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The White House on Sunday amplified President Donald Trump 's call to rebrand New Mexico as "New America," reposting an image from the president's Truth Social account showing the state's name crossed out and replaced with "America." Trump's original post featured a map of the Southwestern state with the word "Mexico" crossed out in bright red and replaced with "America," effectively depicting it as "New America." TRUMP RENAMES LAKE ONTARIO ‘LAKE AMERICA’ AMID INTENSIFYING US-CANADA TRADE DISPUTE The White House later shared the image on its verified X account. Neither post included an explanation or indicated whether it reflected an actual policy proposal. The post comes just days after Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" for U.S. federal use. The executive order followed a series of tariff disputes between Washington and Ottawa. Trump said he directed Interior Secretary Doug...

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Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's so-called "homewrecker" law after a federal judge ruled the state has jurisdiction over allegations she helped break up a marriage by having an affair with a woman's then-husband. Sinema acknowledged having a sexual relationship with Matthew Ammel , who was a member of her security detail while she was a senator, but said she could not be sued in North Carolina because she lacks a meaningful connection to the state. U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon rejected that argument and denied Sinema's motion to dismiss the case, saying she knew Ammel lived in the state with his wife, Heather Ammel, and their three children. Bragdon also pointed out that Heather Ammel discovered the affair in early 2024 after reading nine messages Sinema sent to her then-husband while he was in North Carolina. He found that those communications were enough for Heather Ammel's lawsuit to move forward in the state. JONAT...