Nation and World
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How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze
Jan 28, 2025 8:58 pm - ATLANTA — A White House order to freeze federal grants reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign. The approach w...
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Federal judge blocks Trump federal spending freeze after a day of chaos
Jan 28, 2025 8:38 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from imposing a sweeping pause on trillions of dollars in federal spending, capping a frenetic day o...
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Trump moves to fire members of EEOC, NLRB boards, breaking with precedent
Jan 28, 2025 7:28 pm - President Donald Trump has moved to fire Democratic members of two independent federal commissions, an extraordinary break from decades of legal precedent that promises t...
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Trump’s immigration crackdown expands to New York CityJan 28, 2025 7:25 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and effort to deport massive numbers of people hit the nation’s largest city early Tuesday, as immigration offic...
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Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink size of government
Jan 28, 2025 6:55 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it would begin subjecting all federal employees to “enhanced standards of suitability and conduct” and ominou...
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California water regulators refute Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in the state
Jan 28, 2025 6:51 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California water officials said this week there's no truth to President Donald Trump's assertion that the U.S. military has entered California and “t...
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Caroline Kennedy warns senators of ‘predator’ RFK Jr. in searing letter
Jan 28, 2025 4:58 pm - Caroline Kennedy on Tuesday warned senators about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling her cousin — now Trump’s pick to lead HHS — a “predator” whose victims have ranged from f...
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RFK Jr. disparaged vaccines dozens of times in recent years and misled on race
Jan 28, 2025 4:36 pm - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top health post, has repeatedly disparaged vaccines, falsely linked them to autism and argued tha...
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Israel’s prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4
Jan 28, 2025 4:26 pm - WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4, which would...
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Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
Jan 28, 2025 4:19 pm - GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's la...