Articles filed under Political Figures
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Rubio: US and Russia agree to restore embassy staffing, create team to negotiate Ukraine peaceFeb 18, 2025 7:09 am - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that officials at U.S.-Russia talks agreed to restore embassy staffing and create a high-level team to negotiate peace in Ukraine peace and promote economic cooperation.
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Coins, watches and more: A look at Trump's crypto-related ventures, by the numbersFeb 17, 2025 4:40 pm - Donald Trump has leaned into his unofficial role as the “crypto president” in ways that can both help the crypto industry and enrich himself and his family.
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Emboldened crypto industry seeks to cement political influence and mainstream acceptanceFeb 17, 2025 4:35 pm - When the Trump administration’s crypto czar, David Sacks, recently held a news conference to announce a new congressional working group to advance cryptocurrency regulation, many digital asset enthusiasts were unimpressed and underwhelmed.
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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crashFeb 17, 2025 2:03 pm - The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRSFeb 17, 2025 11:48 am - Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily-guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.
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Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without KyivFeb 17, 2025 8:00 am - Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries’ top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday, in what would be the most significant meeting between the sides since Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor nearly three years ago.
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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.