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How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
In December 2023, Angela McArdle, the chair of the Libertarian Party, flew to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump wanted to…
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Less process than 'a traffic ticket': ACLU sues to stop Trump's fast-track deportation policy
A day after the Trump administration moved to vastly expand its powers to carry out fast-track deportations as part of a crackdown on…
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'Scare tactic.' Bonta slams Trump move targeting local officials over immigration
WASHINGTON — As part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Department of Justice will be empowered to investigate and…
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Elon Musk is already playing spoiler to Trump's AI plans
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced Stargate, a new entity that plans to invest $500 billion in artificial intelligence…
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Trump's Energy and Border Emergencies Advance His Own Interests
President Trump’s return to the Oval Office came with emergency declarations for the country’s energy sector and the southern border,…
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The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans’ Racist Immigration Bill
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the Laken Riley Act, which allows for the deportation and…
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Trump’s Budget Pick Grilled on What Exactly He Thinks Is “Woke”
Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, appeared before the Senate Wednesday and was grilled…
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Republicans Unveil Bonkers Plan to Make Trump’s January 6 Pardons OK
House Republicans announced Wednesday that they will form a subcommittee to reinvestigate the January 6 insurrection, following Donald…
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Trump’s Defense Pick Reportedly Questioned Women’s Right to Vote
Pete Hegseth doesn’t think women deserve the right to vote, according to his ex-sister-in-law. NBC reported on Tuesday that senators…
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Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk’s Gesture at Inaugural Event
Many Reddit users are boycotting the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk twice made a gesture during President…
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Mariann Budde: Woke DC Bishop Responds after Trump Slams Her but She Wants One-On-One Meeting in Response to President's Demand for Apology
The woke DC bishop who criticized Donald Trump during his inauguration sermon on Monday has finally responded to the President calling her…
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Supreme Court justices hushed, but not silent, on birthright citizenship
Supreme Court justices have generally been reluctant to weigh in on birthright citizenship, but they have offered a smattering of comments…
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Trump Faces Legal Pushback Over Birthright Citizenship Order, 22 states File Lawsuits
President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship has sparked major legal challenges. Attorneys general from 18…
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US Gun Violence Prevention Website Taken Down; Visitors Being Redirected to 404 Error Message
The website for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, previously hosted on the White House site, is now offline. Visitors attempting to…
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Davos Focus: Guterres, AI risks, and Trump's trade tariff plans
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Wednesday gathering in Davos, Switzerland will aim to spotlight a keynote address from the U.N. chief,…
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Trumps Threatens Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
When President Trump refrained from immediately imposing new tariffs on his first day in office, as he had previously threatened, business…
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Fiery Tanzanian politician Tundu Lissu elected to head opposition party
Prominent Tanzanian politician Tundu Lissu has been elected chairman of the main opposition party Chadema, ousting long-running leader…
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Russian TV blurs out Elon Musk's "Nazi salute"
Footage of Elon Musk performing a controversial salute at the inauguration of President Donald Trump has been shown on Russian television…
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Ukraine to hand combat units $60 million monthly for new drones
PARIS — Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence will provide its combat units with 2.5 billion hryvnia (US$60 million) of direct funding per month…
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Taking Trump’s Tariffs Threats Seriously and Literally
Is Trump bluffing? President Trump’s tariff threats have perplexed and rankled foreign leaders and C.E.O.s for some time now as they fear…
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'Freaked out': Fear, uncertainty grip California's immigrant community as Trump rolls out crackdown plan
Leticia Jimenez expects to graduate from Cal State San Bernardino this spring with a degree in business administration. She came to the…
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Biden, Harris in California, and soon Trump will be too
Former President Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden are spending their first days after leaving the White House in Santa Barbara…
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How the Academy Awards Have Adapted to Catastrophe
Until two weeks ago, Oscar pundits were describing this awards season as “weird.” Unlike last year’s slate, dominated by Barbenheimer, the…
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How the Debt Could Hamstring Trump’s Agenda
When House Republicans gathered behind closed doors on Capitol Hill last week to hash out their plans for cutting taxes, Representative…