Nation and World Politics
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Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE
Jun 03, 2025 5:38 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday officially asked Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved spending, taking funding away from programs targeted by El...
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Musk slams Trump’s big tax bill as Republican senators race to meet a July 4th deadline
Jun 03, 2025 2:40 pm - President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he's pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.
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Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the statesJun 03, 2025 8:10 am - President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote. Turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult.
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Russian rockets kill 4 in a Ukrainian city as Kyiv claims it damaged a key bridge
Jun 03, 2025 7:26 am - A Russian rocket attack targeted the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding 25, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the assault, saying it underscored that Moscow has no intentions of halting the 3-year-old war.
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RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know.
Jun 02, 2025 2:58 pm - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s comments and his plan to swiftly study its causes, have splintered a community of millions of people living with autism.
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Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins presidential race, shaking up Polish politics
Jun 02, 2025 2:40 pm - Conservative Karol Nawrocki’s victory in Poland’s weekend presidential runoff has set the country on a more nationalist course — and cast doubt on the viability of the centrist government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the defeat of his liberal ally.
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans
Jun 02, 2025 1:05 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
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Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin's strategic arsenal
Jun 02, 2025 11:53 am - A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication for the first time reached as far as Siberia in a heavy blow to the Russian military.
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Inside the test kitchens helping restaurants navigate the trade war
Jun 02, 2025 11:06 am - On a recent weekday morning in downtown Chicago, chefs inside a test kitchen prepared a five-course meal featuring tostada verde with jalapeño Gouda and trout on focaccia. The chefs usually cook these spreads to help customers of Sysco Corp. create or tweak menu items. These days, they’re also coaching eateries on substitutes for imported ingredients hit by tariffs.
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Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war
Jun 02, 2025 8:32 am - Peace talks end quickly as Russia and Ukraine remain far apart. But after Ukraine's daring strikes, could progress be near?