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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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Trump Pardons the Jan. 6 Cop Beaters — Law and order? Back the blue? What happened to that GOP? — Republicans are busy denouncing President Biden's pre-emptive pardons for his family and political allies, and deservedly so. But then it's a shame you don't hear many, if any …
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Trump gave pardons to hundreds of violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here's what they did — Loading... Throughout his 2024 campaign for president, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to give pardons to his supporters who had been criminally charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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“F—k it: Release 'em all”: Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons … - Trump vacillated during an internal debate over targeted clemency vs. a blanket decision according to two insiders. — But as Trump's team wrestled with the issue, and planned a shock-and-awe batch of executive orders Day 1 …
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‘A Betrayal, a Mockery’: Police Express Outrage Over Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons
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From Day 1, Trump Shows He'll Test Limits of What He Can Get Away With
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Trump May Come to Regret His Jan. 6 Pardons. Here's Why.
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Live updates: Trump makes AI announcement and defends Jan. 6 pardons
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Jeffries bashes GOP over Jan. 6 pardons: 'Don't ever lecture America again'
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Trump's blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill
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Republican Senators Seem Willing to Endure the ‘Challenge’ of Trump's Proposed Tariffs — Trump suggested Monday he'd put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, two of the U.S's top trading partners. — Copy — President Donald Trump is getting closer to blowing up the trade agreement …
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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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Donald Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Who Hurt His Feelings — Right Rev. Mariann Budde had appealed to Trump to have mercy and compassion during an interfaith service.
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Trump Expands Quick Deportations Across the U.S.
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Trump blasts bishop who gave sermon at inaugural prayer service
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Trump pushes Hill GOP on recess appointments, debt limit
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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 orders all federal diversity, equity and inclusion employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday
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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 …
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Trump pardons dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht — President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise to Libertarian supporters on his second day back in office by pardoning the former creator and owner of an underground e-commerce website known for drug trafficking.
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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
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‘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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The missing context from the Elon Musk salute
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22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship — Attorneys general from 22 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
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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 Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media — Within hours of President Donald Trump's inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. — The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es …
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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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Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration …


‘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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How TikTok is burnishing Trump's strongman image — If you kiss the ring hard enough, laws disappear. — You're forgiven for forgetting about TikTok for the last couple of days, what with the horrorshow avalanche of executive orders and gleeful deployment of Nazi salutes (plural!) from the world's richest man.
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