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Trump administration cuts teams that fight foreign election interferenceFeb 08, 2025 5:16 pm - The Trump administration this week eliminated much of the federal government’s front line of defense against foreign interference in U.S. elections. The move, which follo...
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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediatelyFeb 08, 2025 5:08 pm - The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in biomedical research funding, alarming academic leaders who said it would imperil their universities and medical...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE has swept into 14 federal agencies. Here’s what to know.Feb 08, 2025 4:54 pm - Staffers and allies of Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have fanned out across Washington in recent days, seeking access to sensitive data and disrupting operations in at le...
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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for US farms, businessesFeb 07, 2025 6:34 pm - The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, which officials have said is intended to rein in wasteful spending, has lef...
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Treasury was warned DOGE access to payments marked an ‘insider threat’Feb 07, 2025 6:29 pm - The Treasury Department was warned in a confidential assessment that U.S. DOGE Service access to a sensitive payment network represented an “unprecedented insider threat ...
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Super Bowl parties are out. ‘Taylor Bowl’ parties are in.Feb 07, 2025 2:33 pm - Taylor Swift fans are embracing football and hosting Super Bowl parties themed around the pop star and her Chiefs player boyfriend Travis Kelce.
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Carolyn Hax: Wife’s yearning for baby girl has their life in limboFeb 07, 2025 6:00 am - A couple debates having a third child, which the wife wants in hopes of a daughter after having two boys. In the meantime, their life is in limbo. Carolyn Hax says therapy can help address the wife's intense grief over not having a girl.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cutsFeb 06, 2025 7:58 pm - Representatives from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the Education Department into artificial intelligence software to probe the agency’...
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Justice Department sues Illinois and Chicago over immigration enforcementFeb 06, 2025 7:11 pm - The Justice Department sued the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago on Thursday, seeking to block state and local protections for undocumented immigrants that the T...
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Justice Department sues Illinois, Chicago over immigration enforcementFeb 06, 2025 10:45 am - The Justice Department sued the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago on Thursday, accusing them of impeding the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The department seeks a court order to bar protections for immigrants that exist at the state and local level.