Articles filed under Political Figures
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says framework economic deal with US is ready but security guarantees undecidedFeb 26, 2025 8:28 am - A framework economic deal with the United States is ready, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, but U.S. security guarantees that Kyiv views as vital for its war with Russia remain to be decided and a full agreement could hinge on talks in Washington as early as Friday.
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House narrowly passes GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ for Trump’s agendaFeb 25, 2025 2:26 pm - House Republicans narrowly approved framework Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, setting off a sprint with the Senate to reshape the tax code, imple...
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White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional onesFeb 25, 2025 2:17 pm - The White House said Tuesday that its officials “will determine” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close — a sharp break from a century of tradition in which a pool of independently chosen news organizations go where the chief executive does and hold him accountable on behalf of regular Americans.
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Wheaton College in political, religious crosshairs over congratulating Trump appointeeFeb 25, 2025 1:41 pm - Wheaton College is finding itself criticized by both sides of the political divide over congratulating a graduate who is a controversial Trump appointee.
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Acting IRS commissioner to step down amid DOGE blitz on agencyFeb 25, 2025 10:00 am - The acting commissioner of the IRS will announce he is stepping down as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with the matter who said the departure is driv...
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Hegseth rejects scrutiny of Trump’s Joint Chiefs pickFeb 25, 2025 9:46 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday refused to address whether the Trump administration’s choice to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is “underqualified” ...
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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savingsFeb 25, 2025 7:52 am - Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump's administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration's own data shows.
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Trump meets with French President Macron as uncertainty grows about U.S. ties to Europe and UkraineFeb 24, 2025 8:47 am - President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign policy and effectively tuning out European leadership as he looks to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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The governor wants to put pause on fuel tax shift. What would that mean?Feb 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker’s new budget plan proposes a one-year pause in the state’s gradual shifting of motor fuel taxes from the general fund to the road fund. Here’s why and what it means.
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Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the jobFeb 21, 2025 11:17 am - A pair of court orders have had only limited effect in slowing the Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and have left some USAID workers stationed worldwide in precarious situations, staffers assert.