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DONALD TRUMP


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7 hours ago

Fans remain stuck in line as US Open final begins because of extra security with Trump attending

Read full article: Fans remain stuck in line as US Open final begins because of extra security with Trump attending

Fans enduring a lengthy wait to get into the U.S. Open final booed and chanted “Let us in.

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9 hours ago

Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

Read full article: Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

As Chicago braces for an influx of federal immigration agents and possibly National Guard troops, churches citywide are turning up their response from the pulpit.

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10 hours ago

A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order

Read full article: A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order

Law enforcement officials have removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down as part of the clearing of homeless encampments in the nation’s capital.

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10 hours ago

Poll: Trump’s job ratings stay negative; Americans express strong support for vaccines

Read full article: Poll: Trump’s job ratings stay negative; Americans express strong support for vaccines

Americans’ views of President Donald Trump’s job performance remain negative amid a flurry of activity from his administration on tariffs, immigration and public health, according to the latest NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.

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13 hours ago

White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide

Read full article: White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide

Some history teachers are concerned about what may come of a White House review of the Smithsonian's public-facing content.

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15 hours ago

Several of Trump's immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

Read full article: Several of Trump's immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the U.S. in the largest deportation program in American history.

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15 hours ago

'Never seen anything like it' — what Trump's favorite phrase says about his presidency

Read full article: 'Never seen anything like it' — what Trump's favorite phrase says about his presidency

President Donald Trump often uses hyperbole to describe his achievements and challenges.

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16 hours ago

Trump's US Open visit sparks boos and long security lines

Read full article: Trump's US Open visit sparks boos and long security lines

President Donald Trump attended the U.S. Open on Sunday, drawing boos from the crowd.

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16 hours ago

In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bag

Read full article: In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bag

In a swath of the nation’s capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria and the U.S. Capitol dome.

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17 hours ago

South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

Read full article: South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

South Korea says it has reached a deal with the U.S. for the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.

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21 hours ago

Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at the U.S. Open for a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking

Read full article: Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at the U.S. Open for a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking

Carlos Alcaraz has reasserted his superiority over Jannik Sinner with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory in the U.S. Open final.

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21 hours ago

Japan's prime minister resigns after his party suffered a historic defeat in a summer election

Read full article: Japan's prime minister resigns after his party suffered a historic defeat in a summer election

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election.

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22 hours ago

Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast

Read full article: Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East.

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1 day ago

Sanders and Mamdani energize supporters at town hall as NYC mayor's race enters final stretch

Read full article: Sanders and Mamdani energize supporters at town hall as NYC mayor's race enters final stretch

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters at a town hall in Brooklyn, slamming President Donald Trump and boosting their shared progressive message.

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1 day ago

President Donald Trump will watch the US Open men's final from Rolex's suite, AP source says

Read full article: President Donald Trump will watch the US Open men's final from Rolex's suite, AP source says

A person with knowledge of the details says President Donald Trump will watch the U.S. Open men’s final from Rolex’s suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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1 day ago

Thousands protest for a 'Free DC' on the fourth week of federal control in Washington

Read full article: Thousands protest for a 'Free DC' on the fourth week of federal control in Washington

Thousands have taken to the streets of Washington, D.

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1 day ago

Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a 'wannabe dictator'

Read full article: Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a 'wannabe dictator'

President Donald Trump is amplifying his promises to dispatch the National Guard to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom overhead.

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1 day ago

Sinner vs. Alcaraz showdown at the US Open is their third Slam final in a row. Trump plans to attend

Read full article: Sinner vs. Alcaraz showdown at the US Open is their third Slam final in a row. Trump plans to attend

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the first two men to play each other in three consecutive Grand Slam finals in the same season.

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1 day ago

Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels

Read full article: Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels

The U.N. postal agency says postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after a Trump administration move to end a tariff exemption for low-cost imports.

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1 day ago

Legal aid group sues to preemptively block US from deporting a dozen Honduran children

Read full article: Legal aid group sues to preemptively block US from deporting a dozen Honduran children

A legal aid group has sued to preemptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it had “credible” information that such plans were quietly in the works.

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1 day ago

How Donald Trump is weaponizing the government to settle personal scores and pursue his agenda

Read full article: How Donald Trump is weaponizing the government to settle personal scores and pursue his agenda

President Donald Trump has been using his second term to amass and wield unprecedented power.

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1 day ago

Biden chooses Delaware for his presidential library as his team turns to raising money for it

Read full article: Biden chooses Delaware for his presidential library as his team turns to raising money for it

Former President Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in Delaware.

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1 day ago

Reform UK is on the rise. Leader Nigel Farage hopes the Trump playbook can propel him to power

Read full article: Reform UK is on the rise. Leader Nigel Farage hopes the Trump playbook can propel him to power

Nigel Farage has made a bold pitch to his Reform UK party, echoing themes that helped Donald Trump rise to power.

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1 day ago

Chicago's Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump’s threats for the city

Read full article: Chicago's Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump’s threats for the city

President Donald Trump’s plan to dispatch National Guard troops and immigration agents into Chicago has put many Latino residents on edge.

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1 day ago

Trump's job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up

Read full article: Trump's job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up

The U.S. job market has gone from healthy to lethargic during President Donald Trump’s first seven months back in the White House.

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2 days ago

Sinner beats Auger-Aliassime at the U.S. Open and faces Alcaraz for a 3rd Grand Slam final in a row

Read full article: Sinner beats Auger-Aliassime at the U.S. Open and faces Alcaraz for a 3rd Grand Slam final in a row

Jannik Sinner has overcome a mid-match lull before retaking control for a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the U.S. Open semifinals.

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2 days ago

Trump hosts White House dinner for GOP lawmakers at paved space he dubbed 'Rose Garden Club'

Read full article: Trump hosts White House dinner for GOP lawmakers at paved space he dubbed 'Rose Garden Club'

President Donald Trump hosted a dinner Friday night for members of Congress in the newly paved White House Rose Garden, telling them they were the first gathering of what he dubbed the “Rose Garden Club.”.

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2 days ago

In post-Jan. 6 era, 600 officers train for riots as threats to lawmakers climb toward record high

Read full article: In post-Jan. 6 era, 600 officers train for riots as threats to lawmakers climb toward record high

The U.S. Capitol Police have led a massive training exercise in Maryland to improve coordination among law enforcement agencies.

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2 days ago

Maryland leaders tell Trump they don't need the National Guard to curb gun violence

Read full article: Maryland leaders tell Trump they don't need the National Guard to curb gun violence

In a pointed show of solidarity against President Donald Trump, state and local leaders walked through one of Baltimore’s most historically underserved neighborhoods amid ongoing efforts to curb gun violence.

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2 days ago

Congress is expected to allow Trump's takeover of DC police to expire

Read full article: Congress is expected to allow Trump's takeover of DC police to expire

Congress is expected to allow President Donald Trump’s temporary takeover of Washington’s police department to expire next week as the 30 day limit comes to an end.

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2 days ago

Trump seeking ways to take over 9/11 memorial in NYC

Read full article: Trump seeking ways to take over 9/11 memorial in NYC

President Donald Trump’s administration says it's looking at ways the federal government can assume operation of the 9/11 memorial in New York City.

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2 days ago

European countries near Russia puzzled by US plans to cut defense funding

Read full article: European countries near Russia puzzled by US plans to cut defense funding

Confusion has emerged over Trump administration plans to halt some security assistance funding to European countries along the border with Russia.

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2 days ago

President Donald Trump to attend US Open men's singles final as a client guest

Read full article: President Donald Trump to attend US Open men's singles final as a client guest

President Donald Trump is planning to attend the men's singles final at the U.S. Open on Sunday as a client guest and will watch the match from a suite, a spokesperson for the U.S. Tennis Association said Friday.

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2 days ago

Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ineligible for asylum

Read full article: Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ineligible for asylum

The Trump administration is fighting Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid to apply for asylum.

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2 days ago

Democrats, GOP test their playbooks as Trump looms over elections in Virginia and New Jersey

Read full article: Democrats, GOP test their playbooks as Trump looms over elections in Virginia and New Jersey

Democrats and Republicans are testing dueling playbooks in fall elections that will decide the leadership of Virginia and New Jersey — and perhaps a new direction for the parties heading into next year’s midterms.

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2 days ago

Trump signs order to designate nations that hold Americans as sponsors of wrongful detention

Read full article: Trump signs order to designate nations that hold Americans as sponsors of wrongful detention

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that would let the U.S. designate nations as state sponsors of wrongful detention, using the threat of associated sanctions to deter Americans from being detained abroad or taken hostage.

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2 days ago

Trump says US will host next year’s G20 summit at his Florida golf club but he won't make money

Read full article: Trump says US will host next year’s G20 summit at his Florida golf club but he won't make money

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his golf club in southern Florida.

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2 days ago

Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump

Read full article: Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump

Justice Department prosecutors are dropping their federal case against a woman who was charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

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2 days ago

US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption

Read full article: US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption

The Trump administration is set to allow a West African leader accused of flagrant corruption to travel to the United States for this month’s U.N. General Assembly and cities outside New York that he has previously been barred from visiting.

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2 days ago

CBS forbids editing of 'Face the Nation' interviews after complaints from Kristi Noem

Read full article: CBS forbids editing of 'Face the Nation' interviews after complaints from Kristi Noem

CBS says it will no longer allow editing of newsmaker interviews on its Sunday morning show “Face the Nation.”.

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2 days ago

US and EU plan to discuss new Russia sanctions: What could be next for Putin?

Read full article: US and EU plan to discuss new Russia sanctions: What could be next for Putin?

European officials, led by EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan, plan to visit the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday to discuss economic pressure on Russia, including new sanctions.

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2 days ago

Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

Read full article: Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented.

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2 days ago

Two DC teens arrested in congressional intern's fatal shooting

Read full article: Two DC teens arrested in congressional intern's fatal shooting

Two teenagers have been arrested on murder charges in the killing of a congressional intern who was struck by stray bullets during a shooting in the nation’s capital.

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2 days ago

National conservatism asserts its dominance in Trump's Washington

Read full article: National conservatism asserts its dominance in Trump's Washington

National conservatism is reshaping the Republican Party in President Donald Trump’s second term.

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2 days ago

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he won't quit the race and is the only one who can beat Mamdani

Read full article: NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he won't quit the race and is the only one who can beat Mamdani

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said again that he won’t end his reelection campaign.

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2 days ago

Georgia sends troops to DC in sign that Trump's policing push will continue

Read full article: Georgia sends troops to DC in sign that Trump's policing push will continue

Georgia is becoming the eighth state to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.

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2 days ago

Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

Read full article: Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War.

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2 days ago

Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe

Read full article: Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has agreed to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free trip to Hawaii and other complimentary trips while serving as the state’s attorney general.

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2 days ago

Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump to help reunite them with their children

Read full article: Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump to help reunite them with their children

Venezuelan mothers and grandmothers are appealing to U.S. first lady Melania Trump for help reuniting with their children.

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2 days ago

The Latest: DHS says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia

Read full article: The Latest: DHS says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia

According to a Homeland Security official, some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles.

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2 days ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston's mayoral primary

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston's mayoral primary

Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against Josh Kraft, son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

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2 days ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's special congressional election

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's special congressional election

Voters in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington will choose a replacement Tuesday for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died in May after battling cancer.

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2 days ago

A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire

Read full article: A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire

Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric.

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2 days ago

Zizians group member pleads not guilty to murder and other charges in Vermont border agent's death

Read full article: Zizians group member pleads not guilty to murder and other charges in Vermont border agent's death

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont has made her first court appearance since prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against her.

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2 days ago

Homeland security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia

Read full article: Homeland security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia

U.S. immigration officials say some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles.

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2 days ago

Japan welcomes Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on autos and other goods

Read full article: Japan welcomes Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on autos and other goods

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on automobiles and other Japanese imports.

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2 days ago

Ukraine moves to ban an Orthodox church it says is linked with pro-war Moscow church

Read full article: Ukraine moves to ban an Orthodox church it says is linked with pro-war Moscow church

The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever all ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned.

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2 days ago

Stocks wobble as Wall Street wrangles with whether the job market is too weak

Read full article: Stocks wobble as Wall Street wrangles with whether the job market is too weak

U.S. stocks wobbled lower as Wall Street questioned whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the economy, or by so much that a downturn may be on the way.

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2 days ago

Cork won a rare Trump tariff exemption thanks to lobbying on both sides of the Atlantic

Read full article: Cork won a rare Trump tariff exemption thanks to lobbying on both sides of the Atlantic

U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs.

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2 days ago

A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics

Read full article: A Democratic governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is taking a more collaborative approach with Republican opponents in his first eight months in office despite disagreeing with them on many issues.

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2 days ago

Fox News thrives two years after court settlement, but 2020 election coverage fight goes on

Read full article: Fox News thrives two years after court settlement, but 2020 election coverage fight goes on

Fox News seemed to be dealt a crippling blow in a $787 million settlement of a libel lawsuit more than two years ago, but has instead thrived.

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2 days ago

A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

Read full article: A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela may have marked a stunning shift, but escalating pressure on the South American country has defined much of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s quarter-century in politics.

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2 days ago

Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics

Read full article: Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics

President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement.

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3 days ago

Trump to attend the US Open men's final Sunday, marking another trip to a major sporting event

Read full article: Trump to attend the US Open men's final Sunday, marking another trip to a major sporting event

President Donald Trump plans to attend the men's final of the U.S. Open on Sunday.

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3 days ago

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states

Read full article: Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states

The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status.

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3 days ago

Trump says Zohran Mamdani likely to be New York's next mayor unless 2 of his opponents quit the race

Read full article: Trump says Zohran Mamdani likely to be New York's next mayor unless 2 of his opponents quit the race

President Donald Trump says he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City’s next mayor unless two of the three candidates running against him drop out of the race.

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3 days ago

Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptions

Read full article: Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptions

The Trump administration has decided to abandon a Biden-era plan that would have required airlines to pay cash compensation and cover lodging and meals for stranded passengers when airlines cause flight cancellations or changes.

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3 days ago

Republican Gabriel Sterling, defender of 2020 Georgia election, runs for secretary of state

Read full article: Republican Gabriel Sterling, defender of 2020 Georgia election, runs for secretary of state

Gabriel Sterling, known for defending Georgia's 2020 election results, is running for the state's secretary of state.

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3 days ago

Trump will seek 'Department of War' rebrand for Pentagon

Read full article: Trump will seek 'Department of War' rebrand for Pentagon

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War.

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3 days ago

Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation push

Read full article: Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation push

A reconstruction of the aborted deportation of dozens of Guatemalan children on Labor Day weekend illuminates the latest clash between the administration’s desire for mass deportations and longstanding legal protections for migrants.

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3 days ago

Mexico's president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationship

Read full article: Mexico's president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationship

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's strategy of managing a tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump may be running up against wider regional tensions and a lack of willingness by the Trump administration to make concessions.

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3 days ago

US considers banning Iranians from shopping at Costco during UN meeting

Read full article: US considers banning Iranians from shopping at Costco during UN meeting

The Trump administration has already denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend the U.N. General Assembly later this month.

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3 days ago

Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents

Read full article: Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents

An immigrant who was arrested after a Milwaukee judge allegedly helped him evade federal agents has pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally.

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3 days ago

US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic

Read full article: US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic

The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trump’s erratic economic policies.

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3 days ago

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let him fire member of Federal Trade Commission

Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let him fire member of Federal Trade Commission

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court Thursday to let the president fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of emergency petitions over the president’s removal power.

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3 days ago

Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakers

Read full article: Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakers

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan questioning over recent changes to health agencies, vaccine approvals and other priorities at a contentious three-hour Senate hearing.

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3 days ago

Trump-backed plan to redraw Missouri congressional districts draws opposition at first hearing

Read full article: Trump-backed plan to redraw Missouri congressional districts draws opposition at first hearing

Some Missouri residents are denouncing a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts at the urging of President Donald Trump.

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3 days ago

The US will buy 2 million doses of an HIV prevention drug for low-income countries

Read full article: The US will buy 2 million doses of an HIV prevention drug for low-income countries

The U.S. is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to 2 million people in poor countries by 2028.

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3 days ago

US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles

Read full article: US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles

Immigration agents are conducting a raid at the sprawling industrial site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles in southeast Georgia.

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3 days ago

Trump's promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official says

Read full article: Trump's promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official says

Leaders of a Chicago suburb that houses a federal immigration processing center say they were told that the Trump administration's promised immigration enforcement surge will run for about six weeks.

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3 days ago

Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump-appointed commission head says

Read full article: Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump-appointed commission head says

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval.

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3 days ago

Massachusetts state health insurers to be required to cover vaccines, regardless of CDC guidance

Read full article: Massachusetts state health insurers to be required to cover vaccines, regardless of CDC guidance

Massachusetts insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the state’s department of public health.

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3 days ago

Judge upbraids prosecutors for handling of DC surge cases, saying they have 'no credibility left'

Read full article: Judge upbraids prosecutors for handling of DC surge cases, saying they have 'no credibility left'

A federal magistrate judge has angrily accused Justice Department prosecutors of trampling on the civil rights of people arrested during President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital.

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3 days ago

New York attorney general asks court to reinstate President Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty

Read full article: New York attorney general asks court to reinstate President Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty

New York’s attorney general is moving to have the state’s highest court reinstate President Donald Trump’s staggering civil fraud penalty.

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3 days ago

Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

Read full article: Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, who is fighting a Trump administration effort to remove her from her role as a Federal Reserve governor.

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3 days ago

FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton's home, records show

Read full article: FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton's home, records show

The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's first-term national security adviser mishandled government secrets.

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3 days ago

Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump said last week he won't spend.

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3 days ago

Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension

Read full article: Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension

Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House Republicans over the university’s response to campus protests.

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Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

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Lawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election that could enhance the Republican Party’s numbers in Congress.

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Trump's Fed nominee says he'd keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate

Read full article: Trump's Fed nominee says he'd keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate

Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, says he'd remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term at the central bank.

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DC lawsuit challenges Trump's National Guard deployment as a forced 'military occupation'

Read full article: DC lawsuit challenges Trump's National Guard deployment as a forced 'military occupation'

The District of Columbia is challenging President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in Washington.

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If Trump's biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumers

Read full article: If Trump's biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumers

President Donald Trump likes to boast about how much money the U.S. Treasury is raking in from the massive taxes – tariffs -- he’s slapped this year on imports from almost every country in the world.

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States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm

Read full article: States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm

Rhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states are suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project.

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US designates 2 more gangs in Latin America as foreign terrorist groups

Read full article: US designates 2 more gangs in Latin America as foreign terrorist groups

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.

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Trump says US would be on 'brink of economic catastrophe' unless justices rule his tariffs are legal

Read full article: Trump says US would be on 'brink of economic catastrophe' unless justices rule his tariffs are legal

President Donald Trump says the country would be on “the brink of economic catastrophe” without the import taxes he's imposed on U.S. rivals and allies alike.

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Kim Novak's emotional return to the spotlight at Venice Film Festival

Read full article: Kim Novak's emotional return to the spotlight at Venice Film Festival

Kim Novak has made an emotional return to the spotlight at 92.

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Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say

Read full article: Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say

A new paper from Vanderbilt University suggests Americans could save about $100 billion annually if credit card interest rates were capped at 10%, as proposed by President Donald Trump.

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Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing

Read full article: Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

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These neurodivergent students are helping each other build more inclusive schools

Read full article: These neurodivergent students are helping each other build more inclusive schools

A peer-to-peer movement of neurodivergent youth is hitting campuses this fall to build more inclusive spaces together.

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The Latest: Trump holds dinner for tech and AI leaders

Read full article: The Latest: Trump holds dinner for tech and AI leaders

President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States.

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