Nation and World Politics
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Elon Musk backs off from feud with Trump, saying he regrets social media posts that ‘went too far’
Jun 11, 2025 7:02 am - Elon Musk stepped back from his explosive feud with U.S. President Donald Trump, writing on X that he regrets some of his posts about his onetime ally and that they went “too far.”
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Police detain more than 20 people on first night of curfew aimed at protests in downtown Los Angeles
Jun 11, 2025 6:51 am - Police detained more than 20 people, mostly on curfew violations, on the first night of restrictions in downtown Los Angeles and used crowd-control projectiles to break up hundreds of protesters demonstrating against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, officials said Wednesday.
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Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies
Jun 10, 2025 6:46 pm - The Trump administration is preparing to begin the transfer of potentially thousands of foreigners who are in the United States illegally to the U.S. military base in Gua...
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Trump watches Army demonstration at Fort Bragg as he faces criticism for deploying military to LA
Jun 10, 2025 3:00 pm - President Donald Trump watched the U.S. Army demonstrate a missile strike, a helicopter assault and a building raid at Fort Bragg on Tuesday, celebrating the 250th anniversary of that branch of the military while he deployed members of another — the U.S. Marines — to Los Angeles to join the National Guard in response to immigration protests.
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Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized
Jun 10, 2025 2:43 pm - Israel deported activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military.
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Russia launches another large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding 13
Jun 10, 2025 2:40 pm - Russia attacked two Ukrainian cities with waves of drones and missiles early Tuesday, killing three people and wounding at least 13 in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called “one of the biggest” strikes on Ukraine's capital in the 3-year-old war.
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Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to LA and Pentagon spending
Jun 10, 2025 1:08 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they expressed bipartisan frustration that Congress has not yet gotten a full defense budget from the Trump administration.
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‘Democracy is under assault’: Newsom responds to Trump’s military deployment in LA
Jun 10, 2025 8:59 am - California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed an emergency request in federal court Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.
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The U.N. Ocean Conference tries to turn promises into protection
Jun 10, 2025 8:26 am - The third U.N. Ocean Conference opened Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea. “The fight for the ocean is at ...
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NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
Jun 10, 2025 8:26 am - In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. “Dissent,” he sai...