Nation and World Politics
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Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to create an 'impression of a ceasefire' as attacks continue
Apr 20, 2025 4:13 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of creating a false appearance of honoring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued ...
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Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns
Apr 20, 2025 4:09 pm - NEW YORK — Now, it's Chris Van Hollen's turn. The mild-mannered Maryland senator has suddenly emerged as a leading figure in the resistance to Donald Trump’s norm-busting...
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Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'
Apr 20, 2025 4:00 pm - JERUSALEM — An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of “professional failure...
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IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job
Apr 18, 2025 7:26 pm - WASHINGTON — Just days after being promoted to acting IRS commissioner, the whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is out of ...
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Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers
Apr 18, 2025 7:20 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has begun making one of the controversial personnel changes for government employees that was spelled out in the conservative Project ...
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Trump ready to ‘move on’ from Ukraine peace talks if no progress, Rubio says
Apr 18, 2025 7:15 pm - PARIS — President Donald Trump is ready to “move on” from peace talks between Ukraine and Russia if there is no progress “within days,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio tol...
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DOJ questions Glenview science journal about bias, triggering free speech concerns
Apr 18, 2025 5:45 pm - Amid brewing conflict between scientists and the administration of President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent an unusual letter this week...
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Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
Apr 18, 2025 3:42 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health...
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Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniors
Apr 18, 2025 2:06 pm - The Illinois chapter of AARP played a role in the Trump administration reversing itself and allowing Social Security beneficiaries to have the option of filing for benefits over the phone.
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Judge pauses Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Apr 18, 2025 11:18 am - A federal judge who blocked President Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ruled Friday that the bureau can’t go forward immediately with plans to mass fire hundreds of employees.