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Fired Pentagon officials weren't told what they were probed for

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Three Pentagon officials who were reported to have been fired amid a inquiry into leaks said they weren’t told what they were being investigated for or if there was even a probe into the unauthorized disclosure of information.

The three are senior adviser Dan Caldwell; Darin Selnick, who was the defense secretary’s deputy chief of staff; ...Read more

Taiwan extends short-selling curbs amid Trump tariff uncertainty

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Taiwan again extended its restrictions on short-selling to curb market volatility, amid ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariff measures.

The Financial Supervisory Commission in Taipei reimposed a limit on the volume of intraday short-sell orders for borrowed securities, capping it at 3% of a stock’s average daily trading volume over...Read more

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Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump

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Japan is looking into reviewing its car safety standards as the country seeks to strike a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported on Sunday.

The report comes after Japan’s chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa kicked off tariff discussions with U.S. counterparts in Washington last week. Preparations are ...Read more

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With Trump's honeymoon 'very likely over,' Colorado's Gabe Evans, Jeff Hurd navigate tough political terrain

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DENVER — Two of Colorado’s newly seated Republican congressmen have been forced to bob and weave across an increasingly tricky political minefield amid a flurry of Trump administration executive orders and policy shifts that could complicate their midterm elections next year.

President Donald Trump’s actions so far have spooked global ...Read more

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'Not in our name': Jews in NYC say Trump attacks on Gaza activists not about fighting antisemitism

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NEW YORK — As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against international students and Palestinian activists, Jewish New Yorkers are increasingly refuting the idea that the president’s efforts are actually about fighting antisemitism.

After Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at his U.S. citizenship test in Vermont, a ...Read more

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US Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick visited Ukraine and signed a missile to Putin

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A Bucks County, Pennsylvania, congressman took his support for Ukraine to the country this past week, visiting soldiers on the front lines, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and signing a missile addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the role the U.S. could play in any peace negotiations remains nebulous.

Rep. ...Read more

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift deportation halt

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President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to roll back its decision to block the deportation of Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador, arguing that the early-morning order was overbroad and premature.

In 15-page filing, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the detainees’ lawyers were wrong to turn to ...Read more

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Firing Powell would hurt the dollar and US economy, France says

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President Donald Trump would put the credibility of the dollar on the line and destabilize the U.S. economy if he fired Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, French Finance Minister Eric Lombard warned.

“Donald Trump has hurt the credibility of the dollar with his aggressive moves on tariffs — for a long time,” Lombard said in an ...Read more

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Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelans from Texas

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A divided Supreme Court temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans, granting them a reprieve from being imminently sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

The order, issued around 1 a.m. Saturday in Washington, came after detainees filed urgent requests in four courts to block their ...Read more

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Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelans from Texas

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A divided Supreme Court temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans, granting them a reprieve from being imminently sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

The order, issued around 1 a.m. Saturday in Washington, came after detainees filed urgent requests in four courts to block their ...Read more

Republican Moraitis matches Democrat Moskowitz in early money raised for Florida's hottest 2026 Congress race

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In his first four weeks as a candidate in Florida’s most competitive congressional district, Republican George Moraitis raised almost as much as incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz took in during the first three months of the year.

Moraitis raised $152,369 over 29 days in March, according to his first campaign ...Read more

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Iran cites progress in US nuclear talks with more meetings set

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Iran’s foreign minister said his country has a “better understanding” with the U.S. on a range of principles after talks Saturday on Tehran’s nuclear program, with negotiations to continue next week.

“It was a good session, and the negotiations are moving forward,” Abbas Araghchi told Iran’s state TV on the Oman-mediated talks in ...Read more

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Harvard never doubted US demands despite 'overreach'

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Harvard University said it had no reason to doubt the seriousness or authenticity of a letter it received from the government this month despite it containing demands that were “astonishing in their overreach.”

What’s more, even if it was sent in error, as the New York Times reported, the administration has only intensified its attack on...Read more

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Commentary: President Donald Trump's war on due process should terrify us all

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Masked guards march the captives in, holding their heads pressed down to waist level. They are forced to kneel while guards shout at them and shave their heads before they are stripped down to shorts. Their overcrowded and squalid cells, meant to hold about 80 men, are often crammed with nearly twice as many. Only two toilets per cell, no ...Read more

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Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo

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Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: Certify that you are not engaging in discrimination under the banner of diversity, equity and inclusion, or risk losing federal funding — including billions in support for low-income students.

The backlash was immediate....Read more

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Trump's feud with Harvard imperils critical research into ALS

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David Walt received a presidential medal in January for inventions that have enabled genetic screening for in vitro fertilization, better disease diagnosis and improved crop resistance. His latest work involved early detection of Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS, with the goal of developing new drugs to manage the debilitating loss of muscle ...Read more

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Trump studying if removing Powell is option, Hassett says

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is studying whether he’s able to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, his top economist said Friday, a day after the president publicly criticized the head of the central bank for not moving fast enough to slash interest rates.

“The president and his team will continue to study that,” National Economic ...Read more

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Trump administration asks to move Newsom's tariffs lawsuit out of California

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The U.S. Department of Justice has asked to move Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s tariffs from a California federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York.

In a 22-page motion filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, DOJ attorneys argued that the federal trade court based...Read more

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Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey plans visit to El Salvador for 'my constituent' Abrego Garcia

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BALTIMORE — Following Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Rep. Glenn Ivey is the next member of Maryland’s congressional delegation who says he will visit the Central American nation to see the mistakenly deported man.

In an X post Thursday before news of Van Hollen’s meeting broke, Ivey alluded to his plans to ...Read more

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Fox News host Mark Levin joining Trump administration

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PHILADELPHIA — Mark Levin is heading to Washington, at least for part of the time.

The longtime syndicated talk show host and Fox News personality is joining President Donald Trump’s administration as a member of his new Homeland Security Advisory Council, led by Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem.

“I am proud to announce the ...Read more

 

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