Nation and World Politics
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US says it brokered deal to end fighting in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia
Mar 25, 2025 4:21 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — The United States said Tuesday that it had reached a tentative agreement for Ukraine and Russia to stop fighting and ensure safe navigation in the Black S...
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Columbia student protester can't be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules
Mar 25, 2025 4:16 pm - NEW YORK — A Columbia University student who faces potential deportation for her involvement in a pro-Palestinian protest cannot be detained by immigration officials for ...
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Consumer confidence is sliding as Americans’ view of their financial futures slumps to a 12-year low
Mar 25, 2025 1:27 pm - U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation.
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Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as minor 'glitch'
Mar 25, 2025 1:05 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly.
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Clock ticks on Trump and GOP’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill on taxes
Mar 25, 2025 9:01 am - As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil the U.S. and global economies, lawmakers returned to Washington late Monday under new pressure to pass tax laws and raise the country’s borrowing limit to stave off a catastrophic debt default.
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Trump intel officials testify on threat from drug cartels as Dems press them on leak of attack plans
Mar 25, 2025 8:49 am - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's top intelligence officials stressed to Congress the threat they said was posed by international criminal gangs, drug cartels and h...
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Greenlanders unite to fend off the US as Trump seeks control of the Arctic island
Mar 25, 2025 6:18 am - Lisa Sólrun Christiansen gets up at 4 a.m. most days and gets to work knitting thick wool sweaters coveted by buyers around the world for their warmth and colorful patterns celebrating Greenland’s traditional Inuit culture.
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Should Des Plaines police assist with federal immigration enforcement? Council candidates disagreeMar 24, 2025 3:03 pm - Candidates running for seats on Des Plaines’ city council are divided about whether local police should assist federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
Mar 24, 2025 2:52 pm - Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.”
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UN to reduce staff in Gaza, blaming Israel for a strike that killed its employee
Mar 24, 2025 2:39 pm - The United Nations said Monday it will “reduce its footprint” in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer from Bulgaria and wounding five other employees.