Nation and World Politics
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Pakistan says it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will attack within days
Apr 30, 2025 6:58 am - Pakistan said Wednesday it had “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days, as Pakistani nationals headed for the border to comply with New Delhi's orders to almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country following last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for helping repel Russia
Apr 30, 2025 6:54 am - Clinching a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war “is far too complex to be done quickly,” a senior Kremlin official said Wednesday, as the U.S. labors to bring momentum to peace efforts and expresses frustration over the slow progress.
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Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff
Apr 29, 2025 9:19 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, th...
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Trump’s anti-DEI order threatens state money for election security
Apr 29, 2025 9:17 pm - Federal election officials are suggesting states must pledge to follow President Donald Trump’s directive curbing diversity, equity and inclusion programs as a condition ...
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Under oath to Senate, Martin claims ignorance of Nazi sympathizer’s views
Apr 29, 2025 9:15 pm - A top Senate Democrat accused Ed Martin Monday of dodging or giving false answers to questions by a committee weighing his nomination as President Donald Trump’s pick to ...
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USPS law enforcement assists Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources and records show
Apr 29, 2025 6:16 pm - The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has quietly begun cooperating with federal immigration officials to locate people suspected of being in the country ill...
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Canadian prime minister's Liberals fall short of a majority in Parliament
Apr 29, 2025 3:49 pm - TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals celebrated election victory in a stunning turn of fortune but fell short Tuesday of winning an outright majority ...
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The EPA is canceling nearly 800 environmental justice grants, court filing reveals
Apr 29, 2025 3:41 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency plans to cancel a total of 781 grants issued under President Joe Biden, EPA lawyers wrote in a little-noticed court filing last week, ...
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after attempted board firings
Apr 29, 2025 3:27 pm - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a nonprofit organization created by Congress that provides funding to public broadcasters such as NPR and PBS, sued the Trump adm...
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US consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era low as trade war stokes anxiety
Apr 29, 2025 2:58 pm - Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll.