Nation and World Politics
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27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests
Feb 11, 2025 8:30 am - More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship.
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JD Vance rails against ‘excessive regulation’ of AI at Paris summit in rebuke to European efforts
Feb 11, 2025 7:57 am - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned global leaders and tech industry executives that “excessive regulation” could cripple the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry in a rebuke to European efforts to curb AI’s risks.
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‘Hell has open borders’: Palatine church causes stir with sign invoking illegal immigrationFeb 10, 2025 9:01 pm - A sign outside a Palatine church across the street from a school with a diverse population is causing a stir.
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‘It sets a real bad example’: Illinois politicians react to Blagojevich pardonFeb 10, 2025 7:33 pm - President Donald Trump’s pardoning of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich drew angry reactions from some Illinois political leaders Monday evening.
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Trump’s latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertainty
Feb 10, 2025 2:39 pm - President Donald Trump plans to on Monday formally announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of an aggressive effort to remake the existing terms of world trade that so far has compounded economic uncertainty.
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So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaintsFeb 10, 2025 2:36 pm - The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more.
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Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
Feb 10, 2025 2:23 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans.
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Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US ‘ownership’
Feb 10, 2025 10:43 am - President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who have sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population.
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Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are coming
Feb 10, 2025 8:11 am - President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.
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Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from access to Treasury Department material
Feb 08, 2025 7:54 pm - NEW YORK — A federal judge issued an emergency order early Saturday prohibiting Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service from accessing personal and financial data on millions of Am...