Nation and World Politics
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Trump threatens ‘very serious consequences’ if Musk backs Democrats
Jun 07, 2025 4:06 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened “very serious consequences” against Elon Musk if the tech billionaire and former adviser were to fund any Democratic candida...
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Russian officials delight in Trump-Musk rift, offer mediation, asylum
Jun 06, 2025 7:41 pm - As President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man blew up the internet by detonating their friendship, a key Kremlin point man on White House contacts used a phrase f...
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Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feud
Jun 06, 2025 7:15 pm - WASHINGTON — As the Republican Party braces for aftershocks from President Donald Trump's spectacular clash with Elon Musk, lawmakers and conservative figures are urging ...
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Supreme Court lets DOGE access Social Security data of millions of Americans
Jun 06, 2025 4:59 pm - A divided Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration for now in a pair of cases involving the U.S. DOGE Service, whose efforts to slash government agenci...
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally
Jun 06, 2025 4:39 pm - WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcemen...
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They served the nation. Now, these veterans say they’re protesting to save it.
Jun 06, 2025 4:20 pm - As soon as he was old enough to enlist, there was little doubt in Reed Radcliffe’s mind that he would serve his country. His father was in the Navy. His grandfather, too....
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Wall Street gains ground following a solid jobs report and marks another winning week
Jun 06, 2025 4:17 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The gains were broad, with every sector in the S&P 5...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
Jun 06, 2025 10:38 am - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of his plan to dismantle the agency.
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Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages
Jun 06, 2025 10:04 am - The Pentagon's watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, according to two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcer
Jun 06, 2025 9:15 am - Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon.