Nation and World Politics
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Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponed
May 01, 2025 7:14 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone who buys Iranian oil, a warning that came after planned talks over Tehran’...
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Trump administration cuts school mental health grants created after shootings
May 01, 2025 7:10 pm - The Education Department this week began cutting about $1 billion in mental health-related grants created in response to mass school shootings, claiming that schools that...
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More than 1,100 arrested in 6-day Florida immigration sweep, officials say
May 01, 2025 4:46 pm - More than 1,100 people have been arrested in Florida over the last week as part of a sweeping immigration operation involving state and federal law enforcement agents, De...
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Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actionsMay 01, 2025 4:04 pm - DETROIT — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Tr...
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Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law
May 01, 2025 12:56 pm - A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump's invocation of it was “unlawful.”
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Trump names Secretary of State Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz for UN envoy
May 01, 2025 10:48 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting national security adviser to replace Mike Waltz, whom he is nominating for United Nations ambassador.
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Schaumburg Business Association talks tariffs, sidesteps ideological issuesMay 01, 2025 8:56 am - Members of the Schaumburg Business Association were promised and received a non-ideological overview of tariffs and a history of their use by the U.S. on the 100th day of the second Trump administration Wednesday.
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From Tokyo to Turin, Trump’s policies loom over May Day marches
May 01, 2025 6:55 am - From Tokyo to Turin, Taipei to Paris, tens of thousands marched in May Day rallies that spotlighted growing anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff agenda and fears of global economic turmoil. In France, union leaders condemned the “Trumpization” of world politics. In Italy, protesters paraded a puppet of the American president through the streets of Turin. And in Germany, unionists warned that extended workdays and anti-immigrant rhetoric were eroding hard-won labor protections.
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Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include?
May 01, 2025 6:47 am - After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defense against Russia.
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After signaling restraint, Trump renews criticism of the Federal Reserve
Apr 30, 2025 7:07 pm - President Donald Trump took aim at the Federal Reserve during a rally Tuesday in Michigan, suggesting that the central bank’s leadership is underperforming and claiming h...