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Who is Marko Elez? Elon Musk to Rehire 25-year-old Ex-DOGE Employee Fired Over Racist Posts
Billionaire Elon Musk has announced plans to rehire former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee Marko Elez, who was…
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Judge Blocks Donald Trump from Putting Thousands of USAID Employees on Administrative Leave
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing thousands of US Agency for International Development (USAID)…
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Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It's not clear if Putin really does
Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield. Kyiv is…
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Trump appoints himself as chairman of Kennedy Center, vows major changes
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is firing most of the board of trustees for the Kennedy Center, and naming himself…
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Zelensky open to Trump's rare-mineral partnership: "Let's do a deal"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled Friday he was willing to accept President Donald Trump's deal for continued military aid…
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Judge declines to block DOGE from Labor Department data, despite "concerns"
A federal judge issued a ruling Friday declining to block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing personal…
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Bitcoin lags behind gold as Trump’s trade war spurs safe haven demand
After outperforming most asset classes in 2024, Bitcoin now finds itself under pressure as Donald Trump’s White House return and…
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Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts
President Trump has made clear his animus toward mainstream media organizations. Now he’s getting more personal. Mr. Trump and his key…
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Trump to make himself chair of the Kennedy Center, says he'll dismiss board members
President Trump left the arts world reeling with his social media announcement Friday that he intends to appoint himself chairman of the…
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Bonta says Trump is 'spitting in the face of our democracy' as federal funds remain frozen
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta joined a coalition of more than 20 states Friday in asking a federal court to once again intercede and…
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Trump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
A new federal order that freezes a Biden-era program to build a national network of electric vehicle charging stations has confounded…
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Trump appoints himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center, firing board members
President Trump said Friday that he is appointing himself chairman of Washington's Kennedy Center for the performing arts to make it…
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Leaked document says 'large scale' immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A.
Federal law enforcement agents are planning to carry out a “large scale” immigration enforcement action in the Los Angeles area before the…
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Trump says he will name himself Kennedy Center board chair and impose programming changes
President Trump announced Friday night that he plans to name himself chairman of the Kennedy Center Board and use the post to dictate…
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Trump freezes aid to South Africa
President Trump signed an executive order Friday freezing aid to South Africa over a "shocking disregard of its citizens' rights." Source…
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Trump says he revoked Biden's security clearance
President Trump said late Friday that he would bar his predecessor, President Biden, from receiving intelligence briefings traditionally…
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Trump signs executive order creating White House Faith Office again
President Trump has signed an executive order establishing the White House Faith Office, an office he had during his first term. Source link
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Right-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods
The video falsely claiming that the United States Agency for International Development paid Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other actors…
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Column: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign…
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump's attempt to shut down USAID
A federal judge said Friday he is putting at least a short-term stop to President Trump's plans to place thousands of employees at the…
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US consumer sentiment hits 7-month low after Trump takes office
U.S. consumer sentiment has fallen to a seven-month low as inflation persists and President Donald Trump promotes various economic…
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Trump orders government to determine where Biden-era directives encroached on gun rights
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives…
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Oil prices set for third straight weekly fall on tariff concerns
Oil prices finished with daily gains on Friday (Feb 7) after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s crude exports, but prices were down for…
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DOGE Staffer Who Quit Over Racist Posts Is Already Coming Back to Work
Elon Musk announced Friday that the Department of Government Efficiency employee who quit for a range of racist social media posts will be…