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Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system — A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk's DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems. — The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department …


Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit — A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president. — When Donald J. Trump sued CBS for $10 billion days before the 2024 election, accusing the company …
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The Art of the Kneel — If a settlement deal is inked with Donald Trump, Shari Redstone will be remembered as the mogul who sold out “60 Minutes.” — The journalists at CBS News are livid at Paramount Global boss Shari Redstone over the company's move to engage in settlement talks with Donald Trump.


Political reporters are actively covering up Trump's racism — Even as bodies were still being fished out of the Potomac River, Donald Trump went on a racist, partisan, and dishonest rant on Thursday, blaming diversity hires and Democrats for Wednesday's calamitous nighttime collision between …
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The Day Trump Became Un-President — “We're so back,” one reporter whispered to another. — All of the chairs in the White House briefing room were filled, and reporters and photographers were crammed into every available nook and cranny. I was standing in the back …
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Is There Anything Trump Won't Blame on DEI?
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Trump, Facing Two Crises in His Second Week, Spreads the Blame Around
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Trump baselessly blames diversity program for fatal air collision
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Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries — At news conference, Trump read a list of disabilities he calls disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019 — “All qualify for the position of a controller of airplanes pouring into our country …
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Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report — The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one.


DCA crash puts Trump's appalling unfitness on full display
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What the data says about Trump's DEI air crash claims
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FAA Report on D.C. Plane Crash Is Out—and It's an Indictment of Trump
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Trump Aides Hunt for 11th-Hour Deal to Dial Back Canada-Mexico Tariffs — President says he will decide tonight whether oil will be included in levies … President Trump's advisers are considering several offramps to avoid enacting the universal tariffs on Mexico and Canada that he had pledged …
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Trump says US could soon put 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada
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Trump Tariffs Could Hurt Oil Companies and Increase Gas Prices
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F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations — Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS's sponsorships. — Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, informed NPR and PBS …
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Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
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Senate Democrat: Republicans ‘really uncomfortable’ with Gabbard nomination — Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) says he's unsure about the fate of former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence, casting doubt on her ability to garner enough support for confirmation.
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Gabbard was hoping for the Pete Hegseth hearing treatment. She didn't get it.

Gabbard's Hearing Turns Tense Over Snowden Questions
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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills — NSF payment system remained offline despite the lifting of Trump administration funding freeze — One scientist texted his landlord to say February rent would be late.


Trump Sparks Lasting Panic With Funding Ban That Ended in Two Days — Nonprofits and agencies are questioning budget plans — DEI initiatives remain a target of Trump administration — The Impact of Trump's DEI Actions The Impact of Trump's DEI Actions The Impact of Trump's DEI Actions
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Trump Raised Millions From Crypto Firms for His Inauguration
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Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport — WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night's plane crash near Washington, D.C., we're learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among the 67 people dead.
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Hey, where's that Trump-proofing money already? — ZERO PROOF: It is Day 11, and California remains un-Trump-proofed. — Democrats in the California Assembly were expected to send a $50 million package to the governor today to pay for legal defenses against President Donald Trump's administration.
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‘Everything I Say Leaks,’ Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio — At an all hands meeting inside Meta Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg did not address Meta's $25 million settlement with Donald Trump that will see the company paying $22 million for the eventual establishment of the Trump Presidential Library.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons — In a written directive, the Democratic Illinois governor tells his hiring office that “no one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government.” — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking …


Records undercut Tulsi Gabbard's claim of ignorance on cleric's views — The nominee for director of national intelligence said, under oath, that she did not know “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States.


Musk's Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint — Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny. — The email landed in employees' inboxes with the subject line: “Fork in the Road.”
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Several senior FBI leaders told to leave agency or be fired, people familiar with matter say — The ultimatum was unusual for the FBI and suggested that President Donald Trump is purging leadership at an agency he has harshly criticized. — Multiple senior FBI officials have been ordered …
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Can Elon Musk harness the power of AI to fix the government's immigration issues? — President Trump's recent announcement of the Stargate project — a joint venture between Open AI, Softbank (a Japanese company), Oracle and MGX (a UAE-based investment fund) — could be a very big deal.


JAEA Plans Hydrogen Facility Integrated with N-Reactor; Goal Is Steady Supply of Hydrogen without CO2 Byproduct — The Japan Atomic Energy Agency plans to ask the Nuclear Regulation Authority to review its plan for building a hydrogen production facility as early as February, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire Over Tweets About Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars Diversity — “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is under fire for a series of social media posts to her account on X, formerly known as Twitter …


Several top FBI officials are told to resign or face demotion as Trump continues federal purge — The affected employees include about a half dozen “executive assistant directors,” who are some of the bureau's top managers. — Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray …
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The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out — Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. — Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. … The Federal Aviation Administration …

Ex-Polish justice minister ducks police, avoids Pegasus probe — WARSAW — Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro dodged police for hours Friday and stymied a parliamentary commission investigating alleged misuse of Pegasus spyware. — Ziobro finally handed himself over at the headquarters …
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