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20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal fundsMay 13, 2025 3:29 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general, including Illinois’ Kwame Raoul, filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump a...
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Trump says he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to restore relations with new leaderMay 13, 2025 3:19 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to normalize relations with its new government to give the countr...
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Schumer is vowing to hold up Justice Department nominees for answers about luxury plane from QatarMay 13, 2025 3:17 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations on the Senate floor until he gets more answers...
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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teethMay 13, 2025 2:50 pm - U.S. health regulators announced an effort Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort against a mainstay of dental care.
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Saudi crown prince welcomes Trump to kingdom as US leader begins 4-day Middle East tourMay 13, 2025 6:55 am - U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a four-day Middle East trip on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, putting the focus on sealing economic agreements with a key Mideast ally while shared concerns about Iran's nuclear program and the war in Gaza bubble in the background.
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Trump’s tariff truce with China brings some relief but uncertainty over what's nextMay 12, 2025 5:24 pm - President Donald Trump’s agreement with China to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days offered the world a bit of welcome relief. But what persists is a sense of uncertainty and the possibility that some damage from the trade war could already be done.
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Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costsMay 12, 2025 7:13 am - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay.
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US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs and agree to pause for 90 days for more talksMay 12, 2025 7:05 am - U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.
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Pritzker signs order to protect personal autism data in response to federal actionMay 08, 2025 7:07 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Wednesday that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it's medically or legally necessary.
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Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DCMay 08, 2025 6:04 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.