Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump strips job protections from 8,000 senior federal workersJun 04, 2026 6:46 pm - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday reclassifying about 8,000 senior federal workers and making it easier to fire them for any reason, despite criticism that the move would politicize the civil service.
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Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group findsJun 04, 2026 6:26 pm - More than half the publicly identified donors to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion during the past six months, according to a report released Thursday by a government watchdog group.
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House poised to pass Ukraine aid over the objections of Republican leadersJun 04, 2026 3:54 pm - The House is on course to pass legislation that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy despite opposition from Republican leaders who warn the bill will undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.
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With Oval Office replica and skyline views of Chicago, Obama’s new museum is political and personalJun 04, 2026 11:08 am - CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the location on Chicago's South Side to textured stone adorning its dramati...
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Trump says he’s nominating Todd Blanche to serve as attorney generalJun 03, 2026 10:20 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.
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House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of TrumpJun 03, 2026 6:51 pm - The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home and abroad.
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Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with IranJun 03, 2026 11:35 am - President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.
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Iran strikes Kuwait’s main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested againJun 03, 2026 10:32 am - Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile ceasefire.
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Trump makes changes to steel, aluminum and copper tariffsJun 02, 2026 4:39 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday adjusted tariffs on some steel, aluminum and copper imports, lowering some tariffs on farming equipment and extending the lower rate to other equipment.
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Trump administration abandons $1.8 billion payout fund after revolt by GOPJun 02, 2026 3:57 pm - Acting attorney general Todd Blanche’s reversal attempts to clear way for Trump’s stalled immigration agenda.