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Citigroup scraps diversity goals, ‘DEI’ term under Trump pressure
CITIGROUP is ending workplace representation goals and removing requirements to interview job candidates from diverse backgrounds, citing…
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A Texas-Sized School Choice Bill May Be a Model for Other States
The legislature finally appears ready to pass a bill creating $1 billion in education savings accounts. Source link
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'I want to find out': Trump says he is going to personally inspect the gold at Fort Knox
President Trump said Thursday that he personally plans to travel to the Fort Knox military base in Kentucky to find out whether all of the…
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Apple’s Tim Cook meeting with Trump as tariffs threaten iPhones
PRESIDENT Donald Trump is meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the White House on Thursday (Feb 20), according to a source familiar with…
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Rep. Garcia draws scrutiny from Trump Justice official over his Musk comments
WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democratic darling from Long Beach, is facing scrutiny from President Trump’s Department of Justice for…
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Trump tariff worries set gold on course for eighth straight weekly gain
GOLD prices were little changed on Friday (Feb 21) but remained on track for an eighth successive weekly gain, driven by concerns over US…
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Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees
Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Park Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts…
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Israeli family mourns 'man of peace' as body returned from Gaza
From her house in east London, British-Israeli Sharone Lifschitz never gave up hope that her 84-year-old father Oded would return from the…
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Trump thanks Senate GOP for border funding plan
President Trump on Thursday thanked Senate Republicans for their efforts to fund his border agenda, tacitly greenlighting their decision…
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Body returned from Gaza is not Bibas mother, Israeli military says
One of four bodies returned from Gaza to Israel on Thursday is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, the Israeli military said.…
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Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats
Senators are ready to stay up all night, launching a budget "vote-a-rama" late Thursday in a crucial, if dreaded, step toward unleashing a…
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Musk wields symbolic chainsaw at CPAC in celebration of his federal role: 'This is awesome'
In his first appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Elon Musk waved a DOGE-themed chainsaw above his head and gushed…
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McConnell Pledges to Spend Remaining Years in Senate Attending to ‘Unfinished Business’
Republicans expect a competitive GOP primary race to fill his seat in 2026. Source link
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Judge won't immediately block Trump administration's abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
A federal judge on Thursday refused to immediately block the Trump administration's abrupt halt to funding of the nation's largest private…
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Judge Rules Trump Can Go Right Ahead With Gutting Federal Government
A federal judge has just cleared the way for Trump to continue his federal employee purge. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Christopher…
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Vance emerges as an early favorite at CPAC to carry the MAGA flag into 2028
If anything has dulled the GOP's elation over the start of President Trump's second term, it is that, barring a political meteor, this…
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Trump conquers CPAC 10 years after hostility
Like so much of the rest of the political right -- from Reaganism to the tea party movement -- Donald Trump has conquered CPAC, bringing…
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House GOP details plans to repeal Biden regulations under Congressional Review Act
House Republicans are targeting eight of the Biden administration's energy-related rules and two of its online financial transaction…
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Trump’s DOJ Threatens Dem Congressman Who Shared “Elon Musk Dick Pic”
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has sent a threatening letter to Representative Robert Garcia after the California Democrat mocked…
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Why a full federal takeover of D.C. would require an act of Congress
The moment that local officials in Washington have been dreading for months is finally here. President Donald Trump, one month into his…
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The Democrats Double Down on Bidenism
A memo from the DNC chairman makes clear there will be no course correction. Source link
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D.C. mayor counters Trump's talk of federal takeover as political gamesmanship
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday said she took seriously President Trump's call for a federal takeover of the District, but she also…
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Column: Vance is right that Europe's values are no longer the same as America's
Vice President JD Vance’s speech Feb. 14 at the Munich Security Conference was not merely the most important speech the precocious young…
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Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
Democratic senators on Thursday questioned Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Transportation…