Articles filed under Political Figures
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Circuit panel says Trump can enforce ban on some refugee admissionsMar 25, 2025 4:10 pm - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can partially enforce a refugee ban while a legal fight over his executive order is adjudicated in the c...
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Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as minor 'glitch'Mar 25, 2025 1:05 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly.
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Clock ticks on Trump and GOP’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill on taxesMar 25, 2025 9:01 am - As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil the U.S. and global economies, lawmakers returned to Washington late Monday under new pressure to pass tax laws and raise the country’s borrowing limit to stave off a catastrophic debt default.
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Trump intel officials testify on threat from drug cartels as Dems press them on leak of attack plansMar 25, 2025 8:49 am - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's top intelligence officials stressed to Congress the threat they said was posed by international criminal gangs, drug cartels and h...
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Greenlanders unite to fend off the US as Trump seeks control of the Arctic islandMar 25, 2025 6:18 am - Lisa Sólrun Christiansen gets up at 4 a.m. most days and gets to work knitting thick wool sweaters coveted by buyers around the world for their warmth and colorful patterns celebrating Greenland’s traditional Inuit culture.
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Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalistMar 24, 2025 2:52 pm - Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be authentic.”
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Small banks in mostly red districts could lose funding under new Trump orderMar 24, 2025 1:29 pm - The Trump administration is targeting a federal program that subsidizes small banks in some of the poorest communities across the country, particularly in red states, as part of a wider White House push to reduce the size of government.
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The year's first major political test in Wisconsin becomes a referendum on Elon MuskMar 24, 2025 1:12 pm - The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat has become a referendum not only on the new administration, but on Elon Musk, the billionaire who has become one of President Donald Trump 's top financial backers and the architect of his efforts to slash the federal workforce.
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Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump's government cuts and Democrats' resistanceMar 24, 2025 12:39 pm - As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump's slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans.
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Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launchesMar 22, 2025 8:27 am - With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.