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Column: Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump and the art of the deal
Poor Gavin Newsom. The governor hasn’t swallowed this much indigestion-inducing fare since he visited the French Laundry. In the three…
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Trump targets paper straw purchases by federal government — and won't stop there
President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies. In an executive order this week, the…
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The 51st state? Canadians say no, thanks. They don't want U.S. products either
TORONTO — Shopping for groceries the other afternoon at his neighborhood supermarket here, Victor Meunier reached for a head of broccoli —…
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Constitutional crisis or no? Fears of Trump overreach abound as cases proceed in court
WASHINGTON — A week after winning a court order requiring the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funding,…
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Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul
All of this gets at another Vance error. He claims that the “far left” has the circles of obligation backward, that they “seem to hate the…
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Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices
President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on “Day 1” in office. But three…
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GOP Lawmakers Suddenly Discover Their Own Voters Are Fuming at Musk
Little by little, congressional Republicans are waking up to discover that their own voters are in revolt against Elon Musk’s efforts to…
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Anderson Cooper calls Republican a "d***" live-on-air
By Ewan Palmer is a Newsweek News Reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on US politics, domestic policy and the courts. He…
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German far-right leader to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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How Big Is the Tariff on That Harley? Trump and Modi Are Set to Talk Trade.
The economic relationship between India and the United States is widely seen as good for both sides. Two-way trade is growing and, alone…
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Trump welcomes schoolteacher Marc Fogel, just freed from Russia, at the White House
President Trump gave a warm welcome to Marc Fogel, an American teacher who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2021, as he spent his first…
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House Freedom Caucus throws a wrench into GOP tax plan
House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, a Maryland Republican, announced Tuesday that the group will introduce its own tax plan this week,…
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Trump hostage envoy says another American coming home "tomorrow"
By Anna Commander is a Newsweek Editor and writer based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on crime, weather and breaking news. She has…
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Trump directs DOGE to shrink federal workforce: Read full executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at reducing the size of the federal workforce, with Elon Musk present at…
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‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation,…
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White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
The dismissal comes a day after his office warned that the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID had made it all but impossible to…
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Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to reinstate spending freezes on grants and loans
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a Trump administration push to reinstate a sweeping pause on federal funding, a decision that…
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Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement
For years, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have railed against the IRS and its cadre of armed agents. Now the…
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Congress creates task force to look into UAPs, COVID origins, JFK assassination, Epstein client list
The House Oversight Committee has established a new Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, chaired by Rep. Anna Paulina…
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Trump's halt of U.S. law banning business bribes abroad raises specter of 'Wild West' of dealmaking
To its fans, it's an undeniable force for good in a corrupt world, a groundbreaking anti-bribery statute that has brought powerful…
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Global car tariff pain spreads from Asia to the US
AUTO stocks around the world slumped on Monday (Feb 10) after US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs threatened to cut into sales from…
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House Republicans launch panel to investigate JFK assassination, UFOs and 9/11
The House Oversight Committee launched a new subcommittee on Tuesday that lawmakers believe will help ease public distrust of the…
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Jordan's king meets Trump amid deep discord over U.S. plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza
WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II, long one of the United States’ closest allies, visited the White House on Tuesday to tell…
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Trump, GOP pressure Big Tech to split from NewsGuard, squelch censorship of online news
The Trump administration and Republicans are pushing Big Tech to divorce themselves from NewsGuard, a company that critics say steers…