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Police union that endorsed Trump blasts Jan. 6 pardons … - “Allowing those convicted of these crimes to be released early diminishes accountability and devalues the sacrifices made by courageous law enforcement officers and their families,” per the statement.
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Live updates: Trump makes AI announcement and defends Jan. 6 pardons — Democrats and some Republicans have rebuked Trump's decision to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters. … These people are some of the violent Jan. 6 rioters Trump pardoned — Janelle Griffith and Ryan J. Reilly
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Jeffries bashes GOP over Jan. 6 pardons: 'Don't ever lecture America again'
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Trump Pardons the Jan. 6 Cop Beaters
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‘A Betrayal, a Mockery’: Police Express Outrage Over Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons
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'I just can't agree': Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from some Republican senators
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GOP member wants bishop ‘added to deportation list’ after Trump prayer service — Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump. — “The person giving this sermon should be added …
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Change to Birthright Citizenship Would Affect Visa Holders, Too — President Trump's public rhetoric has focused on undocumented immigrants, but the raft of new orders he signed would also affect those seeking to enter the U.S. legally. — President Trump's executive order …
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Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children
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Trump says ICE can arrest people at churches and schools, directs agency to use ‘common sense’
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U.S. expands expedited deportations beyond border areas as part of Trump crackdown
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Bishop Calls Out Trump and Vance To Their Face
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Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims — The former sister-in-law of Trump's defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth's second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”
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Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife — A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation. His attorney denied her account.
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Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace — Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances. — President Trump on Tuesday granted a pardon to Ross Ulbricht …
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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht … - He added, “The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me.”
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Trump pardons dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht
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Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave — President Donald Trump 's administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
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Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders federal DEI workers on leave
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Trump officials pause health agencies' communications, citing review — The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers. — The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies …


‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk's apparent Nazi salute — Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk's stated support for far-right — There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk's apparent use …
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AOC slams ADL for excusing Elon Musk's ‘awkward gesture:’ 'You're defending a Heil Hitler salute'
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Donald Trump's Medicare Executive Order Explained — 's executive order 14087, which was put in place to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Americans. — Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team outside of regular working hours via email for comment. — Why It Matters
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Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs
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Scoop: Top DOGE Dem is ready for a fight … - “All you need to do is see that they put [Rep.] Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in charge of the committee to know that this is likely going to be very much a political committee,” she said. … - Stansbury said that there are “a lot of good government …
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‘All Americans legally female’: Trump invites mockery with sloppy executive order — President Donald Trump published two executive orders late Monday that targeted transgender people, but critics couldn't help but note that the clunky language declared all Americans legally female.
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Trump's Gender Order Won't Affect Existing Passports — Unless They're Renewed
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Constitution page on White House website shows 404 error — The Constitution page on President Trump's White House website is showing a 404 error. — “Page not found,” the site reads. — Under former President Biden's term, the website highlighted the history behind the creation …
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Trump Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media
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Trump kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden's infrastructure money — One of Trump's executive orders could imperil billions in funding for projects that states have already begun working on, some experts said. — An executive order by President Donald Trump requiring agencies …
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How the Debt Could Hamstring Trump's Agenda — Republicans are hunting for ways to pay for President Trump's expensive plans while avoiding a freakout on Wall Street. — When House Republicans gathered behind closed doors on Capitol Hill last week to hash out their plans for cutting taxes …


‘DOGE’ revamp empowers Musk as frictions spur Ramaswamy's exit — A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk to run the group. — President Donald Trump's order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” …
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Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation — Every day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), within the U.S. Department of Transportation, oversees safety for more than 45,000 flights and 2.9 million airline passengers. These Americans trust the FAA's public servants with their lives …
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Egg shortages, higher prices spike as bird flu grows … - Some retailers are limiting how many eggs consumers can purchase while others are having a hard time keeping shelves stocked. — “It's really a crazy situation and an unfortunate situation for consumers because the supply situation …
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