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Trump Guts Crucial OPM Team as Elon Musk Gains Even More Power
The Trump administration has fired members of the “privacy team” at the Office of Personnel Management, a move that will hinder public…
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Trump's lawyers ask Supreme Court to fast-track approval of agency officials' firings
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers alerted the Supreme Court over the weekend to what they called “an unprecedented assault on the…
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Whistleblower protection agency head tells Supreme Court to keep him at post after Trump firing
The head of a whistleblower protection agency asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to keep him at his post while litigation over President…
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Illegal immigrants now paying up to $30,000 as cartels raise prices under Trump
Mexican migrants, who usually pay the lowest rates, are now regularly shelling out $10,000 apiece, and prices as high as $16,000 are not…
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Trump Press Secretary Hit With Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fraud Claim
“We had that a couple months ago, long before this other discussion. So, I don’t think that had anything to do with that,” Homan insisted.…
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Goldberg: Is Trump's Napoleon quote just idle trolling? This context suggests otherwise
The president of the United States posted a possibly apocryphal quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte on social media Saturday: “He…
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Trump Saved Eric Adams’s Bacon—and Put the Country Up for Sale
Given that Adams is hardly guaranteed reelection as New York mayor, his likelihood of someday ascending to the presidency seems a stretch.…
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Andrew Tate attacks Biden amid reports Trump officials lobbied Romania
Amid reports that the Trump administration has urged Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on influencer Andrew Tate and his…
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Trump administration, Russia hold talks on ending Ukraine war, reopening ties
WASHINGTON — The United States formally brought Russia in from the cold Tuesday with high-level talks aimed at ending Moscow’s war with…
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US: Wall St opens higher with Fed policy, Trump tariffs in focus
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Feb 18), as investors focused on potential tariff developments and the US Federal…
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Elon Musk Zeroes In on the I.R.S.
The fire hose of Elon Musk news continues: We’ve got more on the controversy over the access to sensitive I.R.S. data that Musk’s…
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Donald Trump FAA firings: Which roles are affected by layoffs?
Hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees were laid off last week and Newsweek has broken down what we know about which…
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Trump Is Right: The States Should Handle Disaster Relief
State and local leaders, not distant federal bureaucracies, are in the best position to deliver real solutions when disaster strikes.…
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Photos show Trump, Musk 50501 protests across the US
Thousands of Americans braved freezing temperatures on Presidents Day to protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Protesters held up…
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Gold inches higher on concerns over Trump tariff threats
GOLD prices edged higher on Tuesday (Feb 18) as uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to dominate sentiment,…
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Hundreds rally in Long Beach to protest President Trump and Elon Musk
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Long Beach for a “Not My President” rally on Presidents Day to protest the Trump…
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Shein executive seeks to reassure investors after Trump crackdown on low-value imports
FAST-FASHION retailer Shein’s executive chairman Donald Tang told investors in a letter on Monday (Feb 17) that “growth remains strong”…
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Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?
As President Trump’s efforts to restructure the global trade system with expansive tariffs begin to take shape, one question continues to…
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Trump Uses Supreme Court Immunity Ruling to Claim “Unrestricted Power”
Donald Trump is arguing to the Supreme Court that they have already given him “unrestricted power” to fire people. The White House’s…
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Trump Supporters Have Second Thoughts as He Takes Over Government
The notices, sent from an “exec order” Microsoft email address, began arriving Friday evening, according to the statement. “It is possible…
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Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk
An advertisement that was set to run in some editions of The Washington Post on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in…
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January 6 Insurrectionists Take Trump Pardons to Horrifying Level
The notices, sent from an “exec order” Microsoft email address, began arriving Friday evening, according to the statement. “It is possible…
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'No kings on Presidents Day' rings out from protests against Trump and Musk
Protesters against President Donald Trump and his policies braved frigid temperatures to demonstrate Monday at rallies corresponding with…
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Republican Introduces Pathetic Bill to Create Trump National Holiday
“This is not a capitulation-this is a coercion,” a source familiar with the meeting told Reuters. “That person, in my mind, is a hero.”…