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Jury Acquits Man Who Threw Subway Sandwich at Federal Officer

A jury on Thursday found Sean Charles Dunn not guilty after about seven hours of deliberation in the case arising from an incident in Washington, D.C., in which he threw a Subway hoagie at a federal agent.

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How Trump Could Subvert the 2026 Midterms

TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. This week, voters across the country went to the polls for a handful of special and local elections. And the outcome is that Democrats won big and small races in what was seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump.

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US strikes Caribbean vessel, killing three; legal and diplomatic backlash

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said attacks to continue until ‘narco-terrorists’ stop ‘poisoning’ American people. The United States military has carried out another lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said.

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Can Zohran Mamdani Counter Trump from City Hall?

The Take New York’s new Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won amid Islamophobic attacks, and is set to become the city’s first Muslim mayor. He pledged to serve all communities and to challenge United States President Trump’s policies.

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How Long Will the U.S. Shutdown Continue?

The federal government shutdown is now the longest in US history. America’s longest government shutdown is becoming more painful by the day.