Nation and World Politics
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‘Don’t get in my way,’ the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff
May 09, 2025 7:36 pm - WASHINGTON — The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting Friday not to try to impede upcoming chan...
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ICE moves detainees to Texas facility where judge declined to halt deportations
May 09, 2025 6:33 pm - As the Trump administration battles to use a wartime law to speed deportations of alleged gang members, it has moved dozens of detained Venezuelans to the one court distr...
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Trump revives, then discards, then revives again the idea of taxing the rich in big GOP bill
May 09, 2025 6:32 pm - WASHINGTON — After musing publicly and privately with the idea of raising the top tax rate for wealthy millionaires as Republicans draft his big bill in Congress, Preside...
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Even with DOGE cuts, the U.S. has spent $166 billion more than last year
May 09, 2025 4:16 pm - Even as President Donald Trump and the efficiency-geared U.S. DOGE Service seek to cut programs and dramatically reduce the size of the government workforce, the federal deficit increased by $196 billion so far this fiscal year, as spending on social safety-net services and defense programs continue to climb.
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Gates accuses Musk of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ with DOGE cuts
May 09, 2025 4:15 pm - The feud between billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk ramped up this week, with Gates accusing Musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” through massive cuts to the...
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Study: Immigrant health care programs may have boosted hospital bottom lines
May 09, 2025 1:04 pm - Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals.
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Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence
May 09, 2025 12:59 pm - A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship accused Columbia University on Thursday of eroding democracy with its handling of campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war.
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Trump claims prices are down. Here’s what the data actually shows.
May 09, 2025 11:45 am - President Donald Trump has insisted that prices are falling, even as consumers continually express concern about the economy. The reality is complicated.
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Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85May 09, 2025 8:23 am - Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85.
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Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire
May 09, 2025 7:04 am - Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region.