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Trump’s Incompetence Is Botching His Own Deregulation Spree
Biden, according to one of Trump’s executive orders, imposed $1.7 trillion in regulatory costs on American business. This is a rare…
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Column: For California's attorney general, the fight against Trump is personal
SAN FRANCISCO — In all of California, there may be no better political launching pad than the office of attorney general. As the state’s…
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USPS faces DOGE audit calls
The United States Postal Service is facing some calls to undergo a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) audit. Newsweek has…
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Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government
Last week, Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, sought to reassure Democrats on Capitol Hill…
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Porsche, BMW need Germany pivot for way out of crisis
GERMANY’S auto industry is in crisis. Sales have declined while production costs soared, leaving Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz Group and…
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Vietnam parliament approves US$8 billion rail link to China
VIETNAM’S parliament on Wednesday (Feb 19) approved plans for an US$8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border…
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North Korea resolved a major flaw in one of its missiles after it let Russia use them against Ukraine, Kyiv's spy chief says
Ukraine's spy chief said Russia helped North Korea fix a severe accuracy flaw in its KN-23 missiles. Often compared to the Iskandar-M,…
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Trump says Ukraine "should have never started war with Russia"
At a news conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump blamed Kyiv for the Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking on his peace talks with Russian…
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Trump says DOGE cost-cutting measures won't affect Social Security, Medicare
President Trump said Tuesday that his administration's cost-cutting measures won't affect entitlements such as Social Security and…
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Catholic bishops sue Trump administration to demand restart of refugee money
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to order the State Department to…
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Elon Musk says some DOGE workers are federal employees
Some working for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are "federal employees," Elon Musk said in an interview with Fox News'…
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Posts about Indonesia cabinet 'reshuffle' misrepresent old clip
Indonesia's fisheries minister came under fire over a lengthy "sea fence" allegedly erected without proper permits off the northwest coast…
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Trump says Musk implementing his executive orders
President Trump said that "a lot" of his executive orders will be codified into law, after he credited Elon Musk with helping get his…
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Safe-haven gold hovers near record high on Trump tariff worries
GOLD held steady near a record high on Wednesday (Feb 19), with investors closely watching US President Donald Trump’s tariff strategies…
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Trump DOJ’s Eric Adams Dismissal Heading for Constitutional Controversy
What authority, if any, does the court have to force the Justice Department’s hand? Source link
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Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
News that the Trump administration had agreed with Russia to try to negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine, without including Ukraine in…
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China revamps power market rules in challenge to renewables boom
CHINA’S unprecedented boom in renewable energy is facing a fresh challenge from government rules that will allow market forces to…
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Trump instructs Justice Department to fire Biden-era U.S. attorneys
President Trump called on the Justice Department to fire all U.S. attorneys left over from the Biden administration. Source link
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Kansas Republicans override veto of bill banning gender-transition drugs, surgeries for minors
For the third time, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill banning gender-transition procedures for minors, but for the first time,…
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Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security…
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the…
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First major challenge to Trump agenda heads to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump is facing multiple legal challenges to his recent executive actions, with the first major case heading to the…
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Trump Reveals Extreme Tariffs Plan Guaranteed to Make Things Worse
Trump on Tuesday announced he would unveil an aggressive set of tariffs, confirming the worst fears of manufacturers across the auto,…
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DOGE shows the receipts to rebuff its Democratic opponents
The Department of Government Efficiency recently blew the whistle on the federal government's plans to spend taxpayer dollars on male…