Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump’s EPA targets environmental rules projected to save billions — and many thousands of livesJun 05, 2025 9:50 am - When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of c...
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Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1-year-old, hours after Trump-Putin callJun 05, 2025 8:48 am - At least five people, including a 1-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed Thursday in a nighttime Russian drone attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky, officials said.
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Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO saysJun 04, 2025 2:58 pm - President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfieldsJun 04, 2025 2:35 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him “very strongly” in a phone call Wednesday that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields as the deadlock over the war drags on and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Russia's ceasefire proposal.
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Musk slams Trump’s big tax bill as Republican senators race to meet a July 4th deadlineJun 03, 2025 2:40 pm - President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he's pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.
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RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know.Jun 02, 2025 2:58 pm - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s comments and his plan to swiftly study its causes, have splintered a community of millions of people living with autism.
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plansJun 02, 2025 1:05 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
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Britain is getting a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Moscow, and to TrumpJun 02, 2025 8:29 am - The United Kingdom will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, get its army ready to fight a war in Europe and become “a battle-ready, armor-clad nation,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, part of a boost to military spending designed to send a message to Moscow — and Washington.
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New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budgetJun 01, 2025 7:58 am - Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine products and businesses.
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Confused by fluid federal COVID-19 shot policies? Experts offer guidanceMay 31, 2025 12:45 pm - As federal COVID vaccine guidance shifts, experts encourage talking to doctors and making personal medical decisions based on risks and benefits.