Trump was forced to switch helicopters due to 'minor hydraulic issue'

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President Donald Trump was forced to switch helicopters while leaving London due to a 'minor hydraulic issue', investigators named a suspect in the fatal shooting of three Pennsylvania cops, and a new investigation reveals the DEA is outfitting agents with audio-video recorders camouflaged to look like everyday credit cards.

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1 | Trump and Melania forced to switch helicopters while leaving London due to 'minor hydraulic issue'

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2 | The right's 'free speech' squad declares war on First Amendment after Charlie Kirk murder and Kimmel is latest casualty

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3 | That DEA agent's 'credit card' could be secretly eavesdropping on you

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4 | Rural Pennsylvania horror: Suspect named after three cops shot dead and two wounded while serving a warrant

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5 | Worker crushed to death by robotic machine at Wisconsin frozen pizza factory

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The Big Question 

President Donald Trump said he will designate the antifa movement as a "major terrorist organization."

However, it's unclear exactly what practical effects this designation could have. The U.S. government does not provide a precise, public list of groups it may consider to be domestic terrorist organizations, in part because of free speech concerns. Experts also say antifa is not an organization, but rather an ideology or movement.

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STAT OF THE DAY

263%

Canada has reported a 263 percent increase in asylum claims from people fleeing across the border from the United States, as the Trump administration intensifies its hardline stance on immigration.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"'These people are crazed lunatics." 

President Donald Trump gave a rambling answer when pressed about free speech concerns in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death.

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