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Trump Education Secretary Gets Embarrassing Math Lesson in Hearing
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing New Jersey’s acting Attorney General Alina Habba and a Department of Homeland Security special agent on…
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Trump Loses It at Rand Paul as GOP Budget Bill Seems Doomed in Senate
Massive law firms that work on lucrative contracts, like Paul, Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis, and others, struck deals with the Trump…
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Meteorologist Warns Trump Cuts Will Have Dire Consequences on Live TV
Massive law firms that work on lucrative contracts, like Paul, Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis, and others, struck deals with the Trump…
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Trump Makes Unhinged Tariff Claim as Experts Warn Economy Is Crumbling
Of the 1,461 arrests made as part of Operation Patriot, only 790 individuals—or roughly 54 percent—had criminal convictions or charges.…
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Trump says any deal with Iran won't allow uranium enrichment
President Trump this week denied reports that U.S. negotiators offered a deal to Tehran that would let Iran continue its uranium…
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The Supreme Court’s Big Win for Building Stuff
Justice Kavanaugh and the majority deliver a blow against judicial environmentalist meddling in the economy. Source link
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Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump's 'unprecedented' investigation order
A former Homeland Security official during President Trump's first administration who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec’s Vile Rants on Fox Badly Scam MAGA Voters
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Trump’s War With Leonard Leo Could Expose a Conservative Legal Scam
Though Bove is undoubtedly conservative compared to, say, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, he is not one of the rising stars that the conservative…
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Violence Against Jews Is Tragic and Undermines the Palestinian Cause
Support for Palestine must remain political, nonviolent, and rooted in international law. Violent acts outside the region, even when…
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Why Trump Moved Leonard Leo From the Short List to the Sh*t List
Moreover, the Trump appointee, Timothy Reif, is—as Trump appointees go—unusually well qualified, having previously served as general…
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Trump's Education Department pauses Social Security change
The Department of Education has said it will not be garnishing Social Security checks to collect unpaid student loans. "The Department has…
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Donald Trump lashes out over tariff blocks: "Economic survival"
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has…
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Nationalist's win dashes hopes for Polish LGBTQ, abortion rights
Polish abortion rights activist Justyna Wydrzynska fought back tears as she recounted learning that the nationalist candidate had won…
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Israel: UN chief's call to probe deaths near Gaza aid site 'disgrace'
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Monday called for an independent investigation into alleged Israeli strikes near aid distribution…
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Mexico's ruling party headed toward control of newly elected Supreme Court, vote tallies show
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling Morena party appeared to be heading toward control over the Supreme Court, preliminary vote tallies of…
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UK threatens to sue Abramovich over Chelsea sale
The UK government has threatened to sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich to make sure the money from the club's sale…
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Donald Trump shoots down rumor he applied to Harvard
President Donald Trump said Monday that it is "totally FALSE" that his administration's legal entanglements with Harvard University are…
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US airlines oppose credit card fee crackdown they say could imperil free flight offers
Major airlines said on Monday (Jun 2) that they oppose a new effort to advance legislation that would reduce fees charged by Visa and…
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China’s rare earths grip gives Xi leverage in US trade duel
AFTER the US and China agreed in Geneva to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare…
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US aluminium and steel prices surge as Trump doubles tariffs
Futures tracking aluminium and steel prices in the US surged after President Donald Trump said he will double tariffs on the metals this…
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DHS collecting DNA as part of larger "massive surveillance" effort: Lawsuit
A lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleges a failure to respond to numerous Freedom of Information Act…
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Europe: Shares stumble on Trump’s new tariff threat
EUROPEAN shares began June on a dour note as markets grappled with US President Donald Trump’s new tariff plans that threatened to…
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Sheinbaum calls Mexico's judicial election 'extraordinary' despite turnout of less than 13%
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was effusive. “Marvelous, impressive “ she told reporters Monday. “Extraordinary. ... A…