Nation and World
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These feds took Trump’s ‘fork’ deal. Then they got fired.
Feb 20, 2025 8:47 pm - Dave Elmstrom knew what he would do when the Trump administration’s resignation offer, titled “Fork in the Road,” landed in his inbox: take it. Elmstrom, a probationary e...
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Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
Feb 20, 2025 7:38 pm - President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially thro...
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Judge rejects unions’ request to pause Trump administration firingsFeb 20, 2025 6:52 pm - A federal judge on Thursday declined to issue a temporary restraining order pausing President Donald Trump’s moves to fire thousands of employees who are on probationary ...
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Airlines seek to overturn Biden rules for travelers with wheelchairs
Feb 20, 2025 4:13 pm - Major U.S. airlines are seeking to overturn a sweeping set of Biden-era rules that offered consumer protections to passengers with disabilities — including people who dep...
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Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to reinstate birthright citizenship order
Feb 20, 2025 4:11 pm - A federal appeals court panel denied a Justice Department bid to reinstate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at curbing birthright citizenship, edging the ba...
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A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled amid growing tensions
Feb 20, 2025 2:28 pm - A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday as political tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the almost three-year war with Russia.
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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
Feb 20, 2025 2:24 pm - The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump's bidding and go after the Republican president's adversaries.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
Feb 20, 2025 12:38 pm - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.
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Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
Feb 20, 2025 7:43 am - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 5,000 to 219,000 for the week ending February 15, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Trump backs idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
Feb 20, 2025 7:39 am - President Donald Trump said that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend.