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White House scrambles after JFK files expose Social Security numbersThe Trump administration rushed to mitigate harm from the errant release of more than 400 Social Security numbers and other private information in files on JFK.Read complete article
Musk steps up criticism of judges, offers $100 to voters who will do the sameMusk’s political group America PAC is offering $100 to Wisconsin voters who sign a petition against “activist judges,” ahead of a pivotal state Supreme Court race.
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Trump signs order aimed at increasing domestic production of critical minerals
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Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security dataIn a scathing ruling on Thursday, a federal judge wrote that DOGE “essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion.”
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Trump signs executive order to dismantle Education DepartmentGet the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
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Education Secretary says she will work with Congress to eliminate the agency
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Anthony Dolan, Reagan speechwriter behind ‘evil empire,’ dies at 76At 29, he won a Pulitzer for investigative reporting. He later became a conservative speechwriter, supplying memorable phrases for the country’s 40th president.
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Pentagon spokesman sidelined after uproar over Jackie Robinson articleJohn Ullyot, who served in communications roles throughout President Trump’s first term, had faced criticism for his aggressive defense of anti-DEI policies.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the Trump administration is considering how it could redirect functions of...
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Government answers on migrant flights ‘woefully insufficient,’ judge says U.S. Judge James E. Boasberg called the information the government had provided him so far “woefully insufficient.”
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Analysis: On concessions to Russia, Trump and Americans are on different pages
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Lutnick urges Fox News viewers to buy Tesla stock, raising ethics questionsThe commerce secretary’s promotion of Tesla was the latest move by a Trump administration official to bolster support for Elon Musk’s car company.
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Husband of former congresswoman Cori Bush charged with wire fraudCortney Merritts, 46, faces two counts of wire fraud for allegedly filing sham applications in 2020 and 2021 with the Small Business Administration.
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Republican Rep. Lawler condemns closure of lone Social Security office in district
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Sanders says Trump is allying U.S. with authoritarianism
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Trump versus D.C. On this episode, President Trump has called Washington’s D.C. a ‘rat-infested…sh—hole’. Over $1 billion in city funding earmarked for 2025 has been held up by Republican lawmakers and the federal workforce is being decimated. Today, the gang is joined by local reporters Meagan Flynn and Emily Davies to make sense of the Trump administration’s complex and at times combative relationship with the nation’s capital. Washington’s federal workforce is reeling, with mass layoffs already announced and implemented across government agencies. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, continues to create fear, chaos and confusion amongst government employees. Plus, Trump signs an Executive Order aimed at shuttering the Department of Education. We tell you what that means, and why it matters.
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Trump’s new guidance doesn’t legalize segregation. Here’s what changed.
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Trump praises his earlier efforts to cut the Education Department
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Trump signs executive order to close the Education Dept.
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Trump’s new guidance doesn’t legalize segregation. Here’s what changed.An order to federal agencies to drop a clause in contracts about “segregated facilities” is largely symbolic, experts say.
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Students seated at desks surrounding President Donald Trump at Thursday’s event appeared to sign their own...
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Republican Govs. Gregg Abbott (Texas), Mike Braun (Indiana), Mike DeWine (Ohio), Kim Reynolds (Iowa) and Ron...
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The state flags as a backdrop at Thursday’s White House event were a piece of symbolism...
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Students entered the packed East Room, where President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive...
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Why Bukele opened El Salvador’s infamous prison to Trump
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Billboards targeting GOP lawmakers for funding bill votes taken down after defamation threat
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On concessions to Russia, Trump and Americans are on different pagesPolling has shown Americans don’t like Trump’s kid-gloves approach to Russia. And a new poll shows they might not like his potential concessions.
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Zelensky pushes back on Trump proposal to take over nuclear plant
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X sues Indian government over censorship, upping U.S. pressure on Modi
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What to know about Trump’s plan to abolish the Education Department
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More than a dozen judges have said Trump and Co. probably broke the lawTrump is now averaging one such finding about every four days.
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Stephen Miller: Judges ruling against Trump are thwarting will of voters
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Leavitt acknowledges White House can’t close Education Dept. on its own
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Another senior IRS executive is leaving
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Taliban releases American captive George Glezmann
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How the Justice Department is remaking itself in Trump’s image
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IRS informant on Hunter Biden gets senior investigative role at IRS
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Hawley to introduce bill to limit reach of district court judges
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President Donald Trump remotely addressed the Digital Asset Summit in New York on Thursday, as his...
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How the Justice Department is remaking itself in Trump’s imageAttorney General Pam Bondi has curtailed Justice Department anti-corruption efforts, ratcheted up immigration enforcement and redirected the civil rights division.
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Trump ends program millions in China use for internet, worrying Congress
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Partial ceasefire comes with warning from Kyiv: Russia breaches deals
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House Democrats ask for review of DOGE’s actions at Homeland Security Department
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What has Trump done today?Keep tabs on the Trump administration’s daily actions and executive orders, and follow the stories that are most important to you.
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With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?
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Boxer Imane Khelif not intimidated by Trump, eyes Los Angeles Olympics
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Analysis: Trump’s move to fire Democrats puts FTC’s independence in doubt
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Elon Musk, once a tacit backer of DEI, now focuses on anti-White bias
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Analysis: More than a dozen judges have said Trump and Co. probably broke the law
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Republican policy plans could undercut EV industry, experts say
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Elon Musk, once a tacit backer of DEI, now focuses on anti-White biasElon Musk, who was raised during South African apartheid, used to steer clear of debate about race. Now, he frequently advocates for White people.
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Trump knocks Federal Reserve for keeping interest rates steady
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) are starting a five-city tour of...
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Analysis: A Trump pick sits tight as House GOP navigates tiny majority
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Trump to sign order aimed at closing Education Department
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Appeals court to review judge’s order barring deportations
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Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns as Trump administration threatens funding cuts
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With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?Canadians say President Trump’s 51st-state rhetoric is a threat to national security. They’re also perplexed by the origin of his vision for Canadian annexation.
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Appeals court to review judge’s order barring deportations
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Elon Musk seeks to rally support for impeachment of judge who ruled against TrumpGet the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
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CIA secrets and exposed agents: See unredacted details from the JFK files
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Trump to sign executive order Thursday aimed at eliminating Education Department
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Judge denies request by U.S. Institute of Peace to stop DOGE takeoverA USIP lawsuit filed in D.C. requested a temporary restraining order and named Trump, several members of his Cabinet and DOGE representatives as defendants.
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Zelensky agrees to partial ceasefire after conversation with TrumpThe 30-day ceasefire would be the most concrete result yet of President Trump’s effort to end the war in Ukraine.
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Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns amid threats of funding cuts from Trump administration
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who has been openly critical of billionaire Elon Musk, President Donald Trump’s...
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Zelensky says conversation with Trump was substantive and positive
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Defense Department defends removal of webpages about Navajo code talkers and others
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Judge denies request by U.S. Institute of Peace to stop DOGE takeover
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Trump team makes plans for military to hold migrants at borderIf enacted, miles of buffer zone would become a temporary military installation, giving U.S. troops their most direct role yet in Trump’s enforcement mission.
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Trump team makes plans for military to hold migrants at border
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Democratic foreign relations leaders on Hill decry DOGE takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace
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Organizations representing older Americans criticize Social Security changes
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) accused President Donald Trump of illegally firing two...
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Fed holds interest rates steady as tariffs, inflation blur path ahead
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White House will fight FTC firings to Supreme Court ‘if we have to,’ Leavitt says
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The White House stood by a discrepancy between its and the Kremlin’s accounts of President Donald...
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President Donald Trump had a “fantastic phone conversation” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the...
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who...
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The White House pushed forward with delegitimizing the independent federal judiciary by attacking judges who rule...
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Trump freezes $175M in funding to U-Penn. over transgender athletes policy
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Schumer says firing of FTC members will lead to higher prices
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Musk escalates calls for impeachment of judges who’ve ruled against Trump
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President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday not to send supplies to Houthi militants, days after...
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Judge grants Trump officials extra day to answer questions about deportations
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Was Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act legal? Ask us your questions.
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President Donald Trump said discussions about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine were “very much on track,”...
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Cheap groceries or secure jobs? The Fed may need to choose.
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For Russia, Trump-Putin call marks Moscow’s return to the world stage
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President Donald Trump is speaking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the Oval Office, White House...
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U.S. Institute of Peace sues Trump administration after raid by DOGE
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Who is the judge Trump wants impeached over Venezuelan deportations?
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone Wednesday morning,...
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Analysis: What GOP safety net reductions and tax cuts would mean
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Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration rolesFollow President-elect Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Waltz says Trump administration ‘driving’ Russia and Ukraine toward ceasefire
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DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover
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Trump team shakes up mortgage giants as it weighs their futures
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Analysis: The debate over Trump’s executive powers
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Judge halts Trump EPA bid to kill $14 billion Biden climate grant fund
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