Articles filed under Political Figures
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Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bidAug 03, 2026 8:27 am - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general.
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Trump says talks on Iran war will begin Monday after he holds off on ‘massive’ strikesAug 03, 2026 8:12 am - U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country.
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Trump holds Cabinet meeting at Camp David, a secluded retreat with a history of high-stakes talksJul 31, 2026 8:05 am - President Donald Trump took Friday's Cabinet meeting on the road — to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, a rustic backdrop for sessions that have come to be known for being overly long and consumed by administration officials' endless praise for their boss.
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Hamas says it’s reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that will face major challengesJul 31, 2026 8:00 am - Hamas said Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza — but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all.
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Trump says he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave officeJul 30, 2026 10:59 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid making concessions to a few Senate Republicans who want him to scale back protections for his family business and potential payouts for his allies that the president negotiated with his own Department of Justice.
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Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans’ chances at American DreamJul 30, 2026 7:26 am - The American Dream may not be dead for many Black Americans, but it is further away than at any point since the Civil Rights Movement, warns a report by the National Urban League.
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Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll caseJul 29, 2026 10:13 am - President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court to toss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault, saying he can't be sued for comments he made while he was president.
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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearingJul 29, 2026 8:01 am - Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politicsJul 29, 2026 7:50 am - Farah Berent, a physician assistant in Holland, Michigan, used to learn about politics from channels like ABC, CBS and CNN. But that changed as she decided that coverage of the war in Gaza was irreparably biased.
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Federal Reserve votes 9-3 to leave key rate unchanged despite persistently high inflationJul 29, 2026 7:45 am - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.