Nation and World Politics
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Trump to meet Putin soon, the Kremlin says as a White House deadline looms on Ukraine
Aug 07, 2025 6:41 am - A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.
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Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing
Aug 07, 2025 6:37 am - President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible damage for the U.S. economy.
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UCLA says Trump administration has suspended $584 million in grants, threatening research
Aug 06, 2025 7:01 pm - The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly double the amount that was previously thought,...
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Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns in push to release classified Russia report
Aug 06, 2025 3:58 pm - The Trump administration pushed to unveil a highly classified document on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election after an intense behind-the-scenes struggle over secr...
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Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%
Aug 06, 2025 12:14 pm - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%.
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Trump will highlight Apple's plans to invest $100 billion more in US, raising total to $600 billion
Aug 06, 2025 12:12 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to celebrate at the White House a commitment by Apple to increase its U.S. investments by an additional $100 billion over the next four years.
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Bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Dems are stayingAug 06, 2025 10:49 am - St. Charles police are investigating a bomb threat Wednesday morning at a conference center where Democratic Texas state lawmakers have been staying.
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Texas election map fight swells into national political warfare
Aug 06, 2025 10:15 am - The fight over Republicans’ push to redraw the Texas congressional map has widened into a national political war, with red and blue states moving to counteract each other and ambitious politicians around the country vowing aggressive partisan combat.
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Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn joins Tennessee race for governor
Aug 06, 2025 9:19 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor's race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with U.S. Rep. John Rose.
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Epstein's ex, Ghislaine Maxwell, doesn't want grand jury transcripts released
Aug 06, 2025 7:26 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein 's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, wants to keep grand jury records secret in the sex trafficking case that sent her to prison, her ...