Nation and World Politics
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Small banks in mostly red districts could lose funding under new Trump order
Mar 24, 2025 1:29 pm - The Trump administration is targeting a federal program that subsidizes small banks in some of the poorest communities across the country, particularly in red states, as part of a wider White House push to reduce the size of government.
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The year's first major political test in Wisconsin becomes a referendum on Elon Musk
Mar 24, 2025 1:12 pm - The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat has become a referendum not only on the new administration, but on Elon Musk, the billionaire who has become one of President Donald Trump 's top financial backers and the architect of his efforts to slash the federal workforce.
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Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump's government cuts and Democrats' resistance
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Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs
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The Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content
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Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump
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Kitty Dukakis, wife of former governor and presidential candidate, dies at 88
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Trump promised an American boom. He now says it may take a while.
Mar 22, 2025 1:27 pm - President Donald Trump said his first day in office marked the start of a “golden age” for the U.S. He and his advisers now say it could take months or longer to arrive.
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Judge calls Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ‘problematic and concerning’
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Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launchesMar 22, 2025 8:27 am - With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.