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FCC Chair Orders Investigation Into Comcast’s DEI Practices
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has ordered an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Stock Market Falls After Inflation Report
Stocks and bonds slumped on Wednesday, as fresh inflation data highlighted Wall Street’s sensitivity to rising price across the economy…
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Natural Gas Could Get Priority Over Renewable Energy in Largest U.S. Grid
Federal electricity regulators on Tuesday approved a proposal from the nation’s largest electric grid operator that could effectively give…
Business
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is widely known for amassing his fortune through Tesla, his electric car company, and SpaceX, the…
Business
CPI Report: Inflation Rose Unexpectedly in January
U.S. inflation rose to 3 percent in January, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to extend a pause on interest rate cuts. The…
Politics
Treasury Secretary Expected to Visit Kyiv
The first senior Trump administration official was expected to visit Ukraine, a day after Russia released an American prisoner in a…
Business
Elon Musk’s Oval Office Talk Dispels Doubts About His Power
We’ve got some more thoughts on Elon Musk’s $97 billion hostile bid for Sam Altman’s OpenAI, which, we’re told, still hasn’t been…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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 —…
Politics
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,…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
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Musk defends DOGE as Trump signs order expanding its power to fire workers
Elon Musk on Tuesday defended his Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to slash federal agencies as President Trump signs an…
Politics
Trump Openly Threatens Judges Who Blocked His Orders
“There is … a very Christian concept that you love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and…
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Trump administration officials tell senators they need $175B for border, immigration enforcement
President Trump's budget director Russell Vought and his border czar Tom Homan told Senate Republicans on Tuesday that the administration…
Politics
Chuck Schumer Has Mind-Blowing Response to Trump Gutting Government
“There is … a very Christian concept that you love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and…
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Trump Signs Order on DOGE as Elon Musk Stands Next to Him Watching
“There is … a very Christian concept that you love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and…