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Right-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods
The video falsely claiming that the United States Agency for International Development paid Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other actors…
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Column: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign…
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump's attempt to shut down USAID
A federal judge said Friday he is putting at least a short-term stop to President Trump's plans to place thousands of employees at the…
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US consumer sentiment hits 7-month low after Trump takes office
U.S. consumer sentiment has fallen to a seven-month low as inflation persists and President Donald Trump promotes various economic…
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Trump orders government to determine where Biden-era directives encroached on gun rights
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives…
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Oil prices set for third straight weekly fall on tariff concerns
Oil prices finished with daily gains on Friday (Feb 7) after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s crude exports, but prices were down for…
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DOGE Staffer Who Quit Over Racist Posts Is Already Coming Back to Work
Elon Musk announced Friday that the Department of Government Efficiency employee who quit for a range of racist social media posts will be…
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Protesters in Slovakia demand PM Fico resign over Russia stance
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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US: Wall Street slides, Treasury yields rise on mixed data, renewed tariff threats
Wall Street ended sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields jumped on Friday (Feb 7) in the wake of a mixed US payrolls report, weak…
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Trump Has Disturbing Response to DOGE’s Massive Overreach of Power
Donald Trump doesn’t care that Elon Musk and his nerd squad have access to the private information of millions of Americans. During a…
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Trump Says Nippon Steel Will Make Major Investment in U.S. Steel
President Trump said on Friday that Nippon Steel was planning to make a major investment in U.S. Steel after the Biden administration…
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Retired Navy captain says DOGE disruptions could improve efficiency, security
As Elon Musk's unofficial Department of Government Efficiency shakes up U.S. regulatory bodies and foreign aid organizations, one national…
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In Defense of Ben Sasse
Tentative audit findings fail to back up the barrage of media attacks the former university president and senator has faced over expenses.…
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Explosive-Laden Goggles Sent To Russian FPV Drone Operators
Russian officials are investigating a plot that allegedly sent explosive-laden first-person view (FPV) goggles to drone units in the hope…
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Trump says he'll announce reciprocal tariffs on more countries next week
President Trump on Friday said he'll lay out reciprocal tariffs on several countries next week as he seeks to escalate his trade war.…
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Trump says DOGE will look into more federal agencies
President Trump said Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency will continue to review the spending of federal agencies,…
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Trump, Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba start off on friendly footing
It's official: President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba really like each other. Source link
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A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migration
The sense of Catholic unity didn't last long. Less than a week after Vice President JD Vance shared the inauguration stage with a senior…
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Scholz's spokesman defends German government's record on migration
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's spokesman said on Friday that the current government has made "visible success" in limiting irregular…
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Zelenskiy Puts the Ball Back in Trump’s Court on Standing Up to Russia
“After she gave Mr. Wynn a manicure, she said, he pressured her to take her clothes off and told her to lie on the massage table he kept…
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Trump Has Cringiest Reaction to That Time Magazine Cover of Elon Musk
“After she gave Mr. Wynn a manicure, she said, he pressured her to take her clothes off and told her to lie on the massage table he kept…
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Trump Allows Low-Cost Chinese Products to Enter U.S. Without Tariffs, for Now
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that will temporarily allow low-cost products from China to continue coming into the…
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Top Trump Donor Wants Supreme Court to Revoke Key Press Protection
“After she gave Mr. Wynn a manicure, she said, he pressured her to take her clothes off and told her to lie on the massage table he kept…
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Fact Check: US government did not give New York Times "tens of millions"
President Donald Trump's administration and his supporters have turned their eyes to media outlets paid by federal agencies, promoted by a…