Nation and World
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House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
May 22, 2025 6:12 am - House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump's priority bill to approval Thursday.
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Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team
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Ex-assistant tells of cleaning up booze, drugs and baby oil after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex marathons
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DOGE asks U.S. Supreme Court to block access to its records
May 21, 2025 7:14 pm - The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order that would force it to answer questions from a watchdog group and turn over documents about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in a fight over public access to the office’s records.
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Wall Street tumbles under the weight of rising Treasury yields and US debt worries
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Justice Dept. abandons police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville
May 21, 2025 4:32 pm - The Justice Department moved Wednesday to drop police-accountability agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville, abandoning the Biden administration’s attempt to reshape ...
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Abraham Lincoln artifacts to be auctioned to pay off foundation’s debt
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An adviser to an ex-Ukrainian president is killed near an American school in Spain, officials say
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Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers
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Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use