Nation and World Politics
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New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says
Feb 22, 2025 9:22 pm - WASHINGTON — New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Justice Department official...
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Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign
Feb 22, 2025 5:39 pm - All federal workers will shortly receive an email asking what they did last week — and that if employees fail to respond, it will be taken as a resignation, Elon Musk wro...
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Trump revels in mass federal firings and jeers at Biden before adoring conservative crowd
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Trump’s lawsuit barred by the First Amendment, pollster’s team argues
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Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
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Tariffs could adversely affect Illinois’ businesses and familiesFeb 22, 2025 1:02 pm - A tariff is simply a sales tax on items brought into the United States from other countries. They are paid by companies that purchase the imports, who proceed to pass on the costs to consumers in the form of higher prices.
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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
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A judge ordered foreign aid to resume. Aid groups say it’s not happening.
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US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump’s censure of the Ukrainian leader