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Trump promised no new pennies — here’s how that would workThe president could promptly end the production of new pennies, but phasing out the coin would take time and mean changes at retail stores, economists said.Read complete article
Live updates: Trump presses plan to take over Gaza during meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah IIThe latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
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Case tracker: See where the legal battles over Trump’s orders stand
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Google adds Gulf of America to its maps but scrubbed Pride from its calendar“Gulf of America” is now officially on a U.S. database of geographic names after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
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Eric Adams makes no mention of Trump in address about case dismissal
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Trump fires Federal Labor Relations Authority member
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Imprisoned American Marc Fogel freed by Russia, White House saysMarc Fogel, a teacher, had been held in Russia since August 2021. He was classified as wrongly detained by the Biden administration late last year.
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Here’s how dejected the Democrats really areThe Democratic Party doesn’t seem to have much fight in it, as poll after poll is showing, even as the Trump administration continues its onslaught.
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Video: Health leaders warn AIDS could surge after Trump cuts
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Who pays for Trump’s tariffs? It depends.
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Trump administration officials lobby Senate Republicans for immigration funding
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King Abdullah II of Jordan and Hussein bin Abdullah, crown prince of Jordan, left the White...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of Daniel P. Driscoll to be...
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Column: How Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover could change the arts
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Trump announces release of American imprisoned in Russia in deal with Kremlin
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USAID contractors file lawsuit against Trump administration
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President Donald Trump repeatedly asserted that the United States would take over Gaza but refused to...
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D.C.-area lawmakers press FAA on aviation safety, DOGE
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Jeffries vows to fight for workers as Trump seeks to shrink government
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During his Oval Office meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Donald Trump continued to...
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President Donald Trump continued to press his Gaza takeover plan during an Oval Office meeting with...
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Speaking in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump and Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussed how to...
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No, Biden did not defy a Supreme Court orderThis will be the GOP defense if Trump and Co. move to defy court orders, but it’s not a valid comparison.
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Judge orders CDC, FDA to restore websites taken down after Trump gender order
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Religious groups sue over immigration enforcement at houses of worship
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Trump picks Terry Cole to lead Drug Enforcement Administration
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Democrats accuse Kash Patel of directing FBI staffing shakeup, perjury
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King Abdullah II of Jordan and Hussein bin Abdullah, crown prince of Jordan, arrived at the...
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Nancy Mace makes House speech accusing ex-fiancé, others of raping womenRep. Nancy Mace accused her ex-fiancé and three other men of conspiring to drug, rape and film women without their consent, allegations he denied.
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Trump meets with Jordan’s king as he pushes Gaza takeover planThe meeting comes at an awkward moment for the Middle Eastern leader, who is trapped between Trump’s explosive plan to take over Gaza and destabilization at home.
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Vice president JD Vance on Thursday will visit Dachau concentration camp near Munich, according to a...
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National parks can be dangerous. So Trump made a hiring freeze loophole.
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Johnson says courts should ‘take a step back’ and let Trump and Musk work
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Pope Francis rebukes Trump over mass deportations, warns policy ‘will end badly’Francis also appeared to take aim at Vice President JD Vance’s recent use of a medieval Catholic concept to justify the administration’s deportation policy.
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House GOP plans to mark up reconciliation bill Thursday
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Trump continues attack on FEMA, calling it ‘slow and totally ineffective’
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Trump plans to host Black History Month reception on Wednesday
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Bannon pleads guilty to fraud scheme, will not serve prison time
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What is Fort Bragg? Hegseth restores Army base name from Fort Liberty.
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Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration rolesFollow President-elect Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Trump pushes ahead as courts, Democrats try to block him
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Dept. of Homeland Security wants IRS to help with immigration enforcement
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Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said Tuesday that Republican leaders don’t...
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RFK Jr. says vaccines aren’t tested enough. Experts say that’s baseless.
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Pope Francis rebukes Trump over mass deportations, warns it ‘will end badly’
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Vance pushes ‘America First’ AI agenda, accuses allies of overregulationPresident Donald Trump has taken dramatic executive action to advance policies that benefit tech companies. Now Vice President JD Vance is advancing that message on the world stage.
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Fact Checker: No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claim
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Democrats eye state-level pickups as Republicans control federal government
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Trump revisits an old crusade: Changing standards on showers, toilets and dishwashers
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Ex-interior secretary Deb Haaland launches bid for New Mexico governor
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Trump to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah II today
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Analysis: The DOGE Dems navigate a political minefield
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JD Vance storms AI Summit in France, criticizing Europe’s tech regulations
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Federal judge blocks Trump from slashing NIH funding in 22 states that sued
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Trump pardons Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell Obama’s vacated Senate seat
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Trump names ally to lead Kennedy Center, leaving its future uncertain
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Gulf of America name change now official in U.S. and on Google Maps
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No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claimThe White House keeps snipping part of a quote to make the case tariffs don’t raise consumer prices
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RFK Jr. says vaccines aren’t tested enough. Experts say that’s baseless.RFK Jr.’s views on vaccine safety have sparked debate, with some experts saying that his comments are misleading.
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Trump pardons Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell Obama’s vacated Senate seatThe former Illinois governor was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011. He served eight years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.
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Beverly Byron, Md. congresswoman and Armed Services member, dies at 92 Vaulted to Congress when she was elected in 1978 to succeed her late husband, she quickly established herself as a House member in her own right.
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Trump pushes ahead as courts, Democrats try to block himThe moves reflect the new administration’s dizzying pace as the president and his allies seek to remake the federal government.
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Trump allies suggest defying court orders after stinging legal rebukesA Rhode Island judge ruled that the Trump administration has violated a court order to disburse billions of dollars in grants and hinted at possible penalties.
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Federal judge blocks Trump’s move to slash NIH fundingThe latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
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On Monday, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) said he wants to do “everything possible” to avoid a...
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Nearly $500 million in food assistance put at risk due to USAID freeze
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Trump taps Ric Grenell as Kennedy Center interim executive director
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Trump expected to order a crackdown on D.C. crime, homeless encampmentsPresident Trump has called D.C. a ‘nightmare of murder and crime.’ He is considering an order to crack down on violent and petty crime and clear homeless encampments.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) told reporters Monday that Republican leaders are again considering putting...
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University leaders plan to sue Trump over research funding cuts
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Suit charges violation of Privacy Act as DOGE accesses personal data
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President Donald Trump on Monday signed documents designating former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Georgia) — who earlier...
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Trump curbs enforcement of foreign antibribery law
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Ed Dept DOGE team cancels $900 million in research contracts
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Analysis: Defying court orders? Trump, Musk, Vance appear to lay the groundwork.
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Elon Musk keeps accusing people of crimes — often dubious onesAnd some letters from a U.S. attorney last week show how it could be corrosive.
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Senate votes to proceed with Tulsi Gabbard confirmation
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, including for Canada and Mexico
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Federal judge blocks Trump’s move to slash NIH funding
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday requiring the federal government to return to...
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Trump gives full pardon to former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich
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What is a constitutional crisis?And why we’re in one
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Trump expected to order crackdown on D.C. crime, homeless encampments
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Resignation deadline for federal workers extended as judge considers legal challenge
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Advocacy groups sue Trump over freeze on refugee admissions program
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President Donald Trump said he does not see Vice President JD Vance as his successor and...
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Hundreds of protesters gave voice to anti-Elon Musk and pro-consumer chants outside of the Consumer Financial...
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Trump allies suggest defying court orders after stinging legal rebukes
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House Freedom Caucus releases its own budget reconciliation plan
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Trump fires head of Office of Government Ethics
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Deportation flights on their way to Venezuela
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Johnson insists on one bill reconciliation approach
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Hegseth orders ‘pause’ on medical gender-transition procedures for military
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Collins slams NIH funding cuts, requests HHS nominee RFK Jr. review
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) on the House floor accused Republicans of using “bait-and-switch”...
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Federal judge says Trump administration has been violating court order
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Five former treasury secretaries express alarm over DOGE access to payment systems
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Defying court orders? Trump, Musk, Vance appear to lay the groundwork.President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk are not exactly downplaying the possibility of ignoring court orders that stand in their way.
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‘BACK TO PLASTIC!’: Why Trump is coming after paper straws again
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19-year-old Musk surrogate has State Department email address
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