Nation and World Politics
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Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive grows
Aug 30, 2025 5:05 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a da...
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Federal judge issues order blocking Trump effort to expand speedy deportations of migrants
Aug 30, 2025 5:02 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of t...
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Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled Americans' sensitive data resigns from post
Aug 30, 2025 2:55 pm - A Social Security whistleblower whose complaint alleged that Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans' sensitive information says he's resigning because of actions taken against him since making the claim.
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Trump’s tariffs remain unpopular, a warning sign for Republicans
Aug 30, 2025 1:38 pm - Four months after voters and financial markets recoiled at global trade wars, Wall Street and Main Street have taken sharply different views about President Donald Trump’s signature economic policy.
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Trump ends ex-Vice President Harris’ Secret Service protection early after Biden had extended it
Aug 29, 2025 6:53 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection that otherwise would have ended next summer, senior Trump a...
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Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says
Aug 29, 2025 6:48 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S. without their parents, according to a letter sent Frid...
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Missouri is next to answer Trump’s call for redrawn maps that boost GOP in 2026
Aug 29, 2025 6:42 pm - Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional elections.
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Appeals court strikes down Trump’s tariffs as illegal but leaves them in place
Aug 29, 2025 5:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s cornerstone economic policy was dealt another setback Friday when a federal appeals court ruled he did not have the authority to impose most of his sweeping tariffs on imports from dozens of trading partners.
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‘We do not need you here’: Lake County officials reject Trump’s immigration pushAug 29, 2025 5:39 pm - Lake County community and elected leaders pushed back Friday on the use of Naval Station Great Lakes to stage federal immigration and homeland security personnel.
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Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms
Aug 29, 2025 5:33 pm - President Donald Trump says he will cancel nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved funding for U.S. international assistance and diplomacy, setting up a fresh confrontation in the White House’s attempt to wrest constitutional spending power away from lawmakers.The Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday called the move an “attempt to undermine the law.”