Politics
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Why a full federal takeover of D.C. would require an act of Congress
The moment that local officials in Washington have been dreading for months is finally here. President Donald Trump, one month into his second...
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Judge declines to stop Trump's firing of probationary federal workers
A federal judge on Thursday rejected labor unions' request for a restraining order halting President Trump's firing of thousands of new federal...
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Trump adds enslaved soldier to proposed Garden of Heroes to mark Black History Month
President Trump marked Black History Month Thursday by announcing that Prince Estabrook, an enslaved Revolutionary War soldier, will be added to...
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Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?
An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump's enthusiastic endorsement: Take some...
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D.C. mayor counters Trump's talk of federal takeover as political gamesmanship
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday said she took seriously President Trump's call for a federal takeover of the District, but she also felt it...
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Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians
The Trump administration is throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians that had shielded them from deportation. The decision...
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Blackburn, Ossoff push to record child interviews to help identify trafficking victims
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Jon Ossoff are teaming up on a bipartisan bill to help identify child trafficking and abuse victims by encouraging...
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Surging far-right AfD hopes to score new legitimacy as Germans prepare to vote
Germans will head to the polls Sunday looking for leadership at a deeply uncertain time, but all eyes will be trained on a party likely to finish a...
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Mike Waltz says Trump is 'frustrated' with Zelenskyy and blasts 'insults' from Ukraine
A top White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump's increasingly tough criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflects the...
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State Department halts all media subscriptions except for academic, professional journals
The State Department will no longer pay for subscriptions to foreign and domestic news outlets under a new directive.
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Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director, handing President Trump's outspoken nominee a green light to overhaul the bureau that...
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Trump order calls for agencies to run regulations past DOGE
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday calling for agency heads to work with the Department of Government Efficiency to review all...