Nation and World Politics
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US envoy arrives in Israel to monitor Gaza food distribution as humanitarian crisis worsens
Jul 31, 2025 3:32 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaz...
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Ukraine's Parliament approves law restoring independence of anti-graft watchdogs following backlash
Jul 31, 2025 3:13 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill presented by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that restores the independence of two of the co...
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Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 13 people and injures more than 130
Jul 31, 2025 3:10 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine's capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, autho...
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Appellate judges question Trump's authority to impose tariffs without Congress
Jul 31, 2025 3:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for his most expansive round of tariffs. Members of...
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Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects
Jul 31, 2025 1:15 pm - The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States.
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Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days
Jul 31, 2025 10:38 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that there would be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, as the 25% tariff rates stay in place.
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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work
Jul 31, 2025 8:29 am - The government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, according to two administration officials.
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Trump’s newborn savings accounts a ‘back door for privatizing Social Security,’ Bessent says
Jul 30, 2025 7:41 pm - The newborn savings accounts created as part of President Donald Trump’s massive new tax and immigration law are a “back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.
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Trump administration halts, then releases, NIH research funding
Jul 30, 2025 7:36 pm - The Trump administration on Tuesday temporarily halted all funding for science research issued by the National Institutes of Health before releasing the funds later in the day, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post and more than a half-dozen federal officials familiar with the matter.
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US sanctions Brazil’s Supreme Court justice overseeing case against Bolsonaro
Jul 30, 2025 6:59 pm - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over alleged suppression of freedom of expression and the ongoing trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Also, President Trump levied a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil because of the prosecution of Bolsonaro.