Nation and World
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Trump administration to end European security programs focused on Russia
Sep 04, 2025 6:47 pm - The Trump administration intends to halt longtime security assistance programs for Europe, including an initiative to fortify the continent’s eastern flank against a potential attack by Russia, as it endeavors to recast Washington’s role within NATO, according to six people familiar with the matter.
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Justice Department issues subpoenas targeting Fed governor Trump is trying to oust
Sep 04, 2025 6:13 pm - The Justice Department has opened a criminal mortgage fraud investigation of Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to oust her from the central bank’s board, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Trump’s Fed nominee says he’d keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate
Sep 04, 2025 6:11 pm - Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, said Thursday that he would remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term at the central bank.
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LSD shows promise for reducing anxiety in drugmaker’s midstage study
Sep 04, 2025 4:53 pm - LSD reduced symptoms of anxiety in a midstage study published Thursday, paving the way for additional testing and possible medical approval of a psychedelic drug that has been banned in the U.S. for more than a half century.
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Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension
Sep 04, 2025 2:00 pm - Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollar...
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Senators grill RFK Jr. over chaos at CDC: Takeaways from the hearing
Sep 04, 2025 12:30 pm - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday defended his tenure in a Senate hearing, following upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and P...
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Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations
Sep 04, 2025 11:49 am - The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base on the outskirts of Chicago as a staging ground from which the Trump administration can launch operations against undocum...
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Travis Kelce on what’s changed since his engagement to Taylor Swift: ‘I got one more ring’
Sep 04, 2025 11:05 am - SAO PAULO — Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce made teammate Patrick Mahomes and reporters laugh on Thursday when asked what has c...
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Trump says US would be on ‘brink of economic catastrophe’ unless justices rule his tariffs are legal
Sep 04, 2025 11:03 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is seeking a swift and definitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme Court that he helped shape, saying the country would be on “the...
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The District of Columbia sues over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard
Sep 04, 2025 11:01 am - WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard during his law enforcement intervention in Washington...