Articles filed under Political Figures
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Musk promises he’ll go to Wisconsin to deliver $2 million to voters but then deletes his messageMar 28, 2025 11:53 am - Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday deleted a social media post in which he had announced plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race.
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Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime lawMar 28, 2025 11:47 am - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues.
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Vance and wife tour US military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visitMar 28, 2025 11:43 am - Vice President JD Vance, his wife and other senior U.S. officials visited an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.
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The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at homeMar 28, 2025 11:39 am - The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.
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Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leakMar 27, 2025 5:32 pm - WASHINGTON — The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee requested an investigation Thursday into how Trump national security officials used th...
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Trump withdraws Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination for UN ambassador, citing tight GOP House marginMar 27, 2025 4:24 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was pulling Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a stunning turnar...
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Attorney General Pam Bondi avoids questions about investigating Signal chatMar 27, 2025 4:01 pm - In what appear to be her first public remarks on the matter, Attorney General Pam Bondi dodged questions Thursday about whether the Justice Department will investigate se...
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Elon Musk is one of the few winners from Trump auto tariffsMar 27, 2025 7:05 am - Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on auto imports will hurt carmakers around the world and push up prices for US consumers. Among the many losers, one winner stands out: Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc.
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Illinois is losing $125 million in federal grants for disease preventionMar 26, 2025 7:58 pm - The funding was allocated as part of COVID-19 relief and was slated for public health labs and vaccinations.
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Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenuesMar 26, 2025 7:17 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could...