Nation and World Politics
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Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harmMar 04, 2025 6:51 pm - The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations, according to three defense officials, part of a Trump...
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Demonstrators across 50 states look to unify a disparate opposition to Trump and his sweeping agenda
Mar 04, 2025 6:38 pm - ATLANTA — As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, protest groups gathered at parks, statehouses and other public grounds across the count...
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Pritzker: Trump tariffs will hurt Illinois manufacturers, farmers and consumersMar 04, 2025 12:55 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin lay out the consequences of tariffs in Illinois.
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Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation as Mexico, Canada and China impose tariffs on the US
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New York City mayoral race heats up as Adams takes early shot at Cuomo, but also pulls some punchesMar 03, 2025 9:12 pm - Announcing his bid to run for mayor of New York City over the weekend, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that he would “save our city.” On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams passed...
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Cartel-plagued Mexican city pins hopes on Trump’s anti-drug trafficking pressureMar 03, 2025 9:11 pm - Before dawn, an elementary school principal in the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state checks various chats on his phone for word of shootouts or other incidents. If there’...
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How to watch the first joint address to Congress of Trump’s second termMar 03, 2025 9:09 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidency. It's not officially called the State of the Union, a ...
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Trump hits ‘pause’ on U.S. aid to UkraineMar 03, 2025 8:45 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volod...
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DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records
Mar 01, 2025 7:39 pm - Officials from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have expressed interest in using personal tax records to check federal benefits payments for fraud, which would mobilize the ...
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As Trump warms to Putin, U.S. halts offensive cyber operations against Moscow