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Video: How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed
new video loaded: How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed By Ben Casselman, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim, Gabriel Blanco and Jon…
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Trump's approval rating hits new second term low, poll shows
President Donald Trump's approval rating during his second term has hit a new low, a poll from Quinnipiac University shows on Wednesday.…
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Map shows which states are sending National Guard troops to D.C.
Six states are now sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in an effort to help President Donald Trump's administration combat…
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Trump's approval rating with Medicaid recipients takes a nosedive: Poll
President Donald Trump's approval rating with Medicaid recipients has dropped a staggering 16 points since January, a new poll from…
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Video: Fact-Checking Trump on Epstein
new video loaded: Fact-Checking Trump on Epstein By Linda Qiu, Claire Hogan, June Kim and Zach Wood•August 14, 2025 For the most part,…
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Pete Hegseth responds to claims that he and Trump want "martial law"
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed back against critics who say President Donald Trump's administration seeks to impose…
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Trump says there will be "swapping of territories" between Russia, Ukraine
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at…
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Dad in US for 29 years who previously had temporary green card deported
Miguel Angel Lopez, a father of three who had been living in the United States for decades, was deported to Mexico in June. Newsweek…
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Ex-Trump commissioner warns of "dangerous precedent" after new firing
President Donald Trump's firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, was "totally groundless" and…
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Senate Democrats go to battle against each other
Senate Democrats openly sparred on Tuesday in the upper chamber over police bills, as the wrangling intensified when New Jersey Senator…
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Judge hit with complaint over making "improper" comments about Trump
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a complaint filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg,…
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Video: Why We Almost Got a MAGA-Branded Instant Pot
Instant Brands announced a new line of pots emblazoned with the slogan “Make America Great Again.” David Fahrenthold explains what’s…
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How a viral image is fueling the fight over reports of starvation in Gaza
Photographs of a young Palestinian child appearing to suffer from severe malnutrition have emerged over the past week as a new symbol of…
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“South Park” Skewers a Satire-Proof President
There’s a legal strategy known as the small-penis rule, wherein an author who writes a character based on a real person can potentially…
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Donald Trump's disapproval rating rises to new high
Donald Trump's disapproval rating has climbed to its highest level since the start of his second term, according to new polling data. The…
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WSJ report reveals Bill Clinton's 50th-birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein
The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that former President Bill Clinton was among the many well-wishers who wrote a birthday…
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White House reacts to report that Bondi told Trump he was in Epstein File
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at…
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Donald Trump calls for senator to be jailed: "Big trouble"
President Donald Trump has escalated his attacks on Senator Adam Schiff, calling for the Democrat to go to prison for alleged mortgage…
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Video: Documenting L.A.’s Surge in Immigration Arrests
Jennifer Medina, a political reporter at The New York Times who is based in Los Angeles, speaks with a witness who recorded an immigration…
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Lara Trump teases more Jeffrey Epstein files in new interview
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily…
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Fundraiser for farm worker killed in ICE raid tops $150K
A GoFundMe campaign for Jaime Alanis, a 57-year-old California farmworker who died Saturday from injuries sustained in a 30-foot fall…
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Jeffrey Epstein's brother reacts to Trump administration's review of case
Jeffrey Epstein's brother, Mark Epstein, has publicly criticized the Trump administration's handling of the investigation into Jeffrey's…
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Iran tells US to choose war or peace
Iran has challenged the United States to make a pivotal decision following the recent war with Israel, urging Washington to return to…
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Trump issues warning to Zohran Mamdani if he becomes mayor
President Donald Trump warned Democratic mayoral primary winner and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani that if he becomes New York City…