Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud caseFeb 11, 2025 1:26 pm - Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding donors to a private effort to build a wall on the U.S. southern border, ending a case the conservative strategist decried as a “political persecution.”
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After meeting with Trump, Jordan’s king says his country opposes displacing Palestinians in GazaFeb 11, 2025 1:22 pm - President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could be emptied of all residents, controlled by the U.S. and redeveloped as a tourist area — a plan that could likely only work if the Arab nation agrees to accept more refugees.
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27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrestsFeb 11, 2025 8:30 am - More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship.
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JD Vance rails against ‘excessive regulation’ of AI at Paris summit in rebuke to European effortsFeb 11, 2025 7:57 am - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned global leaders and tech industry executives that “excessive regulation” could cripple the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry in a rebuke to European efforts to curb AI’s risks.
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‘It sets a real bad example’: Illinois politicians react to Blagojevich pardonFeb 10, 2025 7:33 pm - President Donald Trump’s pardoning of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich drew angry reactions from some Illinois political leaders Monday evening.
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Trump’s latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertaintyFeb 10, 2025 2:39 pm - President Donald Trump plans to on Monday formally announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of an aggressive effort to remake the existing terms of world trade that so far has compounded economic uncertainty.
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Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentenceFeb 10, 2025 2:23 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans.
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Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US ‘ownership’Feb 10, 2025 10:43 am - President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who have sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population.
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Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are comingFeb 10, 2025 8:11 am - President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.
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Vance says the DOGE staffer who resigned after a report of racist postings should be brought backFeb 07, 2025 2:09 pm - Vice President JD Vance said Friday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency should rehire a staff member who resigned after he was linked to social media posts that espoused racism, with President Donald Trump later endorsing his vice president's view.