhile, in Iran, a lack of internet has made it impossible for Iranians to easily communicate daily conditions.
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[2026-03-06 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has expressed public support for a possible Kurdish offensive against Iran as the United States pushes to destabilise the Iranian governing system internally.
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[2026-03-06 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The FBI said this week that it is investigating “suspicious activities” on an internal system that contains sensitive information related to surveillance operations and investigations.
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[2026-03-06 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump’s trust bought as much as $1.25 million worth of Netflix bonds in January as the streamer was in a heated bidding war with Paramount Skydance for Warner Bros. Discovery, according to government filings released this week.
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[2026-03-06 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — México acordó con Estados Unidos iniciar a partir de 16 de marzo una primera ronda bilateral de conversaciones de cara a la revisión del tratado comercial trilateral que mantienen con Canadá (el T-MEC) que se ha visto afectado en el último año por los aranceles impuestos por el presidente Donald Trump a sus vecinos y otros países.
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[2026-03-06 07:39 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military’s use of company’s AI
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[2026-03-06 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cleric leads a group of volunteers in prayer next to a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-06 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UAE billionaire Khalaf al-Habtoor accused US President Donald Trump of dragging the US’s energy-rich Gulf partners into “danger” by unleashing a war on Iran that they did not want and betraying the American people by putting war at the “top of your priorities”.
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[2026-03-06 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States House of Representatives is set to vote on a resolution to halt the administration of US President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran, in the latest test of lawmakers’ positions on the war.
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[2026-03-06 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, demitiu nesta quinta-feira (05/03) a chefe do Departamento de Segurança Interna (DHS, na sigla em inglês), Kristi Noem, apelidada popularmente como "Barbie do ICE". A decisão foi anunciada após crescentes críticas à gestão dela no departamento, incluindo a resposta a desastres e à condução da repressão imigratória do governo.
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[2026-03-06 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Fired Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem likely sealed her fate with one answer to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday — and it wasn’t the one about sex with her aide Corey Lewandowski.
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[2026-03-06 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states, including California and New York, are filing a lawsuit to block President Trump’s new tariffs, two weeks after a new round of taxes and duties on imports were issued following a Supreme Court ruling that found the White House had overstepped its authority.
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[2026-03-06 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking on car windows and peering into tents. It was the day after a winter storm had doused the city, and many of the unhoused people Feldman usually treats had moved to find somewhere dry.
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[2026-03-06 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-03-06 07:10 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawsuit says president does not have authority to impose levies and demands refunds from federal government
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[2026-03-06 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin.
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[2026-03-06 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump has selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security.
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[2026-03-06 06:51 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-03-06 06:50 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs
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[2026-03-06 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos Marco Rubio (izq) con el secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth durante una reunión entre el presidente Donald Trump y el secretario general de la OTAN Mark Rutte en La Haya, Holanda, el 25 de junio del 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-06 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Critics said Kristi Noem demonised immigrants and promoted an immigration enforcement strategy that targeted non-criminal, working immigrants and families. Source: AAP / J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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[2026-03-06 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Far from freeing up resources to focus on China, Trump’s administration finds itself fighting fires on several fronts, sapping its resources
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[2026-03-06 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tehran knows that dragging out the conflict is their only chance of convincing the White House to leave them alone
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[2026-03-06 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Another Labor Department official has been placed on administrative leave for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars on official travel — as an extensive watchdog probe of Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer rolls on, The Post can confirm.
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[2026-03-06 06:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Donald Trump has rejected the possibility of Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, replacing his slain father as Iran's supreme leader, dismissing the younger man as a "lightweight". Source: ABACA / Pool
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[2026-03-06 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Jessica van Vonderen
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[2026-03-06 06:36 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Un empleado de mantenimiento de Florida que fue condenado a cadena perpetua el jueves por abusar sexualmente de dos menores había sido declarado culpable de asaltar el Capitolio el 6 de enero de 2021, pero fue indultado por el presidente Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-06 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Kurds] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A nationless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force
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[2026-03-06 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Buddhist monks who embarked on the 2,300 mile pilgrimage from Texas to Washington DC will be travelling to Sri Lanka on a sacred mission in April this year.
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[2026-03-06 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: INDIANAPOLIS — So much for that rematch with UCLA women’s basketball.
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[2026-03-06 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Elle Ladine scored a season-high 25 points, Avery Howell added 18 points and nine rebounds and Washington defeated USC 76-64 in the second round of Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.
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[2026-03-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution Wednesday designed to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran, as the Trump administration accelerates its military campaign in a conflict that has killed hundreds, including at least six American service members.
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[2026-03-06 06:27 UTC+10:00] [Oregon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lawsuit argues that the president cannot sidestep the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated his previous sweeping import duties
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[2026-03-06 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente panameño, José Raúl Mulino, se ajusta las gafas durante una conferencia de prensa en la Ciudad de Panamá, el jueves 18 de diciembre de 2025. (Foto AP/Matias Delacroix, Archivo)
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[2026-03-06 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States-Israeli war with Iran continues to rage, as Washington pledges to send more troops and military assets to the Middle East and Tehran widens its retaliatory strikes across the region.
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[2026-03-06 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
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[2026-03-06 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Kristi Noem has been criticised for her handling of ICE raids. (AP: Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-06 06:04 UTC+10:00] [Homeland Security] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Noem, one of the top US officials overseeing the crackdown that saw two US citizens killed
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[2026-03-06 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits, as well as a wave of criticism over the response to deadly Texas floods.
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[2026-03-06 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, testifica durante una audiencia de supervisión del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional ante la Comisión Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes en el Capitolio, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-03-06 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters as he leaves the Senate chamber during a Senate war powers vote on Iran on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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