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IRS making plans to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status — The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliation as the Trump administration seeks …
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Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status — The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of President Trump's feud with Harvard University and other Ivy League institutions and other nonprofit groups his administration views as “woke.”


Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.
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Van Hollen speaks to press after meeting with El Salvador VP about return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — Van Hollen speaks to press from El Salvador after meeting with El Salvador Vice President Félix Ulloa about return of wrongly deported Marylander Kilmar Abre...
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El Salvador denies senator visit with mistakenly deported man: Van Hollen — The government of El Salvador denied a request from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to see or speak to his Maryland constituent who was mistakenly deported there, the senator said during a visit to the country on Wednesday.
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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador's vice president in push for Abrego Garcia's release
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The Contempt of a Fascist Regime
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Threatens Contempt Inquiry Over Deportation Flights
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Maryland Senator Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador
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Bondi says mistakenly deported man ‘not coming back to our country’
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We're About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — The Trump administration is working hard to convince the public that its mass-deportation campaign is fully under way.
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Judge: ‘Probable cause’ to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations — Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that there is “probable cause” to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court after he said it violated …
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Judge finds “probable cause” the Trump admin is in contempt over March 15 flights
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Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a ‘shocking abuse of power’ — Trump, three months into his term, has moved swiftly to use the powers of the presidency in unprecedented ways to punish, weaken and silence his enemies, experts say.
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Former Trump Official Targeted With Government Probe Vows to Fight — Chris Krebs, the top cybersecurity official in Trump's first term, resigned from his private-sector job — WASHINGTON—A former top Trump administration official targeted with a federal investigation by President Trump …
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Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them. — To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes. To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his allies.
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Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump's proposed health cuts — HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one third of its discretionary budget. — Just now — The Trump administration is seeking to deeply slash budgets for federal health programs …
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Manufacturing jobs are never coming back — “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country,” President Donald Trump promised on “Liberation Day,” as he announced tariffs that have shocked global markets and set the country on course for a recession. “We will supercharge our domestic industrial base.
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US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated — The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, confirming reporting by MIT Technology Review.
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Marco Rubio Kills State Department Anti-Propaganda Shop, Promises ‘Twitter Files’ Sequel
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CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr's claims about why the condition is on the rise — Experts attribute increase in case numbers to improved diagnostics as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr insists ‘epidemic’ underway — The number of U.S. children diagnosed with autism continues to rise …
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Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet — Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable. — The search for life beyond Earth has led scientists to explore many suggestive mysteries …
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Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards — Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal. — Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month …


Powell Warns of ‘Challenging Scenario’ for Fed as Trade War Rages — Sees strong likelihood that consumers face higher prices while unemployment rises because of tariff increases — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the central bank could have less flexibility to quickly cushion …
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Inside the Mind of an ICE Agent — Is this what she signed up for? — ∙ Paid — Quick update: Yesterday it was reported Cory Booker is joining Chris Van Hollen in going to El Salvador. John Lewis would be proud. This is good trouble; necessary trouble. — 1. Choices


DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs — Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program's long-term fate is unclear. — AmeriCorps, the US federal agency that oversees volunteerism and service work …
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Trump Is Sending People To The Camps — This is your TPM evening briefing. — Extraordinary times call for extraordinary and strong language. President Trump's plan to have migrants — and potentially U.S. citizens — rounded up, flown to El Salvador, and confined there in a maximum security facility …


Pa. Gov. Shapiro was targeted for ‘what he wants to do to Palestinian people’: warrant — The suspect in the arson attack at the Governor's Residence targeted Josh Shapiro due to his perceived stance on Palestine, according to a search warrant obtained by PennLive.
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Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies — The signature economic policy of President Trump's second term has been tariffs, which Trump has imposed, frozen, and revised haphazardly. On April 2, which Trump dubbed “Liberation Day,” Trump imposed “reciprocal” …
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Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration — Israel developed plans for attacking Iranian nuclear facilities that would have required U.S. assistance. But some administration officials had doubts. — Israel had planned to strike Iranian nuclear sites …
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Third top Pentagon official suspended in leak investigation — Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended a day after two other political appointees were placed on leave. — The Pentagon put a third top official on administrative leave Wednesday …


Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he hasn't heard from Trump since the arson attack — After the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pa., last summer, Shapiro quickly condemned the violence and worked with the Trump campaign on the investigation. — After a man tried …

Trump's D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times — Trump nominee Ed Martin's 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.
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NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review — Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency — Skip backwardsGo ten seconds backward Skip forwardsGo ten seconds forward — Audio is AI-generated. Report an issue| Give feedback — The National Science Foundation …


Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia...
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Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition — A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration is making Jews less safe by targeting international students who protested Israel's war in Gaza and the universities where they study.
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FL Governor's Former Spokesman Accused Of Exposing Himself 4 Times — Frederick Piccolo Jr., a former Ron DeSantis spokesman, faces charges in Sarasota and Manatee counties for exposing himself, records show. — SARASOTA-BRADENTON, FL — A New College of Florida official and former spokesperson …
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