Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump says his administration is set to release JFK files with no redactionsMar 18, 2025 8:57 am - President Donald Trump says files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be released Tuesday without any redactions, making good on a promise he made during his campaign.
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White House says Trump, Putin are to seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine warMar 18, 2025 8:48 am - President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire against energy and infrastructure targets in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the White House.
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Trump officials test limits of courts’ power to constrain their actionsMar 17, 2025 3:18 pm - The Trump administration is testing the limits of the federal court system to constrain the president, brushing aside court orders, harshly attacking judges and, in some cases, finding ways to circumvent adverse rulings.
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A professor from Brown University was deported to Lebanon without explanation, despite US visaMar 17, 2025 1:00 pm - A doctor from Lebanon who arrived at the Boston airport was deported over the weekend without explanation, despite having a U.S. visa and a job teaching at Brown University.
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Trump pledges to 'expel rogue actors' in political speech at Justice DepartmentMar 14, 2025 4:07 pm - President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career, decrying in often profane terms his adversaries and casting himself as a victim of unfair and biased prosecutions.
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US envoy is taking Putin's comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin official saysMar 14, 2025 11:17 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow's thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictionsMar 13, 2025 6:53 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In em...
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Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agenciesMar 13, 2025 12:07 pm - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.
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Middle East latest: Israeli airstrike targets residential building in DamascusMar 13, 2025 10:31 am - Israel's military carried out an airstrike on the outskirts of Syria's capital Thursday targeting a residential building that Israel said was a command center of the mili...
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Top IRS lawyer pushed aside as DOGE seeks tax records, staffing cutsMar 13, 2025 10:04 am - The acting chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service has been removed from his position as billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to sensitive taxpaye...