Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sportsApr 16, 2025 10:33 am - The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women's sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.
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Trump says he’s joining Bessent and Lutnick for trade negotiations with Japanese at the White HouseApr 16, 2025 8:17 am - President Donald Trump said he’s joining some of his top economic advisers on Wednesday for negotiations at the White House over tariffs and trade with a top Japanese official who is traveling to Washington for the talks.
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China's economy grew 5.4% in the first quarter as exporters rushed to beat Trump’s tariffsApr 16, 2025 7:04 am - China's economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, the government said Wednesday, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese products.
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Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government powerApr 15, 2025 2:16 pm - On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go further than any other White House to reshape American higher education.
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Biden alleges Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security in his first post-presidency speechApr 15, 2025 7:59 am - Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump's agenda is threatening the health of Social Security.
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‘Tariffs are on, tariffs are off’: Pritzker dives into trade, transit and why suburbs went blueApr 14, 2025 6:34 pm - As Democrats take a victory romp in Lombard, Pritzker talks about the transit crisis.
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El Salvador President Bukele says he won’t be releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the USApr 14, 2025 11:44 am - President Donald Trump's top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month. Bukele called the idea “preposterous” even though the U.S. Supreme Court has called on the administration to “facilitate” Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return.
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Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for nowApr 14, 2025 8:56 am - Stocks are rallying worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seems to be easing.
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Trump is ‘fully fit’ to serve as commander in chief, his doctor says after recent physicalApr 13, 2025 4:39 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s doctor says the oldest man elected president is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief as the White House released results...
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Tariffs could cost them. They’re still standing by Trump.Apr 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kathy McConnell vented about inflation last fall as she waited in line to attend one of Donald Trump’s final rallies in Pennsylvania. Grocery store prices were ridiculous...