Articles filed under Donald Trump
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What to know about the federal workforce under TrumpFeb 14, 2025 1:56 pm - Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace. From dismantling the U....
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Trump and Musk can’t seem to locate much evidence of fraudFeb 14, 2025 9:39 am - President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to disrupt the U.S. government and hamstring federal agencies are increasingly predicated on the idea that they’re combatin...
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Zelenskyy calls for US and Europe to band together to support Ukraine in war against RussiaFeb 14, 2025 7:19 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for the United States and Europe to band together to support Ukraine in the war against Russia.
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Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertaintyFeb 13, 2025 1:47 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly triggering a broader economic confrontation with allies and rivals alike as he hopes to eliminate any trade imbalances.
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How JB Pritzker has emerged as one of Trump’s most vocal Democratic criticsFeb 13, 2025 10:52 am - Gov. JB Pritzker has emerged as one of the most vocal Democrats speaking out against Trump since the Jan. 20 inauguration.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate voteFeb 13, 2025 10:38 am - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.
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Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine presentFeb 13, 2025 8:20 am - Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone on Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year-long war in Ukraine.
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As DOGE hammers away at the US government, Republicans stir with quiet objectionsFeb 12, 2025 2:18 pm - Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working to make sure the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency doesn't hit what she called “life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions,” including her state's beloved University of Alabama.
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Trump upends US Ukraine policy and says he and Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending warFeb 12, 2025 11:16 am - President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call Wednesday to begin “negotiations” on ending the Ukraine war and would “work together, very closely” toward winding down the conflict.
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Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in lineFeb 12, 2025 11:12 am - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell in line behind her nomination.