Nation and World Politics
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House narrowly passes GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ for Trump’s agenda
Feb 25, 2025 2:26 pm - House Republicans narrowly approved framework Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, setting off a sprint with the Senate to reshape the tax code, imple...
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White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones
Feb 25, 2025 2:17 pm - The White House said Tuesday that its officials “will determine” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close — a sharp break from a century of tradition in which a pool of independently chosen news organizations go where the chief executive does and hold him accountable on behalf of regular Americans.
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Wheaton College in political, religious crosshairs over congratulating Trump appointeeFeb 25, 2025 1:41 pm - Wheaton College is finding itself criticized by both sides of the political divide over congratulating a graduate who is a controversial Trump appointee.
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More than 230,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
Feb 25, 2025 10:20 am - More than 230,000 Canadians have signed a petition asking the country’s prime minister to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship and passport, accusing the tech billionaire and T...
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The FBI's new deputy director is a popular podcaster — who has had plenty to say about the agency
Feb 25, 2025 10:12 am - NEW YORK — The popular right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino has built a career of unleashing sometimes inflammatory rants against the media, Democrats and the federal governm...
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Acting IRS commissioner to step down amid DOGE blitz on agency
Feb 25, 2025 10:00 am - The acting commissioner of the IRS will announce he is stepping down as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with the matter who said the departure is driv...
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Hegseth rejects scrutiny of Trump’s Joint Chiefs pick
Feb 25, 2025 9:46 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday refused to address whether the Trump administration’s choice to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is “underqualified” ...
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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Feb 25, 2025 7:52 am - Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump's administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration's own data shows.
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Federal workers sue over Elon Musk's threat to fire them if they don't explain their accomplishmentsFeb 24, 2025 8:56 am - Attorneys for federal workers said Monday in a lawsuit that billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk had violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired.
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Trump meets with French President Macron as uncertainty grows about U.S. ties to Europe and Ukraine
Feb 24, 2025 8:47 am - President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign policy and effectively tuning out European leadership as he looks to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine.